Fraunhofer-Institut für Organische Elektronik, Elektronenstrahl- und Plasmatechnik FEP

Fraunhofer FEP is working on innovative solutions in the fields of vacuum coating and surface treatment.

With our core competencies, especially in electron beam technology, we can treat many different substrates, modify surfaces or apply biofunctional coatings. In addition, we are researching the use and development of our core technologies as effective tools for germ reduction, sterilization and targeted adaptation of surface properties.

Fraunhofer FEP thus offers a wide range of R&D and pilot production options, especially for the treatment, sterilization, structuring and finishing of surfaces. 

• Feasibility studies
• Customer-specific process development
• Pilot production
• Knowledge transfer
• Licensing

In particular: 

• Sterilization or disinfection using low-energy electrons, gas plasmas and UVC rays
• Sterilization of sensitive products (plastics, thermolabile materials, organic materials and fabrics, ceramics, textiles, etc.)
• Even when packaged. also in packaged condition)
• Virus inactivation of pharmaceutical products and biotechnological waste using an electron beam
• Antimicrobial effect by embedding silver/copper particles
• ./copper particles
• Electron beam treatment for structuring and treatment of surface layers
• Modification and optimization of the biocompatibility of polymer surfaces
• Improvement of biofunctionality
• Photocatalytic titanium dioxide coatings of med. Devices and medical products
• Coating for shielding electromagnetic fields and electrical insulation layers to improve functionality (e.g. pacemakers)
• Grafting and crosslinking of surface (molecules) of polymers and biological materials against in vivo degeneration
• Reduction of biocorrosion and abrasion in implants
• Specific wetting behavior towards biological media

• Electron beam technologies
• Plasma surface technologies
• Sputter technologies