Rapoport, D. H.; Anghel, D. F.; Hedicke, G.; Möhwald, H.; von Klitzing, R.: Spatial distribution of polyelectrolytes in thin free-standing aqueous films resolved with fluorescence spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111 (15), pp. 5726 - 5734 (2007)
Qu, D.; Pedersen, J. S.; Garnier, S.; Laschewsky, A.; Möhwald, H.; von Klitzing, R.: Effect of polymer charge and geometrical confinement on ion distribution and the structuring in semidilute polyelectrolyte solutions: Comparison between AFM and SAXS. Macromolecules 39 (21), pp. 7364 - 7371 (2006)
Ciunel, K.; Armelin, M.; Findenegg, G. H.; Klitzing, R. v.: Evidence of surface charge at the air/water interface from thin-film studies on polyelectrolyte-coated substrates. Langmuir 21 (11), pp. 4790 - 4793 (2005)
Klitzing, R. v.: Effect of interface modification on forces in foam films and wetting films. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 114-115, pp. 253 - 266 (2005)
Klitzing, R. v.; Wong, J. E.; Jaeger, W.; Steitz, R.: Short range interactions in polyelectrolyte multilayers. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 9 (1-2), pp. 158 - 162 (2004)
Wong, J. E.; Rehfeldt, F.; Hanni, P.; Tanaka, M.; Klitzing, R. v.: Swelling behavior of polyelectrolyte multilayers in saturated water vapor. Macromolecules 37 (19), pp. 7285 - 7289 (2004)
Mihai, D.; Klitzing, R. v.; Anghel, D. F.: Investigation of micellar properties of the cationic surfactants with the aid of PVC-membrane dodecyltrimethylammonium electrode. Annals of West University of Timisoara, Series Chemistry 12, pp. 935 - 942 (2003)
Supported by the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and the UK Guarantee Scheme, the 'Condensates at Membrane Scaffolds – Integrated Systems as Synthetic Cell Compartments’ doctoral network seeks 17 PhD candidates. This international and interdisciplinary program aims to train future biomedical and biotechnology researchers to explore cellular…
Scientists can now predict structural colors in bacteria. By sequencing a wide range of bacterial DNA and developing an accurate predictive model, reseachers uncovered how bacteria organize themselves into specific patterns within colonies to interfere with light and create iridescence.Their findings hold great promise for sustainable, pigment-free color production.
Biomolecular condensates may play a crucial but overlooked role in remodeling membrane structures within cells. Rumiana Dimova and her team demonstrated that these droplets can shape parts of the endoplasmic reticulum into nanotubes and double-membrane discs without the need for specific curvature-molding proteins.
Imagine switching on a light and being able to understand and control the inner dynamics of a cell. This is what the Dimova group has achieved: by shining lights of different colors on replicates of cells, they altered the interactions between cellular elements. Controlling these complex interactions enables us to deliver specific drugs directly into the cells.
Little is known yet about the interaction between these biomolecular condensate droplets and the membrane-bound organelles. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam developed synthetic membraneless organelles and visualized what happens when they meet a membrane.
Prof Silvia Vignolini, Ph.D. is establishing the new Department "Sustainable and Bio-inspired Materials". She is working at the interface of physics, chemistry, biology and materials science and perfectly complements the institute's profile of research on chemistry, materials and sustainability.