We look back on a successful year 2025. In addition to newly funded research projects, we have a number of joint publications highlighting new insights within the research field of PoLIfaces.
Anuar, A., Edalat, A., Ringelhan, L., Yu, Q., Baur, M., Petzold, A., Mecking, S., Thurn-Albrecht, T., Saalwächter, K. Impact of Carbonyl Group Incorporation in Semicrystalline High- Density Polyethylene. Macromolecules. 2025, 58, 11685.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5c02288
Canalp, M. B., Binder, W. H. Hybrid Polymers Bearing Mono/Oligo-L-Lysine(Z)s: ADMET Polymerization and Structural Investigations in the Solid State. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 2025, 226, 2400510
DOI: 0.1002/macp.202400510
Bashirova, N., Schölzel, F., Hornig, D., Scheidt, H.A., Krueger, Salvan, M., Huster, G., Matysik, J., Alia, A. The Effect of Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastics on Amyloid-beta Peptide Fibrillation. Molecules. 2025, 30 (7), 1432.
DOI: 10.3390/molecules30071432
Bouvain, P., Thomy, K.M., Prinz, A.M., Steckel, B., Kadir, S., Röhs, A., Schmitz, J., Dohle, C., Karg, M., Grandoch, M., Flögel, U., Temme, S. Theranostic Toolbox for Neutrophil Functionalization. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2025, 12 (34), e04412.
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202504412
Brand, N., Müller, O., Wefers, D. Characterization and monitoring of isomalto/malto-polysaccharide formation by different 4,6-α-glucanotransferases. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2025, 73, 26276-26286.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5c07954
Brand, N., Stadler, F. M., Hahn, L., Borisova, Z., Wefers, D. Fermentative in situ synthesis of isomalto/malto-polysaccharides in sourdough. Food Chem. 2025, 488, 144846.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144846
Brand, N., Wefers, D. Screening of 14 lactic acid bacteria for fermentative isomalto/malto-polysaccharide synthesis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2025, 73, 2970-2977.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c09286
Choi, Y.H., Park, N., Kim, J., Park, S.A., Jung, J., Song, J.S., Choi, Y.H., Kim, D.H. Microplastic contamination in artificial tears in South Korea: Potential for direct ocular exposure. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2025, 48 (2), 102325
doi: 10.1007/s11356-026-37664-5
Deng, C., Xu, Y., Martins de Souza e Silva, J., Nguyen, H. T., Santos, M. I., Song, Y., Schmalz, H., Schneider, R., Hering, A., Langner, M., Wehrspohn, R. B., Greiner, A. Bioinspired Wet-Laid Electrospun Short Fiber Hybrid Networks for Aerosol Filtration. Advanced Functional Materials. 2025 e11218.
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202511218
Hilgeroth, P. S., Butter, J. F., Binder, W. H. Mono- and Bivalent Poly(iso-butylene)-Alanines for Drug-Delivery of Nimodipine and Triamcinolone Acetonide. Macromol Rapid Commun 2025, e00321.
DOI: 10.1002/marc.202500321.
Karle, M., Katcharava, Z., Binder, W. H. Latent Vitrimeric Reshaping of Polyesters: Capped Amines and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Triggered Catalysts. Polymer Science & Technology. 2025, 1, 10, 855-863.
DOI: 10.1021/polymscitech.5c00118
Kieserling, H., Sieg,H., Heilscher, J., Drusch, S., Braeuning, A., Thünemann, A.F., Rohn, S. Towards understanding particle-protein complexes: Physicochemical, structural, and cellbiological characterization of beta-lactoglobulin interactions with silica, polylactic acid, and polyethylene terephthalate nanoparticles Colloids and Surfaces B. Biointerfaces. 2025. 253, 114702
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2025.114702
Kemesies, M., Jerschabek, V., Fidelis, C. E., Volmer, J., Roth, A. F., Schwieger, C., Meister, A., Haeri, H. H., Hinderberger, D. Composite hydrogels of phenyl-alanine dipeptides with trivalent metal cations. Materials Advances. 2025, 6, 5864–5876.
DOI: 10.1039/D5MA00339C
Kersten, F., Martin, D., van der Schaaf, U. S., Wefers, D. Gum Arabic – Same but different: Comparative analysis of structural characteristics and emulsifying properties of 20 Acacia senegal samples of various qualities. Food Hydrocolloids 2025, 165, 111231.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2025.111231
Krabbes, M., Kampik, V., Krieghoff, J., Haas, V., Heizmann, M., Morawietz, M., Kalwa, H., Kaysser, L., Schoeder, C.T., Mäder, K., Schmelzer, C.E.H., Schulz-Siegmund, M., Wölk, C. Development and functionality analysis of lipoplex-loaded polysaccharide-based surface coatings for local nucleic acid delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2025, 637, 125330
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2025.125330
Lehner, E., Trutschel, M.-L., Menzel, M., Jacobs, J., Kunert, J., Scheffler, J., Binder, W. H., Schmelzer, C. E. H., Plontke, S. K., Liebau, A., Mäder, K. Enhancing drug release from PEG-PLGA implants: The role of Hydrophilic Dexamethasone Phosphate in modulating release kinetics and degradation behavior. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2025, 209, 107067.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2025.107067
Manjunatha, B. R., Sengoden, M., Stühler, M. R., Langer, R., Darensbourg, D. J., Plajer, A. J. Monomer-Dependent Selectivity in Sulfur-Containing Ring-Opening Copolymerisation: Bimetallic Catalysis for Predictive Design of Degradable Polymers Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202508985.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202508985
Meinhard, S., Erdmann, F., Lucas, H., Krabbes, M., Krüger, S., Wölk, C., Mäder, K. T14diLys/DOPE Liposomes: An Innovative Option for siRNA-Based Gene Knockdown? Pharmaceutics. 2025, 17 (1), 25
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17010025
Michael, P., Elgabarty, H., Sebastiani, D., Binder, W. H. Mechanochemical and thermal cleavage of polymer linked copper(I)-biscarbene complexes. Polymer 2025, 335, 128816.
