Our institute conducts a wide range of research projects that contribute to advancing knowledge and innovation in the research areas: Mechanics, Biomechanics, Adaptronics, Functional Integration, and Functional Lightweight Design.
We focus on fundamental research, developing multiscale and multifield models. Our laboratories enable the experimental validation of these models, including the development of material laws for a variety of materials – from biodegradable polymers and biofilms to functional materials and composites for Adaptronic applications.
Adaptronics, as an interdisciplinary field of engineering, focuses on the design of self-adaptive components and structures through the integration of active systems into load-bearing parts. In biomechanics, we develop scale-spanning models from the cellular to the organ level and combine numerical simulations with advanced electro-chemo-mechanical experiments.
This interplay of theoretical and experimental expertise enables us to translate insights from nature into innovative engineering solutions. Supported by national and regional funding programmes, our projects reflect the diversity and depth of our scientific work and play a vital role in strengthening research and innovation in engineering and technology. The following overview presents our ongoing projects, categorized by their respective funding sources.