Prof Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter Fratzl

Edited Volumes & Exhibition Catalogues

Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Krauthausen, K., Schäffner, W. eds. 2021. Active Materials. De Gruyter STEM. Berlin: De Gruyter.
https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783110562064/html

Fratzl, P., Jacobs, K., Möller, M., Scheibel, T., Sternberg, K. eds. 2019. Materials Research: Inspired by Nature. acatech Discussion. München: utzverlag.
https://www.acatech.de/publikation/materialforschung-impulsgeber-natur/

Articles in Edited Volumes

Fratzl, P., Schäffner, W. 2021. »On the Activity of Materials.« In Active Materials, edited by Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Krauthausen, K., Schäffner, W. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 37 - 54.
https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783110562064/html

Guiducci, L., Dunlop, J. W. C., Fratzl, P. 2016. »An Introduction into the Physics of Self-folding Thin Structures.« In On Folding. Towards a New Field of Interdisciplinary Research, edited by Friedman, M., Schäffner, W. Bielefeld: transcript, 175-210.
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839434048-008

Articles

Fratzl, P., Sauer, C., Razghandi, K. 2022. »Editorial for the special issue: bioinspired architectural and architected materials.« Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 17: 040401.
https://doi.org/https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-3190/ac6646

Guiducci, L., Kycia, A., Sauer, C., Fratzl, P. 2022. »Self-organized rod undulations on pre-stretched textiles.« Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 17: 036007.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ac5b85

Horbelt, N., Fratzl, P., Harrington, M. J. 2022. »Mistletoe viscin: a hygro- and mechano-responsive cellulose-based adhesive for diverse material applications.« PNAS Nexus, 1 (1)
https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac026

Ping, H., Wagermaier, W., Horbelt, N., Scoppola, E., Li, C., Werner, P., Fu, Z., Fratzl, P. 2022. »Mineralization generates megapascal contractile stresses in collagen fibrils.« Science, 376 (6589): 188-192.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm2664

Siri, M., Celej, M. S., Fratzl, P., Bidan, C. 2022. »Understanding biofilm physical and chemical properties at the molecular level.« Biophysical Journal, 121 (3): 181a.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.11.1830

Tang, T., Landis, W., Raguin, E., Werner, P., Bertinetti, L., Dean, M., Wagermaier, W., Fratzl, P. 2022. »A 3D network of nanochannels for possible ion and molecule transit in mineralizing bone and cartilage.« Advanced NanoBiomed Research. 2100162.
https://doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202100162

Ayoubi, M., Tol, A. F., Weinkamer, R., Roschger, P., Brugger, P. C., Berzlanovich, A., Bertinetti, L., Roschger, A., Fratzl, P. 2021. »3D Interrelationship between Osteocyte Network and Forming Mineral during Human Bone Remodeling.« Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2100113.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202100113

Beygelzimer, Y., Kulagin, R., Fratzl, P., Estrin, Y. 2021. »The Earth's Lithosphere Inspires Materials Design.« Advanced Materials, 33 (3): 2005473.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202005473

Chiou, A. E., Liu, C., Moreno-Jiménez, I., Tang, T., Wagermaier, W., Dean, M. N., Fischbach, C., Fratzl, P. 2021. »Breast cancer–secreted factors perturb murine bone growth in regions prone to metastasis.« Science Advances, 7 (12): eabf2283.
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf2283

De Falco, P., Weinkamer, R., Wagermaier, W., Li, C., Snow, T., Terrill, N. J., Gupta, H. S., Goyal, P., Stoll, M., Benner, P., Fratzl, P. 2021. »Tomographic X-ray scattering based on invariant reconstruction: analysis of the 3D nanostructure of bovine bone.« Journal of Applied Crystallography, 54 (2): 486-497.
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576721000881

Estrin, Y., Beygelzimer, Y., Kulagin, R., Gumbsch, P., Fratzl, P., Zhu, Y., Hahn, H. 2021. »Architecturing materials at mesoscale: some current trends.« Materials Research Letters, 9 (10): 399-421.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2021.1961908

