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High-ranking delegation from Central South University (China) visits the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

Towards a Common Future

June 04, 2025

Central South University visits Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research more

Prof. Dr. Thomas Vilgis was awarded the Dr. Rainer Wild Prize

Dr. Rainer Wild Prize Awarded to Prof. Dr. Thomas Vilgis more

Award winners at the National Award Ceremony - Education for Sustainable Development (BNE)

On May 22, 2025, the educational project “Polymer Path” of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) was honored as one of the 20 outstanding educational projects in Germany during the ceremony of the National Award - Education for Sustainable Development (BNE) at St. Elisabeth Church in Berlin. more

An international team with Yuping Shi and Katharina Landfester from MPI-P reported in their recent PNAS paper the great suppression of such energy loss and ultrafast excitation transport achieved within remarkable red-shifted copolymer semiconductors.

Energy Superdiffusion via Excitons more

Fighting tumours faster and more effectively with your own immune syste

Development of a new mechanism for functionalizing nanocapsule more

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High-ranking delegation from Central South University (China) visits the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

Towards a Common Future

June 04, 2025

Central South University visits Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research more

Prof. Dr. Thomas Vilgis was awarded the Dr. Rainer Wild Prize

Dr. Rainer Wild Prize Awarded to Prof. Dr. Thomas Vilgis more

Award winners at the National Award Ceremony - Education for Sustainable Development (BNE)

On May 22, 2025, the educational project “Polymer Path” of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) was honored as one of the 20 outstanding educational projects in Germany during the ceremony of the National Award - Education for Sustainable Development (BNE) at St. Elisabeth Church in Berlin. more

An international team with Yuping Shi and Katharina Landfester from MPI-P reported in their recent PNAS paper the great suppression of such energy loss and ultrafast excitation transport achieved within remarkable red-shifted copolymer semiconductors.

Energy Superdiffusion via Excitons more

Fighting tumours faster and more effectively with your own immune syste

Development of a new mechanism for functionalizing nanocapsule more

Show more
The bee whisperer

An article out of the newsletter of the MPI for chemistry more

Forschungsbericht (importiert) 2021 - Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung
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<p>How to split water</p>

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have taken a close look at the conversion processes to generate hydrogen. more

Welcome to the cell!

Project “MaxSynBio” produces artificial cells more

Foundations of success

Founded in 1983, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research began its research operations in 1984, at that time still in rooms at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Seven interviewees, who played a key role in shaping the Institute, talk about the challenges of the early days. more

Imagefilm

The institute with six research groups under the leadership of six directors is one of the internationally leading research centres in the field of polymer science. more

How artificial cells are synthesised

Dr. Lucas Caire da Silva and Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester, together with other scientists, have managed to recreate an artificial cell in such a way that individual compartments fulfil the functions of a biological cell. more

Nanocapsules

Nanocapsules

Video April 21, 2023

The research group led by Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester lets you take a look behind the scenes. The video explains the individual synthesis steps in the laboratory and which quality controls have to be passed to be able to produce the "perfect" nanocapsule. more

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