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Welcome to the Biomaterials Group!

Welcome to the Biomaterials Group!

My team prepares hierarchically assembled, functional biomaterials to address current needs in biomedical and material science. We use and chemically modify small, nature-derived building blocks with responsive groups to control their supramolecular assembly, often in combination with covalent polymers. The resulting hybrid materials include nanoparticles, thin films and three-dimensional networks which can direct material-cell interactions through external stimuli (e.g. pH, redox and light).

News

Tilmann on his way to Lindau Nobel 2022

Tilmann on his way to Lindau Nobel 2022

We congratulate Tilmann on being selected by the MPG to join this years Lindau Nobel Meeting on Chemistry. It will be a memorable experience!
Nachwuchsstipendium 2022 Synatschke

“Nachwuchsstipendium 2022” for Christopher!

Christopher receives “Nachwuchsstipendium” of the Macromolecular Division of the German Chemical Society. His presentation on “Controlling Cell-Material Interactions through Responsive Supramolecular Assemblies” convinced the jury during the “Nachwuchsworkshop Hochschule”.
Max rejoins the group

Max rejoins the group

We are happy to have Maximilian Schuler back for his 3 month rotation as part of the Max Planck Matter to Life Graduate School. Looking forward to exciting work together with the De Laporte Group in Aachen!

New Team Member!

We are happy to announce that Ms. Jiyao Yu has joined our Thin Films Team. She is funded through a CSC Scholarship and will work on filtration applications of thin films.

Welcoming a new CSC Scholar

We are happy to have Ms. Jiaqi Xing join our group. She received a CSC Scholarship and will be working on stimuli-responsive supramolecular assemblies and hydrogels. 

Recent Publications
Paper Accepted: Photocatalytic NAD+ Reduction using polydopamine-coated photosensitizers

Paper Accepted: Photocatalytic NAD+ Reduction using polydopamine-coated photosensitizers

Marcel together with our collaborators from the CataLight Transregio SFB have prepared polydopamine-coated particles for the photocatalytic reduction of NAD+ to NADH. The work is now accepted for publication in ACS Applied Nano Materials.
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Paper Accepted: Thin polydopamine films exhibit ultrafast photoactuation

Paper Accepted: Thin polydopamine films exhibit ultrafast photoactuation

Congrats to Tommaso and our collaborators at AMU in Poznan, Poland for their great work on the photoactuation of ultrathin polydopamine membranes. The work has just been accepted in Nano Letters.
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Supplementary Cover in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Supplementary Cover in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Adriana's and Kübra's work on creating photopatterned gradients was recognized with a beautiful Cover image. Thanks to Katharina Maisenbacher for creating the image!

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