Fang, W., Ping, H., Wagermaier, W., Jin, S., Amini, S., Fratzl, P., Sha, G., Xia, F., Wu, J., Xie, H., Zhai, P., Wang, W., Fu, Z. 2021. »Rapid Collagen-Directed Mineralization of Calcium Fluoride Nanocrystals with Periodically Patterned Nanostructure.« Nanoscale.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NR00789K

Gamsjaeger, S., Fratzl, P., Paschalis, E. 2021. »Interplay between mineral crystallinity and mineral accumulation in health and postmenopausal osteoporosis.« Acta Biomaterialia, 124: 374-381.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.02.011

Horbelt, N., Dunlop, J. W. C., Bertinetti, L., Fratzl, P., Eder, M. 2021. »Effects of moisture and cellulose fibril angle on the tensile properties of native single Norway spruce wood fibres.« Wood Science and Technology, 55 (5): 1305-1318.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-021-01315-4

Li, Z., Li, M., Feng, Y., Zhang, Z., Wen, Y., Huang, Q., Lu, Z., Bai, H., Wang, H., Xu, B., Cölfen, H., Fratzl, P., Amini, S., Jiang, Y. 2021. »Bioinspired compartmentalization strategy for coating polymers with self-organized prismatic films.« Chemistry of Materials, 33 (23): 9240-9251.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c02868

Politi, Y., Bertinetti, L., Fratzl, P., Barth, F. G. 2021. »The spider cuticle: a remarkable material toolbox for functional diversity.« Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 379 (2206): 20200332.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2020.0332

Ruiz-Rodriguez, L., Loche, P., Hansen, L. T., Netz, R. R., Fratzl, P., Schneck, E., Blank, K. G., Bertinetti, L. 2021. »Sequence-specific response of collagen-mimetic peptides to osmotic pressure.« MRS Bulletin.
https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-021-00138-9

Ryzhkov, N. V., Nikitina, A. A., Fratzl, P., Bidan, C. M., Skorb, E. V. 2021. »Polyelectrolyte Substrate Coating for Controlling Biofilm Growth at Solid–Air Interface.« Advanced Materials Interfaces. 2001807.
https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202001807

Wenig, C., Dunlop, J. W. C., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Reppe, F. J., Horbelt, N., Krauthausen, K., Fratzl, P., Eder, M. 2021. »Advanced materials design based on waste wood and bark.« Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 379 (2206): 20200345.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2020.0345

Zhang, W., Bertinetti, L., Blank, K. G., Dimova, R., Gao, C., Schneck, E., Fratzl, P. 2021. »Spatiotemporal Measurement of Osmotic Pressures by FRET Imaging.« Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60: 6488-6495.
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202011983

Ziege, R., Tsirigoni, A., Large, B., Serra, D. O., Blank, K. G., Hengge, R., Fratzl, P., Bidan, C. M. 2021. »Adaptation of Escherichia coli Biofilm Growth, Morphology, and Mechanical Properties to Substrate Water Content.« ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 7 (11): 5315-5325.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00927

Amini, S., Razi, H., Seidel, R., Werner, D., White, W. T., Weaver, J. C., Dean, M. N., Fratzl, P. 2020. »Shape-preserving erosion controlled by the graded microarchitecture of shark tooth enameloid.« Nature Communications, 11 (1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19739-0

Chaumel, J., Schotte, M., Bizzarro, J. J., Zaslansky, P., Fratzl, P., Baum, D., Dean, M. N. 2020. »Co-aligned chondrocytes: Zonal morphological variation and structured arrangement of cell lacunae in tessellated cartilage.« Bone, 134: 115264.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2020.115264

Eder, M., Schäffner, W., Burgert, I., Fratzl, P. 2020. »Wood and the Activity of Dead Tissue.« Advanced Materials. 2001412.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202001412

