Publication List

1982-1990

  1. Liquid crystalline side chain polymers and their behaviour in the electric field
    H. Ringsdorf, R. Zentel
    Makromol. Chem. 183, 1245 (1982)
  2. Synthesis and phase behaviour of liquid crystalline polyacrylates
    M. Portugall, H. Ringsdorf, R. Zentel
    Makromol. Chem. 183, 2311 (1982)
  3. Synthesis and phase behaviour of liquid crystalline polymers from chloroacrylates and methacrylates
    R. Zentel, H. Ringsdorf
    Makromol. Chem., Rapid Commun. 5, 393 (1984)
  4. Structures of liquid crystalline side group polymers oriented by drawing
    R. Zentel, G. Strobl
    Makromol. Chem. 185, 2669 (1984)
  5. Dielectric relaxation measurements and X-ray investigations of liquid crystalline side-group polymers
    R. Zentel, G. Strobl, H. Ringsdorf
    in: Recent Advances in Liquid Crystalline Polymer, L.L. Chapoy Editor
    Elsevier Applied Science Publishers, London and New York p. 261, 1985
  6. Dielectric relaxation of liquid crystalline polyacrylates and polymethacrylates
    R. Zentel*, G. Strobl, H. Ringsdorf
    Macromolecules 18, 960 (1985)
  7. Dielectric investigations on liquid crystalline side-group polymers
    H. Kresse, E. Tennstedt, R. Zentel
    Makromol. Chem., Rapid Commun. 6, 261 (1985)
  8. Contributions made during the Faraday Discussion of the Chemical Society on "Polymer Liquid Crystals"
    R. Zentel
    Faraday Discussion 79, (1985) p. 89 and p. 189
  9. Influence of electron-donor-acceptor complex formation on the melt viscosity of some poly(dimethylsiloxane)s
    R. Zentel, J. Wu, H.J. Cantow
    Makromol. Chem. 186, 1763 (1985)
  10. Rheological properties of liquid-crystalline side-group polymers in the isotropic, nematic and smectic states
    R. Zentel*, J. Wu
    Makromol. Chem. 187, 1727 (1986)
  11. Structure-property relations in linear and crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers
    G. Canessa, B. Reck, G. Reckert, R. Zentel*
    Makromol. Chem., Macromol. Symp. 4, 91 (1986)
  12. Liquid crystalline elastomers based on liquid crystalline side group main chain and combined polymers
    R. Zentel*, G. Reckert
    Makromol. Chem. 187, 1915 (1986)
  13. Evidence for a liquid-liquid transition in a liquid crystalline side group polymer obtained by Brillouin spectroscopy and DSC
    J.K. Krüger, L. Peetz, R. Zentel, P. Claudy
    Phys. Lett. 114 A, 51 (1986)
  14. Shape variation of cross-linked liquid-crystalline polymers by electric fields
    R. Zentel*
    Liquid Crystals 1, 589 (1986)
  15. Der Einfluß von Trichlormethan auf die d-Relaxation eines kristallin-flüssigen Seitenkettenpolymers
    E. Tennstedt, H. Kresse, R. Zentel
    Act. Polym. 37, 685 (1986)
  16. Stress-induced orientation in lightly crosslinked liquid-crystalline side-group polymers
    R. Zentel*, M. Benalia
    Makromol. Chem. 188, 665 (1987)
  17. New liquid-crystalline polymers with chiral phases
    R. Zentel*, G. Reckert, B. Reck
    Liquid Crystals 2, 83 (1987)
  18. X-ray investigations of liquid crystalline homo- and copolysiloxanes with paired mesogens
    S. Diele, S. Oelsner, F. Kuschel, B. Hisgen, H. Ringsdorf, R. Zentel
    Makromol. Chem. 188, 1993 (1987)
  19. Molecular dynamics in liquid crystalline side chain polymers
    F.J. Bormuth, W. Haase, R. Zentel
    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 148, 1 (1987)
  20. X-ray investigations of linear and cross-linked liquid crystalline main chain and combined polymers
    R. Zentel*, G.F. Schmidt, J. Meyer, M. Benalia
    Liquid Crystals 2, 651 (1987)
  21. Interrelation between the orientation of the polymer chains and the mesogenic groups in crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers
    R. Zentel*
    Prog. Colloid & Polymer Sci. 75, 239 (1987)
  22. Orientability of crosslinked and of chiral liquid crystalline polymers
    S. Bualek, H. Kapitza, J. Meyer, G.F. Schmidt, R. Zentel*
    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 155, 47 (1988)
  23. Crosslinked liquid crystalline combined main chain/side group polymers with low glass transition temperatures
    S. Bualek, R. Zentel*
    Makromol. Chem. 189, 791 (1988)
  24. Combined liquid crystalline polymers with chiral phases, I. 2-octanol as chiral end of the mesogens
    S. Bualek, R. Zentel*
    Makromol. Chem. 189, 797 (1988)
  25. Untwisting of the helical superstructure in the cholesteric and chiral smectic C* phases of crosslinked lc-polymers by strain
    R. Zentel*
    Liquid Crystals 3, 531 (1988)
  26. Combined liquid crystalline polymers with chiral phases, II. Lateral substituents.
    H. Kapitza, R. Zentel*
    Makromol. Chem. 189, 1793 (1988)
  27. Polymers with side-chain mesogenic units
    R. Zentel
    in: Comprehensive Polymer Science G. Allen, J.C. Bevington, G.C. Eastmond, A. Ledwith, S. Russo, P. Sigwalt Editors
    Pergamon Press, Oxford 1989, Vol. 5, p. 723 ff.
  28. Field dependent soft and goldstone mode in a ferroelectric liquid crystal as studied by dielectric spectroscopy
    S.U. Vallerien, F. Kremer, H. Kapitza, R. Zentel, W. Frank
    Phys. Lett. A 138, 219 (1989)
  29. Ferroelectric modes in combined side-group main chain liquid-crystalline polymers
    S.U. Vallerien, R. Zentel, F. Kremer, H. Kapitza, E.W. Fischer
    Makromol. Chem., Rapid Commun. 10, 333 (1989)
  30. Synthesis, structure and properties of functionalized liquid crystalline polymers
    K.-H. Hanus, H. Kapitza, F. Kremer, G. Reckert, S. Vallerien, R. Zentel*
    Polymer Preprints 30, 493 (1989)
  31. Broad-band dielectric spectroscopy on a set of combined main-chain side-group liquid-crystalline polymers
    F. Kremer, S.U. Vallerien, R. Zentel, H. Kapitza
    Macromolecules 22, 4040 (1989)
  32. Liquid crystalline elastomers
    R. Zentel*
    Adv. Mater. 1989, 321; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. Adv. Mater. 28, 1407 (1989); Angew. Chem. Adv. Mater. 101, 1437 (1989)
  33. Liquid-crystalline elastomers with cholesteric and chiral smectic C* phases
    R. Zentel*, G. Reckert, S. Bualek, H. Kapitza
    Makromol. Chem. 190, 2869 (1989)
  34. Dielectric Spectroscopy: Fashionable Again
    F. Kremer, S.U. Vallerien, R. Zentel
    Adv. Mater. 1990, 145
  35. Phase behavior and elastic properties of a slightly cross-linked liquid crystalline main-chain polymer
    K.H. Hanus, W. Pechhold, F. Soergel, B. Stoll, R. Zentel
    Colloid. Polym. Sci. 268, 222 (1990)
  36. Softmode at the ferroelectric/ non ferroelectric phase-transition in a liquid crystalline polymer
    S.U. Vallerien, F. Kremer, H. Kapitza, R. Zentel and E.W. Fischer
    Ferroelectrics 109, 273 (1990)
  37. Constant molecular rotation at the smectic-A to smectic-C* transition in ferroelectric liquid crystals
    F. Kremer, S.U. Vallerien, H. Kapitza, R. Zentel, E.W. Fischer
    Phys. Rev. A 42, 3667 (1990)
  38. Synthesis, structure, and properties of functionalized liquid-crystalline polymers
    R. Zentel*, H. Kapitza, F. Kremer, S.U. Vallerien
    in:"Liquid-Crystalline Polymers", R.A. Weiss, C.K. Ober (Editors)
    ACS Symposium Series 435, 1990, p. 207
  39. Ferroelectric liquid crystalline polysiloxanes with high spontaneous polarization and possible applications in nonlinear optics
    H. Kapitza, R. Zentel*, R.J. Twieg, C. Nguyen, S.U. Vallerien, F. Kremer, C.G. Willson
    Adv. Mater. 2, 539 (1990)
  40. Experimental proof of piezoelectricity in cholesteric and chiral smectic C*-phases of LC-elastomers
    S.U. Vallerien, F. Kremer, E.W. Fischer, H. Kapitza, R. Zentel*, H. Poths
    Makromol. Chem., Rapid Commun. 11, 593 (1990)
    * Piezoelektrische flüssigkristalline Elastomere, J.H. Wendorff
    vorgestellt als Highlight, Angew. Chem. 103, 416 (1991)
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl.30, 405 (1991)

1991-1995

  1. Field dependent Goldstone-mode in ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymers
    S.U. Vallerien, R. Zentel, F. Kremer, H. Kapitza, E.W. Fischer
    Ferroelectrics 113, 231 (1991)
  2. LC-Polymers with Axial Chirality
    H. Poths, R. Zentel*, S.U. Vallerien, F. Kremer
    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 203, 101 - 111 (1991)
  3. Functionalized Liquid-Crystalline Polymers: Towards NLO-Applications and Piezo-Sensors
    H. Kapitza, H. Poths, R. Zentel*
    Makromol. Chem., Macromol. Symp. 44, 117 - 125 (1991)
  4. Polymeric Nonlinear Optoelectronic Materials, Challenges and Opportunities
    R. Twieg, G. Bjorklund, M. Eich, S. Herminghaus, D.Jungbauer, B. Reck, B. Smith, J. Swalen I. Teraoka, C.G. Willson, D. Yoon, R. Zentel
    PMSE (Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering) 64, 66 (1991)
  5. Synthetic Approaches to NLO Polymers
    R. Twieg, D. Burland, M. Lux, C. Moylan, C. Nguyen, P. Walsh, C.G. Willson, R. Zentel
    Polymer Preprints 32(3), 80 (1991)
  6. Second-Order NLO and Relaxation Properties of Poled Polymers
    D.Y. Yoon, D. Jungbauer, I. Teraoka, B. Reck, R. Zentel, R. Twieg, J.D. Swalen, C.G. Willson
    Polymer Preprints 32(3), 102 (1991)
  7. Chiral liquid-crystalline polymers by polymer-analogous reactions
    H. Kapitza, R. Zentel*
    Makromol. Chem. 192, 1859 - 1872 (1991)
  8. New photoresists based on poly(trans-1,2-cyclohexylene diisocyanate)
    R. Zentel*, C.G. Willson
    Makromol. Chem., Rapid Commun. 12, 513 - 516 (1991)
  9. Characterization of a novel blend consisting of a liquid crystalline polymer and a photopolymerized crosslinked acrylic matrix
    J.J. Fitzgerald, J.M. Noonan, H. Kapitza, R. Zentel
    Polymer 32, 2244 (1991)
  10. Mechanical behaviour of liquid-crystalline polymers and their networks
    T. Pakula, R. Zentel
    Makromol. Chem. 192, 2401 (1991)
  11. Molecular Engineering of Liquid Crystalline Polymers
    H. Ringsdorf, I. Voigt-Martin, J. Wendorff, R. Wüstefeld, and R. Zentel
    in "Chemistry and Physics of Macromolecules"
    E.W. Fischer, R.C. Schulz and H. Sillescu (Editors) Sonderforschungsbereiche, VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, Weinheim 1991, p. 211 - 271
  12. Anomalous Current and Electrooptic Response in a Polyacrylate Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal with Large Spontaneous Polarization K. Skarp, G. Andersson, S.T. Lagerwall, H. Kapitza, H. Poths, R. Zentel
    Ferroelectrics 122, [481]/127 (1991)
  13. Poled Epoxy Polymers for Optoelectronics
    J.D. Swalen, G.C. Bjorklund, W. Fleming, S. Herminghaus, D. Jungbauer, M. Jurich
    W.E. Moerner, B. Reck, B.A. Smith, R. Twieg, C.G. Willson and R. Zentel
    in: "Organic Molecules for Nonlinear Optics and Photonics"
    J. Messier et al. (Editors), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands 1991, p. 433 ff
  14. Structure-Property Relationship Determining the Spontaneous Polarization in FLC Polymers
    H. Poths, A. Schoenfeld, R. Zentel*, F. Kremer, K. Siemensmeyer
    Adv. Mater. 4, 351 - 354 (1992)
  15. Synthesis and Properties of Functionalized Polymers
    R. Zentel*
    Polymer 33, 4040 - 4046 (1992)
  16. Polymeric Liquid Crystals: Structural Basis for Ferroelectric and Nonlinear Optical Properties
    R. Zentel*,H. Poths, F. Kremer, A. Schoenfeld, D. Jungbauer, R. Twieg, C.G. Willson, D. Yoon
    Polym. Adv. Tech. 3, 211- 217 (1992)
  17. Antiferroelectric Behavior in a Liquid Crystalline Polymer
    K. Skarp, G. Andersson, F. Gouda, S.T. Lagerwall, H. Poths, R. Zentel
    Polym. Adv. Tech. 3, 241 (1992)
  18. Collective and Molecular Dynamics in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals: From Low Molar to Polymeric and Elastomeric Systems
    F. Kremer, A. Schönfeld, A. Hofmann, R. Zentel, H. Poths
    Polym. Adv. Tech. 3, 249 (1992)
  19. Fast Electroclinic Switching in a Ferroelectric LC-Polysiloxane
    H. Poths, G. Andersson, K. Skarp, R. Zentel*
    Adv. Mater. 4, 792 - 794 (1992)
  20. Redox-active liquid crystalline ionomers: 1. Synthesis and rheology
    A. Wiesemann, R. Zentel*, T. Pakula
    Polymer 33, 5315 - 5320 (1992)
  21. Second Harmonic Generation Studies on Novel NLO-Polymers
    M. Eich, S. Ohl, R. Zentel, H. Baumann, L. Goebel, H. Krüger, W. Frank, Th. Tschudi
    Proceedings SPIE (San Diego 92) 1774, 246 (1992)
  22. Azo-dyes as labels and as photoisomerizable units in chiral polyisocyanates
    M. Müller, R. Zentel*
    Makromol. Chem. 194, 101 - 116 (1993)
  23. Second-order nonlinear optical main-chain polymers by polymerization of poled monomers
    R. Zentel*, H. Baumann, D. Scharf, M. Eich, A. Schoenfeld, F. Kremer
    Makromol. Chem., Rapid Commun. 14, 121 - 131 (1993)
  24. Synthesis and non-linear optical characteristics of crosslinked and linear epoxy polymers with pendant tolane chromophores
    R. Zentel*, D. Jungbauer, R.J. Twieg, D.Y. Yoon, C.G. Willson
    Makromol. Chem. 194, 859 - 868 (1993)
  25. Collective and molecular dynamics in low molar mass and polymeric ferroelectric liquid crystals
    A. Schönfeld, F. Kremer, R. Zentel
    Liq. Cryst. 13, 403 - 412 (1993)
  26. LC-Elastomers by Chemical and Physical Crosslinking
    M. Brehmer, A. Wiesemann, R. Zentel*, K. Siemensmeyer, G. Wagenblast
    Polymer Preprints 34 (2), 708 - 709 (1993) (ACS-meeting, Chicago, August 1993)
  27. Blends from redox active liquid crystal ionomers and amorphous ionomers
    A. Wiesemann, R. Zentel*
    Liq. Cryst. 14, 1925-1934 (1993)
    Erratum: Liq. Cryst. 16, 349 (1994)
  28. Freely-suspended and Transferred Freely-Suspended Films of Polymeric Liquid Crystals
    G. Decher, J. Reibel, M. Honig, I.G. Voigt-Martin, A.Dittrich, H. Ringsdorf, H. Poths, R. Zentel
    Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 97, 1386 - 1394 (1993)
  29. Second Order NLO Main Chain Polymers by Polymerization of Poled Monomers
    M. Eich, M. Ohl, R. Zentel, W. Schulz-Hanke
    Proceedings SPIE (San Diego 93) 2025, 78 - 88 (1993)
  30. Infrared Dichroism and Vibrational Spectroscopy of a Side Chain Polyacrylate Liquid Crystalline Polymer
    J.K. Vij, A. Kocot, R. Wrzalik, R. Zentel
    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 237, 337 - 350 (1993)
  31. Pyroelectric and electro-optical effects in the SmC* phase of a polysiloxane liquid crystal
    A. Kocot, R. Wrzalik, J.K. Vij, R. Zentel
    J. Appl. Phys. 75, 728 - 733 (1994)
  32. Kooperativität und Übertragung von Chiralität in flüssigkristallinen Polymeren Cooperativity and Transfer of Chirality in Liquid-Crystalline Polymers
    G. Wulff, H. Schmidt, H. Witt, R. Zentel*
    Angew. Chem. 106, 240 - 243 (1994)
