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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
- Plasmaprozesse zur Beeinflussung der Biokompatibilität von Oberflächen more Eugen G. Leuze Verlag (2010) 1106-1124
- A new approach to biofunctionalisation and micropatterning of multi-well plates more Biomaterials 31 (2010) 8802-8809
- Ultrahydrophobe Oberflächen durch gezieltes Grenzflächendesign more Chemie Ingenieur Technik 82 (2010) 297-308
- Polymer Hydrogels to Enable New Medical Therapies more Springer 6 (2009) 249-266
- Temperature dependent physicochemical properties of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N-(1-phenylethyl) acrylamide) thin films more Soft Matter 5 (2009) 1367-1377
- Fluorination of poly(dimethylsiloxane) surfaces by low pressure CF4 plasma - physicochemical and antifouling properties more eXPRESS Polymer Letters 3 (2009) 70-83
- Functionalization of poly(dimethylsiloxane) surfaces with maleic anhydride copolymer films more Langmuir 25 (2009) 1509-1517
- Sulfated glyco-block copolymers with specific receptor and growth factor binding to support cell adhesion and proliferation more Biomaterials 30 (2009) 1026-1035
- Surface functionalization of silicone rubber for permanent adhesion improvement more Langmuir 24 (2008) 12603-12611
- Grafting of poly(3-hexylthiophene) from poly(4-bromostyrene) films by kumada catalyst-transfer polycondendation: Revealing of the composite films structure more Macromolecules 41 (2008) 7383-7389
- Cultivation of an immortalized human corneal endothelial cell population and two distinct clonal subpopulations on thermo-responsive carriers more Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 246 (2008) 1575-1583
- Kultivierung transplantierbarer Zellverbände aus cornealem Endothel more Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Technischen Universität Dresden 57 (2008) 31-37
- Plasma modification of polymer surfaces and plasma polymerization more Springer Chapter 10 (2008) 203-214
- Three-dimensional analysis of switching mechanism of mixed polymer brushes more Macromolecules 40 (2007) 8774 -8783
- Detachment of human endothelial cell sheets from thermo-responsive poly(NiPAAm-co-DEGMA) carriers more eXPRESS Polymer Letters 1 (2007) 660-666
- Non-contact printing of proteins on reactive polymer surfaces: a novel route towards structured and graded cell culture carriers more Microfluidics and Nanofluodics 3 (2007) 629-633
- Stimuli-responsive polymer layers for advanced cell culture technologies more International Journal of Materials Research 98 (2007) 646-650
- Thermoresponsive glycopolymers via controlled radical polymerization (raft) for biomolecular recognition more Macromolecular Reaction Engineering 1 (2007) F34-F36
- Thermo-responsive poly(NiPAAm-co-DEGMA) substrates for gentle harvest of human corneal endothelial cell sheets more Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 80A (2007) 1003-1010
- Low pressure plasma-based approaches to fluorocarbon polymer surface modification more Journal of Applied Polymer Science 103 (2007) 100-109
- Surface modification of poly(hydroxybutyrate) films to control cell-matrix adhesion more Biomaterials 28 (2007) 28-37
- Immobilized Hyperbranched Glycoacrylate Films as Bioactive Supports more Macromolecular Bioscience 6 (2006) 658-666
- Preparation and characterization of glycosylated maleic anhydride copolymer thin films more Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 284-285 (2006) 295-300
- Plasma polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene - towards CF2 dominated fluorocarbon films more e-Polymers : http://www.e-polymers.org no. 006 (2006) 10 Seiten
- Hydrophilic, amphiphilic and thermo-responsive gels synthesized for biomedical applications more e-Polymers : http://www.e-polymers.org (2006) 8 pages