BioNanomaterials Group

The Group bridges the gap between materials science and biology, integrating diverse scientific disciplines to pursue fundamental research and advanced applications that address critical societal challenges. We take a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to understanding these materials, bringing together expertise from chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering. Our research spans from their initial synthesis to their ultimate biological and environmental impacts, encompassing their chemical properties, behavior in complex environments, interactions with living systems, and long-term effects.

AGRICULTURE

AMI alumna appointed head of Agroscope

Adolphe Merkle Institute alumna Dr. Corinne Jud has been named head of Agroscope, Switzerland's federal research institute for agriculture and food science.

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OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION

New award for BioNanomaterials Co-Chair

The Adolphe Merkle Institute’s Co-Chair of BioNanomaterials, Prof. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, has been recognized with the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM) Juraj Ferin Award.

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MONITORING

Real-time tracking of diesel exhaust particles deposited on lung cells

Researchers from the Adolphe Merkle Institute’s BioNanomaterials group have validated a cutting-edge device developed by external partners that could transform how scientists monitor diesel exhaust particles…

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Micro- and Nanoplastics
Micro- and Nanoplastics
(Nano)materials and Cells
(Nano)materials and Cells
(Targeted) Delivery Systems
(Targeted) Delivery Systems
Advanced 3D Tissue Models
Advanced 3D Tissue Models
Novel Tools for Material Analysis
Novel Tools for Material Analysis
Swiss NanoAnalytics
Swiss NanoAnalytics