Dr. Reinhold Schneider and his team receive the award in the category "Chemicals, Coatings and Compounds" for their research work on UV-curable polymers for use in composite materials.

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The editorial board of the 'materials journal' has selected the article "Melt-Spinning of an Intrinsically Flame-Retardant Polyacrylonitrile Copolymer" by Simon König et al. as Editor's Choice Paper.

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In the research project "Textile-based drug delivery systems", drug delivery fibers were developed at the DITF for application in regenerative medicine. This could support the therapy of chronic wounds in the future.

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Chitin makes insect wings flexible. This polysaccharide could soon be used in dressing materials in medicine.

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On the way to Industry 4.0: DITF coordinate the MICROFACTORY, a fully networked, integrated production chain from design to the finished product.

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In August 2017, the research project Retail 4.0 was launched at the DITF.The aim of the project is to link both digitization and customer integration within the sales process, interactively and across all departments.

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