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 33, 188 -191 (1994)
  33. Structure-property relationship of "diluted" ferroeletric polysiloxanes
    H. Poths, R. Zentel*
    Liq. Cryst. 16, 749 - 767 (1994)
  34. Infrared spectroscopic study of a phenyl benzoate side group - methacrylate main chain polymeric liquid crystal
    E. Hild, A. Kocot, J.K. Vij, R. Zentel
    Liq. Cryst. 16, 783 - 803 (1994)
  35. Ferroelectric liquid crystalline polysiloxanes designed for high second-order nonlinear susceptibilities
    E. Wischerhoff, R. Zentel*, M. Redmond, O. Mondain-Monval, H. Coles
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 195, 1593 - 1602 (1994)
  36. Dimesogenic ferroelectric polysiloxanes
    H. Poths, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 15, 433 - 440 (1994)
  37. Ferroelectric liquid-crystalline elastomers
    M. Brehmer, R. Zentel*, G. Wagenblast, K. Siemensmeyer
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 195, 849 - 863 (1994)
  38. Ferroelectric and electroclinic characterisation of a new organic siloxane bimesogen
    M. Redmond, H. Coles, E. Wischerhoff, R. Zentel
    Ferroelectrics 148, 323 - 336 (1993)
  39. New fluorinated chiral side-chain polymers with very large tilt angles in the smectic C* phase
    H. Poths, R. Zentel, D. Hermann, G. Andersson, K. Skarp
    Ferroelectrics 148, 285 - 295 (1993)
  40. Photochemical Amplification of Chiral Induction in Polyisocyanates
    M. Müller, R. Zentel*
    Macromolecules 27, 4404 - 4406 (1994)
  41. Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers (Research News)
    R. Zentel*, M. Brehmer
    Adv. Mater. 6, 598 - 599 (1994)
  42. Liquid Crystalline Elastomers: Characterization as Networks
    M. Brehmer, R. Zentel*
    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 243, 353 - 376 (1994)
  43. Electrooptical Properties and Poling Stability of High Glass Transition Polymers
    M. Eich, H. Beisinghoff, B. Knödler, M. Ohl, M. Sprave, J. Vydra, M. Eckel, P. Strohriegel, M. Dörr, R. Zentel
    M. Ahlheim, M. Stähelin, B. Zysset, J. Liang, R. Levenson, J. Zyss
    Proceedings SPIE 2285, 104 - 115 (San Diego 94)
  44. Liquid Crystalline Polymers
    R. Zentel*
    in: Liquid Crystals, H. Stegemeyer (Editor), Steinkopff Verlag Darmstadt 1994, p. 103 - 140
  45. X-Ray Investigations on Liquid-crystalline Copolysiloxanes for Second-harmonic Generation
    E. Wischerhoff, R. Zentel, H. Fischer
    J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 90, 3331 - 3333 (1994)
  46. Dielectric and electro-optical studies of a ferroelectric copolysiloxane
    A. Kocot, R. Wrzalik, J.K. Vij, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel
    Phys. Rev. B 50, 16346 - 16357 (1994)
  47. Polymers with nonlinear optical properties and high glass transition temperatures by functionalization of reactive precursors
    M. Dörr, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 15, 935 - 942 (1994)
  48. Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy on Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Polymers
    A. Schönfeld, F. Kremer, H. Poths, R. Zentel
    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 254, 49 - 60 (1994)
  49. Functional Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Ferroelectric Polymers and Liquid Crystalline Elastomers and Ionomers
    M. Brehmer, A. Wiesemann, E. Wischerhoff, R. Zentel*
    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 254, 405 - 416 (1994)
  50. Elastic deformation in a magnetic field of a liquid crystalline polymer with mesogenic groups in the main and side chain
    L.N. Andreeva, A.P. Filippov, V.N. Tsvetkov, V.V. Zuev, S.S. Skorokhodov, R. Zentel, H. Poths
    Eur. Polym. J. 30, 1461 - 1465 (1994)
  51. Direct observation of the main-chain conformation of a combined liquid-crystal polymer
    L. Noirez, H. Poths, R. Zentel, C. Strazielle
    Liq. Cryst. 18, 123 - 127 (1995)
  52. Redox active LC ionomers (Feature articel): LC ionomers as materials for compatible blends with amorphous ionomers
    A. Wiesemann, R. Zentel*, G. Lieser
    Acta Polym. 46, 25 - 36 (1995)
  53. Second harmonic generation in ferroelectric liquid crystalline thiadiazole derivatives
    M. Loos- Wildenauer, S. Kunz, I. Voigt- Martin, A. Yakimanski, E. Wischerhoff, R. Zentel*, C. Tschierske, M. Müller
    Adv. Mater. 7, 170 - 173 (1995)
  54. Fourier-transform infrared study of the switching process in a ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymer
    S. V. Shilov, St. Okretic, H.W. Siesler, R. Zentel, T. Öge
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 16, 125 - 130 (1995)
  55. A new opto-dielectric effect based on the photoisomerization of azo compounds in ferroelectric liquid crystals
    S. Servaty, F. Kremer, A. Schönfeld, R. Zentel
    Zeitschrift f. Physik. Chemie 190, 73 - 82 (1995)
  56. Dielectric spectroscopy of an aligned liquid crystalline side chain polymer,using high pressures
    G. McMullin, W.G. Scaife, R. Zentel
    Liq. Cryst. 18, 529 - 537 (1995)
  57. Dimesogenic liquid crystalline oligosiloxanes
    E. Wischerhoff, R. Zentel*
    Liq. Cryst. 18, 745 - 749 (1995)
  58. From monomeric to polymeric ferroelectric liquid crystals: A comparative study of ferroelectric properties
    H. Poths, E. Wischerhoff, R. Zentel*, A. Schönfeld, G. Henn, F. Kremer
    Liq. Cryst. 18, 811 - 818 (1995)
  59. Create ferroelectric liquid crystalline elastomers
    R. Zentel*, M. Brehmer
    CHEMTECH May 1995, 41 - 48
  60. High Tg NLO-polymers by functionalization of reactive precursors,
    M. Dörr, R. Zentel*, P. Boldt, J. Wichern, M. Eich, M. Sprave, J. Vydra
    Proceedings SPIE 2527, ...... (San Diego 95)
  61. Polymere für die nichtlineare Optik
    Rudolf Zentel
    Forschungsmagazin der JoGu-Universität Mainz 1/1995, 11. Jahrgang, S. 46 - 49
  62. Molekulare Kontrolle von makroskopischen Eigenschaften
    R. Zentel*
    45 Jahre Fonds der Chemischen Industrie 1950 - 1995
    Wissenschaftliche Beiträge von Dozenten-Stipendiaten
    Hrsg.: Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. - Fonds der Chemischen Industrie 60329 Frankfurt, Karlstr. 21, Juni 1995
  63. Dye-containing Sc* side-on/end-on copolymers
    M. Dumon, R. Zentel, C. Kulina, H.W. Siesler
    Liq. Cryst. 18, 903 - 910 (1995)
  64. Pyroelectric studies on Liquid Crystals
    K. Skarp, G. Anderson, R. Zentel, H. Poths
    Proceedings SPIE 2408, 32 - 39 (San Jose 1995)
  65. Ferroelectric liquid-crystalline elastomers with short switching times,
    M. Brehmer, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Comm., 16, 659 - 662
    Vorgestellt unter Notizen: Nachrichten aus Chemie, 43 (11), 1162 (1995)
  66. Photo-Crosslinking in freely suspended films of ferroelectric LC-polymers,
    J. Reibel, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel, G. Decher
    Adv. Mater., 7, 849 - 852 (1995) No. 10
  67. New ferrocene-containing copolyesters,
    G. Wilbert, A. Wiesemann, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys., 196, 3771 - 3788 (1995)
  68. Photochemical inversion of the helical twist sense in chiral polyisocyanates
    G. Maxein, R. Zentel
    Macromolecules, 24, 8438 - 8440 (1995)

1996-2000

  1. Interplay of Chiral Side Chains and Helical Main Chains in Polyisocyanates
    M. Müller, R. Zentel*
    Macromolecules 29, 1609 - 1617 (1996); Correction:ibid 29, (1996)
  2. New Perspectives for Ferroelectric LC-Polymers
    M. Brehmer, E. Gebhard, T. Wittig, R. Zentel*
    Polym. Preprints 37(1), 44 - 45 (1996)
  3. Ferroelectric LC-Siloxanes with Applicability for Non-Linear Optics
    W. Schulz-Hanke, R. Zentel*
    Polym. Preprints 37(1), 768 - 769 (1996)
  4. Combined LC main chain/ side chain polymers (Feature Article)
    R. Zentel*, M. Brehmer
    Acta Polymer. 47, 141 - 149 (1996)
  5. Manipulation of the ferroelectricity in LC polymers via photochemical isomerization of azobenzene moieties
    T. Öge, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 197, 1805 - 1813 (1996)
  6. Coupling of liquid crystalline and polymer network properties in LC- elastomers
    M. Brehmer, R. Zentel*, F. Gießelmann, R. Germer, P. Zugenmaier
    Liq. Cryst. 21, 589 - 596 (1996)
  7. Interplay of chiral side chains and helical main chains in polyisocyanates
    G. Maxein, S. Mayer, M. Müller, R. Zentel*
    Polymer Preprints 37(2), 460 - 461 (1996)
  8. Tricyanoquinodimethane-derived chromophores for second-order nonlinear optical polymers
    P. Boldt, J. Wiechern, St. Zippel, M. Dörr, R. Zentel, C. Bräuchle, R. Dietrich, K. Meerholz
    Proccedings of the SPIE, 2852, S. 2 - 11 (1996)
  9. Liquid crystalline main-chain polymers containing the ferrocen unit as a side group
    G. Wilbert, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 197, 3259 - 3268 (1996)
  10. Synthesis and properties of a new series of low molar mass organosiloxane derivatives; P. Kloess, J. McComb, H.J. Coles, R. Zentel
    Ferroelectrics 180, 233 - 243 (1996)
  11. Liquid Crystalline Elastomers;
    R. Zentel*, M. Brehmer
    Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia, J.C. Salamone (Ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton (1996), Volume 5, p. 3655 - 3663
  12. The packing of azobenzene dye moieties and mesogens in polysiloxane copolymers and its impact on the opto-dielectric effect;
    B. Fischer, C. Thieme, T.M. Fischer, F. Kremer, T. Öge
    R. Zentel; Liq. Cryst. 22, 65 - 74 (1997)
  13. Solid opalescent films originating from urethanes of cellulose
    M. Müller, R. Zentel*, H. Keller
    Adv. Mater. 9, 159 - 162 (1997)
  14. Segmental orientation and mobility of ferroelectric liquid crystal polymers;
    S.V. Shilov, H. Skupin, F. Kremer, E. Gebhard, R. Zentel
    Liq. Cryst. 22, 203 - 210 (1997)
  15. NLO-Polymers containing tert- butyloxycarbonyl protecting groups: Modification after processing leading to thermally stable nonlinear optical materials;
    M. Dörr, R. Zentel*, M. Sprave, J. Vydra, M. Eich
    Adv. Mater. 9, 225 - 230 (1997)
  16. Microphase stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal (MSFLC): Bistable switching of FLC-coil diblock copolymers;
    G. Mao, J. Wang, C.K. Ober, M.J. O´Rourke, E.L. Thomas, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel
    Polym. Preprints 38 (1), 374 - 375 (1997)
  17. Ferroelectric LC-elastomers;
    M. Brehmer, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Symposia 117, 53 - 56 (1997)
  18. Ferroelectric blockcopolymers;
    M. Brehmer, G. Mao, C.K. Ober, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Symposia 117, 175 - 180 (1997)
  19. Liquid crystalline ionomers;
    G. Wilbert, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Symposia 117, 229 - 232 (1997)
  20. Multilayer build-up of a reactive polymer with a,W-functionalized chromophores;
    Marcus Hausch, Rudolf Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 198, 2129 - 2138 (1997)
  21. Ordering and Mobility of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Dimer as Studied by FT- IR Spectroscopy with 2D-IR Correlation Analysis;
    S.V. Shilov, H. Skupin, F. Kremer, T. Wittig, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Symposia 119, 261 - 268 (1997)
  22. Layered Nanostructures with LC-Polymers, Polyelectrolytes and Inorganics;
    D. Cochin, M. Passmann, G. Wilbert, R. Zentel, E. Wischerhoff, A. Laschewsky
    Macromolecules 30, 4775- 4779 (1997)
  23. Temperature dependent AFM on ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymers and elastomer films;
    H.M. Brodowsky, U.-C. Boehnke, F. Kremer, E. Gebhard, R. Zentel
    Langmuir 13, 5378 - 5382 (1997)
  24. Time-resolved fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy on the inter- and intramolecular orientational dynamics in ferroelectric liquid crystalline dimers;
    S.V. Shilov, H. Skupin, F. Kremer, T. Wittig, R. Zentel
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 1686 - 1689 (1997)
  25. Induced long-range order in crosslinked "one-dimensional" stacks of fluid monolayers;
    G.C.L. Wong, W. de Jeu, H. Shao, K.S. Liang, R. Zentel
    NATURE 389, 576 - 579 (1997)
  26. Liquid crystalline main chain polymers containing the ferrocen unit as a side group, 2 Variation of the spacer length;
    G. Wilbert, S. Traud, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 198, 3769 - 3785 (1997)
  27. Investigation on Network Formation in Freely-Suspended Films of Ferroelectric LC-Polymers;
    E. Gebhard, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel*, J. Reibel, G. Decher, H.M. Brodowsky, F. Kremer
    The Wiley Polymer Networks Group Review Series
    Volume 1, Chemical and Physical Networks, K. te Nijenhuis and W.J. Mijs (Editors)
    John Wiley & Sons, 1998, Chichester, p. 387 - 397
  28. An Approach to Network Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals;
    T. Wittig, R. Zentel*
    The Wiley Polymer Networks Group Review Series
    Volume 1, Chemical and Physical Networks, K. te Nijenhuis and W.J. Mijs (Editors)
    John Wiley & Sons, 1998, Chichester, p.399 - 409
  29. Opalescent Cholesteric Networks from Chiral Polyisocyanates in Polystyrene;
    G. Maxein, H. Keller, B.M. Novak, R. Zentel*
    Adv. Mater. 10, 341 - 345 (1998)
  30. Nematic ionomers as materials for the build-up of multilayers;
    M. Paßmann, G. Wilbert, D. Cochin, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 199, 179 - 189 (1998)
  31. Combined Liquid Crystalline Main-Chain/ Side-Chain Polymers;
    R. Zentel
    Handbook of Liquid Crystals, D. Demus, J. Goodby, G.W. Gray, H.-W. Spiess, V. Vill (Editors)
    Wiley- VCH, Weinheim, New York 1998
    Vol. 3: High molecular weight liquid crystals, p. 52 - 65
  32. Reactions on Vinyl Isocyanate/ Maleimide Copolymers: NLO-functionalized Polymers with High Glass Transitions for Nonlinear Optical Applications;
    M. Dörr, R. Zentel*, R. Dietrich, K. Meerholz, Chr. Bräuchle, J. Wiechern, S. Zippel, P. Boldt
    Macromolecules 31, 1454 - 1465 (1998)
  33. Freestanding ferroelectric elastomer films;
    E. Gebhard, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 19, 341 - 344 (1998)
  34. Color effect copied from nature with natural materials - solid opalescent films originated from Cellulose-Derivatives
    G. Maxein, M. Müller, E. Szych and R. Zentel*
    Polymer Preprints 39(2), 115 (1998)
  35. Photosensitive chiral Polyisocyanates
    S. Mayer, R. Zentel*
    Polymer Preprints 39 (2), 285 (1998)
