Prof. Dr. Martin Winkler

Work at ZHAW

Focus

• Lacquer technology
• Coating technology
• Coating formulation
• functional surfaces
• surface modification
• Adhesion promotion

Teaching

• Lecturer of Chemistry (Bsc. machine engineering, aviation...)
• Lecturer of Coatings Technology

Experience

• Lecturer, Head of Laboratory Polymer Coatings
  ZHAQ
  2012 - today
• Innovation Manager
  Petroplast Vinora AG
  2010 - 2012
• Head of Paper and Coating Development
  Landqart AG
  2007 - 2010
• Project Manager / Laboratory Manager
  Ilag Industrielack AG
  2001 - 2007
• Research Assistant
  University of Constance
  1994 - 2001

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Dr. rer. nat / PhD / Chemistry
  University of Constance
  1994 - 2000
• Dipl. Chem.
  University of Constance
  1989 - 1994

Projects

• Water- and dirtrepelling, long lasting skis by combining micro and molecular structuring / Project leader / ongoing
• Packaging technology, stability evaluation, and non-destructive testing for commercialization of perovskite solar modules / Team member / ongoing
• Improving lifetime of magnetic liquid-based multiphase systems to display information / Project leader / completed
• Microorganism based cellulose coatings for a sustainable future / Project leader / completed
• Adhesion Promotion to Polyolefins / Project leader / completed
• Selective printing for e-mobility / Project leader / completed
• Wood hardening by impregnation using supercritical carbon dioxide / Project leader / completed
• Covalently bonded, environmentally friendly coating in snow sports / Project leader / completed
• Development of a waterbased coating for a recycable anti-slip cardboard / Project leader / completed
• Recycable & Compostable Safetygrip Coating / Project leader / completed
• Production of solid film of SU8 photoresist by R2R coating / Project leader / completed
• Simple and durable surface functionalization of plastics / Project leader / completed
• Hydrophilic Coating for vascular products / Project leader / completed
• Coating for dressing material / Project leader / completed
• True Color Pigments für Textilien / Project leader / completed
• Water Repellent, Durable and Fluorine Free Coatings for Textile Applications / Project leader / completed
• True Color Pigments / Project leader / completed
• New ski wax enhanced durability / Project leader / completed
• Biocidal and microorganism repelling functionalization of multilayer polymerical tubes for drinking water installations in supply networks / Project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Morgese, G., Siegmann, K. and Winkler, M. (2024) 'Specific, nondestructive, and durable adhesion primer for polyolefins', Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, 21(6), pp. 1921–1930. doi: 10.1007/s11998-024-00938-z.
• Siegmann, K. et al. (2017) 'Spectroscopy on photografted polyethylene surfaces using a perfluorophenyl azide : evidence for covalent attachment', Surface and Interface Analysis, 50(2), pp. 205–211. doi: 10.1002/sia.6359.
• Rossetti, F. F. et al. (2017) 'Antimicrobial polyethylene through melt compounding with quaternary ammonium salts', The International Journal of Polymer Science, 2017(2823604), pp. 1–10. doi: 10.1155/2017/2823604.
• Siegmann, K. et al. (2017) 'Photografting of perfluoroalkanes onto polyethylene surfaces via azide/nitrene chemistry', Applied Surface Science, 396, pp. 672–680. doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.11.007.
• Siegmann, K. et al. (2015) 'Abrasive wear of selected plastics in solvent/corundum suspensions', Wear, 324-325, pp. 118–121. doi: 10.1016/j.wear.2014.12.020.

Books, peer-reviewed

Winkler, M. and Poth, U. (2025) Formulating high-performance coatings. 1st edition. Hannover: Vincentz Network.

