ZMB Member Matthias Epple

Prof. Dr. Matthias Epple
Phone
+49 201 183 2413
Email
Fakultät für Chemie
Room S07 S02 C20
Universitätsstraße 7
45117 Essen
Department
Anorganische Chemie
Research Overview
Reactivity of Solids
- Mechanistic studies with dynamic in-situ methods
- Thermochemical and thermodynamic characterization of solids
- Synthesis of solids with defined morphological properties
- Solvent-free syntheses
Application of Synchroton Radiation Methods
- High-resolution diffraction
- X-ray absorption spectroscopy
- Small-angle scattering, simultaneous techniques
Development and Application of Biomaterials
- Microstructured polymers
- Calcium phosphate ceramics (e.g. hydroxyapatite), in close collaboration with physicians from trauma surgery
- Maxillofacial surgery
- Jaw surgery
Biometric Crystallization of Inorganic Materials
- Calcium phosphates, calcium carbonate, earth alkaline sulphates
- Studies of Biogenic Minerals from Biology and Medicine ("biomineralisation" and pathological crystallisation)
Controlled Drug Release out of Biodegradable Polymers
Synthesis and Functionalization of Inorganic Nanoparticles