Jayasankar, A., Seidel, R., Hosny, A., Weaver, J., Fratzl, P., Chen, J., Dean, M. 2020. »Multi-scale modeling and mechanical performance characterization of stingray skeleton-inspired tessellations.« Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 138: 103906.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2020.103906

Jehle, F., Macías-Sánchez, E., Sviben, S., Fratzl, P., Bertinetti, L., Harrington, M. J. 2020. »Hierarchically-structured metalloprotein composite coatings biofabricated from co-existing condensed liquid phases.« Nature Communications, 11 (1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14709-y

Ping, H., Poudel, L., Xie, H., Fang, W., Zou, Z., Zhai, P., Wagermaier, W., Fratzl, P., Wang, W., Wang, H., O'Reilly, P., Ching, W., Fu, Z. 2020. »Synthesis of monodisperse rod-shaped silica particles through biotemplating of surface-functionalized bacteria.« Nanoscale, 12 (16): 8732-8741.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NR00669F

Razi, H., Predan, J., Fischer, F. D., Kolednik, O., Fratzl, P. 2020. »Damage tolerance of lamellar bone.« Bone, 130: 115102.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.115102

Roschger, A., Wagermaier, W., Gamsjaeger, S., Hassler, N., Schmidt, I., Blouin, S., Berzlanovich, A., Gruber, G. M., Weinkamer, R., Roschger, P., Paschalis, E. P., Klaushofer, K., Fratzl, P. 2020. »Newly formed and remodeled human bone exhibits differences in the mineralization process.« Acta Biomaterialia, 104: 221-230.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2020.01.004

Schemenz, V., Gjardy, A., Chamasemani, F. F., Roschger, A., Roschger, P., Zaslansky, P., Helfen, L., Burghammer, M., Fratzl, P., Weinkamer, R., Brunner, R., Willie, B. M., Wagermaier, W. 2020. »Heterogeneity of the osteocyte lacuno-canalicular network architecture and material characteristics across different tissue types in healing bone.« Journal of Structural Biology, 212 (2): 107616.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107616

Sviben, S., Spaeker, O., Bennet, M., Albéric, M., Dirks, J., Moussian, B., Fratzl, P., Bertinetti, L., Politi, Y. 2020. »Epidermal Cell Surface Structure and Chitin–Protein Co-assembly Determine Fiber Architecture in the Locust Cuticle.« ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12 (23): 25581-25590.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c04572

Tadayon, M., Younes‐Metzler, O., Shelef, Y., Zaslansky, P., Rechels, A., Berner, A., Zolotoyabko, E., Barth, F. G., Fratzl, P., Bar‐On, B., Politi, Y. 2020. »Adaptations for Wear Resistance and Damage Resilience: Micromechanics of Spider Cuticular ›Tools‹.« Advanced Functional Materials. 2000400.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202000400

Turcaud, S., Thorin, A., Bréchet, Y., Fratzl, P., Dunlop, J. W. 2020. »Twisters: An analogy of bilayers for twisting.« Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 134: 103742.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2019.103742

van Tol, A. F., Roschger, A., Repp, F., Chen, J., Roschger, P., Berzlanovich, A., Gruber, G. M., Fratzl, P., Weinkamer, R. 2020. »Network architecture strongly influences the fluid flow pattern through the lacunocanalicular network in human osteons.« Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 19 (3): 823-840.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-019-01250-1

Zou, Z., Tang, T., Macías-Sánchez, E., Sviben, S., Landis, W. J., Bertinetti, L., Fratzl, P. 2020. »Three-dimensional structural interrelations between cells, extracellular matrix, and mineral in normally mineralizing avian leg tendon.« Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (25): 14102-14109.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1917932117

Autefage, H., Allen, F., Tang, H., Kallepitis, C., Gentleman, E., Reznikov, N., Nitiputri, K., Nommeots-Nomm, A., O'Donnell, M., Lange, C., Seidt, B., Kim, T., Solanki, A., Tallia, F., Young, G., Lee, P., Pierce, B., Wagermaier, W., Fratzl, P., Goodship, A., Jones, J., Blunn, G., Stevens, M. 2019. »Multiscale analyses reveal native-like lamellar bone repair and near perfect bone-contact with porous strontium-loaded bioactive glass.« Biomaterials, 209: 152-162.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.03.035