Other publications

• Morgese, G. et al. (2025) 'Fluorine-free, ecofriendly and long-lasting ski waxes', in 20th Coatings Science International Conference, Noordwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands, 30 June - 3 July 2025.
• Morgese, G. et al. (2025) 'Gleitfähige Beschichtung für vaskuläre Medizinprodukte', Oberflächen POLYSURFACES, 66(3), pp. 22–24.
• Brönimann, R., Schneider, T. and Winkler, M. (2023) 'Einfach zu applizierende 2K-Antihaftbeschichtung für geräuschloses Ablösen von EPDM-Luftdichtungen', in 85. Lacktagung der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), Mainz, Deutschland, 13.-15. September 2023. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-28833.
• Winkler, M. and Poth, U. (2022) Leistungsstarke Lacke formulieren. Hannover: Vincentz.
• Siegmann, K., Inauen, J. and Winkler, M. (2022) 'EU-konform und dennoch verschweissbar', KunststoffXtra , 2022(11-12), pp. 22–24. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-26293.
• Morgese, G. et al. (2022) 'Easy-to-apply chemical pre-treatment for long lasting bonding with typical adhesives on industrial polyolefins', in 84. Lacktagung der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), Würzburg, Deutschland, 14.-16. September 2022. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-26644.
• Morgese, G. et al. (2022) 'Easy-to-apply chemical pre-treatment for long lasting bonding with typical adhesives on industrial polyolefins', in European Technical Coatings Congress (ETCC), Krakow, Poland, 12-14 July 2022. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-26638.
• Siegmann, K., Winkler, M. and Amrein, A. H. (2019) 'Korrosion und Oberflächenschutz als Schwerpunkt', Farbe und Lack.
• Winkler, M. (2016) 'Wie kommt der Strom in die Batterie?', in Kinder fragen Experten. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, pp. 13–17.
• Siegmann, K. et al. (2016) 'Anti-microbial polyethylene surfaces', in European Technical Coatings Conference (ETCC 2016). ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, p. 31. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4660.
• Winkler, M. (2015) 'Was ist eigentlich Strom? Kinder fragen Experten', Aktuelle Technik, pp. 28–29.
• Winkler, M. and Wixmerten, B. (2015) 'Transportbänder mit Easy-to-Clean Beschichtung', Materials.Now!, pp. 6–7.
• Winkler, M. and Wixmerten, B. (2015) 'Transportbänder mit Easy-to-Clean Beschichtung', Innovation Report, pp. 120–121.
• Bhend, B. et al. (2015) 'Die wahrscheinlich längste Lebensmittelverpackung', Impact, (29), pp. 30–31. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4661.
• Siegmann, K. and Winkler, M. (2014) 'Für sauberes und sicheres Trinkwasser', Newsletter ZHAW School of Engineering. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4697.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Fan, X., Morgese, G. and Winkler, M. (2024) 'Covalently bound and environmentally friendly coatings for skis', in The Swiss Advanced Manufacturing Community Events (SAMCE), Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland, 31 October 2024.
• Morgese, G., Fan, X. and Winkler, M. (2024) 'Environmentally friendly coatings for skis', in NTN Innovative Surfaces Annual Event, Fribourg, Switzerland, 24 October 2024.
• Fan, X., Morgese, G. and Winkler, M. (2024) 'Covalently bound and environmentally friendly coatings for skis', in European Technical Coatings Congress, Avignon, France, 23-25 September 2024.
• Morgese, G. et al. (2024) 'Hydrophilic, lubricious and durable coating for medical intervention catheters', in 19th Coatings Science International Conference (CoSi), Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 24-27 June 2024.
• Morgese, G. et al. (2024) 'Hydrophile selbstschmierende Beschichtung für medizinische Interventionskatheter', in Winterthurer Oberflächentag WOT, Winterthur, Schweiz, 6. Juni 2024.
