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The Stiftung Industrieforschung (Industrial Research Association) is supporting the physics student Markus Pinkert in his university work in Hannover with a scholarship. His topic is concerned with basic investigations on generating nanoparticles in a liquid, using laser ablation. Pinkert is studying at the Institute for Quantum Optics at the Leibniz University of Hannover, but his research work is being done at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH).
"My goal is to investigate the mechanisms of nanoparticles generation, and to improve the efficiency of this process," explains Pinkert. "For example, the laser generates silver nanoparticles, which are later added to plastics, such as silicone. The silicone is then made into medical implants such as eardrum tubing, or catheters with antibacterial effects," Pinkert adds. Since the laser-generated nanoparticles will later have an antibacterial effect, they won't need additional antibacterial coatings. The future physicist is also receiving support from industrial partners of the LZH.
The Stiftung Industrieforschung is supporting the work of Pinkert for six months. His mentor at the university is Prof. Dr. Uwe Morgner, head of the Institute for Quantum Optics and Member of the Board of the LZH.
Contact:
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
Michael Botts
Hollerithallee 8
D-30419 Hannover
Germany
Tel.: +49 511 2788-151
Fax: +49 511 2788-100
E-Mail: m.botts@lzh.de
http://www.lzh.de
The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) carries out research and development in the field of laser technology and is supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport of the State of Lower Saxony (Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Verkehr).
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Student Markus Pinkert (right) in the laboratory with his supervisor at the LZH, physicist Andreas S ...
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