  36. A new chiral polyisocyanate: an optical switch triggered by a small amount of photochromic side groups;
    S. Mayer, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys.
    199, 1675 - 1682 (1998)
  37. Correlation between the isomerization of side groups and the helical main chain in chiral polyisocyanates;
    S. Mayer, G. Maxein, R. Zentel*
    Macromolecules 31, 8522 - 8525 (1998)
  38. Optical suppression of ferroelectricity in polysiloxane copolymers with chiral and photochromic side groups
    J.G. Meier, J. Stumpe, B. Fischer, C. Thieme, T.M. Fischer, F. Kremer, T. Öge, R. Zentel
    Poly. Adv. Techn. 9, 665 - 671 (1998)
  39. Chain folding in liquid-crystalline main-chain polymers with a smectic phase;
    A. Vix, W. Stocker, M. Stamm, G. Wilbert, R. Zentel, J. Rabe
    Macromolecules 31, 9154 - 9159 (1998)
  40. Ultrathin polymer films on gold supports: LB-transfer versus self assembly;
    M. Hausch, D. Beyer, W. Knoll, R. Zentel*
    Langmuir 14, 7213 - 7216 (1998)
  41. Synthesis and characterization of hydrophilic lipopolymers for the support of lipid layers;
    M. Hausch, R. Zentel*, W. Knoll
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 200, 174 - 179 (1999)
  42. Mechanical deformation behavior in highly anisotropic elastomers made from ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymers;
    H.M. Brodowsky, U.-C. Boehnke, F. Kremer, E. Gebhard, R. Zentel;
    Langmuir 15, 274 - 278 (1999)
  43. Influence of network formation on the soft-mode in ferroelectric LC-elastomers;
    E. Gebhard, R. Zentel*
    Liq. Cryst. 26, 299 - 302 (1999)
  44. Photosensitive chiral Polyisocyanates;
    S. Mayer, G. Maxein, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Symp. 137, 67 - 73 (1999)
  45. Electric-Field-Induced Segmental Reorientation in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Elastomers;
    S. Shilov, E. Gebhard, H. Skupin, R. Zentel, F. Kremer
    Macromolecules 32, 1570 - 1575 (1999)
  46. Effect of Polymer Architecture on Self-Diffusion of LC Polymers
    S. R. Clingman, GT. Mao, C.K. Ober, R.H. Colby, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel, M. Bignozzi, M. Laus, A. Angeloni, J.R. Gillmor
    J. Polym. Sci., Part B, Polym. Phys. 37, 405 - 414 (1999)
  47. Photoprocessable copolyimides with carbazole groups;
    J. Scheurer, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 200, 1595 - 1602 (1999)
  48. Stabilization of lipid bilayers on surfaces through charged polymers;
    P. Theato, R. Zentel*
    J. Macromol. Sci, Pure Appl. Chem., A 36, 1001 - 1015 (1999)
  49. Structure-Property Relations in Cholesteric Networks from Chiral Polyisocyanates;
    G. Maxein, S. Mayer, R. Zentel*
    Macromolecules 32, 5747 - 5754 (1999)
  50. Photonic band-gap effects upon the light emission from dye-polymer-opal composite;
    S.G. Romanov, T. Maka, C.M. Sotomayor Torres, M. Müller, R. Zentel
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 75, 1057 - 1059 (1999)
  51. Horizontal chevron domain formation and smectic layer reorientation in SmC* liquid crystals stabilized by polymer networks;
    I. Dierking, L. Komitov, S.T. Lagerwall, T. Wittig, R. Zentel
    Liq. Cryst. 26, 1511 - 1519 (1999)
  52. Dye-polymer - opal composites as photonic crystals;
    T. Maka, S.G. Romanov, M. Müller, R. Zentel, C.M. Sotomayor Torres
    Phys. stat. sol. (b) 215, 307 - 312 (1999)
  53. Modifications of the light emitted within an anisotropic 3-dimensional photonic crystal
    S. G. Romanov, M. Müller, R. Zentel, T. Maka, C.M. Sotomayor Torres
    International Symposium: Advanced Luminescent Materials and Quantum Confinement, Electrochemical SocietySociety Proceedings, Volume 99-22, p. 78 - 95 (1999)
  54. Emission Properties of Dye-Polymer-Opal Photonic Crystals
    S.G. Romanov, T. Maka, C.M. Sotomayor Torres, M. Müller, R. Zentel;
    Journal of Lightwave Technology 17, 2121 - 2127 (1999)
  55. High Tg multifunctional photorefractive polymers;
    E. Hattemer, R. Zentel*, E. Mecher, K. Meerholz;
    Proceedings of SPIE 3799, 8 - 13 (1999), Conference on Photorefractive Materials, Denver, CO, July 1999
  56. Structure and Mobility in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
    H. Skupin, S.V. Shilov, W. Lehmann, H. Brodowsky, F. Kremer, R. Zentel
    J. Polym. Sci.: Physics B 38, 709 (1999)
  57. Formation of Lipid Bilayers on a New Amphiphilic Polymer Support;
    P. Theato, R. Zentel*
    Langmuir 16, 1801 - 1805 (2000)
  58. Poly (4-diphenyl-aminostilbenes): New polymers for electrooptics
    E. Hattemer, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel*, E. Mecher, D. Müller, K. Meerholz
    Polym. Preprints 41 (1), 785 - 786 (2000)
  59. Dye containing polymer beads as photonic crystals;
    M. Müller, R. Zentel*, T. Maka, S.G. Romanov, C.M. Sotomayor Torres
    Polym. Preprints 41 (1), 810 - 811 (2000)
  60. Networks with LC-phases
    C. Tolksdorf, M. Müller, R. Zentel, H. Schüring, R. Stannarius, W. Lehmann, H. Brodowsky, F. Kremer
    Proceedings of the ACS Div. PMSE, Spring Meeting 82, 332 - 333 (2000)
  61. Synthesis and characterization of novel multifunctional high Tg photorefractive materials obtained via reactive precursor polymers
    E. Hattemer, R. Zentel*, E. Mecher, K. Meerholz
    Macromolecules 33, 1972 - 1977 (2000)
  62. Ferroelectric liquid crystalline elastomers 1: Variation of netpoint topology and orientation
    E. Gebhard, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 201, 902 - 910 (2000)
  63. Ferroelectric liquid crystalline elastomers 2: Variation of mesogens and network density;
    E. Gebhard, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 201, 911 - 922 (2000)
  64. Ferroelectric LC-Elastomers
    R. Zentel, E. Gebhard, M. Brehmer
    in: Advances in Liquid Crystals
    A special volume of: Advances in Chemical Physics, Volume 113
    J. K. Vij, I. Prigogine, S. A. Rice (Editors)
    John Wiley and Sons, INC., New York 2000
  65. Formation of Tether Supported Bilayers by Vesicle Fusion onto Lipopolymer Monolayers Promoted by Osmotic Stress
    M. Seitz, E. Ter-Ovanesyan, M. Hausch, C. K. Park, J. A. Zasadzinski, R. Zentel and J. N. Israelachvili
    Langmuir 16, 6067-6070
  66. Dye-Containing Polymer Beads as Photonic Crystals
    M. Müller, R. Zentel, T. Maka, S. G. Romanov, C. M. Sotomayor Torres
    Chem. Mater. 12, 2508 - 2512 (2000)
  67. Switching of the helical polymer conformation in a solid polymer film
    S. Mayer, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 21, 927 - 930 (2000)
  68. Photonic Crystal Films with High Refractive Index Contrast
    M. Müller, R. Zentel, T. Maka, S. G. Romanov, C. M. Sotomayor Torres
    Adv. Mater. 12, 1499 - 1503 (2000)
  69. Cholesteric phases and films from cellulose derivatives
    M. Müller, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys, 201, 2055 - 2063 (2000)
  70. Dielectric-polymer nanocomposite and thin film photonic crystals. Towards three-dimensional photonic crystals with a bandgap in the visible spectrum
    C.M. Sotomayor Torres, T. Maka, S.G. Romanov, M. Müller, R. Zentel
    in "Frontiers of Nano-Optoelectronic Systems"
    L. Pavesi, E. Buzaneva (Eds.) Kluwer academic Publishers, Netherlands 2000, p. 23 - 39
  71. Electromechanical effects in free standing FLC elastomer films as determined by interferometric measurements;
    W. Lehmann, H. Skupin, F. Kremer, E. Gebhard, R. Zentel;
    Ferroelectrics 243, 107 - 114 (2000)
  72. Atomic force microscopic studies of the influence of stretching on thin oriented films of ferroelectric liquid crystalline elastomers;
    H. Brodowsky, F. Kremer, E. Gebhard, R. Zentel;
    Ferroelectrics 243, 115 - 123 (2000)

2001-2005

  1. Cellulose: Color effects copied from nature with natural materials. Solid opalescent films originated from cellulose derivatives
    G. Maxein, M. Müller, R. Zentel*
    in: Biopolymers from Polysaccharides and Agroproteins
    R.A.Gross, C. Scholz (Editors), ACS Symposium Series No. 786 (2001), p. 61 - 70
  2. Giant lateral electrostriction in ferroelectric liquid crystalline elastomers
    W. Lehmann, H. Skupin, C. Tolksdorf, E. Gebhard, R. Zentel, P. Krüger, M. Lösche, F. Kremer
    Nature 410, 447 - 450 (2001)
  3. New lipopolymers for the fixation of lipid bilayers
    P. Theato, E. Preis, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Symp. 164, 257 - 267 (2001)
  4. Diffraction of light from thin-film polymethacrylate opaline photonic crystals
    S.G. Romanov, T. Maka, C.M. Sotomayor Torres, M. Müller, R. Zentel, D. Cassagne, J. Manzanares-Martinez, C. Jouanin
    Phys. Rev. E 63, 056603 (2001)
  5. Liquid Crystal Elastomer Balloons
    H. Schüring, R. Stannarius, C. Tolksdorf, R. Zentel*
    Macromolecules 34, 3962 - 3972 (2001)
  6. Emission in a SnS2 inverted opaline photonic crystal
    S.G. Romanov, T. Maka, C.M Sotomayor Torres, M. Müller, R. Zentel
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 731 (2001)
  7. Reversible physical network stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystals
    C. Tolksdorf, R. Zentel*
    Adv. Mater 13, 1307 - 1310 (2001)
  8. Thin opaline photonic films
    S.G. Romanov, T. Maka, C.M. Sotomayor Torres, M. Müller, R. Zentel
    in: Photonic crystals and light localization in the 21st century
    C.M. Soukoulis (ed.), Kluwer Academic Publishers 2001, p. 253 - 262
  9. Chiral Polyisocyanates, a special class of helical polymers
    S. Mayer, R. Zentel*
    Prog. Polym. Sci. 26, 1973 - 2013 (2001)
  10. Elastic properties of liquid crystal elastomer ballons
    R. Stannarius, H. Schüring, C. Tolksdorf, R. Zentel
    Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 364, 305 - 312 (2001)
  11. Chiral Polyisocyanates from an Azomonomer with a very high chiral induction
    R. Mruk, R. Zentel*
    Macromolecules 35, 185 - 192 (2002)
  12. Induced roughness in thin films of smectic C* elastomers
    H.M. Brodowsky, E.M. Terentjev, F. Kremer, R. Zentel
    Europhys. Lett. 57, 53 - 59 (2002)
  13. LC Ionomers with phoshonate groups and their multilayer build-up
    M. Paßmann, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 203, 363 - 374 (2002)
  14. Tailored semiconducting polymers:
    Living radical polymerization and NLO-functionalization of triphenylamines
    M. Behl, E. Hattemer, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 203, 503 - 510 (2002)
  15. Trendbericht: Makromolekulare Chemie 2001
    Teil 1
    S. Mayer, R. Zentel, M. Wilhelm, A. Greiner, D. Ulbrich, M. Vollmer
    Nachrichten aus der Chemie 50, 346 - 357 (2002)
    Teil 2
    S. Mayer, R. Zentel, M. Wilhelm, A. Greiner
    Nachrichten aus der Chemie 50, 442 - 448 (2002)
  16. Structure and elastic properties of smectic liquid crystalline elastomer films
    R. Stannarius, R. Köhler, U. Dietrich, M. Lösche, C. Tolksdorf, R. Zentel
    Phys. Rev. E 65, 041707 1 - 11 (2002)
  17. Towards plastics electronics:
    Patterning semiconducting polymers by nanoimprint lithography
    M. Behl, J. Seekamp, S. Zankovych, C.M. Sotomayor Torres, R. Zentel* and J. Ahopelto
    Adv. Mater. 14, 588 - 591 (2002)
  18. Tuning the properties of photonic films from polymer beads by chemistry
    M. Egen, R. Zentel*
    Chem. Mater 14, 2176 - 2183 (2002)
  19. Free standing smectic LC elastomer films
    C. Tolksdorf, R. Zentel*, R. Köhler, U. Dietrich, M. Lösche, R. Stannarius
    Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 709, 23 - 28 (2002)
    published by the Materials Research Society 2002, ISBN 1-55899-645-1
  20. FT-IR Spectroscopic studies on reorientation of ferroelectric liquid crystals in a thermoreversible gel network
    J. Prigann, Ch. Tolksdorf, H. Skupin, R. Zentel, F. Kremer
    Macromolecules 35, 4150 - 4154 (2002)
  21. Nanomotoren aus Flüssigkristallen
    C. Tolksdorf, W. Lehmann, F. Kremer, R. Zentel
    Physik in unserer Zeit 33 Nr. 3, 130 - 136 (2002)
  22. Photonic crystals based on two-layer opaline heterostructures
    S.G. Romanov, T. Maka, V.G. Solovyev, P. Ferrand, C.M. Sotomayor Torres B. Griesebock, M. Egen, M. Müller, R. Zentel, N. Gaponik, A. Eychmüller, A.L. Rogach, J. Manzanares-Martinez, D. Cassagne
    Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 722, L7.7.1 -L7.7.6 (2002)
  23. Suppression of spontaneous emission in incomplete opaline photonic crystals
    S.G. Romanov, T. Maka, C.M. Sotomayor Torres, M. Müller, R. Zentel
    J. Appl. Phys. 91, 9426 - 9428 (2002)
  24. Controlled dewetting of polystyrene: A new procedure for structured polymer supported lipid bilayers
    P. Theato, R. Zentel, H.-G. Braun
    Polymer Preprints 43(2), 734 - 735 (2002)
  25. Trend Report Macromolecular Chemistry 2001
    S. Mayer, R. Zentel, M. Wilhelm, A. Greiner
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 203, 1743 - 1753 (2002)
  26. Self-assembly of three-dimensional photonic crystals on structured silicon wafers
    P. Ferrand, M. Egen, B. Griesebock, J. Ahopelto, M. Müller, R. Zentel, S. G. Romanov, and C. M. Sotomayor Torres
    Appl. Phys. Letters 81(15), 2689 - 2691 (2002)
  27. Nanoimprint lithography for organic electronics
    C. Claveijo Cedano, j. Seekamp, A.P. Kam, T. Hofmann, S. Zankovych, C.M. Sotomayor Torres, C. Menozzi, M. Cavallini, M. Murgia, G. Ruani, F. Biscarini, M. Behl, R. Zentel, J. Ahopelto
    Microelectronic Enginnering 61-62 25 - 31 (2002)
  28. Polymers, ferroelectric liquid crystalline elastomers
    R. Zentel
    in: Encyclopedia of SMART MATERIALS
    Mel. Schwartz (Ed.)
