Srikantharajah, R.; Schindler, T.; Landwehr, I.; Romeis, S.; Unruh, T.; Peukert, W.
From evaporation-induced self-assembly to shear-induced alignment
The functionality of compact nanostructured thin films depends critically on the degree of order and hence on the underlying ordering mechanisms during film formation. For dip coating of rigid nanorods the counteracting mechanisms, evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) and shear-induced alignment (SIA) have recently been identified as competing ordering mechanisms. Here, we…
Effect of cholesterol on the molecular structure and transitions in a clinical-grade lung surfactant extract
Andersson, Jenny Marie; Grey, Carl; Larsson, Marcus; Ferreira, Tiago Mendes; Sparr, Emma
The lipid–protein film covering the interface of the lung alveolar in mammals is vital for proper lung function and its deficiency is related to a range of diseases. Here we present a molecular-level characterization of a clinical-grade porcine lung surfactant extract using a multitechnique approach consisting of H1H1
Structure and Crystallization Behavior of Poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) Chains in Core–Shell Brush Copolymers with Poly (propylene oxide)-block-poly (ethylene oxide) Side Chains
Kripotou, Sotiria; Psylla, Christina; Kyriakos, Konstantinos; Raftopoulos, Konstantinos N.; Zhao, Junpeng; Zhang, Guangzhao; Pispas, Stergios; Papadakis, Christine M.; Kyritsis, Apostolos
Macromolecules, 2016, vol 49, 16, pp. 5963–5977DOI:Visit the full articleBack to the overview
Structural Characterization of Lecithin-Stabilized Tetracosane Lipid Nanoparticles. Part II: Suspensions
Schmiele, Martin; Busch, Sebastian; Morhenn, Humphrey; Schindler, Torben; Schmutzler, Tilo; Schweins, Ralf; Lindner, Peter; Boesecke, Peter; Westermann, Martin; Steiniger, Frank; others
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2016, vol 120, 24, pp. 5513–5526DOI:Visit the full articleBack to the overview
POSS Moieties with PEG Vertex Groups as Diluent in Polyurethane Elastomers: Morphology and Phase Separation
Koutsoumpis, Stefanos; Raftopoulos, Konstantinos N.; Jancia, Małgorzata; Pagacz, Joanna; Hebda, Edyta; Papadakis, Christine M.; Pielichowski, Krzysztof; Pissis, Polycarpos
Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane moieties with poly(ethylene glycol) groups attached on the cage (PEG–POSS) were blended with an elastomeric polyurethane matrix, in contents up to 10 wt %. Several experimental techniques in agreement with each other show that the PEG–POSS moieties disperse well on the molecular level and act as diluents…
pH matters: The influence of the catalyst ink on the oxygen reduction activity determined in thin film rotating disk electrode measurements
Inaba, Masanori; Quinson, Jonathan; Arenz, Matthias
We investigated the influence of the ink properties of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) catalysts on the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity determined in thin film rotating disk electrode (TF-RDE) measurements. It was found that the adaption of a previously reported ink recipe to home-made catalysts does not lead…
Anion-exchange membranes with polycationic alkyl side chains attached via spacer units
Dang, Hai-Son; Jannasch, Patric
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, vol 4, 43, pp. 17138-17153DOI:10.1039/C6TA05939BVisit the full articleBack to the overview
Alkali-stable and highly anion conducting poly(phenylene oxide)s carrying quaternary piperidinium cations
Dang, Hai-Son; Jannasch, Patric
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, vol 4, 30, pp. 11924-11938DOI:10.1039/C6TA01905FVisit the full articleBack to the overview
Synthesis and characterization of ferrocene containing block copolymers
Chernyy, Sergey; Wang, Zhongli; Kirkensgaard, Jacob Judas Kain; Bakke, Anders; Mortensen, Kell; Ndoni, Sokol; Almdal, Kristoffer
Narrowly dispersed diblock copolymers containing poly(methyl methacrylate) or poly(nonafluorohexyl methacrylate) as the first block and poly(ferrocenylmethyl methacrylate) as the second block, were prepared by anionic polymerization for the first time. Disordered bulk morphologies in the case of PMMA-b-PFMMA were observed and explained in terms of low Flory–Huggins…
Single lithium-ion conducting poly(tetrafluorostyrene sulfonate) – polyether block copolymer electrolytes
Shao, Zhecheng; Jannasch, Patric
Polymer Chemistry, 2017, vol 8, 4, pp. 785-794DOI:10.1039/C6PY01910BVisit the full articleBack to the overview