Functional wood coatings and weathering protection
A sufficient weathering durability as well as an attractive visual appearance of wood coatings are basic requirements for a successful application of wood as a construction material. The challenge for scientists and researchers is the development of coatings with strongly expanded functionalities to set new standards.
Research interests
- Functionalized wood surfaces and coatings
- Protective surface treatments of wood and wood products
- Wood preservation and Biocides
- Moisture-related processes in wooden components
- Service life prediction / Natural and artificial weathering tests
- Surface characterization (wetting; surface energy; surface tension)
- Viscoelastic properties of wood, wood components and wood coatings
- Wood / Technology
- Wood / Environment / Sustainability
Research projects
- Biobased functional wood coatings
- Evaluation of weathered wooden facades
- Completed projects
Service
- Expertise and scientific advice on wood surfaces and coatings
- Expertise and scientific advice on wood technology
- Expertise and scientific advice on wood preservation
- Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA)
- Contact angle measurement; Surface tension
- Dynamic vapor sorption (DVS)
Expert committee
- Mitglied Holzschutzkommission - Lignum
- Mitglied KO Holzmasten
- Steuerungskomitee Chancengleichheit der Empa
Scientist / Project leader