    John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2002, volume 2, p. 850 - 860
  29. Large photonic films by crystallization on fluid substrates
    B. Griesebock, M. Egen, R. Zentel*
    Chem. Mater. 14, 4023 - 4025 (2002)
  30. Ferroelectric liquid crystalline elastomers
    R. Zentel
    in: Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, John Wiley & Sons, INC. 2002
  31. Molecular dynamics of a series of nematic polyesters
    A. del Campo, T.A. Ezquerra, G. Wilbert, M. Paßmann, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 203, 2089 - 2094 (2002)
  32. Synthesis of end-functionalized lipopolymers and their characterization with regard to polymer supported lipid membranes
    P. Theato, R. Zentel*; S. Schwarz
    Macromol. Biosci. 2, 387 - 394 (2002)
  33. Semiconductor nanocrystals with multifunctional polymer ligands
    I. Potapova, R. Mruk, S. Prehl, R. Zentel, T. Basché, A. Mews
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 320 - 321 (2003)
  34. Micromoulding of three-dimensional photonic crystals on silicon substrates"
    P. Ferrand, M. J. Minty, M. Egen, J. Ahopelto, R. Zentel, S. G. Romanov, and C. M. Sotomayor Torres
    Nanotechnology, Vol. 14, pp. 323 - 326, (2003)
    AND as:
    P. Ferrand, M.J. Minty, S.G. Romanov, C.M. Sotomayor Torres, M. Egen, R. Zentel, J. Ahopelto,
    SME Technical Papers 2003, Ref. EE03-224
  35. Hydrogen bonded ferroelectric liquid crystal gels in freely suspended film geometry
    J. Li, R. Stannarius, C. Tolksdorf, R. Zentel
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 5, 916 - 923 (2003)
  36. Oligothiophenes for pattern formation by stamping
    S. Allard, L. Braun, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 204, 68 - 75 (2003)
  37. Synthesis and patterning of organic semiconducting materials
    D. Allard, S. Allard, M. Behl, M. Brehmer, L. Conrad R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 204 (2) (2003), Sonderbeilage Freiburg: F 42
  38. Liquid crystalline polymers and elastomers
    S. Mayer, R. Zentel*
    Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science 6, 545 - 551 (2002)
    (Elsevier, erschienen in 2003)
  39. Micro- and nanostructuring of oligo- and polythiophenes in two and three dimensions
    D. Allard, S. Allard, M. Brehmer, L. Conrad, R. Zentel, C. Stromberg, J.W. Schultze
    Electrochimica Acta 48, 3137 - 3146 (2003)
  40. Heterostructures of Polymer Photonic Crystal Films
    M. Egen, R. Voss, B. Griesebock, R. Zentel*, S. Romanov, C. Sotomayor Torres
    Chem. Mater. 15, 3786 - 3792 (2003)
  41. Exploring integration prospects of opal-based photonic crystals
    S.G. Romanov, P. Ferrand, M. Egen, R. Zentel, J. Ahopelto, N. Gaponik, A. Eychmüller, A.L. Rogach, C.M. Sotomayor Torres
    Synthetic Metals 139, 701 - 704 (2003)
  42. Controlling the surface activity for vesicle adsorption by temperature
    P. Theato, R. Zentel
    J. Coll. & Interface Sci 268, 258 - 262 (2003)
  43. Electroclinic effect in free-standing smectic elastomer films
    R. Köhler, R. Stannarius, C. Tolksdorf, R. Zentel
    Appl. Phys. A (2003)
  44. Thin films by multilayer build-up of electron transport materials
    R. Mruk, S. Prehl, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 24, 1014 - 1018 (2003)
  45. Structuring of self-assembled three-dimensional photonic crsytals by direct electron-beam lithography
    P. Ferrand, M. Egen, R. Zentel, J. Seekamp, S.G. Romanov, C.M. Sotomayor Torres
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 5289 - 5291 (2003)
  46. Preparation of 3D photonic crystals from opals
    M. Egen, R. Zentel*, P. Ferrand, S. Eiden, G. Maret, F. Caruso
    in: "Photonic Crystals - Advances in Design, Fabrication and Characterization",
    K. Busch, S. Lölkes, R. B. Wehrspon, H. Föll (Eds.), Wiley-VCH 2004,
    ISBN 3-527-40432-5
  47. Artificial Opals as effect pigments in clear-coatings
    M. Egen, L. Braun, R. Zentel, K. Tännert, P. Frese, O. Reis, M. Wulf
    Macromol. Mater. Eng. 289, 158 - 163 (2004)
  48. Functional surfaces with semiconducting or liquid crystalline properties by polyelectrolyte adsorption
    R. Zentel*, R. Mruk, D. Allard
    Polymeric materials: Science & Engineering 90, 186 - 187 (2004)
  49. Patterning of polymerizable and phase-separated binary lipid membranes for biomineralization
    R. Zentel*, H. Müller, P. Theato,
    Polymeric materials: Science & Engineering 90, 321 - 322 (2004)
  50. Nanostructured polytriamines: Orientation layers for polyfluorene
    M. Behl, R. Zentel*, A. Zen, S. Lucht, D. Neher
    Polymeric materials: Science & Engineering 90, 297 - 298 (2004)
  51. Ferroelectric polysiloxane liquid crystals with "de Vries"-type smectic A* -smectic C* transitions
    M. Rößle, R. Zentel*, J.P.F. Lagerwall, F. Giesselmann
    Liq. Cryst. 31, 883 - 887 (2004)
  52. Direct electron-beam lithography on opal films for deterministic defect fabrication in three-dimensional photonioc crystals
    P. Ferrand, J. Seekamp, M. Egen, R. Zentel, S.G. Romanov, C.M. Sotomayor Torres
    Microelectronic Engineering 73-74, 362 - 366 (2004)
  53. Surfactant-free emulsion polymerization of various methacrylates: Towards monodisperse colloids for polymer opals
    M. Egen, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 205, 1479 - 1488 (2004)
  54. Block copolymers buid-up from electron and hole transport materials
    M. Behl, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 205, 1633 - 1643 (2004)
  55. Study of smectic elastomer films under uniaxial stress
    R. Stannarius, R. Köhler, M. Rößle, R. Zentel
    Liq. Cryst. 32, 895 - 907 (2004)
  56. Light-Induced Demixing of Hole and Electron Transporting Moieties
    M. Behl, R. Zentel, D.J. Broer
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 25, 1765 - 1770 (2004)
  57. Amphotropic ionomers by attachment of secondary amines to reactive ester polymer
    R. Mruk, S. Prehl, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 205, 2169 - 2174 (2004)
  58. Liquid crystalline colloidal particles
    M. Vennes, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 205, 2303 - 2311 (2004)
    Tribute to Professor Helmut Ringsdorf
    C.K. Ober, R. Zentel
    Macromolecules 37, 8485 - 8486 (2004)
  59. Photoprocessable polymer opals
    B. Lange, R. Zentel, C.K. Ober, S. Marder
    Chem. Mat. 16(25), 5286 - 5292 (2004)
  60. Photonic Crystals from Core-Shell Colloids with Incorporated Highly Fluorescent Quantum Dots
    F. Fleischhaker, R. Zentel
    Chem. Mat. 17(6), 1346 - 1351 (2005)
  61. Synthesis of reactive ester polymers and block copolymers via controlled radical polymerization
    M. Eberhardt, N. Metz, R. Zentel, P. Theato
    Polymer Preprints 46(1), 100 – 101 (2005)
  62. Synthesis of pentafluorophenyl(meth)acrylate polymers:
    New precursor polymers for the synthesis of multifunctional materials
    M. Eberhardt, R. Mruk, R. Zentel, P. Theato
    Euro. Polym. J. 41, 1569 – 1575 (2005)
  63. CdSe/ZnS Nanocrystals with dye-functionalized polymer ligands containing many anchor groups
    I. Potapova, R. Mruk, Ch. Hübner, R. Zentel, T. Basché, A. Mews
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 44, 2437 – 2440 (2005)
  64. Artificially inscribed defects in opal photonic crystals
    F. Jonnson, C. Sotomayor Torres, J. Seekamp, M. Schniedergers, A. Tiedemann, J. Ye, R. Zentel
    Microelectronics Engineering 78-79, 429 – 435 (2005)
  65. Photoswitchable smectic liquid-crystalline elastomers
    P. Beyer, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 26, 874 – 879 (2005)
  66. Differences between smectic homo- and copolysiloxanes as a consequence of microphase separation
    M. Rössle, L. Braun, D. Schollmeyer, R. Zentel, J.P.F. Lagerwall, F. Giesselmann, R. Stannarius
    Liq. Cryst. 32, 533 – 538 (2005)
  67. Photochemically and thermally tunable planar defects in colloidal photonic crystals
    F. Fleischhaker, A.C. Arsenault, V. Kitaev, F.C. Peiris, G. Freymann, I. Manners, R. Zentel, G.A. Ozin
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 9318 – 9319 (2005)
  68. Smectic liquid-crystalline colloids by miniemulsion techniques
    M. Vennes, R. Zentel, M. Rössle, M. Stepputat, U. Kolb
    Adv. Mater. 17, 2123 – 2127 (2005)
  69. Strain-induced compression of smectic layers in free-standing liquid crystalline elastomer films
    Y. Aksenov, J. Bläsing, R. Stannarius, M. Rössle, R. Zentel
    Liq. Cryst. 32, 805 – 813 (2005)
  70. Redox tunable defects in colloidal photonic crystals
    F. Fleischhaker, A.C. Arsenault, Z. Wang, V. Kitaev, F.C. Peiris, G. von Freymann, I. Manners, R. Zentel, G.A. Ozin
    Adv. Mater. 17, 2455 – 2458 (2005)
  71. Amphotropic LC-polymers and their multilayer build-up
    K. Choi, R. Mruk, A. Moussa, A.M. Jonas, R. Zentel
    Macromolecules 38, 9124 – 9134 (2005)
  72. De Vries smectic A phases formed by a liquid crystal side chain copolymer? A 13C NMR study
    L. Naji, R. Stannarius, S. Grande, M. Rössle, R. Zentel
    Liq. Cryst. 32, 1307 – 1316 (2005)
  73. Opaline effect pigments by spray induced self-assembly on porous substrates
    D. Allard, B. Lange, F. Fleischhaker, R. Zentel, M. Wulff
    Soft Materials 3, 121 – 131 (2005)

2006-2009

  1. Semicarbazides as gel forming agents for common solvents and liquid crystals
    P. Deindörfer, T. Geiger, D. Schollmeyer, J. Ye, R. Zentel
    J. Mater. Chem. 16, 351 – 358 (2006)
  2. Electrochemical and electrochromic properties of layer-by-layer polymer films
    K. Choi, R. Zentel
    Polymer Preprints 47(1), 386 – 387 (2006)
  3. Methods for the preparation of defined embedded defects in polymer opals
    B. Lange, R. Zentel, C.K. Ober
    Polymer Preprints 47(1), 517 – 518 (2006)
  4. Propagation and scattering of light in opal heterojunctions
    S. Romanov, M. Egen, R. Zentel, C.M. Sotomayor Torres
    Physica E 32, 476 – 479 (2006)
  5. Mechanical manipulation of molecular lattice parameters in smectic elastomers
    R. Stannarius, V. Aksenov, J. Bläsing, A. Krost, M. Rößle, R. Zentel
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 8, 2293 – 2298 (2006)
  6. Gelation of smectic liquid crystal phases with photosensitive gel forming agents
    P. Deindörfer, A. Eremin, R. Stannarius, R. Davis, R. Zentel
    Soft Matter 2, 693 - 698 (2006)
  7. Integration of self-assembled three-dimensional photonic crystals onto structured silicon wafers
    J. Ye, R. Zentel, S. Arpianen, J. Ahopelto, F. Jonsson, S. Romanov, C.M. Sotomayor Torres
    Langmuir 22, 7378 – 7383 (2006)
  8. Ordering and dewetting in spin-coated films of a liquid crystalline main chain polymers
    B. Sapich, A. Vix, J. Rabe, J. Stumpe, G. Wilbert, R. Zentel
    Thin solid films 514, 165 – 173 (2006)
  9. DNA Designer defects in photonic crystals: Optically monitored biochemistry
    F. Fleischhaker, A.C. Arsenault, F.C. Peiris, V. Kitaev, I. Manners, R. Zentel, G.A. Ozin
    Adv. Mat. 18, 2387 – 2391 (2006)
  10. Fabrication of robust high-quality ORMOCER inverse opals
    B. Lange, J. Wagner, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 27, 1746 – 751 (2006)
  11. Multilayer thin films by layer-by-layer assembly of hole- and electron-transport polyelectrolytes: Optical and electrochemical properties
    K. Choi, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 207, 1870 – 1879 (2006)
  12. Spin-coating of designed functional planar defects in opal films: Generalized Synthesis
    F. Fleischhaker, A.C. Arsenault, J. Schmidtke, R. Zentel, G. Ozin
    Chem. Mater. 18, 5640 – 5642 (2006)
  13. Anisotropic particles from LC-polymers for optical manipulations
    M. Vennes, S. Martin, T. Gisler, R. Zentel
    Macromolecules 39, 8326 – 8333 (2006)
  14. High contrast ratio and rapid switching organic polymeric electrochromic thin films based on triarylamine derivatives from layer-by-layer assembly
    K. Choi, S.J. Yoo, Y.-E. Sung, R. Zentel
    Chem. Mat. 18, 5823 – 5825 (2006)
  15. Control of CaCO3 crystallization by demixing of monolayers
    H. Müller, R. Zentel, A. Janshoff, M. Janke
    Langmuir 22, 11034 – 1140 (2006)
  16. Characterization of opal photonic hetero-crystals by light scattering
    G. Romanov, J. Ye, R. Zentel, and C. M. Sotomayor Torres
    Proc. SPIE 6182, 61820G (2006)
  17. 3D Defect engineering in polymer opals
    Lange, R. Zentel*, S.J. Jhaveri, C.K. Ober
    Proceedings of SPIE 61821W/1-61821W/11 (2006)
  18. Low temperature catalytic combustion of propane over Pt-based catalyst with inverse opal microstructure in a microchannel reactor
    G. Guan, R. Zapf, G. Kolb, Y. Meng, V. Hessel, H. Löwe, J. Ye, R. Zentel