• Schneider, T. et al. (2023) 'Hydrophile Beschichtung für Interventionskatheter', in 85. Lacktagung der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), Mainz, Deutschland, 13.-15. September 2023.
• Winkler, M. (2022) 'Funktionelle und smarte Beschichtungen am IMPE', in Techniktag der Schweizerischen Vereinigung der Lack- und Farbenchemiker (SVLFC ASCVP), Suhr, Schweiz, 13. Oktober 2022.
• Winkler, M. (2022) 'Funktionelle und smarte Beschichtungen am IMPE', in Winterthurer Oberflächentag, Winterthur, Schweiz, 9. Juni 2022.
• Morgese, G., Siegmann, K. and Winkler, M. (2022) 'Einfache nasschemische Vorbehandlung von Polyolefinen für die Beschichtung und Verklebung', in Winterthurer Oberflächentag, Winterthur, Schweiz, 9. Juni 2022.
• Winkler, M. (2018) 'Funktionslacke ja – aber wie? : Einblicke in den Werkzeugkasten eines Lackchemikers', in Industrial Functional Printing, Winterthur, 23 May 2018.
• Winkler, M. (2018) 'Nachhaltige Beschichtungen - wo stehen wir?', in Winterthurer Oberflächentag, Winterthur, 07. Juni 2018.
• Winkler, M. (2017) 'Gezielte Oberflächenmodifikation durch funktionale polymere Beschichtungen', in 5. Swiss Plastics Expo, Luzern, 24.-26. Januar 2017.
• Winkler, M. (2017) 'Surface functionalization by organic wet coatings', in Micro- and Nanotechnology in service of the Swiss plastics processing industry, Freiburg, 09 March 2017.
• Winkler, M. (2017) ''De schneller isch de gschwinder' : Entwicklung eines neuen Skiwachskonzepts', in Swissplastics Innovation Symposium, Luzern, 26. Januar 2017.
• Winkler, M. (2016) 'Vom 'Sol' über das 'Gel' zur funktionellen Schicht - Chancen und Probleme der Sol-Gel Chemie', in Praxiszirkel Hard Coatings, Brugg, 8. November 2016.
• Winkler, M. (2015) 'Antimikrobielle Polyethylenoberflächen und ihre Anwendung', in Schweizerisches Kunststoff Symposium, Aarau, 6. Mai 2015.
• Winkler, M. (2015) 'True Color Pigments - eine neue Pigmentklasse', in Winterthurer Lack- und Farbensymposium, Winterthur, 2. Juni 2015.
• Winkler, M. (2014) 'Non-Stick and Easy-to-Clean Coatings - an Overview', in European Technical Coatings Congress, Köln, Deutschland, 3.-5. September 2014.
• Winkler, M. (2014) 'Green Coatings - ein Überblick', in Winterthurer Lack- und Farbensymposium, Winterthur, 3. Juni 2014.
• Winkler, M. (2013) 'Von Effekten, Defekten und Funktionen in Beschichtungen', in Winterthurer Lack- und Farbensymposium, Winterthur, 6. Juni 2013.
• Winkler, M. (2012) 'Sol-Gel-Beschichtung zur Funktionalisierung von Oberflächen', in Winterthurer Oberflächentag, Winterthur, 28. Juli 2012.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

Angew. Chem. int. Ed. 33 (1994) 2279

Patents and patent applications

• Brönimann, Roman; Schneider, Toni; Winkler, Martin,

  2024.

  Einrichtung zum Verschliessen einer Raumöffnung, Dichtungsglied zum Verschliessen einer Raumöffnung und Beschichtung für Dichtungsglieder.

  Patent number EP4435061 A1

  (2024-09-25)

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  Available from: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DEP4435061A1

• Schwitzer, Alwin; Winkler, Martin; Siegmann, Konstantin; Mu, Linyu; Inauen, Jan,

  2023.

  Hydrophilic coatings for vascular medical products.

  Patent number WO2023227577 A1

  (2023-11-30)

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  Available from: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DWO2023227577A1

• Issartel, Jean-Paul; Salhi, Nadji; Rossetti, Fernanda; Schall, Helena; Winkler, Martin,

  2021.

  Coloured coating adapted for watch components.

  Patent number EP3819718 A1

  (2021-05-12)

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  Available from: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DEP3819718A1

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