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2025.128816
Miclea, P.T., Sboron, M., Vaghasiya, H., Nguyen, H.T., Gadara, M., Schmid, T. Big Data, Tiny Targets: An Exploratory Study in Machine Learning-enhanced Detection of Microplastic. arXiv.org. 2025
DOI: arXiv:2510.18089
Miclea, P.T., Visileanu, E., Altmann, K. Filtration of Airborne Nano- And Microplastic Particles In Cascade. Zenodo. 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14850135
Miclea, P.T., Wiesner, Y., Altmann, K. Filtration of Nano- And Microplastic Particles From Liquid Solution. Zenodo. 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14850536
Müller, O., Wefers, D. Detailed insights into the oligo- and polymeric products formed by three recombinant dextransucrases. Carbohydr. Res. 2025, 555, 109559.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2025.109559
Otten, M., Hildebrandt, D., Mölders, S., Hildebrandt, M., Pich, A., Karg, M. PNIPAM-Based Copolymer Microgels as Nanoreactors for the In Situ Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 2025, 226 (23), e00292
DOI: 10.1002/macp.202500292
Rummel, F., Anuar, A., Yu, Q., Rohmer, M., Wehmeyer, F., Wogram, L., Vogt, M., Haase, F., Binder, W.H., Saalwächter, K., Thurn-Albrecht, T., Langer, R. Hydrogen Borrowing Catalysis for the Modification, Depolymerisation and Synthesis of Polyesters. Macromolecules. 2025, 58 (5) 2366–2378.
DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.4c03132
Santos, M., Katcharava, Z., Dhawan, P., Hedkte, T., Binder, W.H., Schmelzer, C.E.H., Blaise, S., Wehrspohn, R.B., Martins de Souza e Silva, J. Dimethylacrylamide-based gels for expansion microscopy across different solvents. Materialstoday Advances. 2025, 28, 100666
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtadv.2025.100666
Santos, M.I., Martins de Souza e Silva, J., Damberga, D., Langner, M., Debastiani, R., Hirsch, U., Greiner, A., Wehrspohn, R.B. Visualizing and simulating composite filtration mats: a study using X-ray microscopy and fluid flow simulations. Methods in Microscopy. 2025, 2 (4), 431-443
DOI: 10.1515/mim-2025-0005
Scheffler, J., Liebau, A., Lehner, E., Leisz, S., Koitzsch, S., Reiber, J., Harder, A., Plontke, S. K.. Primary culture of inner ear schwannoma. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 2025, 110515.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2025.110515
Shuvo, E.G., Thünemann, T., Katcharava, Z., Marinow, A. Hoppe, R. Woltersdorf, G., Du, M., Androsch, R., Martins de Souza e Silva, J., Busse, K., Binder, W.H. Generating Tagged Micro- and Nanoparticles of Poly(ethylene furanoate) and Poly(ethylene terephthalate) as Reference Materials . Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 2025, 47 (4) e00839
DOI: 10.1002/marc.202500839
Thümmler, J., Golmohamadi, F. G., Schöffmann, D., Laufer, J., Lucas, H., Kollan, J., Mäder, K., Binder, W.H. Photo-Thermoresponsive Polypyrrole-Crosslinked Single-Chain Nanoparticles for Photothermal Therapy. Communications Chem. 2025. 8, 124.
DOI: 10.1038/s42004-025-01518-x
Visileanu, E., Altmann, K., Stepa, R., Haiducu, M., Miclea, P.T., Vladu, A., Dondea, F., Grosu, M.C., Scarlat, R. Comparative Analysis of Airborne Particle Concentrations in Textile Industry Environments Throughout the Workday. Microplastics. 2025, 4 (2), 34.
DOI: 10.3390/microplastics4020034
Yu, Q., Anuar, A., Miller, A., Abdullaeva, S., Jariyavidyanont, K., Petzold, A., Stürmer, S., Scheliga, F., Saalwächter, K., Thurn-Albrecht, T. Intracrystalline chain diffusion, semicrystalline morphology and mechanical modulus of selected aliphatic polyesters Polymer. 2025, 340, 129131.
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2025.129131