Ehrig, S., Schamberger, B., Bidan, C. M., West, A., Jacobi, C., Lam, K., Kollmannsberger, P., Petersen, A., Tomancak, P., Kommareddy, K., Fischer, F. D., Fratzl, P., Dunlop, J. W. C. 2019. »Surface tension determines tissue shape and growth kinetics.« Science Advances, 5 (9): eaav9394.
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav9394

Horbelt, N., Eder, M., Bertinetti, L., Fratzl, P., Harrington, M. J. 2019. »Unraveling the Rapid Assembly Process of Stiff Cellulosic Fibers from Mistletoe Berries.« Biomacromolecules, 20 (8): 3094-3103.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00648

Huss, J. C., Fratzl, P., Dunlop, J. W. C., Merritt, D. J., Miller, B. P., Eder, M. 2019. »Protecting Offspring Against Fire: Lessons From Banksia Seed Pods.« Frontiers in Plant Science, 10
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00283

Kelly, S., Weinkamer, R., Bertinetti, L., Edmonds, R., Sizeland, K., Wells, H., Fratzl, P., Haverkamp, R. 2019. »Effect of collagen packing and moisture content on leather stiffness.« Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 90: 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.10.004

Roschger, A., Roschger, P., Wagermaier, W., Chen, J., van Tol, A., Repp, F., Blouin, S., Berzlanovich, A., Gruber, G., Klaushofer, K., Fratzl, P., Weinkamer, R. 2019. »The contribution of the pericanalicular matrix to mineral content in human osteonal bone.« Bone, 123: 76-85.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.03.018

Seidel, R., Roschger, A., Li, L., Bizzarro, J. J., Zhang, Q., Yin, J., Yang, T., Weaver, J. C., Fratzl, P., Roschger, P., Dean, M. N. 2019. »Mechanical properties of stingray tesserae: High-resolution correlative analysis of mineral density and indentation moduli in tessellated cartilage.« Acta Biomaterialia, 96: 421-435.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2019.06.038

Weinkamer, R., Eberl, C., Fratzl, P. 2019. »Mechanoregulation of Bone Remodeling and Healing as Inspiration for Self-Repair in Materials.« Biomimetics, 4 (3): 46.
https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics4030046

Weinkamer, R., Kollmannsberger, P., Fratzl, P. 2019. »Towards a Connectomic Description of the Osteocyte Lacunocanalicular Network in Bone.« Current Osteoporosis Reports, 17 (4): 186-194.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-019-00515-z

Eder, M., Amini, S., Fratzl, P. 2018. »Biological composites—complex structures for functional diversity.« Science, 362 (6414): 543-547.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat8297

Huss, J. C., Schoeppler, V., Merritt, D. J., Best, C., Maire, E., Adrien, J., Spaeker, O., Janssen, N., Gladisch, J., Gierlinger, N., Miller, B. P., Fratzl, P., Eder, M. 2017. »Climate-Dependent Heat-Triggered Opening Mechanism of Banksia Seed Pods.« Advanced Science, 5 (1): 1700572.
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201700572

Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Bertinetti, L., Turcaud, S., Rüggeberg, M., Weaver, J. C., Fratzl, P., Burgert, I., Dunlop, J. W. C. 2016. »Honeycomb Actuators Inspired by the Unfolding of Ice Plant Seed Capsules.« PLOS ONE, 11 (11): e0163506.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163506

Guiducci, L., Weaver, J. C., Bréchet, Y. J. M., Fratzl, P., Dunlop, J. W. C. 2015. »The Geometric Design and Fabrication of Actuating Cellular Structures.« Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2 (11): 1500011.
https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201500011

