Approval of the second funding period of the DFG Research Unit 5250

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding research unit 5250 "Mechanism-based characterization and modelling of permanent and bioresorbable implants with tailored functionality based on innovative in vivo, in vitro and in silico methods" for another four years (2026-2030).
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Frank Walther, Head of the Chair of Materials Test Engineering at TU Dortmund University, is the spokesperson and Prof. Dr. med. dent. Meike Stiesch, Director of the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomedical Materials Science, is co-spokesperson for DFG research unit 5250.

Scientists from TU Dortmund University, Hannover Medical School, Leibniz University Hannover, the Laser Zentrum Hannover, the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Reutlingen University and the University of Rostock are collaborating in this interdisciplinary research network. The aim is the holistic development, characterization and simulation-based design of patient-specific, additively manufactured implants for dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery, taking into account individual physiological conditions.

The synergistic interaction between experts from the fields of engineering and medical technology has already provided important impetus and achieved internationally visible results. With the approval of the second funding period, the findings to date will be further deepened and new scientific questions relating to bioresorbable implants made of magnesium alloys will be addressed.

Special thanks go to the German Research Foundation (DFG) for funding under the project number 449916462.
The team at the Chair of Materials Test Engineering at TU Dortmund University would like to thank all project partners for their great commitment and excellent cooperation!

https://www.dfg.de/de/service/presse/pressemitteilungen/2025/pressemitteilung-nr-42