Jeder Mensch kann durch Unfall, Krankheit oder Alter in die Lage kommen, wichtige Angelegenheiten nicht mehr selbst regeln zu können. Was passiert aber, wenn eigenverantwortliches Handeln nicht mehr möglich ist? In der Informationsveranstaltung „Betreuungsverfügung, Vorsorgevollmacht, Patientenverfügung“ gibt Referent Frank Klöckner (Betreuungsbehörde Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein) einen Überblick über rechtliche Grundlagen und entsprechende Instrumente, um eine rechtzeitige Vorsorge für eine selbstbestimmte Lebensführung zu treffen.

Chemical processing of functional ceramics has played a key role in converging disciplines, which is especially true for their bridge-building role in integrating the concepts of inorganic materials synthesis with fabrication and integration of ceramic device components. Inorganic nanostructures offer new opportunities in materials engineering due to their improved intrinsic properties resulting from the reduction of microstructural features, which also allows engineering the interfacial properties. This talk will present how chemically grown nanoparticles, nanowires and nanocomposites of different metal oxides can be transformed into integrated advanced material technologies. Examples will include application of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and drug delivery applications, vapour phase synthesis and electrospinning of nanowires for application as electrode materials and in PEC water splitting reactions. New sensing concepts based on the integration and correlation of complementary functionalities originating from multiple junctions in a singular nanostructure to palliate the current issues in gas sensor technologies such as low power consumption, low operating temperature and cost effective production will be elaborated. Finally, the current challenges of integration of nanomaterials in existing device concepts will be discussed.