Hierarchically Structured Materials Laboratory (HSM)

About us 


Modern functional and structural materials achieve the highest efficiency of using their properties in a variety of complex applications under the condition of coordinated and complex optimisation of their structure at all hierarchically organised dimensional levels. Structure optimisation is achieved through systematic development, use of a wide range of physical and chemical methods of formation, transformation of structure, development of unique non-destructive and destructive methods of structural analysis, and testing of materials to obtain Big Data, construction of digital twins of materials, including in the process of their operando functioning.


Fields covered

  • Digitalized Experimental Research in Materials Science (incl. Operando)
  • Advanced techniques for the investigation of structure, residual stresses and material properties.
  • Design and fabrication of unique scientific instruments and set-up.
  • Biomaterials science / Biomaterials engineering
  • Mechanical microscopy and micromechanics
  • Material Selection in Design