Bertinetti, L., Hangen, U. D., Eder, M., Leibner, P., Fratzl, P., Zlotnikov, I. 2014. »Characterizing moisture-dependent mechanical properties of organic materials: humidity-controlled static and dynamic nanoindentation of wood cell walls.« Philosophical Magazine, 95 (16-18): 1992-1998.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14786435.2014.920544

Guiducci, L., Fratzl, P., Bréchet, Y. J. M., Dunlop, J. W. C. 2014. »Pressurized honeycombs as soft-actuators: a theoretical study.« Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 11 (98): 20140458.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0458

Razghandi, K., Bertinetti, L., Guiducci, L., Dunlop, J. W. C., Fratzl, P., Neinhuis, C., Burgert, I. 2014. »Hydro-actuation of ice plant seed capsules powered by water uptake.« Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials, 3 (3): 169-182.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1680/bbn.14.00016

Saxe, F., Eder, M., Benecke, G., Aichmayer, B., Fratzl, P., Burgert, I., Rüggeberg, M. 2014. »Measuring the distribution of cellulose microfibril angles in primary cell walls by small angle X-ray scattering.« Plant Methods, 10 (1): 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4811-10-25

Harrington, M. J., Razghandi, K., Ditsch, F., Guiducci, L., Rueggeberg, M., Dunlop, J. W., Fratzl, P., Neinhuis, C., Burgert, I. 2011. »Origami-like unfolding of hydro-actuated ice plant seed capsules.« Nature Communications, 2 (1): 337.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1336

Goswami, L., Dunlop, J. W., Jungnikl, K., Eder, M., Gierlinger, N., Coutand, C., Jeronimidis, G., Fratzl, P., Burgert, I. 2008. »Stress generation in the tension wood of poplar is based on the lateral swelling power of the G-layer.« The Plant Journal, 56 (4): 531-538.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03617.x

Burgert, I., Eder, M., Gierlinger, N., Fratzl, P. 2007. »Tensile and compressive stresses in tracheids are induced by swelling based on geometrical constraints of the wood cell.« Planta, 226 (4): 981-987.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-007-0544-9

Fratzl, P. 2007. »Biomimetic materials research: what can we really learn from nature's structural materials?« Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 4 (15): 637.

Burgert, I., Eder, M., Frühmann, K., Keckes, J., Fratzl, P., Stanzl-Tschegg, S. 2005. »Properties of chemically and mechanically isolated fibres of spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.). Part 3: Mechanical characterisation.« Holzforschung, 59 (3): 354-357.
https://doi.org/10.1515/HF.2005.058

Others

Fratzl, P. 2022. Vorwort zum Schwerpunkt »Material- und Werkstoffforschung«. Werkstoffe in Bewegung. Natürlich innovativ: Biologisierung der Technik, BMBF, VDI, PTKA.

Talks & Presentations

Fratzl, P. Biological Extracellular Matrices as Responsive and Adaptive Materials. Opening Plenary Lecture at the Macromolecular Colloquium Freiburg 2022, »Future of Polymeric Materials«. 23 February 2022.
https://www.makro.uni-freiburg.de/en/colloquium_new?set_language=en

Fratzl, P. Naturally grown but non-living functional responsive materials. »Physics@Veldhofen 2022«, focus session FT08: Towards Living Matter – Functional Responsive Materials. Virtual. 25 January 2022.
https://www.eventure-online.com/eventure/login.form?U134cc15d-ddfb-4ac8-8565-abc46a5c7370

Beyer, B., Cubasch, A., Fratzl, P., Hengge, R., Mareis, C., Perraudin, L., Sauer, C., Schäffner, W., for the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«. Can Bacteria Spin a Yarn? We Need a New Culture of Materials. Panel Presentation at the »Can Bacteria Spin a Yarn? We Need a New Culture of Materials«, Humboldt Forum Berlin. Hybrid. 29 April 2021.
https://www.humboldtforum.org/en/programm/termin/science-humanities/do-bacteria-spin-a-yarn-20472/

Dean, M. N., Yang, B., Fratzl, P. Mechanical Behavior of Tessellations. Talk at the Interdependence of Structure & Function in Biological Materials. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 22 June 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/4383/interdependence-of-structure-and-function-in-biological-materials

Fratzl, P. A 3D vision of collagen mineralization in Bone. Talk at the Beijing Institute of Technology Online Lecture Series. Virtual. 15 January 2021.

