CONTACT INFORMATION
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| Email: christoph.weder@case.edu |
Office: Kent Hale Smith 416, 2100 Adelbert Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106-7202
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EDUCATION
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Dr. sc. nat. ETH Zurich
Diploma (M.S.) in Chemistry ETH Zurich |
ACTIVE RESEARCH
Functional Molecules in Nanostructured Hosts
Stimuli-responsive (macro)molecules are integrated in structures host materials (e.g. porous alumina, multilayer polymer films) which display architectural features at the nanoscale. This design approach leads to materials which display a variety of new optical effects that are otherwise unattainable. |
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Self-Assessing Polymers
Self-assembly of chromogenic sensor molecules embedded in conventional host polymers is the key mechanism for a new family of "smart" materials with built-in deformation and threshold temperature sensors.
Adaptive, Biomimetic Nanocomposites
Stimuli-responsive polymers with unusual mechanical properties are created by mimicking architectures found in biological models and combining synthetic polymers with cellulose nanocrystals derived from natural resources.
POTENTIAL IMPACT
This research will enable a better fundamental understanding of functional polymer with new nano-scale architectures.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Nano Lett. 2005, 5, 429-434.
Angew. Chem. 2004, 116, 1844-1847
Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 946-955.
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