Polymer Research 2009
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Table of Contents From the Past to the Future 7 G. Wegner RESEA R CH PR OG R AM S ST R UCTU R E AND DYNAMIC S Structure and Dynamics 13 K. Kremer, H.W. Spiess Single Chains: Non-linear Polymer Dynamics 15 T.A. Vilgis Multiscale Modelling of Structurally Organized Systems 16 C. Peter, N.F.A. van der Vegt Predicting Polymer Dynamics without Adjustable Parameters 17 K. Kremer Structure Formation by Ionic Interaction 18 F. Gröhn, C. Holm, D. Hinderberger Structural and Dynamic Inhomogeneities in Thermoresponsive Hydrogels 20 U. Jonas, G. Fytas, D. Hinderberger Critical Phenomena in Soft Matter 21 K. Binder Chain Diffusion in Semi-Crystalline Polymers 22 R. Graf, H.W. Spiess Matter Diffusion in Nanoporous Media and Dense Polymer Systems by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy 23 G. Fytas, K. Koynov Nanoparticles for Central Nervous System Targeting 24 C.K. Weiss Elasticity of Hollow Microcapsules 25 G.K. Auernhammer, D. Vollmer, M. Kappl, G. Fytas Non-Equilibrium Soft Matter Dynamics 26 H. Pleiner Polymers and Colloids in Non-Equilibrium Conditions 27 B. Dünweg Non-Equilibrium Phenomena in External Shear-Field 28 S. Rathgeber Phase Separation Under Continuous Cooling: Droplets and Satellite Droplets 29 D. Vollmer, G.K. Auernhammer, H. Pleiner Colloids in Electric Fields: Localized Hydrodynamic Instabilities 30 D. Vollmer, G.K. Auernhammer, H.-J. Butt SU R FACES AND INTE R FACE S Surfaces and Interfaces 33 H.-J. Butt Colloid Probe Technique 34 M. Kappl, H.-J. Butt Nanolithography with Nanoparticles 35 K. Landfester Evaporation of Microdrops 36 E. Bonaccurso, K. Graf, H.-J. Butt Single Polymer Adsorption on a Solid Substrate 37 T.A. Vilgis Modeling Interaction of (Bio)Molecules with Surfaces 38 N.F.A. van der Vegt, L. Delle Site Ordering of Polydisperse Systems in the Presence of Interfaces 39 J.S. Gutmann, R. Berger Mechanical Properties of Plasma Polymerized Thin Films 40 R. Förch, R. Berger Functionalized Surfaces for Optical Biosensors 41 J. Dostálek Materials with Controlled Interface Structure 42 J.S. Gutmann Detuning of Individual Plasmonic Antennae by Attachment of Dielectric Colloids 43 M. Kreiter, R. Berger Two-Photon Nanolithography on Photo-Sensitized Organic Monolayers 44 M. Kreiter, U. Jonas, K. Koynov SU pr AMOLECULA R AR CHITECTU R E S Supramolecular Architectures 47 K. Landfester, K. Müllen Discotic Liquid Crystals in Motion 49 G. Floudas, H.-J. Butt, H.W. Spiess, K. Müllen Tailoring of Phononic Band Structures in Hierarchical Colloid Systems 50 G. Fytas, U. Jonas Model Membranes 51 I. Köper, R. Naumann Spectro-Electrochemical Investigations of Membrane Proteins in Biomimetic Surface Architectures 52 R. Naumann Hydrogen-Bonded Aggregates 53 G. Brunklaus Hybrids with Biological Components 54 G. Floudas, R. Graf, H.W. Spiess, H.-J. Butt, K. Müllen Crystal Engineering of Molecular Architectures 55 G. Brunklaus, V. Enkelmann Hybrid Nano-Assemblies 56 M. Kreiter, W. Knoll, K. Müllen Multifunctional Polymer Capsules 57 A. Musyanovych, K. Landfester FUNCTIONAL MATE R IALS AND DEVICE S Functional Materials and Devices 61 H.-J. Butt, K. Landfester Advanced Materials for Solar Cell Applications 62 J.S. Gutmann, R. Berger, C. Li Microlenses by Evaporation of Drops 64 K. Graf, E. Bonaccurso, H.-J. Butt Transparent Graphene Films for Window Electrodes 65 X. Feng Conjugated Polymers as Semiconductors for High Performance Organic Field-Effect Transistors 66 H.N. Tsao, B. Schmaltz, M. Baumgarten Polyphenylene Dendrimers 67 M. Baumgarten Proton Conducting Polymers for Improved Fuel Cell Applications 68 G. Brunklaus, M. Klapper, W.H. Meyer Lithium-Ion Conductivity in Polymers: Concepts and Novel Materials 70 W.H. Meyer, G. Wegner Chemically Modified and Artificial Proteins 71 T. Weil Triplet-Triplet Annihilation in Viscous Matrix: Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and All-Organic Up-Conversion Displays 72 S. Balouchev Porous Oxide Nanoparticles 73 C.K. Weiss, K. Landfester Polymeric Nanoparticles and Interaction with (Stem) Cells: Uptake, Intracellular Trafficking and Cellular Responses 74 V. Mailänder, K. Landfester Elucidating Columnar Mesophases of Extended π-Electron Systems 75 D. Sebastiani, D. Andrienko, R. Graf Organic Electronics: Structure-Property Relations 76 D. Andrienko, X. Feng BioInterfaces 77 E.-K. Sinner Conjugated Polymers for Ultrafast All-Optical Switching 78 C. Bubeck Appr OACHES TO SYNTHESI S Approaches to Synthesis 81 K. Müllen, K. Landfester High Performance Polycyanurate Thermoset Networks Based on Cyanate Ester Monomers 83 U. Jonas Synthesis of Graphene Molecules/Giant π-Conjugated Macrocycles 84 X. Feng, B. Schmaltz Organic and Hybrid Spin Networks 85 M. Baumgarten Functional Dyes and Their Applications 86 C. Li Synthesis of Nanosized Polymeric Particles in Non-aqueous Emulsions 87 M. Klapper Pyrene as New Building Blocks for Polymers, Macrocycles and Dendrimers 88 T.M. Figueira Duarte, M. Baumgarten Morphology Control in Metallocene Catalyzed Olefin Polymerization 89 M. Klapper Bio-responsive Hybrid Nanoparticles 90 A. Musyanovych Reactions in Confined Geometries 91 K. Landfester Crossing Biological Barriers 92 E.