Basic research
The focus of the basis research in MeBioS is on bionanotechnology - the technology of biological systems at the nanometer scale. These can be existing (cells, cell organels) as well as artificial (biosensors, biomachines) systems.
Biosensor technology
The construction of sensors based on a combination of a biological recognition system (e.g., DNA, antibodies) with a signal transduction system (e.g., fluorescence, plasmon resonance)
Biofluidics
Analysis of heat and mass transport in cells, tissues and organisms but also in micro-and nanofluidic systems (lab-on-chips)
Computational cell biology
The construction of mathematical models for biochemical networks in plant cells and their regulation
Computational cell mechanics
Analysis of the behaviour of plant and human cells and tissues under mechanical loading
Biophotonics
Development of novel instrumental techniques to measure the properties of biomaterials at multiple spatial scales, with an emphasis on biophotonics
