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In the expert group Additive Manufacturing in Medicine and Biology
Image: Blafield for Uni Kassel."In society, our know-how in the field of high-resolution deformation measurement and correlative microscopy is in great demand," reports the head of the Quality and Reliability Department at Kassel University. The department has a great deal of expertise in this area and a state-of-the-art infrastructure: Recently, funding for a new type of microscope, a so-called "Multi-Signal Far-Field Microscope", was additionally obtained there as part of a highly competitive DFG procedure. It will be able to display even the smallest deformations in material samples with high resolution. At the same time, it can measure the local temperature and movement of liquids with unparalleled precision.
The device will be suitable for all types of material, from organic matter to plastics and metals. For example, materials can be inspected for damage in the microscale or friction processes between two workpieces can be recorded with unprecedented completeness. In medical technology, the interaction between a fluid and a solid body is particularly in demand.
The Quality and Reliability Department is concerned with the damage and failure behavior of materials. It has extensive laboratory equipment in the field of correlative microscopy. Prof. Brückner-Foit has headed the department since May 1, 2000.