Sun, J.-K.; Zhang, Y.; Yu, G.; Zhang, J.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.: Three birds, one stone – photo-/piezo-/chemochromism in one conjugated nanoporous ionic organic network. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 6 (34), pp. 9065 - 9070 (2018)
Wu, J.; Yin, M.-j.; Seefeldt, K.; Dani, A.; Guterman, R.; Yuan, J.; Zhang, A. P.; Tam, H.-Y.: In situ µ-printed optical fiber-tip CO2 sensor using a photocrosslinkable poly(ionic liquid). Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 259, pp. 833 - 839 (2018)
Ajjan, F. N.; Ambrogi, M.; Tiruye, G. A.; Cordella, D.; Fernandes, A. M.; Grygiel, K.; Isik, M.; Patil, N.; Porcarelli, L.; Rocasalbas, G.et al.; Vendramientto, G.; Zeglio, E.; Antonietti, M.; Detrembleur, C.; Inganäs, O.; Jérôme, C.; Marcilla, R.; Mecerreyes, D.; Moreno, M.; Taton, D.; Solin, N.; Yuan, J.: Innovative polyelectrolytes/poly(ionic liquid)s for energy and environment. Polymer International 66 (8), pp. 1119 - 1128 (2017)
Frenzel, F.; Guterman, R.; Anton, A. M.; Yuan, J.; Kremer, F.: Molecular dynamics and charge transport in highly conductive polymeric ionic liquids. Macromolecules 50 (10), pp. 4022 - 4029 (2017)
Gao, M.-R.; Yuan, J.; Antonietti, M.: Ionic liquids and poly(ionic liquid)s for morphosynthesis of inorganic materials. Chemistry – A European Journal 23 (23), pp. 5391 - 5403 (2017)
Gong, J.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.: Poly(ionic liquid)-derived carbon with site-specific N-doping and biphasic heterojunction for enhanced CO2 capture and sensing. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 56 (26), pp. 7557 - 7563 (2017)
Sun, J.-k.; Kochovski, Z.; Zhang, W.; Kirmse, H.; Lu, Y.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.: General synthetic route towards highly dispersed metal clusters enabled by poly(ionic liquid)s. Journal of the American Chemical Society 139 (26), pp. 8971 - 8976 (2017)
Sun, J.-K.; Lin, H.; Zhang, W.; Gao, M.-R.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.: A tale of two membranes: from poly(ionic liquid) to metal-organic framework hybrid nanoporous membranes via pseudomorphic replacement. Materials Horizons 4 (4), pp. 681 - 687 (2017)
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.