Study reveals new risks to animal health and food safety: Microplastics disrupt gut microbiome and fermentation in farm animals
Microplastics, tiny plastic particles pervasive in agricultural environments, interact with and disrupt the microbial ecosystem in the rumen – the first stomach chamber of cattle, reveals an international study.
Dr. Kerstin Müller receives Hugo Geiger Prize for her doctorate at the chair of Prof. Zollfrank: Plastic alternative made of cellulose
A great honour for Dr. Kerstin Müller and the Chair of Biogenic Polymers of Prof. Cordt Zollfrank: last Wednesday, the former doctoral student received the renowned Hugo Geiger Prize. Dr Müller completed her doctorate at the chair of her doctoral…
Workshop Biological Materials Science at TUMCS
On June 6 and 7, a workshop on “Biological Materials Science” took place at the TUM Campus Straubing (TUMCS). The international workshop with exclusively invited, top-class speakers with a focus on biogenic, bioinspired, biomimetic and biohybrid…
New X-ray diffractometer at TUM Campus Straubing: A clockwork with the mass of a small car
The Chair of Biogenic Polymers at TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability recently acquired an X-ray diffractometer—a special device that required precision work to set up.
