Krämer, E.; Förster, S.; Göltner, C. G.; Antonietti, M.: Synthesis of nanoporous silica with new pore morphologies by templating the assemblies of ionic block copolymers. Langmuir 14, pp. 2027 - 2031 (1998)
Stocker, W.; Schürmann, B. L.; Rabe, J. P.; Förster, S.; Lindner, P.; Neubert, I.; Schlüter, A. D.: A dendritic nanocylinder - shape control through implementation of steric strain. Advanced Materials 10, pp. 793 - 797 (1998)
Antonietti, M.; Briel, A.; Förster, S.: Quantitative description of the intrinsic viscosity of branched polyelectrolytes. Macromolecules 30 (9), pp. 2700 - 2704 (1997)
Antonietti, M.; Förster, S.; Micha, M. A.; Oestreich, S.: Novel fluorinated block copolymers for the construction of ultra-low energy surfaces and as dispersion stabilizers in solvents with low cohesion energy. Acta Polymerica 48 (7), pp. 262 - 268 (1997)
Antonietti, M.; Förster, S.; Oestreich, S.: Micellization of amphiphilic block copolymers and use of their micelles as nanosized reaction vessels. Macromolecular Symposia 121, pp. 75 - 88 (1997)
Buitenhuis, J.; Förster, S.: Block copolymer micelles: Viscoelasticity and interaction potential of soft spheres. The Journal of Chemical Physics 107 (1), pp. 262 - 272 (1997)
Wüstneck, R.; Reiche, J.; Förster, S.: Surface dilational behavior of docosanic acid monolayers spread on the surface of drops of polymer solutions. Thin Solid Films 307 (1-2), pp. 100 - 105 (1997)
Antonietti, M.; Briel, A.; Förster, S.: Intrinsic viscosity of small spherical polyelectrolytes: Proof for the intermolecular origin of the polyelectrolyte effect. The Journal of Chemical Physics 105 (17), pp. 7795 - 7807 (1996)
Antonietti, M.; Förster, S.; Hartmann, J.; Oestreich, S.: Novel amphiphilic block copolymers by polymer reactions and their use for solubilization of metal salts and metal colloids. Macromolecules 29 (11), pp. 3800 - 3806 (1996)
Antonietti, M.; Förster, S.; Oestreich, S.: Application of a modular approach in polymer Science: Synthesis of a broad variety of amphiphilic block copolymers. In: Synthesis of Polymers, Vol. 20, pp. 595 - 619 (Ed. Schlüter, A.-D.). Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (1998)
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.