Einbettens
Einbettens is a term used in materials science to describe standardized embedding units designed to be incorporated into a host material to tailor local and global properties. The name derives from the German einbetten, meaning “to embed.” In practice, an Einbettens unit is a small, modular block with three functional layers: a core material that provides the desired property (mechanical, thermal, electrical, or sensing), a protective shell to shield the core from the environment, and an interface layer that enables bonding and effective load transfer to the surrounding matrix.
Variants of Einbettens are typically categorized by function. Passive Einbettens reinforce strength or stiffness without active
Manufacturing approaches for Einbettens include additive or hybrid methods that allow embedding blocks during the fabrication
Advantages of the approach include modularity, which supports rapid design iteration, localized property control, easier replacement
History and development have occurred primarily in research contexts since the 2010s, with pilot studies illustrating