Fratzl, P. Active Composites Grown by Plants May Inspire Sustainable Materials. Invited Seminar, McGill Institute for Advanced Materials, Montréal, Canada. Virtual. 12 February 2021.
https://www.mcgill.ca/miam/events

Fratzl, P. Active Matter. Keynote at the Engineering Life – Active Matter Across Scales, Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, Dresden. Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE) of the Technische Universität Dresden. Hybrid. 27 September 2021.
https://physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/events/2022/06/27/engineering-life-active-matter-across-scales

Fratzl, P. Les perspectives de la science des matériaux sur la croissance et la régénération osseuse. (A materials science perspective on bone growth and regeneration). Talk at the Journée de la recherche translationelle, Paris. Virtual. 29 June 2021.

Fratzl, P. Local fibre orientations control the behaviour of biological materials. Keynote at the International Seminar Series on Programmable Materials, Fraunhofer-Cluster of Excellence »Programmable Materials«. Virtual. 20 May 2021.

Fratzl, P. Local fibre orientations control the behaviour of biological materials. Talk at the International Seminar Series on Programmable Materials, Fraunhofer-Cluster of Excellence »Programmable Materials«. Virtual. 20 May 2021.

Fratzl, P. Surface Tension and Tissue Growth. Talk at the Symposium in the Honour of Oliver Penrose, International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Edinburgh. 7 December 2021.
https://www.icms.org.uk/events/2021/oliver-penrose-symposium-celebration-his-work-and-achievements

Fratzl, P. Sustainability by adaptation – a close look at natural materials. Keynote at the Sustainable Materials Research Summit, Nature Sustainability Symposium. Kunming, China. Virtual. 16 August 2021.
https://www.smartannualmeeting.org/

Razghandi, K., Fratzl, P. Biologization of Sustainability: What We Can Learn from Nature’s Material Solutions. Talk at the Symposium »Times of Waste – Handling Matter«, Design Strategies and Practices for Sustainable Use of Materials and Resources. Organized by FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin. Hybrid. 17 June 2021.
https://www.smb.museum/nachrichten/detail/online-symposium-times-of-waste-handling-matter-am-17-und-18-juni-2021/

Fratzl, P. Natural Active Materials. Talk at the 1st Annual Conference »The Analog in the Digital Age«, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 11 November 2020.
https://www.virtualspace.matters-of-activity.de/annualconference/?id=2

Guiducci, L., Kycia, A., Bidan, C., Sauer, C., Fratzl, P. Harvesting geometric and contact non-linearities to design programmable materials: an interdisciplinary approach. Poster presentation at the Multifunctional Materials and Structures. Progression from Integrated Multifunctionality to Neuromorphic Networks for Autonomy, Ventura, CA, US. 19 January 2020.
https://www.grc.org/multifunctional-materials-and-structures-conference/2020/

Reppe, F., Huss, J. C., Fratzl, P., Elbaum, R., Werner, P., Wenig, C., Eder, M. Banksia Seed Pod Opening – Structure and Mechanics of a Long-term Functional Pericarp. Poster presentation at the SICB Annual Meeting 2020, Austin, TX, USA. 5 January 2020.

Fratzl, P. A materials science perspective on bone growth and regeneration. Keynote at the Biomimetics in Bioengineering Conference 2019, Bioinspiration for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine III. 6 August 2019.
https://www.biomimeticsinbioengineering.com/team/professor-peter-fratzl/

Fratzl, P. Stützen und Bewegen. Einige Bauprinzipien von Skelettsystemen. Talk at the MoA Talks. Interdiciplinary Lecture Series. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 29 October 2019.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/864/interdisciplinary-lecture-series-at-weissensee-school-of-art-and-design-berlin

Reppe, F., Horbelt, N., Huss, J., Fratzl, P., Eder, M. Sclerenchymatic Tissue in Banksia Follicles – The Effect of Moisture on Dimensional and Mechanical Properties. Poster presentation at the 4th Euro Bio-inspired Materials 2018, Potsdam, Germany. 20 March 2018.

