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Dr. rer. nat. Astrid Drechsler

Polymer interfaces
+49 351 4658 327 +49 351 4658 474

Curriculum Vitae

  • 1997- present Senior scientist at the Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V.
  • 1996 PhD at the Dresden University of Technology, Chair of Colloidal Chemistry
  • 1989-1991 Engineer in microelectronics manufacturing
  • 1984-1989 Study of Physics at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Fields of Work

  • Control of interaction, wetting and adhesion by physical and chemical surface modification
  • Physico-chemical characterization of solid surfaces
  • Topography and roughness measurement on different length scales
  • Study of interaction forces on nanometer scale

Investigation methods

  • electrokinetic techniques
  • Scanning Force Microscopy (AFM
  • Optical and Scandisk Confocal Microscopy