Bonazzi, F.; Weikl, T. R.: Membrane-mediated interactions between arc-shaped particles strongly depend on membrane curvature. Nanoscale 17 (11), pp. 6841 - 6853 (2025)
Gao, J.; Hou, R.; Hu, W.; Weikl, T. R.; Hu, J.: Which coverages of arc-shaped proteins are required for membrane tubulation? The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 128 (19), pp. 4735 - 4740 (2024)
Kullmann, R.; Delbianco, M.; Roth, C.; Weikl, T. R.: Role of van der Waals, electrostatic, and hydrogen-bond interactions for the relative stability of cellulose Iβ and II crystals. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 128 (49), pp. 12114 - 12121 (2024)
Asadollahi, K.; Rajput, S.; de Zhang, L. A.; Ang, C.-S.; Nie, S.; Williamson, N. A.; Griffin, M. D. W.; Bathgate, R. A. D.; Scott, D. J.; Weikl, T. R.et al.; Jameson, G. N. L.; Gooley, P. R.: Unravelling the mechanism of neurotensin recognition by neurotensin receptor 1. Nature Communications 14, 8155 (2023)
Kav, B.; Weikl, T. R.; Schneck, E.: Measuring pico-Newton forces with lipid anchors as force sensors in molecular dynamics simulations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 127 (18), pp. 4081 - 4089 (2023)
Weikl, T. R.: A protein curvature for sensing touch. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 (42), e2214536119 (2022)
Bonazzi, F.; Hall, C.; Weikl, T. R.: Membrane morphologies induced by mixtures of arc-shaped particles with opposite curvature. Soft Matter 17 (2), pp. 268 - 275 (2021)
Kav, B.; Demé, B.; Gege, C.; Tanaka, M.; Schneck, E.; Weikl, T. R.: Interplay of trans- and cis-interactions of glycolipids in membrane adhesion. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences 8 (1047), 754654 (2021)
Pandey, P. R.; Różycki, B.; Lipowsky, R.; Weikl, T. R.: Structural variability and concerted motions of the T cell receptor - CD3 complex. eLife 10, e67195 (2021)
Różycki, B.; Weikl, T. R.: Cooperative stabilization of close-contact zones leads to sensitivity and selectivity in T-cell recognition. Cells 10 (5), 1023 (2021)
Kav, B.; Grafmüller, A.; Schneck, E.; Weikl, T. R.: Weak carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions in membrane adhesion are fuzzy and generic. Nanoscale 12 (33), pp. 17342 - 17353 (2020)
Weikl, T. R.; Hemmateenejad, B.: Accessory mutations balance the marginal stability of the HIV-1 protease in drug resistance. Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 88 (3), pp. 476 - 484 (2020)
Bonazzi, F.; Weikl, T. R.: Membrane morphologies induced by arc-shaped scaffolds are determined by arc angle and coverage. Biophysical Journal 116 (7), pp. 1239 - 1247 (2019)
Mobaraki, N.; Hemmateenejad, B.; Weikl, T. R.; Sakhteman, A.: On the relationship between docking scores and protein conformational changes in HIV-1 protease. Journal of molecular graphics and modelling 91, pp. 186 - 193 (2019)
Weikl, T. R.; Hu, J.; Kav, B.; Różycki, B.: Binding and segregation of proteins in membrane adhesion: theory, modeling, and simulations. Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly 30, pp. 159 - 194 (2019)
Thanks to a collaboration agreement with battery manufacturer Gelion and with Markus Antonietti acting as an advisor, nanomaterials developed in the Department of Colloid Chemistry are now being used to produce longer-lasting sodium-sulfur batteries.
With a prestigious Max Planck Fellowship (2025–2028), microbiologist Gabriele Berg from the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) is launching a research collaboration with Markus Antonietti. Together, they’re developing a solution to soil exhaustion and infertility: a custom-made soil created in the lab from plant residues, enriched with carefully selected microorganisms.
Scientists have long sought to understand the exact mechanism behind water splitting by carbon nitride catalysts. For the first time, Dr. Paolo Giusto and his team captured the step-by-step interactions at the interface between carbon nitride and water, detailing the transfer of protons and electrons from water to the catalyst under light. This…
The German Colloid Society’s Young Investigator Award acknowledges Zeininger's work in predicting and controlling the behavior of soft materials outside of thermodynamic equilibrium, as well as his establishment of guidelines for next-generation smart materials capable of responding to external stimuli in real time.
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The prestigious 25,000-euro prize recognizes Prof. Markus Antonietti's groundbreaking research in carbon catalysis. He is developing materials with tailored properties for more sustainable chemical synthesis: carbon materials are abundant in nature, consume less energy than metal catalysts, and can be reused. The same Académie once hosted Antoine Lavoisier, the 'father of modern chemistry,' who also marveled at carbon’s versatility.
Our director, Markus Antonietti, received the prestigious Solvay Chair in Chemistry. The common thread of his lectures was the "black magic" of carbon materials, which can replace transition metals as catalysts for some of the most relevant reactions, thus revolutionizing chemistry and making it greener.
The German Research Foundation is supporting the research on novel artificially intelligent emulsion systems in Dr. Lukas Zeininger's Emmy Noether Junior Research Group for another three years with additional funding of about one million euros.
Aleksandr Savateev has developed a unique online database. To do so, he has analyzed and standardized research data from 300 papers published over the past forty years in the field of photocharged semiconductors.
Using targeted gamma radiation, researchers at the Institutehave revealed the appearance and the specific role of non-crystalline phases during the formation of mesocrystals. Their findings provide fundamental insights for the controlled development and design of new mesocrystalline materials.
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