The Adolphe Merkle Institute

The Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) is a leading independent nanoscience competence center at the University of Fribourg that focuses on interdisciplinary research (polymers, physics, biology, biophysics, and materials) and education in the domain of soft nanomaterials. Find out more about us here.

FUNDING SUCCESS

New SNSF grants for AMI researchers

Three Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers have been awarded Swiss National Science Foundation grants to investigate novel color particles, hidden chemical reactions, and the forces generated by living…

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MIXOLOGY

Improving stress sensing in hydrogels

Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers have developed an innovative mechanophore that adds stress-sensing capability to existing hydrogels.

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INTERNATIONAL STATURE

German recognition for AMI professor

The Adolphe Merkle Institute’s Chair of Polymer Chemistry and Materials, Prof. Christoph Weder, has been honored with the prestigious Otto Warburg Lecture at the University of Bayreuth in Germany.

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BioPhysics (Mayer)
Food Science (Limbach)
Quantum Sensing & Spin Chemistry (Abendroth)
Soft Matter Physics (Steiner)
Mechanoresponsive Materials (Clough)

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