    Chem. Commun. 260, 260 -262 (2007)
  19. Photoresponsive ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymers
    P. Beyer, M. Krueger, F. Giesselmann, R. Zentel
    Adv. Funct. Mater. 17, 109 (2007)
  20. Photonische Kristalle: Opale
    F. Fleischhaker, R. Zentel
    Chemie in unserer Zeit 41, 38 – 44 (2007)
  21. Towards Si-based photonic circuits:
    Integrating photonic crystals in silicon-on-insulator platforms
    G. Kocher, W. Khunsin, S. Arpianen, J. Romero-Vivas, S.G. Romanov, J. Ye, B. Lange, F. Jonsson, R. Zentel, J. Ahopelto, C.M. Sotomayor Torres
    Solid-State Electronics 51, 333 -336 (2007)
  22. Creating defined 3-D defects inside an opaline ORMOCER matrix with two-photon lithography
    B. Lange. S. J. Jhaveri, L. Steidl, R. Ayothi, C.K. Ober, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 28, 922 -926 (2007)
  23. Chemical approach to functional artificial opals
    B. Lange, F. Fleischhaker, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 28, 1291 -1311 (2007)
  24. Monodomain liquid crystal main chain elastomers by photocrosslinking
    P. Beyer, E.M. Terentjev, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 28, 1485 -1490 (2007)
  25. Liquid crystalline phases from polymer functionalized TiO2 nanorods
    S. Meuer, P. Oberle, P. Theato, W. Tremel, R. Zentel
    Adv. Mater. 19, 16, 2073 (2007)
  26. Physicochemical characterization of octakis(alkyloxy)-substituted Zn(II)- phthalocyanines non-covalently incorporated into an organogel and their remarkable morphological effect on the nanoscale-fibers
    D. Diaz Diaz, T. Torres, R. Zentel, R. Davis, M. Brehmer
    Chem. Commun. 2369 -2371 (2007)
  27. FTIR spectroscopy of smectic elastomer films under lateral strain
    V. Aksenov, R. Stannarius, M. Tammer, P. Kölsch, F. Kremer,
    M. Rössle, R. Zentel
    Liq. Cryst. 34, 87 -94 (2007)
  28. Photoresponsive anisotropic and isotropic gels of semicarbazide– azobenzene organogelators: the use of magnetic polymer colloids to detect gel–sol transformation
    P. Deindörfer, R. Davis, R. Zentel
    Soft Matter 2, 1308 -1311 (2007)
  29. (Photo)crosslinkable smectic LC main-chain polymers
    P. Beyer, L. Braun, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 208, 2439 -2448 (2007)
  30. Functional Polymer Opals from Core-Shell Polymers
    B. Lange, N. Metz, R. Zentel
    Macromolecular Rapid Communications 28, 20, 1987-1994 (2007)
  31. Functional opals from reactive polymers: Complex structures, sensors and modified photofluorescence
    F. Fleischhaker, B. Lange, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Symp. 254, 210 -216 (2007)
    In: Reactive Polymers in Inhomogeneous Systems, in Melt and at Interfaces,
    H.-J. Adler, D. Kuckling (Eds)
  32. Functional 3D photonic films from polymer beads (Feature article)
    B. Lange, F. Fleischhaker, R. Zentel
    Phys. Stat. sol. (a) 204, 3618 -3635 (2007)
  33. Two dimensional aggregation of organogelators induced by biaxial hydrogen-bonding gives supramolecular nanosheets
    R. Davis, R. Berger, R. Zentel
    Adv. Mater. 19, 3878 -3881 (2007)
  34. Polymer based tunable photonic crystals
    J.H. Wülbern, M. Schmidt, U. Hübner, R. Boucher, W. Volksen, Y. Lu,
    R. Zentel and M. Eich
    Phys. stat. sol. (a) 204, 3739 -3753 (2007)
  35. Photoimaging through in-situ photopolymerization of heterobifunctional mesogenic compounds in liquid crystalline state
    S.H. Kwang, K.S. Jang, P. Theato, R. Zentel, J.Y. Chang
    Macromolecules 40, 8349 -8354 (2007)
  36. Integration of SOI-based 2D- and Si-based 2D photonic crystals
    G. Kocher, W. Khunsin, J. Romero Vivas, K. Vynck S. Arpliainen,
    S.G. Romanov, B. Lange, M. Mulot, F. Jonsson, T. Charvolin, E. Hajdi, D. Cassagne, R. Zentel, J. Ahopelto, C.M. Sotomayor Torres
    ECS Transactions, 6 (4), 133 -138 (2007)
  37. Thin films of poly-triarylamines for electro-optic applications
    K. Choi, J. Kwak, Ch. Lee, H. Kim, K. Char, D.Y. Kim, R. Zentel
    Poly. Bull. 59, 795 -803 (2008)
  38. Novel amphiphilic styrene-based block copolymers for induced surface reconstruction
    L. Funk, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel, H. Kang, K. Char
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 209, 52 -63 (2008)
  39. Functional diblock copolymers for the integration of triboluminescent materials into polymeric matrices
    S. Meuer, R. Zentel
    Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 209, 2, 158-167 (2008)
  40. Preferential CO oxidation over catalysts with well defined inverse opal structure in microchannels
    G. Guan, R. Zapf, G. Kolb, V. Hessel, H. Löwe, J. Ye, R. Zentel
    Intern. J. Hydrogen Energy 33, 797 -801 (2008)
  41. Gelling and the collective dynamics in ferroelectric liquid crystals
    R. Meziane, M. Brehmer, U. Maschke, R. Zentel
    Soft Matter, 4, 1237 -1241 (2008)
  42. Solubilisation of multi walled carbon nanotubes by alpha-pyrene functionalised PMMA and their liquid crystalline self-organisation
    S. Meuer, L. Braun, R. Zentel
    Chem. Commun., 3166 -3168 (2008)
  43. Liquid crystalline phases from polymer functionalised semiconducting nanorods
    M. Zorn, S. Meuer, M. Nawaz Tahir, Y. Khalavka, C. Sönnichsen, W. Tremel, R. Zentel
    J. Mater. Chem. (2008)
  44. Liquid crystalline orientation of semiconducting nanorods in a semiconducting matrix
    M. Zorn, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 29, 922 –927 (2008)
  45. Optical transmission in triple-film hetero-opals
    W. Khunsin, S.G. Romanov, C.M Sotmayor Torres, J. Ye, R. Zentel
    J. Appl. Phys. 104, 013527 (2008)
  46. Liquid crystals from polymer-functionalized TiO2 nanorod mesogens
    S. Meuer, K. Fischer, I. Mey, A. Janshoff, M. Schmidt, R. Zentel
    Macromolecules 41, 7946 -7952 (2008)
  47. From defined reactive diblock copolymers to functional HPMA-based self-assembled nanoaggregates
    M. Barz, M. Tarantola, K. Fischer, M. Schmidt, R. Luxenhofer, A. Janshoff, P. Theato, R. Zentel
    Biomacromolecules 9(11), 3114–3118 (2008)
  48. A Method for Obtaining Defined End Groups of Polymethacrylates Prepared by the RAFT Process during Aminolysis
    P. J. Roth, D. Kessler, R. Zentel, P. Theato
    Macromolecules 41, 8316 -8319 (2008)
  49. Synthesis of Reactive Telechelic Polymers Based on Pentafluoro- phenyl Esters
    P. J. Roth, K. T. Wiss, R. Zentel, P. Theato
    Macromolecules 41, 8513 -8519 (2008)
  50. 3D photonic crystal as intermediate reflector for micromorph thin-film tandem solar cell
    A. Bielawny, J. Üpping, P.T. Miclea, R.B. Wehrspohn, C. Rockstuhl, F. Lederer, M. Peters, L. Steidl, R. Zentel, S.-M. Lee, M. Knez, A. Lambertz, R. Carius
    Phys. stat. sol. (a) 205, 2796 -2810 (2008)
  51. Theoretical and experimental analysis of photonic structures for fluorescent concentrators with increased efficiencies
    J. C. Goldschmidt, M. Peters, L. Prönneke, L. Steidl, R. Zentel, B. Bläsi, A. Gombert, S. Glunz, G. Willeke, U. Rau
    Phys. stat. sol. (a) 205, 2811 -2821 (2008)
  52. alpha-Pyrene polymer functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes:
    Solubility, stability and depletion phenomena
    S. Meuer, L. Braun, T. Schilling, R. Zentel, Polymer, 50, 154 -160 (2009)
  53. Non-ionic photo-acid generators for applications in two-photon lithography
    L. Steidl, S. J. Jhaveri, R. Ayothi, J. Sha, J. D. McMullen, S. Y. C. Ng, W. R. Zipfel, R. Zentel and C. K. Ober
    J. Mater. Chem. 19, 4, 505–513 (2009)
  54. Radioactive labelling of defined HPMA-based polymeric structures using [F] FETos for in vivo imaging by positron emission tomography
    M.M. Herth, M. Barz, D. Moderegger, M. Allmeroth, M. Jahn, O. Thews, R. Zentel, F. Rösch
    Biomacromolecules 10, 1697 -1703 (2009)
  55. Versatile omega-end group functionalization of RAFT polymers using functional methane thiosulfonate
    P.J. Roth, D. Kessler, R. Zentel, P. Theato
    J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 47 , 3118 - 3130 (2009)
  56. Quantum dot – block copolymer hybrids with improved properties and their application to quantum dot light – emitting devices
    M. Zorn, W.K. Bae, J. Kwak, H. Lee. C. Lee, R. Zentel, K. Char
    ACS Nano 3, 1063 -1068 (2009)
  57. Liquid crystalline ordering and charge transport in semiconducting materials
    W. Pisula, M. Zorn, J.Y. Chang, K. Müllen, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 30, 1179 -1202 (2009)
  58. Tunable phosphorescent emission through energy transfer within multilayer thin films based on a carbazole-based host and Ir(III)- complex guest system
    H. Kim, Y.-Y. Lyu, K. Choi, R. Zentel, S.-H. Lee, K. Char
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 30, 1232 -1237 (2009)
  59. Hetero-telechelic dye-labeled polymer for nanoparticle decoration
    K.J. Roth, K.-S. Kim, S. H. Bae, B.-H. Sohn, P. Theato, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 30, 1274 -1278 (2009)
  60. Synthesis of liquid-crystalline colloids in nonpolar media and their manipulation in electric fields
    S. Haseloh, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 210, 1394 -1401 (2009)
  61. 312. The uptake of N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-methacrylamide based homo, random and block copolymers by human multi-drug resistant breast adenocarcinom cells
    M. Barz, R. Luxenhofer, R. Zentel, A.V. Kabanov
    Biomaterials 30, 5682 -5690 (2009)
  62. Pyrene containing polymers for the non-covalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes
    S. Meuer, L. Braun, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 210, 1528 -1535 (2009)
  63. A continuous flow synthesis of micrometer-sized actuators from liquid crystalline elastomers
    Chr. Ohm, Chr. Serra, R. Zentel
    Adv. Mater 21, 4859–4862 (2009)
  64. Synthesis, characterization and hierarchical organization of tungsten oxide nanorods: spreading driven by marangoni flow
    A. Yella, M.N. Tahir, S. Meuer, R. Zentel, R. Berger, M. Panthöfer,
    W. Tremel
    J. Am. Chem. Soc 131, 17566–17575 (2009)
  65. Pathogen-mimiking MnO nanoparticles for selective activation of the TLR9 pathway and imaging of cancer cells
    M.I. Shukoor, F. Natalio, M.N. Tahir, M. Wiens, M. Tarantola, H.A. Therese, M. Barz, S. Weber, M. Terekhov, H.C. Schröder, W.E.G. Müller, A. Janshoff, P. Theato, R. Zentel, L.M. Schreiber, W. Tremel
    Adv. Funct. Mater 19, 3717–3725 (2009)
  66. Characterization of Quantum Dot/Conducting Polymer Hybrid Films and Their Application to Light-Emitting Diodes
    J. Kwak, W. K. Bae, M. Zorn, H. Woo, H. Yoon, J. Lim, S. W. Kang, S. Weber, H.-J. Butt, R Zentel, S. Lee, K. Char, and C. Lee
    Adv. Mater. 21, 5022 - 5026 (2009)

2010-2015

  1. Synthesis of Hetero-Telechelic alpha-omega Bio-Functionalized Polymers
    P. J. Roth, F. D. Jochum, R. Zentel, P. Theato
    Biomacromolecules 11, 238–244 (2010)
  2. Synthesis of Heterotelechelic a,ω Dye-Functionalized Polymer by the RAFT Process and Energy Transfer between the End Groups
    P.J. Roth, M. Haase, T. Basché, P. Theato, R. Zentel
    Macromolecules 43, 895–902 (2010)
  3. Orientation and Dynamics of ZnO Nanorod Liquid Crystals in Electric Fields
    M. Zorn, M.N. Tahir, B. Bergmann, W. Tremel, C. Grigoriadis, G. Floudas, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 31, 1101–1107 (2010)
  4. Langmuir-Blodgett films of biocompatible poly(HPMA)-block-poly(lauryl methacrylate) and poly(HPMA)-random-poly(lauryl methacrylate): Influence of polymer structure on membrane formation and stability
    P. Scheibe, M. Barz, M. Hemmelmann, R. Zentel
    Langmuir, 26, 5661–5669 (2010)
  5. Liquid Crystalline elastomers as actuators and sensors (Review)
    Chr. Ohm, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel
    Adv. Mater. 22, 3366–3387 (2010)
  6. Influence of End Groups on the Stimulus-Responsive: Behavior of Poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate] in Water
    P. J. Roth, F. D. Jochum, F. R. Forst, R. Zentel, P. Theato
    Macromolecules 43, 4638–4645 (2010)
  7. Two Dimensional Self-Assembly of Disulfide Functionalized Bis- acylurea: a Nanosheet Template for Gold Nanoparticle Arrays
    J.-U. Kim, K.-H. Kim, N. Haberkorn, P. J. Roth, J.-C. Lee, P. Theato, R. Zentel
    Chem. Commun 46, 5343–5345 (2010)
  8. Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of P(HPMA)-block-P(LLA) Copolymers: A New Type of Functional Biocompatible Block Copolymer
    M. Barz, F. Wolf, F. Canal, K. Koynov, M. J. Vicent, H. Frey, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 31, 1492–1500 (2010)
