Basic Fields of Research
Analysis of scientific basics and optimising of process technology of cleaning and subsequent processes
- Fundamental physical and chemical steps
- Optimisation of process means
- Increase of process reliability (quality assurance, prevention of damages)
Development of technical targets of cleaning and maintenance processes and of evaluation methods
- Detergency and hygienic requirements
- Requirements for surfaces (i.e. cleanability)
- Interrelations between measured values and application properties
- Development of practical quick methods
Development of measuring techniques
- Compilation of quality characteristics
- Selection and/or development of suitable measuring systems
Environmental research
- Substitution of polluting systems by those that are less polluting
- Reduction of water, energy, chemical consumption of cleaning processes
- Reduction of the pollution of waste water and exhaust air
- Prolongation of the lifetime of materials by optimising cleaning processes
- Development of criteria for environmentally uncritical processes and products
Quality assurance
- Product and process criteria for quality assurance
- Development of concepts for quality assurance
Cleaning requirements for building materials
- Interrelations between materials and cleaning
Research Projects
Research Projects in Progress
IGF 17664 N
Development of a biocatalytic color indicator system for process control of disinfection in commercial dishwashers
IGF 17455 N
Development of novel bioresorbable implant materials, and compatible sterilization procedures
IGF 17402 N
Development of a process for improving cleaning and hygiene of textile floor coverings based on carbon dioxide clathrates
IGF 17327 N
Development of a process for industrial parts cleaning based on shock waves and ionic liquids in dense phase carbon dioxide
IGF 17096 N
Development of luminescent floorcare coatings with integrated functionalization for the rapid determination of the coating quality
EUREKA / Cornet 60 EN
Development of appropriate fast methods for cleaning service enterprises to analyze cleanliness and hygiene in cleanrooms
IGF 16932 N
Development of a simple and quick process for routine evaluation of cleaning and disinfecting performance when reprocessing thermolabile medical devices
IGF 16887 N
Development of renewable soil release coatings for heat-insulating facade materials based on interpenetrating polymer networks
Finalised Research Projects
IGF 16834 N
Development of renewable impermeable polymeric coatings for elastic floorings with barrier function against permeative soil components
IGF 16556 N
Development of renewable and slip resistant care coatings for ceramic floorings in water-loaded loaded barefoot areas as well as of a mobile system for the determination of the slip resistance
IGF 16490 N
Development of a rapid method for process control of surface disinfection based on enzymatic detection of apathogens
EUREKA / Cornet 32 EN
New hygiene services in medical device cleaning and reprocessing by the use ofliquid carbon dioxide and extremophile enzymes
IGF 16259 N
Mobile system for improving the cleaning properties of elastic floorings by functionalisation with low temperature atmospheric plasma
IGF 16241 BG
Development of a self confining laser process for the removal of temporary floor care products
IGF 15911 N
Cleaning process based on thixotropic soil-release gels for the removal strongly adhesive industrial soilings
IGF 15910 N
Development of a disinfecting CO2 cleaning process for safety shoes from hygiene demanding areas with regard to protective properties of personal protective equipment (PPE)
IGF 276 ZN
Development of improved sampling methods for the evaluation of cleaning and disinfecting measures within self control systems in hygienically demanding areas (with IUTA/DIL)
IGF 15469 N
Development of a validated, residue-free and mobile disinfection process for surfaces in hygienically demanding clean rooms based on cold atmospheric plasmas
IGF 15272 N
Development of care processes for conductive floorings
IGF 15271 N
Development of a mobile plasma cleaning method for facades
IGF 15110 N
Development of a process for the temporary coating of elastic floorings based on modified photocatalytic metal oxides for improving the sustainability of cleaning and disinfection
Leonardo da Vinci project DE/07/LLP-LdV/TOI/147065
Modification und transfer of the results of the Leonardo da Vinci-Project D/03/B/F/PP-146 082 on the education and training of cleaning service providers in the field of the appropriate application of the European Directive No. 852/2004 on food hygiene
IGF 14974 N
Development of a PCR based high-speed method for proof and documentation of a requirement-fair surface cleaning and disinfection in accordance with the new RKI guideline
AiF 14619 N
Development of a Mobile System for the Determination of the Slip Resistance on Floors under Operating Conditions in order to Optimize the Cleaning and Care Methods According to the New BGR 181
AiF 187 ZBG
Development of an effective and economical lasercleaning process to remove temporary floor care products
AiF 14374 N
Development of a disinfecting carbon dioxide cleaning process for sensitive materials using shoes for hygienically demanding fields as an example and of a commercially reprocessable model of a work shoe
INTERREG IIIA-Project 2-rmn-II-2=39
New business opportunities in ”Hygiene for Health”
AiF 14194 N
Development of Safe, Validated and Economical Cleaning Process Based on Optimised Wiping Processes in Combination with the Application of Carbon Dioxide Snow for Surfaces in Clean Rooms
AiF 14143 N
Development of an ice-blast cleaning process for heavily soiled hard surfaces in industrial, commercial and public areas
AiF 99 ZN
Development of a Method to Bind in Cytotoxics and Other Highly Effective Drugs Physically with the Aid of Gels and Foams for the Decontamination and Sampling of Surfaces (in Cooperation with the VEU, Duisburg)
AiF 13711 N
Development of a cleaning method for the safe and economical removal of highly effective drugs on surfaces in hospitals using cytotoxics as an example
AiF 13464 N
Development of an Effective and Economical Carbon Dioxide Snow Cleaning Process for Heavily Soiled Surfaces in Commercial and Industrial Areas in Order to Improve the Profitability of Small and Medium Sized Building Cleaning Services
AiF 13132 N
Determination of Realtionships Between Machine Parameters on the one Hand and Cleaning Quality and Performance per Time Unit on the other Hand for Elastic Floors - Basis for an Appropriate Determination of the Cleaning Technique for a Given Cleaning Task
AiF 15 ZN
Optimisation of Cleaning Processes for Medical Instruments Used in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)
AiF 12346 N
Optimisation of the Cleaning Service of Floor Cleaning Enterprises with Regard to Life Time of Floorings - Identification and Optimisation of the Wear Properties of Film Layers and Resilient Floorings
AiF 11754 N
Optimising Floor Care Processes to Reduce Slip Resistance Problems of Floorings - Development of a Reasonable Slippage Test Method
AiF 11753 N
Improvement of the Care Properties of Non-Polar Floorings Consisting of Polyolefines
AiF 11067 N
Development of a Waste Water Free and Material Saving Method to Remove Polymer and Wax Coatings from Floor Coverings
AiF 10254 N
Optimisation in Mechanical Polishing and Spray Buffing of Resilient Floor Coverings with Regard to High-Speed Techniques
AiF 10001 N
Research on the Cleaning Ability of Resilient Floor Coverings Through the Characterisation of the Surface Properties to Facilitate the Selection of Optimal Cleaning and Maintenance Methods
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