-K. Sinner, T. Weil DEVELO P MENT OF METHOD S Development of Methods 95 H.W. Spiess, K. Kremer Computational Physics: Advances in Mesoscopic Simulation Methods 97 B. Dünweg Permeation of Polymers – Computational Approaches 98 N.F.A. van der Vegt Hybrid Quantum/Classical Modeling Methods for Biomolecules 99 D. Sebastiani Multiresolution Simulation Methods 100 M. Praprotnik, L. Delle Site, K. Kremer Pushing the Limits of Solid-State NMR 101 R. Graf, G. Brunklaus, H.W. Spiess EPR Spectroscopy 102 D. Hinderberger A Mobile Polarizer for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization 103 K. Münnemann, D. Hinderberger NMR with Non-Thermal Spin Polarization 104 A. Koch, K. Münnemann Optical Single Object Detection 105 M. Kreiter Colloidal Lithography for the Preparation of Metallic Nanostructures with Optical Resonances 106 M. Kreiter, U. Jonas Evanescent Wave Optics 107 J. Dostálek, B. Menges Field Enhanced Dynamic Light Scattering at Interfaces 108 B. Menges, W. Steffen, G. Fytas TIR-FCS Studies of Diffusion and Flow Near a Liquid-Solid Boundary 109 K. Koynov Processing Molecules Beyond Traditional Limits: Soft Landing and Pulsed Laser Deposition for Thin Films 110 H.J. Räder All-optical Ultrahigh Spatial Resolution Temperature Mapping of 2D-Objects on Microscopic Scale 111 S. Balouchev Microfocus GISAXS Measurements on Micromechanical Structures 112 J.S. Gutmann Polymer Brushes on Nanomechanical Cantilever Sensors 113 J.S. Gutmann, R. Berger Local Li-Storage Mechanism as seen by EELS 114 I. Lieberwirth Piezorheology: Rheooptics on the Microscale 115 G.K. Auernhammer, D. Vollmer Theoretical Development of Electronic Functionals 116 L. Delle Site Isothermal Titration Calorimetry: A Powerful Technique to Quantify Intermolecular Interaction 117 T. Weil, M. Klapper SCIENTIFIC INF R AST R UCTU R E Scientific Infrastructure 121 W.H. Meyer Mass Spectrometry 122 H.J. Räder Optical Spectroscopy and Thin Films 123 C. Bubeck High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy 124 M. Wagner Optical and Electron Microscopy 125 I. Lieberwirth Polymer Characterization 126 W.H. Meyer X-ray Structure Analysis 127 V. Enkelmann Computer and Network Service 128 V. Macho Scientific Computing 129 T. Stühn, N. van der Vegt Mechanics, Rheology and Dielectric Spectroscopy Laboratory 130 K. Koynov, G. Floudas Scanning Probe Microscopy 131 R. Berger Clean Room 132 B. Menges Focused Ion Beam 133 M. Kappl THE INSTITUT E Board of Directors 137 Materials Science Group 143 Emeriti 145 Independent Junior Research Group and Minerva Programme 149 External Scientific Members 152 Partner Groups 154 Scientific Staff 156 Scientific Technical Coordinator 166 Facts and Figures 167 Library and Publication Services 167 Training Programs for PhD Students 168 Public Relations and Knowledge Transfer 169 How to Reach Us 170 Imprint 172 From the Past to the Future From the Past to the Future G. Wegner ynthetic polymers were portrayed a mere curiosity by Sthe leading organic chemists. They were considered an interesting but rather exotic playground by physical che- mists and physics was barely interested in materials which showed such a complex and parameter dependent behavior as were polymers available in the years 1950-1970. And yet, polymers had become a major field of growth for the chemical industry worldwide and increasing amounts of polymers – frequently called “plastics” in a simplifying and generalizing context – were thrown into a seemingly unsa- turable market. The reason was that synthetic polymers had developed into the growth engine for mass production of advanced technology products in rapidly growing markets of the automotive, aerospace, electronics and packaging industries, just to mention a few of the important areas. In consequence, industry was in need to find scientifically trained experts and contacts to research groups who could assist in understanding the materials properties in response Adelheid Godt (PhD student) and Dieter Schlüter (project leader) to the ever growing complex requests of the markets. This (1989). was particularly true in Germany where the chemical in- In fact, Mainz had won a competition of several cities for dustry had become a major supplier of polymer materials the instalment of the new institute, among them Hamburg, for the world market in the late 1970s. Braunschweig, Bayreuth and Darmstadt. The option was The landscape of academic research in the field of poly- taken for Mainz in the light of the excellent offer of the mers