  9. Control of Mesogen Configuration in Colloids of Liquid Crystalline Polymers
    S. Haseloh, P. van der Schoot and R. Zentel
    Soft Matter 6, 4112–4119 (2010)
  10. Light induced charging of polymer functionalized nanorods
    M. Zorn, S.A.L. Weber, M.N. Tahir, W. Tremel, H.-J. Butt, R. Berger, R. Zentel
    Nano Lett 10, 2812–2816 (2010)
  11. Orientation of Polymer Functionalized Nanorods in Thin Films
    M. Zorn, S. Meuer, M.Tahir, W. Tremel, K. Char, R. Zentel
    J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 10, 6845 - 6849 (2010)
  12. Micro-actuators prepared from liquid crystalline elastomers in a microfluidic setup
    C. Ohm, C. Serra, R. Zentel
    Proc. of SPIE 7618 (2010)
  13. Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of defined HPMA folate conjugates: Influence of aggregation on folate receptor (FR) mediated cellular uptake
    M. Barz, F. Canal, K. Koynov, R. Zentel, M. J. Vicent
    Biomacromolecules 11, 2274–2282 (2010)
  14. 72/74As-labeling of HPMA based polymers for long-term in vivo PET imaging
    M. M. Herth, M. Barz, M. Jahn, R. Zentel, F. Rösch
    Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 20, 5454–5458 (2010)
  15. Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Fluorinated Glycolipids and Polymerizable Lipids and Their Phase Separating Behavior
    P. Scheibe, J. Schoenhentz, T. Platen, A. Hoffmann-Röder, R. Zentel
    Langmuir 26, 1846–1855 (2010)
  16. Control of the properties of micrometer sized actuators from liquid crystalline elastomers prepared in a microfluidic setup
    C. Ohm, E.-K. Fleischmann, I. Kraus, C. Serra, R. Zentel
    Adv. Funct. Mater. 20, 4314–4322 (2010)
  17. Nanosized Shape-Changing Colloids from Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
    S. Haseloh, C. Ohm, F. Smallwood, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 32, 88–93 (2011)
  18. Electrodeposition of ZnO nanorods on opaline replica as hierarchically structured systems
    L. Steidl, S. Frank, S. A. L. Weber, M. Panthöfer, A. Birkel, D. Koll, R. Berger, W. Tremel, R. Zentel
    J. Mater. Chem. 21, 1079–1085 (2011)
  19. Template-based fabrication of nanometer-scaled actuators from liquid- crystalline elastomers
    C. Ohm, N. Haberkorn, P. Theato, R. Zentel
    Small 7, 194–198 (2011)
  20. Organic Nanosheets with Charged Surface: Two dimensional self- assembly of a non-symmetric bis-acylurea with pyridyl end group
    J.-U. Kim, R. Zentel
    Soft Matter 7 , 2019–2024 (2011)
  21. Preparation of Cholesteric Particles from Cellulose Derivatives in a Microfluidic Setup
    D. Wenzlik, C. Ohm, C. Serra, R. Zentel
    Soft Matter, 7, 2340–2344 (2011)
  22. Simple Chiral Urea Gelators, (R)-, and (S)-2-heptylurea: Their Gelling Ability Enhanced by Chirality
    J.-U. Kim, D. Schollmeyer, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel
    J. Colloid Interface Sci. 357 (2), 428–433 (2011)
  23. Overcoming the PEG-addiction: Well-defined Alternatives to PEG, from Structure-Property Relationships to better defined Therapeutics
    M. Barz, R. Luxenhofer, R. Zentel, M. J. Vicent
    Polym. Chem. 2, 1900–1918 (2011); DOI: 10.1039/c0py00406e
  24. Preparation of actuating fibres of oriented main-chain liquid crystalline elastomers by a wetspinning process
    C. Ohm, M. Morys, F. R. Forst, L. Braun, A. Eremin, C. Serra, R. Stannarius, R. Zentel
    Soft Matter 7, 3730–3734 (2011)
  25. Microfluidic synthesis of shape anisotropic particles from liquid crystalline elastomers with defined director field configurations
    C. Ohm, N. Kapernaum, D. Nonnenmacher, F. Gießelmann, C. Serra, R. Zentel
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133 (14), 5305–5311 (2011)
  26. HPMA based amphiphilic copolymers mediate central nervous effects of domperidone
    M. Hemmelmann, C. Knoth, U. Schmitt, M. Allmeroth, D. Moderegger, M. Barz, K. Koynov, C. Hiemke, F. Rösch, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 32, 712-717 (2011)
  27. Transparent conductive oxide photonic crystals on textured substrates
    J. Üpping, R. Salzer, M. Otto, T. Beckers, L. Steidel, R. Zentel, R. Carius, R. B. Wehrspohn
    Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications 9, 31–34 (2011)
  28. Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Bis-acylureas Having Various Functional End Groups
    J.-U. Kim, R. Davis, R. Zentel
    J. Colloid & Interface Science 359, 428–435 (2011)
  29. High-Performance Electron-Transporting Polymers Derived from a Heteroaryl Bis(trifluoroborate)
    J.-K. Lee, M. C. Gwinner, R. Berger, C. Newby, R. Zentel, R. H. Friend, H. Sirringhaus, C. K. Ober
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 9949–9951 (2011)
  30. Modifying the body distribution of HPMA based copolymers by molecular weight and aggregate formation
    M. Allmeroth, D. Moderegger, B. Biesalski, K. Koynov, F. Rösch, O. Thews, R. Zentel
    Biomacromolecules 12, 2841–2849 (2011)
  31. Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals Intermediate Reflectors for Enhanced Light-Trapping in Tandem Solar Cells
    J. Üpping, A. Bielawny, R. B. Wehrspohn, T. Beckers, R. Carius, U. Rau, S. Fahr, C. Rockstuhl, F. Lederer, M. Kroll, T. Pertsch, L. Steidl, R. Zentel
    Adv. Mater (2011), DOI: 10.1002/adma.201101419
  32. Cyclic Co-oligomeric Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals with Fast Switching Properties, Wide SmC* Temperature Range and de Vries-type SmA*-SmC* Transition
    S. B. Park, T.-Y. Cho, K.-H. Yoon, J. Y. Chang, R. Zentel, D. Y. Yoon
    Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 32 (2011), DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2011.32.s8
  33. Controlled fabrication of organic nanaotubes via self-assembly of non-symmetric bis-acylurea
    J.-U. Kim*, N. Haberkorn, P. Theato, R. Zentel*
    Colloid Polym. Sci. 289, 1855 -1862 (2011)
  34. Mechanical and optical properties of continuously spun fibres of a main-chain smectic A elastomer
    R. Stannarius, A. Eremin, K. Harth, M. Morys, A. DeMiglio, C. Ohm and R. Zentel
    Soft Matter 8, 1858 - 1864 (2012), DOI 10.1039/c2sm06824a
  35. Electrochemically Induced Reversible and Irreversible Coupling of Triarylamines
    O. Yurchenko, D. Freytag, L. zur Borg, R. Zentel, J. Heinze and S. Ludwigs
    J. Phys. Chem. B 116, 30–39 (2012)
  36. Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles as Potential siRNA Carriers for Cellular Delivery
    Lutz Nuhn, Markus Hirsch, Bettina Krieg, Kaloian Koynov, Karl Fischer, Manfred Schmidt, Mark Helm and Rudolf Zentel
    ACS Nano 6, 2198–2214 (2012); DOI: 10.1021/nn204116u
  37. Towards tunable defect arrangements in smectic liquid crystal shells utilizing the nematic–smectic transition in hybrid-aligned geometries
    Hsin-Ling Liang, Rudolf Zentel, Per Rudquist and Jan Lagerwall
    Soft Matter 8, 5443–5450 (2012); DOI: 10.1039/c2sm07415j
  38. Towards micrometer sized core-shell actuators from liquid crystalline elastomers by a continuous flow synthesis
    Eva-Kristina Fleischmann, Hsin-Ling Liang, Jan Lagerwall and Rudolf Zentel
    Proc. of SPIE Vol. 8279, 82790M (2012); doi: 10.1117/12.913777
  39. CpG-DNA loaded multifunctional MnO nanoshuttles for TLR9-specific cellular cargo delivery, selective immune-activation and MRI M. I. Shukoor, F. Natalio, M. N. Tahir, M. Barz, S. Weber, C. Brochhausen, R. Zentel, L. M. Schreiber, J. Briegere and W. Tremel
    J. Mater. Chem. 22, 8826 (2012)
  40. R. Zentel and M. Brehmer (2012) Electroactive Liquid Crystalline Polymers.
    In: Matyjaszewski K and Möller M (eds.) Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference, Vol 8, pp. 129–145.
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  41. Noise-Assisted Crystallization of Opal Films
    W. Khunsin, A. Amann, G. Kocher-Oberlehner, S. G. Romanov, S. Pullteap, H. C. Seat, E. P. O’Reilly, R. Zentel, C. M. Sotomayor Torres
    Adv. Funct. Mater. 22, 1812–1821 (2012)
  42. P(HPMA)-block-P(LA) Copolymers in Paclitaxel Formulations: Polylactide Stereochemistry controls Micellization, Cellular Uptake Kinetics, Intracellular Localization and Drug Efficiency
    M. Barz, A. Armiñán, F. Canal, F. Wolf, K. Koynov, H. Frey, R. Zentel and M. J. Vicent
    Journal of Controlled Release 163, 63–74 (2012)
  43. Applications of Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
    C. Ohm, M. Brehmer, R. Zentel
    Adv. Polym. Sci. 250, 49–94 (2012); DOI: 10.1007/12_2011_164
  44. Linear-Hyperbranched Graft-Copolymers via Grafting-to Strategy Based on Hyperbranched Dendron Analogues and Reactive Ester Polymers
    C. Schüll, L. Nuhn, C. Mangold, E. Christ, R. Zentel and H. Frey
    Macromolecules 45, 5901–5910 (2012); dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma300972v
  45. Preparation of Soft Microactuators in a Continuous Flow Synthesis Using a Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Crosslinker
    E.-K. Fleischmann, C. Ohm, C. Serra, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 213, 1871−1878 (2012), DOI: 10.1002/macp.201200276
  46. Amphiphilic HPMA-LMA copolymers increase the transport of Rhodamine 123 across a BBB model without harming its barrier integrity
    M. Hemmelmann, V. V. Metz, K. Koynov, K. Blank, R. Postina, R. Zentel
    J. Controll. Release 163,170–177 (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.08.034
  47. Bioinspired Actuated Adhesive Patterns of Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
    J. Cui, D-M. Drotlef, I. Larraza, J.P. Fernandez-Blazquez, L. F. Boesel, C. Ohm, M. Mezger, R. Zentel, A. del Campo
    Adv. Mater. 24, 4601–4604 (2012)
  48. One-piece micropumps from liquid crystalline core-shell particles
    E.-K. Fleischmann, H.-L. Liang, N. Kapernaum, F. Giesselmann, J. Lagerwall, R. Zentel
    Nature Communications, 3:1178 (2012) DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2193
  49. Aggregation Behavior of Amphiphilic p(HPMA)-co-p(LMA) Copolymers Studied by FCS and EPR Spectroscopy
    M. Hemmelmann, D. Kurzbach, K. Koynov, D. Hinderberger and R. Zentel
    Biomacromolecules 13, 4065−4074 (2012); dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm301364g
  50. HPMA Copolymers as Surfactants in the Preparation of Biocompatible Nanoparticles for Biomedical Application
    A. Kelsch, S. Tomcin, K. Rausch, M. Barz, V. Mailänder, M. Schmidt, K. Landfester, and R. Zentel
    Biomacromolecules 13, 4179−4187 (2012); dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm301453g
  51. Synthesis of Maleimide-Functionalyzed HPMA- Copolymers and in vitro Characterization of the aRAGE- and Human Immunoglobulin (huIgG)–Polymer Conjugates
    K. Tappertzhofen, V. V. Metz, M. Hubo, M. Barz, R. Postina, H. Jonuleit, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Biosci. 13, 203- 214 (2013), DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201200344
  52. Light-induced charge separation in a donor–chromophore–acceptor nanocomposite poly[TPA-Ru(tpy)2]@ZnO
    L. zur Borg, A. L. Domanski, A. Breivogel, M. Bürger, R. Berger, K. Heinze and R. Zentel
    J. Mater. Chem. C 1, 1223 (2013); DOI: 10.1039/c2tc00535b
  53. The effect of band gap alignment on the hole transport from semiconducting block copolymers to quantum dots
    L. zur Borg, D. Lee, J. Lim, W. K. Bae, M. Park, S. Lee, C. Lee, K. Char and R. Zentel
    J. Mater. Chem. C 1(9), 1722 - 1726 (2013); DOI: 10.1039/c3tc00837a
  54. Controlled Synthesis of CdSe Tetrapods with High Morphological Uniformity by the Persistent Kinetic Growth and the Halide-Mediated Phase Transformation
    J. Lim, W. K. Bae, K. U. Park, L. zur Borg, R. Zentel, S. Lee and K. Char
    Chem. Mater. 25, 1443−1449 (2013)
  55. PAA-PAMPS Copolymers as an Efficient Tool to Control CaCO3 Scale Formation
    M. Dietzsch, M. Barz, T. Schüler, S. Klassen, M. Schreiber, M. Susewind, N. Loges, M. Lang, N. Hellmann, M. Fritz, K. Fischer, P. Theato, A. Kühnle, M. Schmidt, R. Zentel and W. Tremel
    Langmuir 29, 3080 -3088 (2013); doi.org/10.1021/la4000044
  56. Combining Ring-Opening Multibranching and RAFT Polymerization: Multifunctional Linear-Hyperbranched Block Copolymers via Hyperbranched Macro Chain Transfer Agents
    L. Nuhn, C. Schüll, H. Frey and R. Zentel
    Macromolecules 46, 2892 -2904 (2013); DOI 10.1021/ma4002897
  57. Photoinduced Charge Separation of Self-Organized Semiconducting Superstructures Composed of a Functional Polymer-TiO2 Hybrid
    L. zur Borg, A. L. Domanski, R. Berger and R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 214, 975−984 (2013); doi 10.1002/macp.201300087
