Djerdj, I.; Garnweitner, G.; Su, D. S.; Niederberger, M.: Morphology-controlled nonaqueous synthesis of anisotropic lanthanum hydroxide nanoparticles. Journal of Solid State Chemistry 180 (7), pp. 2154 - 2165 (2007)
Garnweitner, G.; Goldenberg, L. M.; Sakhno, O. V.; Antonietti, M.; Niederberger, M.; Stumpe, J.: Large-scale synthesis of organophilic zirconia nanoparticles and their application in organic-inorganic nanocomposites for efficient volume holography. Small 3 (9), pp. 1626 - 1632 (2007)
Niederberger, M.; Garnweitner, G.; Ba, J. H.; Polleux, J.; Pinna, N.: Nonaqueous synthesis, assembly and formation mechanisms of metal oxide nanocrystals. International Journal of Nanotechnology 4 (3), pp. 263 - 281 (2007)
Garnweitner, G.; Niederberger, M.: Nonaqueous and surfactant-free synthesis routes to metal oxide nanoparticles. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 89 (6), pp. 1801 - 1808 (2006)
Niederberger, M.; Garnweitner, G.: Organic reaction pathways in the nonaqueous synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles. Chemistry – A European Journal 12 (28), pp. 7283 - 7302 (2006)
Niederberger, M.; Garnweitner, G.; Buha, J.; Polleux, J.; Ba, J. H.; Pinna, N.: Nonaqueous synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles: review and indium oxide as case study for the dependence of particle morphology on precursors and solvents. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 40 (2-3), pp. 259 - 266 (2006)
Garnweitner, G.; Antonietti, M.; Niederberger, M.: Nonaqueous synthesis of crystalline anatase nanoparticles in simple ketones and aldehydes as oxygen-supplying agents. Chemical Communications (3), pp. 397 - 399 (2005)
Pinna, N.; Garnweitner, G.; Antonietti, M.; Niederberger, M.: A general nonaqueous route to binary metal oxide nanocrystals involving a C-C bond cleavage. Journal of the American Chemical Society 127 (15), pp. 5608 - 5612 (2005)
Niederberger, M.; Garnweitner, G.; Krumeich, F.; Nesper, R.; Cölfen, H.; Antonietti, M.: Tailoring the surface and solubility properties of nanocrystalline titania by a nonaqueous in situ functionalization process. Chemistry of Materials 16 (7), pp. 1202 - 1208 (2004)
Niederberger, M.; Garnweitner, G.; Pinna, N.; Antonietti, M.: Nonaqueous and halide-free route to Crystalline BaTiO3, SrTiO3, and (Ba,Sr)TiO3 nanoparticles via a mechanism involving C-C bond formation. Journal of the American Chemical Society 126 (29), pp. 9120 - 9126 (2004)
Garnweitner, G.: Nichtwässrige Synthese und Bildungsmechanismus von Übergangsmetalloxid-Nanopartikeln. Dissertation, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam (2005)
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.