Events & Workshops

Fratzl, P. »Design Ideas from Nature«. Fraunhofer-Forum, Berlin. Hybrid. 12 July 2022 - 14 July 2022.

Fratzl, P. CISM Advanced Course on Bone Cell and Tissue Mechanics. International Centre for Mechanical Studies, Eindhoven University of Technology. Including a special lecture on »Matters of Activity« research. 6 September 2021 - 10 September 2021.
https://www.cism.it/media/filer_public/47/99/479937db-3811-4599-9beb-2f9ca55fa833/flyer_c2115_hybrid_updated.pdf

Ribault, P., Fratzl, P., Schäffner, W., et al. Behavioral Matter: Composer avec le vivant. Centre Pompidou, Paris. In cooperation with Ensadlab (École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris) and the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 29 March 2019.
https://fonds-perspektive.de/fr/behavioralmatter/

Teaching & Courses

Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Stoll, M., Fratzl, P., Wegener, F. MoA Graduate School Workshop: Teaching Modules for Materials Science, Design and Cultural Science. Workshop, Doctoral Program »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin. 29 November 2021 - 10 December 2021.

Fratzl, P. Lecture series »Interdependence of Structure and Function in Biological Materials«. Lecture series. 13 April 2021 - 6 July 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/4383/interdependence-of-structure-and-function-in-biological-materials

Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Scaling Nature (1) – Wrinkles. MoA Design Research Studio, With contributions by Kycia, A., Bidan, C., Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Hengge, R. and Stoll, M.. Student projects from Scaling Nature (1) were presented at NuThinkers during Domotex Tradefair in Hanover, 10-13 January 2020. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 April 2019 - 20 July 2019.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1130/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-1-wrinkles

Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Kycia, A. Scaling Nature (2) – Fibers, Muscles & Bones. MoA Design Research Studio, With contributions by Fratzl, P., Dean, M., Nyakatura, J., Rešetar, I. and Stoll, M. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 October 2019 - 11 February 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1142/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-2-fibers-muscles-bones, https://kh-berlin.de/projekt-detail/Project/detail/scaling-nature-2-fibers-muscles-bones-3102.html

(Co)Supervisions of Qualification Theses

Fleck, C., Fratzl, P., Eder, M. 2017. Co-supervision of Friedrich Reppe. Retention and Release of Banksia Seeds. PhD/Doctor thesis, Technische Universität Berlin.

Memberships

Fratzl, F. Since 2021. Elected membership of U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

Press Articles

Murašov, E. 2022. »Berliner Spitzenforschung Guter Stoff für eine nachhaltige Zukunft.« In Zeiten der Ressourcenknappheit braucht es neue Werkstoffe, die umweltschonend sind und effizient herstellbar. Der Forschungscluster »Matters of Activity« liefert dafür reichlich Nährboden. TAGESSPIEGEL, 12 December 2022.
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/berliner-spitzenforschung-guter-stoff-fur-eine-nachhaltige-zukunft-9015268.html

Fratzl, P. 2021. »Materialwissenschaft – von der Biomimese zur Bioinspiration.« Austria Presse Agentur/Science, 8 April 2021.
https://science.apa.at/gastbeitrag/materialwissenschaft-von-der-biomimese-zur-bioinspiration/

Fratzl, P. Since 2022. Co-leader of Max Planck Queensland Center for the Materials Science of Extracellular Matrices (MPQC) in Brisbane. Collaboration between the Max Planck Institutes of Colloids and Interfaces (Golm), Intelligent Systems (Stuttgart), and the Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane).
https://www.mpg.de/18189505/max-planck-queensland-center