Report 15/16

Chapter 1

• Preface
• The Institute in Numbers
• The Research Program of the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPICI)
• Scientific Relations
• International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Multiscale Bio-Systems
• Press and Public Relations

Chapter  2
BIOMATERIALS

• Research in the Department of Biomaterials · Prof. P. Fratzl
• Evolutionary Perspectives on Vertebrate Hard Tissues · Mason Dean
• Plant Material Adaptation · Michaela Eder
• Biochemical Strategies in Load-Bearing Natural Materials · Matthew James Harrington
• Biological Chitin-Based Tools and Sensors · Yael Politi
• From Magnetite to Calcite · Damien Faivre
• Biomimetic Actuation and Tissue Growth · John Dunlop
• Mechanobiology · Richard Weinkamer
• Hierarchical Structure of Biological and Biomimetic Materials ·
  Wolfgang Wagermaier
• Nanostructuring of Inorganic / Polymeric / Biological Interfaces · Katja Skorb
• Structural and Nanomechanical Characterization · Igor Zlotnikov
• Interactions of Water with Biological Materials · Luca Bertinetti
• New Insights into Biological Mineral Formation · Wouter Habraken
• Physics of Biomolecular Interfaces · Emanuel Schneck
• Adsorption of the Protein β-Lactoglobulin at Water/Air and Water/Hexane Interfaces –
• Effect of Solution pH and Ionic Strength · Reinhard Miller

Chapter  3
BIOMOLECULAR SYSTEMS

• Research in the Department of Biomolecular Systems · Prof. Peter H. Seeberger
• Carbohydrate Synthesis
  Automated Glycan Assembly · Peter H. Seeberger
• Chemistry and Chemical Synthesis
  Controlled Conditions, Controlled Chemistry · Kerry Gilmore
• Glycoproteomics
  The Glycome Represents a Largely Unmined Source for Disease Markers · Daniel Kolarich
• Glycoimmunology
  C-type Lectin Receptors – from Glycan Arrays to Murine Models · Bernd Lepenies
• Biomolecular Systems
  Synthetic Plant Carbohydrates · Fabian Pfrengle
• Structural Glycobiology
  Ligand-based Targeted Delivery to C-type Lectin Receptors · Christoph Rademacher
• GPIs and Glycoproteins
  Chemical Biology of Glycosylphosphatidylinositols · Daniel Varón Silva
• Immunomics
  Autoantigenicity Patters in Health and Disease · Zoltán Konthur
• Glycoconjugate Vaccines
  Rational Approach towards Glycoconjugate Vaccines · Claney Lebev Pereira

Chapter  4
COLLOID CHEMISTRY

• Research in the Department of Colloid Chemistry · Prof. Markus Antonietti
• Artificial Photosynthesis
  Novel Approaches to Carbon Nitrides Based Photocatalysts · Dariya Dontsova
• Biomass Conversion into Building Blocks for Colloids
  Biorefinery and Sustainable Chemistry · Davide Esposito
• Research Coordinator
  Supramolecular Porous Materials · Nina Fechler
• Carbon Materials and Electrochemical Energy Applications
  Novel Nanochemistry towards Improved Electrodes · Tim-Patrick Fellinger
• Modern Techniques of Colloid Analysis
  Electron Microscopic Studies of Colloidal Systems and Interfaces · Jürgen Hartmann
• Solar Fuel
  Materials for Photo and Electrochemical Reactions · Menny Shalom
• Colloid Chemistry
  Polymer Dispersions / Heterophase Polymerizations · Klaus Tauer
• Poly(ionic liquid)s: Synthesis and Materials Application
  Poly(ionic liquid)s as a Multifunctional Materials Platform · Jiayin Yuan
• Sustainable Energy Storage Materials
  Using Polymers and Ionic Liquids for Next Generation Energy Storage Devices · Clemens Liedel
• Novel Self-Assembly Polymers
  Polymer Synthesis and Self-Assembly for Novel Soft Materials · Bernhard V.K.J. Schmidt

Chapter  5
THEORY & BIO-SYSTEMS

• Research in the Department of Theory & Bio-Systems · Prof. Reinhard Lipowsky
• Biopolymers
  From Ionic Solutions to Interacting Proteins · Ana Vila Verde
  As Glycans Grow Rich · Mark Santer
  Modelling Aqueous Saccharides: How Sticky are these Sugars? · Andrea Grafmüller
• Biomolecular Processes
  Protein Synthesis in the Cell · Sophia Rudorf
  Post-transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression · Angelo Valleriani
• Membranes and Proteins
  Protein Binding and Membrane Adhesion · Thomas Weikl
• Membranes and Vesicles
  Bilayer Asymmetry and Spontaneous Tubulation · Reinhard Lipowsky
  Nanoparticles Interacting with Membranes and Vesicles · Jaime Agudo-Canalejo
  The Colors and Shapes of Vesicles · Rumiana Dimova
  Dynamics of Bio-Membranes · Roland L. Knorr
  From Membrane Fusion to Multi-compartment Biomimetic Systems · Tom Robinson
• Interfaces
  Phase Transitions and Transport Phenomena at Interfaces · Hans Riegler

Chapter  6
MAX PLANCK RESEARCH GROUP

• Mechano(Bio)Chemistry · Dr. K. Blank

Chapter  7
EMERITUS GROUP

• Nanostructured Interfaces · Prof. H. Möhwald

Chapter  8
APPENDIX

• Organization Chart
• Scientific Advisory Board / Board of Trustees
• Third Party Funds
• Selected Events
• Scientific Degrees
• Appointments and Honors
• Publications and Patents