Professorship „Bioelectrics”

The professorship for applied physics in the field of bioelectrics at the University of Rostock deals with the investigation of the interaction of electrical stimulation with cells and tissues. Stimuli of interest are non-thermal plasmas but especially pulsed electric fields. Mechanisms investigated are in particular molecular processes at cell membranes and cell constituents and thereby directly and causally related biochemical and biological processes. These include charging processes, the possible membrane por tion and the transport processes provoked by these processes. Current research topics include the influence of pulsed electric fields on the cohesion and communication of cells in tissues, the analysis of dielectric tissue properties, e.g. bone, by impedance spectroscopy, and transient changes in the structure of biomolecules in strong electric fields. Biological and biophysical principles related to the research topic are covered in the lecture "Molecular and Cellular Biophysics" of the International Master Program "Physics of Life, Light and Matter". Lecture and research area have a strong interdisciplinary orientation and research activities are accordingly linked to the activities of the Department Life, Light, Matter (LL&M) of the Interdisciplinary Faculty of the University of Rostock.

Courses

What: Lecture and tutorial (both in English)
When: regularly in every winter semester
Where: University of Rostock
Target group: Students of the Physics of Life, Light and Matter, Master and Physics, Master programs

More Information

Chair holder:

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kolb

Interdisciplinary Faculty of the University of Rostock - Institute of Physics
Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24
18059 Rostock

Leibniz Institute for Plasma Research and Technology e.V.
Head of research decontamination

Phone: +49 3834 - 554 3950