  58. Tuning the defect configurations in nematic and smectic liquid crystalline shells.
    H-L. Liang, JH. Noh, R. Zentel, P. Rudquist, JPF. Lagerwall
    Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 371: 20120258 (2013); Doi: 10.1098/rsta.2012.0258
  59. Engineering Polymer Microparticles by Droplet Microfluidics
    C. A. Serra, I. U. Khan, Z.Q. Chang, M. Bouquey, R. Muller, I. Kraus, M. Schmutz, T. Vandamme, N. Anton, C. Ohm, R. Zentel, A. Knauer and M. Köhler
    J. Flow Chem. 3, 66–75 (2013), DOI: 10.1556/JFC-D-13-00014
  60. Directing the Self-Assembly of Semiconducting Copolymers: The Consequences of Grafting Linear vs. Hyperbranched Polyether Side Chains
    L. zur Borg, C. Schüll, H. Frey and R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 34, 1213−1219 (2013), 10.1002/marc201300366
  61. High Optical Quality Films of Liquid Crystalline Cellulose Derivatives in Acrylates
    D. Wenzlik, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 214, 2405 -2414 (2013), DOI: 10.1002/macp.201300354
  62. Liquid Crystalline Ordering as a Concept in Materials Science: From Semiconductors to Stimuli-Responsive Devices (Review)
    E.-K. Fleischmann, R. Zentel
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52, 8810 – 8827 (2013); DOI: 10.1002/anie.201300371 Angew. Chem. 125, 8972 -8991 (2013)
  63. Microactuators from a main-chain liquid crystalline elastomer via thiol–ene “click” chemistry
    E.-K. Fleischmann, F. R. Forst, K. Köder, N. Kapernaum and R. Zentel
    J. Mater. Chem. C, 1 (37), 5885 - 5891 (2013), DOI: 10.1039/C3TC30272E
  64. PEGylation of HPMA-based block copolymers enhances tumor accumulation in vivo: A quantitative study using radiolabeling and Positron Emission Tomography
    M. Allmeroth, D. Moderegger, D. Gündel, H.-G. Buchholz, N. Mohr, K. Koynov, F. Rösch, O. Thews, R. Zentel
    J. Controlled Release 172, 77 -85 (2013); DOI 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.07.027
  65. HPMA-LMA copolymer drug carriers in oncology: An in vivo PET study to assess the tumor line-specific polymer uptake and body distribution
    M. Allmeroth, D. Moderegger, D. Gündel, K. Koynov, H-G. Buchholz, K. Rausch, F. Rösch, R. Zentel, O. Thews
    Biomacromolecules 14, 3091–3101 (2013); DOI 10.1021/bm400709z
  66. Water-Soluble Polymers Coupled with Glycopeptide Antigens and T-Cell Epitopes as Potential Antitumor Vaccines
    L. Nuhn, S. Hartmann, B. Palitzsch, B. Gerlitzki, E. Schmitt, R. Zentel and H. Kunz
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52, 10652 –10656 (2013); DOI: 10.1002/anie.201304212
  67. Interaction of pHPMA-pLMA copolymers with human blood serum and its components
    M. Hemmelmann, K. Mohr, K. Fischer, R. Zentel and M. Schmidt
    Mol. Pharmaceutics 10, 3769−3775 (2013); doi 10.1021/mp400254b
  68. Polyacrylonitrile Blockcopolymers for the Preparation of a Thin Carbon Coating around TiO2 Nanorods for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries
    B. Oschmann, D. Bresser, M. N. Tahir, K. Fischer, W. Tremel, S. Passerini and R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 34, 1693−1700 (2013), DOI 10.1002/marc201300531
  69. Supramolecular Linear-g-hyperbranched Graft Polymers: Topology and Binding Strength of Hyperbranched Side-Chains
    C. Moers, L. Nuhn, M. Wissel, R. Stangenberg, M. Mondeshki, E. Berger-Nicoletti, A. Thomas, D. Schäffel, K. Koynov, M. Klapper, R. Zentel, H. Frey
    Macromolecules, 46, 9544–9553 (2013); DOI: 10.1021/ma402081h
  70. Interaction of N-(2-Hydroxypropyl)Methacrylamide Based Homo, Random and Block Copolymers with Primary Immune Cells
    M. Weilbächer, M. Allmeroth, M. Hemmelmann, S. Ritz, V. Mailänder, T. Bopp, M. Barz, R. Zentel and C. Becker
    J. Biomed. Nanotechnol. 10, 81 -91 (2014); doi:10.1166/jbn.2014.1693
  71. Smectic LC-elastomers with NO shape change at the phase transition
    P. Beyer, R. Zentel
    JUnQ, 4, 1, Article, 1-4, (2014)
  72. Stabilizing nanostructured lithium insertion materials via organic hybridization: A step forward towards high-power batteries
    D. Bresser, B. Oschmann, M. N. Tahir, W. Tremel, R. Zentel and S. Passerini
    Journal of Power Sources 248, 852-860 (2014)
  73. Distributed feedback lasing in cellulose films
    D. Wenzlik, A. Varanytsia, A. Munoz, T. Kosa, B. Taheri, R. Zentel and P. Palffy-Muhoray
    Optical Materials Express Vol. 4, 162–171 (2014); DOI:10.1364/OME.4.0162
  74. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) modified styrene-butadiene rubber as thermoresponsive material
    A. Hermann, R. Mruk, R. F. Roskamp, M. Scherer, L. Ma, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 215, 32−43 (2014)
  75. RAFT-Polymerized Poly(hexafluoroisopropyl methacrylate)s as Precursor for Functional Water-Soluble Polymers
    L. Nuhn, I. Overhoff, M. Sperner, K. Kaltenberg, R. Zentel
    Polym. Chem., 5 (7), 2484–2495 (2014) DOI:10.1039/C3PY01630G
  76. Functionalization of TiO2-Nanoparticles with Semiconducting Polymers Containing a Photocleavable Anchor Group and Separation via Irradiation Afterwards
    F. Mathias, M. N. Tahir, W. Tremel, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 215, 604−613 (2014); DOI 10.1002/macp.201300759
  77. New Perspectives of HPMA-based Copolymers Derived by Post- Polymerization Modification (Feature)
    L. Nuhn, M. Barz, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Biosci. 14, 607–618 (2014); DOI 10.1002/mabi.201400028
  78. Dual Functionalization of Nanostructures of Block Copolymers with Quantum Dots and Organic Fluorophores
    S. Chae, J-H. Kim, P. Theato, R. Zentel, B-H. Sohn
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 215, 654−661 (2014); DOI: 10.1002/macp.201400007
  79. Liquid crystalline elastomer fibers prepared in a microfluidic device
    E.-K. Fleischmann, R. Forst, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 215, 1004−1011 (2014); DOI 10.1002/macp.201400008
  80. A Minimal Hydrophobicity Is Needed To Employ Amphiphilic p(HPMA)-co-p(LMA) Random Copolymers in Membrane Research
    M. Stangl, M. Hemmelmann, M. Allmeroth, R. Zentel, D. Schneider
    Biochemistry 53, 1410−1419 (2014); doi.org/10.1021/bi401611f
  81. Aggregation Behavior of Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles in Human Blood Serum
    L. Nuhn, S. Gietzen, K. Mohr, K. Fischer, K. Toh, K. Miyata, Y. Matsumoto, K. Kataoka, M. Schmidt and R. Zentel
    Biomacromolecules 15, 1526–1533 (2014); DOI 10.1021/bm500199h
  82. Reduced Efficiency Roll-off in Light-Emitting Diodes Enabled by Quantum Dot- Conducting Polymer Nanohybrids
    W. K. Bae, J. Lim, J. Kwak, D. Lee, S. Lee, K. Char, R. Zentel and C. Lee
    J. Mater. Chem. C, 2, 4974–4979 (2014); DOI: 10.1039/C4TC00232F
  83. Patterned monomolecular films from polymerizable and fluorinated lipids for the presentation of glycosylated lipids
    M. Scherer, P. Scheibe, J. Schoenhentz, A. Hoffmann-Röder and R. Zentel
    Colloid Polym Sci 292,1803-1815 (2014); DOI 10.1007/s00396-014-3237-5
  84. A Deeper Insight into the Postpolymerization Modification of Pentafluorophenylmetacrylates to Poly-N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-methacrylamide
    N. Mohr, M. Barz, R. Forst, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 35, 1461–1541 (2014); DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400249
  85. Optical Properties of Assemblies of Molecules and Nanoparticles
    T. Basché, A. Köhn, J. Gauss, K. Müllen, H. Paulsen and R. Zentel
    Adv. Polym. Sci. 260, 61–114 (2014); DOI 10.1007/12_2013_231
  86. Towards Anticancer Immunotherapeutics: Well-Defined Polymer-Antibody Conjugates for Selective Dendritic Cell Targeting
    K. Tappertzhofen, M. Bednarczyk, K. Koynov, M. Bros, S. Grabbe and R. Zentel
    Macromol. Biosci. 14, 1444–1457 (2014); Doi 10.1002/mabi.201400190
  87. 18F-Radiolabeling and Preliminary Evaluation of Folate-pHPMA Conjugates via PET
    H. Schieferstein, A. Kelsch, A. Reibel, K. Koynov, M. Barz, H.-G. Buchholz, N. Bausbacher, O. Thews, R. Zentel and T. L. Ross
    Macromol. Biosci. 14, 1396–1405 (2014); DOI 10.1002/mabi.201400200
  88. Strategy for Good Dispersion of Well-Defined Tetrapods in Semiconducting Polymer Matrices
    J. Lim, L. zur Borg, S. Dolezel, F. Schmid, K. Char, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 35, 1685−1691 (2014); DOI 10.1002/marc.201400314
  89. Fabrication of Single Cylindrical Au-Coated Nanopores with Non-Homogeneous Fixed Charge Distribution Exhibiting High Current Rectifications
    S. Nasir, M. Ali, P. Ramirez, V. Gomez, B. Oschmann, F. Muench, M. N. Tahir, R. Zentel, S. Mafe and W. Ensinger
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 6, 12486–12494 (2014); DOI: 10.1021/am502419j
  90. Size-Dependent Knockdown Potential of siRNA-Loaded Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles
    L. Nuhn, S. Tomcin, K. Miyata, V. Mailänder, K. Landfester, K. Kataoka, R. Zentel
    Biomacromolecules, 15, 4111–4121 (2014), DOI: 10.1021/bm501148y
  91. Degradable Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles for Stimuli-Responsive Release of siRNA L. Nuhn, L. Braun, I. Overhoff, A. Kelsch, D. Schaeffel, K. Koynov, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 35, 2057−2064 (2014); DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400458
  92. Iris-like tunable aperture employing liquid crystal elastomers
    S. Schuhladen, F. Preller, R. Rix, S.Petsch, R. Zentel and H. Zappe
    Adv. Mater. 26, 7247–7251 (2014); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201402878
  93. Smart artificial muscle actuators: Liquid crystal elastomers with integrated temperature feedback
    S. Petsch, R. Rix, B. Khatri, S. Schuhladen, P. Müller, R. Zentel, H. Zappe
    Sens. Actuators A: 231, 44–51 (2015), doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2014.10.014
  94. CpG-loaded Multifunctional Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles as Self- Adjuvanting Glycopeptide Antitumor Vaccines
    S. Hartmann, L. Nuhn, B. Palitzsch, M. Glaffig, N. Stergiou, B. Gerlitzki, E. Schmitt, H. Kunz and R. Zentel
    Adv. Health Care 4, 522–527 (2015); DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201400460
  95. Carbon-Coated Anatase TiO2 Nanotubes for Li- and Na- Ion anodes
    D. Bresser, B. Oschmann, M. N. Tahir, F. Müller, I. Lieberwirth, W. Tremel, R. Zentel and S. Passerini
    Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 162 (2), A3013-A3020 (2015)
  96. New Techniques to Assess In Vitro Release of siRNA from Nanoscale Polyplexes
    B. Krieg, M. Hirsch, E. Scholz, L. Nuhn, I. Tabujew, H. Bauer, S. Decker, A. Khobta, M. Schmidt, W. Tremel, R. Zentel, K. Peneva, K. Koynov, A. J. Mason, M. Helm
    Pharm. Res . 32, 1957–1974 (2015); DOI 10.1007/s11095-014-1589-7
  97. Precursor Polymers for the Carbon Coating of Au@ZnO Multipods for Application as Active Material in Lithium-Ion Batteries
    B. Oschmann, M. N. Tahir, F. Mueller, D. Bresser, I. Lieberwirth, W. Tremel, S. Passerini and R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 36, 1075–1082 (2015); DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400647
  98. Morphology Control in Biphasic Hybrid Systems of Semiconducting Materials
    F. Mathias, A. Fokina, K. Landfester, W. Tremel, F. Schmid, K. Char, R. Zentel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 36, 959–983 (2015); DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400688
  99. Well-Defined Carbohydrate-based Polymers in Calcium Carbonate Crystallization: Influence of Stereochemistry in the Polymer Side Chain on Polymorphism and Morphology
    M. Barz, S. Götze, N. Loges, T. Schüler, P. Theato, W. Tremel, R. Zentel
    European Polymer Journal 69, 628–635 (2015), Doi: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.02.010
  100. Facile Synthesis of Fluorescent Polymer Nanoparticles by Covalent Modification–Nanoprecipitation of Amine-Reactive Ester Polymers
    Y. Lee, S. Hanif, P. Theato, R. Zentel, J. Lim, K. Char
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 36, 1089–1095 (2015), DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500003
  101. Photosensitive Functionalized Surface-Modified Quantum Dots for Polymeric Structures via Two-Photon-Initiated Polymerization Technique
    R. Krini, C. W. Ha, P. Prabhakaran, H. E. Mard, D.-Y. Yang, R. Zentel, K-S. Lee
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 36, 1108−1114 (2015), DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500045
  102. Poly-L-lysine-poly[HPMA] block copolymers obtained by RAFT-polymerisation as polyplex-transfection reagents with minimal toxicity
    K. Tappertzhofen, F. Weiser, E. Montermann, A. Reske-Kunz, M. Bros and R. Zentel
    Macromol. Biosci. 15, 1159 –1173 (2015); DOI 10.1002/mabi.201500022
  103. High-Performance TiO2 Nanoparticle/DOPA- Polymer Composites
    F. Liaqat, M. N. Tahir, E. Schechtel, M. Kappl, G. K. Auernhammer, K. Char, R. Zentel, H-J. Butt, W. Tremel
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 36, 1129 -1137 (2015), DOI:10.1002/marc.201400706
  104. Design, Synthesis, and Use of Y‐Shaped ATRP/NMP Surface Tethered Initiator
    D. R. Calabrese, D. Ditter, C. Liedel, A. Blumfield, R. Zentel and C. K. Ober
    ACS Macro Lett. 4, 606−610 (2015); DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00175
  105. Not just for tumor targeting: Unmet medical needs and opportunities for nanomedicine
    E. Lepeltier, L. Nuhn, C.M. Lehr*, R. Zentel*
    Nanomedicine 10 (20), 3147–3166 (2015); DOI: 10.2217/NNM.15.132
  106. Copolymerization of Polythiophene and Sulfur to Improve the Electrochemical Performance in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
    Bernd Oschmann, Jungjin Park, Chunjoong Kim, Kookheon Char, Yung-Eun Sung*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Chem. Mat., 27, 7011−7017 (2015); DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02317
  107. Reactivity Studies of Alkoxy Substituted [2.2]Paracyclophane-1,9-dienes and Specific Coordination of the Monomer Repeating Unit during ROMP
    Florian Menk, Mihail Mondeshki, Dmytro Dudenko, Suyong Shin, Dieter Schollmeyer, Oliver Ceyhun, Tae-Lim Choi*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromolecules, 48, 7435−7445 (2015); DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01737
  108. In Vivo Gene-Silencing in Fibrotic Liver by siRNA-Loaded Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles
    Leonard Kaps, Lutz Nuhn, Misbah Aslam, Alexander Brose, Friedrich Foerster, Sebastian Rosigkeit, Patricia Renz, Rosario Heck, Yong Ook Kim, Ingo Lieberwirth, Detlef Schuppan*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Adv. Health Care Materials, 4, 2809–2815 (2015); DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201500826

2016-2020

