The Adolphe Merkle Institute

The Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) is a leading independent nanoscience competence center at the University of Fribourg that focuses on interdisciplinary research (polymers, physics, biology, biophysics, and materials) and education in the domain of soft nanomaterials. Find out more about us here.

AWARD WINNING

New honor for BioNanomaterials professor

Prof. Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, the Adolphe Merkle Institute’s BioNanomaterials Co-Chair, has been awarded the prestigious Thomas T. Mercer Joint Prize at the annual conference of the American Association…

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FUNDING SUCCESS

New SNSF grants for AMI researchers

Three Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers have been awarded Swiss National Science Foundation grants to investigate novel color particles, hidden chemical reactions, and the forces generated by living…

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MIXOLOGY

Improving stress sensing in hydrogels

Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers have developed an innovative mechanophore that adds stress-sensing capability to existing hydrogels.

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BioPhysics (Mayer)
Food Science (Limbach)
Quantum Sensing & Spin Chemistry (Abendroth)
Soft Matter Physics (Steiner)
Mechanoresponsive Materials (Clough)

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