Marie Weinhart

Marie Weinhart, Professor at the Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry within the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Leibniz University Hannover, specializes in polymers, biomaterials, and tissue engineering. Her research focuses on thermoresponsive coatings for cell sheet engineering, 3D bioprinting of extracellular matrix-derived constructs, and microfluidic systems for physiological tissue models.

Her positions include:

• Deputy Head of Examination Board (Chemistry BSc/MSc)
• Member of Executive Board (Institute of Physical Chemistry)
• Representative on Life Science Examination Board
• Member of Curriculum and Teaching Committee (Chemistry BSc/MSc)

Research highlights include:

• Interfacial engineering of hydrogels via block copolymer self-assembly
• Thrombogenicity assessment of tissue-engineered constructs
• Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation for implants
• Development of amphiphilic thermoresponsive copolymers
• Hydrogel-integrated millifluidic intestinal models

Her work bridges polymer chemistry, biomaterials, and regenerative medicine, with applications in vascularization, drug delivery, and disease modeling. She has contributed to 83 publications on topics including decellularized matrix processing, thermoresponsive surfaces, and biocompatible coatings.