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At the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC in Würzburg, individual material solutions for a wide range of applications are developed on the basis of a unique combination of materials, processing, application and analytical know-how.

For the production of the future, researchers are working on energy- and resource-efficient processes. Shortages of raw materials, competitive pressure and a shortage of skilled workers are just some of the many challenges facing the manufacturing industry. With a view to the efficient use of resources and energy, the institute focuses on the use of renewable and environmentally friendly raw materials as well as intelligent and sustainable processes.

In addition to contract research and development, the ISC also offers production-accompanying analytics and characterization, process optimization, equipment construction, and the upscaling of manufacturing and processing methods to pilot scale.

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Battery cell and
module testing

Fraunhofer ISC offers testing capabilities for high performance and large scale cells with their new high current battery laboratory

Battery cell / module testing

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9.5.2023

Sensor + Test 2023

Visit us at Sensor + Test in Nuremberg/Germany, from May 9-11, 2023, to learn more about our supraparticles, which are used as sensors to detect gases.

Sensor + Test 2023

Analysis of the effect of plant oils

Together with its research partner Kneipp, the TLC-RT team is investigating protective as well as regenerative effects of various plant oils on in vitro skin models developed in-house. These screenings can be carried out quickly, flexibly and without animal testing.

Flexible, safe and efficient recycling of Li-on batteries

The EU project "RESPECT" aims to enable an environmentally friendly recycling process for lithium-ion batteries.

Project "RESPECT"

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Innovative in vitro eye irritation test to replace standard animal testing

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Platform Technology in Life Sciences

Our team is developing absorbable RENACER^® fibers that have no cyto- or genotoxicity and completely dissolve into bioactive monosilicic acid when in contact with physiological fluids.

RENACER® fiber systems

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Making battery production more sustainable

The "RecyLIB" project, launched in 2022, aims to set an example with new processes for battery electrode production, direct recycling and integrated functional material cycles.

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H2 and O2 Barrier Coatings

Combined oxygen/hydrogen barrier layers based on the ORMOCER^® material enable an adaptable material solution for products and applications in the hydrogen sector.

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Fields of activity at Fraunhofer ISC

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Materials

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Processing

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Applications

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Analytics

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Centers of Fraunhofer ISC

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Fraunhofer Translational Center Regenerative Therapies TLC-RT

Life Science at TLC-RT: solutions in the fields of cellular bioengineering.

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Center of Device Development CeDeD

The Center of Device Development CeDeD develops, designs and builds special scientific devices and research systems according to individual customer requirements.

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Center for High Temperature Materials and Design HTL

The HTL designs energy-efficient thermal processes and thus contributes to sustainable technological progress in society.

It develops high-temperature materials, high-temperature components and high-temperature measurement methods and thus optimizes thermal processes.

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3.4.2023

SAPs4Tissue launched – human tissue models with customized biomaterials

Human tissue models instead of animal experiments? What is already possible for some questions still faces major hurdles for more complex contexts and applications. In a joint project of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, and the Translational Center for Regenerative Therapies at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Würzburg, scientific principles and biomaterials for the standardized production of valid tissue models are to be developed.

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29.3.2023

Greener carbons for sustainable batteries – achievements after first half of the project work

For the future decrease of carbon footprints in electromobility, the production of traction batteries has to become “greener”. In improving the electronic conductivity of battery cathodes carbon plays a critical role and thus is essential to achieve fast charging and discharging rates. The HiQ-CARB project, funded by EIT RawMaterials under the Horizon Europe Program started in 2021 to make the supply with high-quality conductive additives more sustainable, with low carbon footprint and resource-efficient carbon materials. The results after the first half of the project leave no doubt that a switch to more sustainable manufacturing methods is possible.

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24.1.2023

Reducing batteries’ environmental footprint – RecyLIB project aims to save resources and energy

Electromobility continues to gain momentum. Accelerated by high fuel prices, more and more buyers are switching to hybrid or pure electric vehicles, as shown by the latest statistics of new registrations. As the number of traction batteries increases, the question of environmentally friendly manufacturing and recycling processes is also becoming louder. One key aspect is the function-preserving recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The "RecyLIB" project launched in 2022 - funded via ERA-MIN by the European Union and national funding organizations - aims to set an example with new processes for battery electrode production, direct recycling and integrated functional material cycles.

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9.8.2022

Antiviral effect of plant extracts –
proof with in vitro cell cultures successful

Can virus replication really be influenced by plant extracts? Researchers at the Fraunhofer Translational Center for Regenerative Therapies at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC and at the Institute of Virology and Immunobiology at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg have investigated this question.

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Annual Reports

In our annual reports you will find information on selected research activities as well as facts and figures about Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research.

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Here you will find our scientific publications, specialist information (e.g. flyers) and annual reports.

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3.9.2023

EUROMAT 2023

Knowledge transfer and exchange of experience on materials sciences and technologies in Europe: The 17th European Conference and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes - FEMS EUROMAT 2023 - will be held for the first time as a hybrid event on the Westend campus of Goethe University Frankfurt as well as online.

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21.6.2023

SPARTACUS Workshop

On June 21 and 22, 2023, the SPARTACUS consortium invites to a workshop in San Sebastián to present the results obtained in the project. San Sebastián is headquarters of SPARTACUS partner CIDETEC Energy Storage. There, the SPARTACUS partners will present the most important results on innovative sensor technologies for Li-ion batteries, and representatives from the industrial and supplier industry will provide insight into current trends.

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19.4.2023

OPIE 2023

Join our booth C-32-8 (German Pavilion) at OPIE from April 19-21, 2023 in Japan for an informative exchange on our superior optical polymers and corresponding process techniques for optical and opto-electronic applications. We are looking forward to meeting you there!

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14.3.2023

Workshop 3D Bioprinting

Fraunhofer ISC, in collaboration with the company REGENHU, will provide a compact overview of the basics of 3D bioprinting. The two-day hybrid workshop (online/in person) will offer live demonstrations as well as lectures and bookable slots for supervised working with the new generation of REGENHU printing device (bioprinting combined with melt electrospinning) including testing of your individual materials.

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