Recent Publications
  1. Functionalisation of PTCDA to PDI derivatives: impact on optical and fundamental bandgap, solubility, and electronic structure.
    Link, T., Khan, M.F.Z., Abels, G., Wiesing, M., Bottke, P., Rezwan, K., Mayer, B., Maas, M., Koschek, K.,
    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2025
    36(33): p. 2079 .
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-025-16154-3

  2. In Situ X‐Ray Tomography and Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Damage Evolution in C/C‐SiC Composites Fabricated by Liquid Silicon Infiltration.
    Chen, Y., Almeida, R.SM., Flauder, S., Couégnat, G., Tushtev, K., Horvath, J., Wriggers, P., Rezwan, K.,
    Advanced Science, 2025
    n/a(n/a): p. e16200 .
    http://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202516200

  3. CaO/SiC (O) Nanocomposites for CO2 Capture at higher temperatures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Initial Performance Studies
    Kaur, S., Rezwan, K., Wilhelm, M.,
    Open Ceramics, 2025
    24(n/a): p. 100851 .
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100851

  4. Development of a hybrid Nb-C-nanoparticle dispersion for liquid in-situ re-alloying in additive manufacturing.
    Schmidt, J., Hesselmann, M., Maas, M., Fritsching, U., Toenjes, A.,
    Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2025
    726(2): p. 137906 .
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.137906

  5. Biofabricating Three-Dimensional Bacterial Cellulose Composites Using Waste-Derived Scaffolds.
    Kniep, J., Thundathil, M., Rezwan, K., Nazm A.R.,
    Applied Sciences, 2025
    15(12): p. 6396 .
    https://doi.org/10.3390/app15126396

  6. Matrix compositions and their impact on grain growth and strength of oxide ceramic composites.
    Almeida, R.S.M., Rech, M., Condi Mainardi, J., Tushtev K., Rezwan, K.,
    Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024
    107(10): p. n/a .
    https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.20069


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Welcome

to the Advanced Ceramics group at the University of Bremen:

Our research areas

We investigate, develop and engineer advanced ceramic materials for applications in the areas of biomaterials engineering, environmental engineering, energy harvesting devices and aerospace. Advanced ceramic materials feature a variety of superior properties such as hardness, wear-, corrosion- and high temperature resistance. Our group's current research interests focus on:

  • Novel Processing Routes for Biofunctional Ceramics
  • Precursor derived Ceramics and Ceramers
  • Functionalization and Assembly of Ceramic Nanoparticles
  • Advanced Ceramic Composites

Find out more about our current projects in the research section. We are always looking for collaborations; please contact us if you are interested. Currently we have open positions, please check for more details.

Take part in research

Interested in a master, bachelor, or diploma thesis topic in one of our research areas? We constantly offer challenging topics to work on. If you have a proposal for a topic yourself or an industry partner with whom you want to work together, you are welcome to discuss this with us. See here for open student projects.

About the Institute

Founded in 1994 as an endowment chair, the “Ceramics” chair was headed by Prof. Grathwohl till 2009 before retirement. Hereafter, in October 2009, this chair was merged together with the “Bioceramics” group which was a Juniorprofessorship position held by Prof. Rezwan since 2006. After the successful merging of both chairs, the new chair is now called “Advanced Ceramics” with Prof. Rezwan being in charge.