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- since 1996: Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden
- fields of work: plasma surface functionalization of polymers, plasma polymerization, polymer surface diagnostics, biocompatible materials
- 1992-1996: graduate student, University of Technology Chemnitz
- field of work: low pressure plasma
- thesis: FTIR Spectroscopic Investigation of Plasma Modified Polymer Surfaces
- 1987-1992: physics student, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
- field of work: ion solid interactions
- thesis: Computer Simulation of Ion Trajectories in Solids
Publications
- Surface functionalization by smart coatings: stimuli-responsive binary polymer brushes more Progress in Organic Coatings 55 (2006) 168-174
- Mechanism of Phase Segregation in Binary Polymer Brushes: Three-Dimensional Experimental Analysis of Inner Structure more Blackwell Publishing Chapter 7 (2006) 115-135
- Plasma modification of diamond surfaces more Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 19 (2005) 1039-1052
- Immobilization of an anticoagulant benzamidine derivative: Effect of spacer arms and carrier hydrophobicity on thrombin binding more Acta Biomaterialia 1 (2005) 441-449
- In Situ Study of the Thermoresponsive Behavior of Micropatterned Hydrogel Films by Imaging Ellipsometry more Langmuir 21 (2005) 2317-2322
- Patterning of stimuli-responsive hydrogels more Polymer Preprints 45 (2004) 380-381
- Thermo-Reversible Swelling of Thin Hydrogel Films Immobilized by Low-Pressure Plasma more Langmuir 20 (2004) 10107-10114
- Mixed Polymer Brushes with Thermal Response Amplified by Roughness more Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 90 (2004) 622-623
- Polypropylene Surface Functionalization with Chitosan more Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 18 (2004) 1173-1186
- Low pressure plasma immobilization of thin hydrogel films on polymer surfaces more Surface and Coatings Technology 185 (2004) 120-125
- Properties of the Teflon AF1601S Surface Treated with the Low-Pressure Argon Plasma more Colloid Journal 66 (2004) 208-215
- Smart responsive interface more Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 89 (2003) 156
- Thermo-Responsive PNiPAAm-g-PEG Films for Controlled Cell Detachment more Biomacromolecules 4 (2003) 1733-1739
- Merging Two Concepts: Ultrahydrophobic Polymer Surfaces and Switchable Wettability more VSP, Utrecht (2003) 267-291
- Thermo-Responsive Hydrogels for Controlled Cell Adhesion and Detachment more Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 89 (2003) 255-256
- Reversible Tuning of Wetting Behavior of Polymer Surface with Responsive Polymer Brushes more Langmuir 19 (2003) 8077-8085
- Mixed polymer brushes on polyamide substrates more Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 88 (2003) 264-265
- Thermo-Reversible Properties of Surface Immobilized Hydrogels Based on Poly(N-alkylacryl-amide)-g-Poly(ethyleneglycol) more Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 88 (2003) 551-552
- Thermo-reversible swelling of plasma immobilized hydrogel films more Polymer Preprints 44 (2003) 196-197
- Two-level Structured Self-Adaptive Surfaces with Reversibly Tunable Properties more Journal of the American Chemical Society 125 (2003) 3896-3900
- Plasma assisted immobilization of poly(ethylene oxide) onto fluorocarbon surfaces more Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 16 (2002) 1855-1868
- Hierarchically structured self-adaptive surfaces more Polymer Preprints 43 (2002) 379-380
- Stability and Ageing of Plasma Treated Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Surfaces more Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 25 (2002) 313-324
- Implantate aus Basis von Poly(3-hydroxybuttersäure) more Biomaterialien 3 (2002) 21-25
- Durable Surface Modification of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) by Low Pressure H2O Plasma Treatment Followed by Acrylic Acid Graft Polymerization more Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 24 (2002) 63-71