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Prof. Dr. Karsten Frick,

Job title/activity of the person
Lecturer for High Performance Polymers

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Contact

Phone
+41 56 202 81 74 (Direct)
E-Mail
karsten.frick@fhnw.ch

Address

Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Hochschule für Technik und Umwelt
Klosterzelgstrasse 2
5210 Windisch

Activities at the FHNW

Lecturer for High Performance Polymers at the FHNW Institute of Polymer Engineering

Teaching

  • Materials – Polymers (Plastics) in BSc Mechanical Engineering
  • Chemistry and chemical engineering in BSc Engineering and Management

Research

Adhesives, formulations, foaming, cross-linking of duromers, toughening and flexibilization of thermosets

Profile

Biography

Since 2018              
FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland,
School of Engineering and Environment, Windisch

2007 – 2018         
Sika Technology AG Zürich/CH and Widen/CH

2018 – 2018    
Development Leader Parts EU

2013 – 2018         
Department Leader Parts EU

2009 – 2013              
Global Development Leader Structural Foam

2007 – 2008              
Group Leader Research «Polymer Materials»

2000 – 2006              
Group Leader Structural Adhesives, DOW Europe GmbH, Freienbach/CH 

1999 – 2000             
Application engineer printed circuit boards, Multek AG, Böblingen/D

1996 – 1999              
PhD thesis University of Tübingen/D (Organic Chemistry)

1990 – 1996              
Diploma Chemistry University of Tübingen/D

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Publications
  • K Frick, U. Ziener, M. Hanack, Synthesis and Investigations on Nitrido (phthalocyaninato) rhenium Complexes, European journal of inorganic chemistry 1999 (8), 1309-1313
  • K Frick, S. Verma, J. Sundermeyer, M. Hanack , Novel Nitrido‐and Oxo (phthalocyaninato) Complexes of Molybdenum, Tungsten and Rhenium, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2000 (5), 1025-1030
Patents

WO2005118734, A. Lutz, K. Frick, J. Flueckiger, Epoxy Adhesive Composition

WO2005209401, A. Lutz, K. Frick, C. Grossnickel, Toughened epoxy adhesive composition

WO2006093949, K. Frick, A. Lutz, I. Wipf, Two-component epoxy adhesive composition

EP2113525, K. Frick, U. Gerber, J. Finter, A. Kramer, Activator for epoxy resin composites

WO2009063043, A. Kramer, J. Finter, K. Frick, U. Rheinegger, J.O.Schulenburg, Heat curing epoxy resin composition containing non-aromatic urea as accelerator

WO2009065914, K. Frick, J. Finter, U. Gerber, Y. Meier, J. Clifford, Impact strength improving agent for epoxy resin compositions

WO2009127699, A. Kramer, J. Finter, K. Frick, J.O. Schulenburg, Polyurethane polymer based on an amphiphilic block copolymer and its use as impact modifier

WO2009133168, K. Frick, U. Gerber, J. Finter, A. Kramer, Activator for epoxy resin compositions

WO2009150059, A. Kramer, K. Frick, Heat curing epoxy resin composition comprising an accelerator having heteroatoms

EP2508413, K. Frick, N. Blank, H. Ackermann, F. Höfflin, Method of reinforcing a hollow structure forming a cavity and a corresponding device, a hollow structure and means of transport

WO2011107449, K. Frick, J. Finter, A. Kramer, U. Gerber, Amino group terminated impact strength modifier and use thereof in epoxy resin compositions

WO2011107450, K. Frick, J. Finter, A. Kramer, U. Gerber, Two-component structural adhesive which is impact resistant at room temperature

WO2011117405, J. Finter, M. Gössi, K. Frick, N. Blank, Reinforcing element for reinforcement in cavities of structural components

WO2012042058, K. Frick, J. Finter, U. Gerber, C. Krüger, Impact resistance modifiers for epoxy resin compositions

WO2012084959, K. Frick, N. Bordeanu, F. Höfflin, Storage stable heat curable granular material mixture

WO2014072334, K. Frick, N. Bordeanu, F. Höfflin, Expandable composition in the form of a granular material

WO2016005536, K. Frick, D. Paripovic, E. Cil, L.M. Wolschleger, J. Mabilia, New acoustical foam with improved performance

WO2016059043, K. Frick, J. Finter, U. Gerber, Polyester prepolymers as impact modifiers in epoxy formulations

WO2017137454, K. Frick, C. Krüger, E. Cil, Thermoplastic formulation with improved adhesion

WO2019134842, K. Frick, S. Pasula, A. Keller, L.M. Wolscheger, E. Farhat, Thermally expandable composition with reduced odor formation

WO2019134843, K. Frick, A. Keller, S. Schumacher, Thermally expandable composition with reduced odor formation

WO2019145503, K. Frick, A. Keller, Shape memory material with improved mechanical properties

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