Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology
Leibniz-Institut für Plasmaforschung
und Technologie e.V.
Felix-Hausdorff Strasse 2
17489 Greifswald
Germany
Fon: +49 3834 554300
Fax: +49 3834 550301
welcome@inp-greifswald.de
http://www.inp-greifswald.de/
Managing director:
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Weltmann
The Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald e.V.) is the largest non-university institute in the area of low temperature plasmas in Europe, including their basic research and technical applications. On the one hand side, INP aims to carry out application-oriented basic research while on the other hand it aims to optimize and further develop established plasma-assisted procedures and plasma products. INP is capable of adapting plasmas to specific customer needs including services and consultations, completed by preliminary and feasibility studies. INP launches research projects starting with the concept right through to building prototypes with market needs. Current top priorities are environmental and energy engineering, surfaces and materials as well as interdisciplinary topics in biology and medicine, specially-designed plasma sources, plasma modelling and diagnostics.
INP is organized as a non-profit organization employing 120 co-workers. Its total annual budget is approximately 8.5 million €. About 2.5 million € of total annual budget are competitively acquired third-party funds from the industry, German Research Foundation (DFG), Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) or European Union.
The INP research centre on updating growing areas of the plasma technology: nano material, surface modifications (biomedical engineering), environmental technology and special light sources. The experience of the INP employees in the field of plasma generation, diagnostics and –modelling and the very modern equipment represent a unique competence network. The INP offers his customer a tailor-made service from the idea up to the prototype.
Plasma light sources
- UV/VUV- radiation sources
- high pressure light sources, special light sources
- switching arcs, welding arcs
Micro- and Nanodispersive Materials
- modification of micro and nanodispersive materials (powder, dust, nano fibres, soot and aerosols)
- Plasma particle interaction
- atmospheric pressure plasmen
enviromental relevantly plasma processes
- material conversion
- exhaust gas treatment
- plasma catalysis
Surfaces and functional layers
- surface processes
- functionalisation in the field of biomedical engineering and plastics industry
- thin layers
New fields of activity/service
- switching arcs, welding arcs, industry service
- expert advice
- processes- and prototyp development
- plasma-, gas- and surface diagnostics
- modelling and simulations
