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Research objectives and content The feasibility of functional surface coatings prepared by metal accumulating microorganisms will be investigated in an interdisciplinary research project (biology - physics). A lot of well working and highly sophisticated physical and chemical surface coating processes such as PVD, CVD and galvanic methods are already known. However, all of these methods have their specific disadvantageous. New additional coating methods e.g. biological methods would be highly desirable. In this project metal binding microorganisms will be used to produce metal or metal ion containing functional surface coatings. Distinct optical properties like selective absorbance, as well as magnetic and catalytic properties can be mentioned as examples of their functionality. Furthermore the combination of functional organic films with solid state layers systems offers the opportunity to use these systems as biosensors. In order to enhance the metal binding capacity of various microorganisms, examined in a previous project, their binding mechanisms has to be investigated by a detailed analysis of physical properties of the bound metal clusters and their binding sites. Additional microorganisms like magnetotactic bacteria will be included into further studies. Training content (objective, benefit and expected impact) Concerning my research in the field of optical properties of thin films, PVD and CVD processes, the host institute provides excellent training possibilities in terms of all kind of equipment needed for optical measurements as well as the theoretical background of a group of experts with many years of experience in this field. New skills can be obtained trough the close contact to (sub-)groups working with magnetic nanoparticles, electron microscopy and x-ray analysis. Important training benefits will be obtained from the interdisciplinary approach this project demands. A co-operative network of different groups of physicists, chemisists and materials science engineers is established in the newly built Angstromlaboratory. Extremely interesting synergetic effects can be expected by the very close contact to the Biomedical Centre. Links with industry / industrial relevance (22)

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Uppsala University
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751 21 Uppsala
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