Key data
Activities
- Team leader, Functional Materials and Surfaces
- Lecturer, Functional Materials and Surfaces
Expertise
Research

Functional materials and surfaces
Investigation and optimisation of materials and surfaces for medical technology applications
- Institute
- Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics
Memberships
- Member of the Swiss Physical Society (SPS)
- Member of the Swiss Society for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine (SSB+RM)
- Member of the programme committee of the Medical Cluster Conference [MEET THE EXPERT] Material and Surface Technology for Implants
Career
Professional career
Education
Current position(s)
- since 2007: Lecturer and Group Leader, Institute for Medical Engineering ans Medical Informatics, School for Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Muttenz, Switzerland.
Previous Positions
Teaching
Teaching activity
Bachelor
- Lecturer, "Engineering mechanics", FHNW.
- Lecturer, "Biocompatible materials", FHNW.
- Lecturer, "Practical course in materials testing", FHNW.
Master
- Lecturer, "Biointerface Engineering", FHNW.
- Lecturer, "Surface Characterization", FHNW.
- Lecturer, "Materials Science", FHNW.
- Lecturer, "Atomic View to Materials", FHNW.
- Lecturer, "Materials Science and Biomaterials", FHNW.
- Guest lecturer, "Applications of Surface Science in Industry", FHNW.
- Block course, " Functional biocompatible materials for medical application", FHNW.
Institutional repository
Publications, projects and presentations
Patents
- M. Estermann, J. Waser, Ch. Schneider, A. Luu-Dinh, M. Schnieper, D. Kallweit, R. Krähenbühl, M. de Wild, R. Marek, Medical prostheses, medical osteosynthetic devices or hearing aids with security and/or identification elements, patent application, EP18164627.4 and EP18164630.8, 28.03.2018.
- W. Hoffmann, C. Döbeli, R. Santoro, D. Wendt, M. de Wild, Reactor device for mechanical loading of tissue specimens and/or engineered tissues, European Patent Office Munich, priority application, EP 14/169756, 23 May 2014.
- W. Hofstetter, E. Hunziker, M. de Wild, M. Wieland, Dental implant system
PCT patent application WO 2009/040124, priority 26.09.2007.
EP07 018 894.1, priority 26.09.2007
PCT/EP2008/008198, priority 26.09.2008
US12/680,015, priority 25.03.2010 - M. de Wild, F. Homann, Dental implant having a surface made of a ceramic material
European patent application EP 1982671, priority 19.04.2007. - S. Tosatti, M. Schuler, D. Trentin, M. de Wild, Cell selective implant surface with controlled release of bioactive agents, PCT patent application A16238EP, priority 11.01.2006. Pat No. 07405002.2-1219. European patent application EP 1 808 188, 05.01.2007.
- F. Grohmann, M. de Wild, M. Memmolo, Beschichtung von Teilen aus Titan oder einer Titan-Legierung zur Verhinderung von Kaltverschweissung, PCT patent application A05019053.7, priority 01.09. (2005). Coating for Parts Made of Titanium or the Alloy Thereof or Preventing Cold Welding, European patent application EP 1759722, priority 01.09. (2005).
- S. Berner, S. Schintke, L. Ramoino, M. de Wild, T. A. Jung, Method to induce and control a reversible structural transition in a molecular dipole layer, U.S. patent application (2003).
- M. Brunner, S. Berner, H. Suzuki and T.A. Jung, University of Basel, Production method for atomic and molecular patterns on surfaces and nanostructured devices, PCT patent application WO 02/086200 A1 (2001).
- O. Koudal, V. Kobbe, M. Brunner, B. Banholzer, Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG, Volume or mass flowmeter, PCT patent application 99102267.4-2204 (1999).