  1. Bioreducible Poly-L-lysine-poly[HPMA] block copolymers obtained by RAFT-polymerization as efficient polyplex-transfection reagents
    Kristof Tappertzhofen, Simone Beck, Evelyn Montermann, David Huesmann, Matthias Barz, Kaloian Koynov, Matthias Bros*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Biosci. 16, 106–120 (2016); DOI: 10.1002/mabi. 201500212
  2. Side-chain conjugated polymers for use in the active layers of hybrid semiconducting polymer/ quantum dot light emitting diodes
    Ana Fokina, Yeonkyung Lee, Jun Hyuk Chang, Lydia Braun, Wan Ki Bae, Kookheon Char, Changhee Lee, Rudolf Zentel*
    Polymer Chemistry 7, 101–112 (2016), DOI: 10.1039/C5PY01492A
  3. Pentafluorophenyl Ester-based Polymersomes as Nano-Sized Drug Delivery Vehicles
    Martin Scherer, Karl Fischer, Frank Depoix, Thomas Fritz, Raphael Thiermann, Kristin Mohr, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 37, 60−66 (2016); DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500444
  4. Extraordinary Performance of Carbon Coated Anatase TiO2 as Sodium-Ion Anode
    Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Bernd Oschmann, Daniel Buchholz, Xinwei Dou, Ingo Lieberwirth, Martin Panthöfer, Wolfgang Tremel, Rudolf Zentel, Stefano Passerini
    Adv. Energy Materials 6, 1501489 (2016); DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201501489
  5. Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Coated Sponge-like Tin Oxide (SnOx) Films and Their Application as Electrode Materials in Lithium Ion Batteries
    Nils Mohri, Bernd Oschmann, Franziska Mueller, Nina Laszczynski, Jan von Zamory, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Stefano Passerini, Rudolf Zentel*, Wolfgang Tremel*
    J. Mater. Chem. A, 4, 612–619 (2016); DOI: 10.1039/C5TA06546A
  6. Amphiphilic Copolymers Shuttle Drugs Across the Blood-Brain Barrier
    Mirjam Clemens-Hemmelmann, Christiane Kuffner, Verena Metz, Linda Kircher, Ulrich Schmitt, Christoph Hiemke*, Rolf Postina*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Biosci. 16, 655–665 (2016); DOI 10.1002/mabi.201500388
  7. HPMA based block copolymers promote differential drug delivery kinetics for hydrophobic and amphiphilic molecules
    S. Tomcin, A. Kelsch, R.H. Staff, K. Landfester, R. Zentel, V. Mailänder
    Acta Biomaterialia 35, 12–22 (2016), DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.01.006
  8. Colloidal Nanoplatelet/Conducting Polymer Hybrids: Excitonic and Material Properties
    Burak Guzelturk, Florian Menk, Kai Philipps, Yusuf Kelestemur, Murat Olutas, Rudolf Zentel, Hilmi Volkan Demir*
    J. Phys. Chem. C, 120 (6), 3573–3582 (2016), DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b12661
  9. Liquid Crystal Elastomer Micro-optics
    S. Petsch, R. Rix, S. Schuhladen, R. Zentel and H. Zappe
    in: Tunable Microoptics, H. Zappe, C. Duppé (Editors), Cambridge University Press (2016), ISBN 978-1-107-03245-3, page 346–368
  10. Synthesis of Functional Block Copolymers Carrying One Poly(p‐phenylenevinylene) and One Nonconjugated Block in a Facile One-Pot Procedure
    Florian Menk, Suyong Shin, Kyung-Oh Kim, Martin Scherer, Dominik Gehrig, Frédéric Laquai, Tae-Lim Choi*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromolecules 49, 2085–2095 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02529
  11. Reductive Decationizable Block Copolymers for Stimuli-Responsive mRNA Delivery
    Lutz Nuhn,* Leonard Kaps, Mustafa Diken, Detlef Schuppan, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 37, 924–933 (2016); DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600046
  12. Two-photon absorption dye based on 2,5-bis(phenylacrylonitrile)thiophene with aggregration enhanced fluorescence
    Tobias Johann, Kerstin Schmidt, Prem Prabhakaran, Rudolf Zentel, Kwang-Sup Lee*
    Optical Materials Express, 6(4), 1296–1305 (2016); DOI: 10.1364/OME.6.001296
  13. Multidentate Polysarcosine-Based Ligands for Water-Soluble Quantum Dots
    Ana Fokina, Kristina Klinker, Lydia Braun, Byeong Guk Jeong, Wan Ki Bae, Matthias Barz*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromolecules, 49, 3663–3671 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00582
  14. Better Actuation Through Chemistry: Using Surface Coatings to Create Uniform Director Fields in Nematic Liquid Crystal Elastomers
    Yu Xia, Elaine Lee, Hao Hu, Mohamed Amine Gharbi, Daniel A. Beller, Eva-Kristina Fleischmann, Randall D. Kamien, Rudolf Zentel, Shu Yang*
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8, 12466–12472 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b02789
  15. UV-free Microfluidic Particle Fabrication at Low Temperature Using ARGET-ATRP as the Initiator System
    Lukas B. Braun, Tristan Hessberger, Christophe A. Serra, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromolecular Reaction Engineering 10, 611–617 (2016); DOI: 10.1002/mren.201600015
  16. Facile Hybridization of Ni@Fe2O3 Superparticles with Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide and its Application as Anode Material in Lithium-Ion Batteries
    Gregor Backert, Bernd Oschmann, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Franziska Mueller, Ingo Lieberwirth, Benjamin Balke, Wolfgang Tremel, Stefano Passerini, Rudolf Zentel*
    J. Coll. Interf. Sci. 478, 155–163 (2016); DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.06.011
  17. The Role of Emission Layer Morphology on the Enhanced Performance of Light Emitting Diodes Based on Quantum Dot-Semiconducting Polymer Hybrids
    Ana Fokina, Yeonkyung Lee, Jun Hyuk Chang, Myeongjin Park, Younghun Sung, Wan Ki Bae*, Kookheon Char, Changhee Lee*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Adv. Mat. Interfaces 3(18), 1600279 (2016); DOI: 10.1002/admi.201600279
  18. Muscular MEMS—the engineering of liquid crystal elastomer actuators
    S. Petsch, B. Khatri, S. Schuhladen, L. Köbele, R. Rix, R. Zentel, H. Zappe
    Smart Mater. Struct. 25, 085010 (2016); DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/25/8/085010
  19. Microfluidic Synthesis of Micrometer-Sized Photoresponsive Actuators Based on Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
    L. B. Braun, T. Hessberger, R. Zentel*
    J. Mat. Chem. C 4, 8670–8678 (2016); DOI: 10.1039/c6tc02587k
  20. Liquid Crystalline Actuating Janus-Particles by a Co-Flow Microfluidic Synthesis
    T. Hessberger, L. Braun, F. Henrich, C. Müller, F. Gießelmann, C. Serra, R. Zentel
    J. Mat. Chem. C 4, 8778–8786 (2016); DOI: 10.1039/C6TC03378D
  21. Nanoparticles and the Immune System: Challenges and Opportunities
    Stephan Grabbe, Katharina Landfester, Detlef Schuppan, Matthias Barz, Rudolf Zentel
    Nanomedicine 11, 2621–2624 (2016); DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0281
  22. Targeting cells of the immune system: Mannosylated HPMA-LMA block-copolymer micelles for targeting of dendritic cells
    Nicole Mohr, Cinja Kappel, Stefan Kramer, Matthias Bros*, Stephan Grabbe*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Nanomedicine 11, 2679–2697 (2016); DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0167
  23. Functionalization of Active Ester-Based Polymersomes for Enhanced Cell Uptake and Stimuli-Responsive Cargo Release
    Martin Scherer, Cinja Kappel, Nicole Mohr, Karl Fischer, Philipp Heller, Romina Forst, Frank Depoix, Matthias Bros, Rudolf Zentel*
    Biomacromolecules, 17, 3305–3317 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b01049
  24. Microfluidic synthesis of actuating microparticles from a thiol-ene based main-chain liquid crystalline elastomer
    Tristan Hessberger, Lukas Braun and Rudolf Zentel*
    Polymers 8, 410 (2016); DOI: 10.3390/polym8120410
  25. Influence of an azo-group containing crosslinker on the actuation properties of a photoactuating LCE system
    Lukas B. Braun, Torsten G. Linder, Tristan Hessberger, Rudolf Zentel*
    Polymers 8, 435 (2016); DOI: 10.3390/polym8120435
  26. Targeting distinct myeloid cell populations in vivo using polymers, liposomes and microbubbles
    Can Ergen, Felix Heymann, Wa'el Al Rawashdeh, Felix Gremse, Matthias Bartneck, Ulf Panzer, Robert Pola, Michal Pechar, Gert Storm, Nicole Mohr, Matthias Barz, Rudolf Zentel, Fabian Kiessling, Christian Trautwein, Twan Lammers*, Frank Tacke*
    Biomaterials 114, 106–120 (2017); DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.11.009
  27. Polymeric Selectin Ligands Mimicking Complex Carbohydrates: From Selectin Binders to Modifiers of Macrophage Migration
    and
    Polymere Selectinliganden als komplexe Glykomimetika: von Selectinbindung bis zur Modifizierung der Makrophagenmigration
    Kai E. Moog, Matthias Barz, Matthias Bartneck, Figen Beceren-Braun, Nicole Mohr, Zhuojun Wu, Lydia Braun, Jens Dernedde, Elisa A. Liehn, Frank Tacke, Twan Lammers, Horst Kunz, Rudolf Zentel
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56 (5), 1416–1421 (2017); DOI: 10.1002/anie.201610395
    and
    Angew. Chem. 129 (5), 1438–1443 (2017); DOI: 10.1002/ange.201610395
  28. SiRNA-mediated In Vivo Gene Knockdown by Acid-Degradable Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles
    Nadine Leber,+ Leonard Kaps,+ Misbah Aslam, Jonathan Schupp, Alexander Brose, David Schäffel, Karl Fischer, Mustafa Diken, Dennis Strand, Kaloian Koynov, Andrea Tuettenberg, Lutz Nuhn,* Rudolf Zentel,* Detlef Schuppan*
    J. Controlled Release 248, 10–23 (2017); DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.12.006
  29. Conducting Polymer with Orthogonal Catechol and Disulfide Anchor Groups for the Assembly of Inorganic Nanostructures
    Benjamin Klöckner, Kerstin Niederer, Ana Fokina, Holger Frey*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromolecules 50, 3779−3788 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00217
  30. Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles for Therapeutic Oligonucleotide Delivery
    Nadine Leber, Lutz Nuhn, Rudolf Zentel* (Feature article)
    Macromol. Biosci. 17, 1700092 (2017); DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201700092
  31. Liquid crystalline phases from polymer functionalized ferri-magnetic Fe3O4 nanorods
    B. Klöckner, P. Daniel, M. Brehmer, W.Tremel and R. Zentel*
    J. Mat. Chem. C 5, 6688 – 6696 (2017); DOI: 10.1039/C7TC01106G
  32. Size Tunable Core Crosslinked Micelles from HPMA Based Amphiphilic Block CopolymersStefan Kramer, Kyung Oh Kim, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 218, 1700113 (2017); DOI: 10.1002/macp.201700113
  33. Self-assembled three-dimensional inverted photonic crystals on a photonic chip
    Sanna Arpiainen, Kevin Vynck, James Dekker, Markku Kapulainen, Worawut Khunsin,
Timo Aalto, Mikael Mulot, Gudrun Kocher-Oberlehrer, Rudolf Zentel, Clivia M. Sotomayor Torres, David Cassagne, and Jouni Ahopelto
    Phys. Status Solidi A 214 (9), 1700039 (2017) / DOI 10.1002/pssa.201700039
  34. Endocytotic uptake of HPMA-based polymers by different cancer cells: impact of extracellular acidosis and hypoxia
    Daniel Gündel, Mareli Allmeroth,  Sarah Reime, Rudolf Zentel, Oliver Thews
    International Journal of Nanomedicine 12, 5571–5584 (2017), DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S136952
  35. Block copolymers from ionic liquids for the preparation of thin carbonaceous shells
    Sadaf Hanif, Bernd Oschmann, Dmitri Spetter, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Wolfgang Tremel and Rudolf Zentel*
    Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 13, 1693-1701 (2017), doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.163
  36. Immunomodulatory Therapy of Inflammatory Liver Disease Using Selectin-Binding Glycopolymers
    M. Bartneck, Chr. T. Schlößer, M. Barz, R. Zentel, Chr. Trautwein, Twan Lammers, F. Tacke*
    ACS Nano 11, 9689−9700 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b04630
  37. MEMS analogous micro-patterning of thermotropic nematic liquid crystalline elastomer films using a fluorinated photoresist and a hard mask process
    David Ditter, Wei-Liang Chen, Andreas Best, Hans Zappe, Kaloian Koynov, Christopher K. Ober and Rudolf Zentel*
    J. Mat. Chem. C 5, 12635 - 12644 (2017); DOI: 10.1039/C7TC03958A
  38. Long-term biodistribution study of HPMA-ran-LMA copolymers in vivo by means of 131I-labeling
    Karolin Wagener, Dorothea Moderegger, Mareli Allmeroth, Achim Reibel, Stefan Kramer, Barbara Biesalski, Nicole Bausbacher, Rudolf Zentel, Oliver Thews and Frank Rösch*
    Nuclear Medicine and Biology 58, 59–66 (2918)
  39. Functionalization of P3HT with Various Mono- and Multidentate Anchor Groups
    Florian Menk, Ana Fokina, Bernd Oschmann, Tobias A. Bauer, Yannick Nyquist, Lydia Braun, Jonathan Kiehl, Rudolf Zentel*
    J.Braz. Chem. Soc. 29, 1076-1085 (2018); DOI: 10.21577/0103-5053.20170186
  40. Site-Specific DBCO Modification of DEC205 Antibody for Polymer Conjugation
    Simone Beck, Jennifer Schultze, Hans-Joachim Räder, Regina Holm, Meike Schinnerer, Matthias Barz, Kaloian Koynov and Rudolf Zentel*
    Polymers 10, 141 (2018); doi:10.3390/polym10020141
  41. Labeling of DOTA-conjugated HPMA-based polymers with trivalent metallic radionuclides for molecular imaging
    Elisabeth Eppard, Ana de la Fuente, Nicole Mohr, Mareli Allmeroth, Rudolf Zentel, Matthias Miederer, Stefanie Pektor* and Frank Rösch
    EJNMMI Research 8:16 (2018); doi.org/10.1186/s13550-018-0372-x
  42. Interfacial self-assembly of amphiphilic dual temperature responsive actuating Janus particles
    Tristan Hessberger, Lukas Braun and Rudolf Zentel*
    Adv. Funct. Mat. 28, 1800629 (2018); DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201800629
  43. Microfluidic Preparation of Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Actuators.
    T. Hessberger, L.B. Braun, C.A. Serra, R. Zentel,
    J. Vis. Exp. (135), e57715 (2018); Doi: 10.3791/57715
  44. Living Light-Induced Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly for Rapid Preparation of Semiconducting Nanofibers
    Suyong Shin, Florian Menk, Youngjin Kim, Jeewoo Lim, Kookheon Char, Rudolf Zentel, and Tae-Lim Choi*
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140 (19), 6088–6094 (2018); DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b01954
  45. Actuating thermo- and photo-responsive tubes from liquid crystalline elastomers
    Lukas B. Braun, Tristan Hessberger, Eva Pütz, Carsten Müller, Frank Giesselmann, Christophe A. Serra and Rudolf Zentel*
    J. Mat. Chem. C 6, 9093 - 9101 (2018); DOI: 10.1039/C8TC02873G
  46. 68Ga-, 111In-oxine: a novel strategy of in situ radiolabeling of HPMA-based micelles
    Ana de la Fuente, Stefan Kramer, Nicole Mohr, Stefanie Pektor, Benedikt Klasen, Nicole Bausbacher, Matthias Miederer, Rudolf Zentel, Frank Rösch
    Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 9(1), 67-83 (2019)
  47. HPMA-Based Nanocarriers for Effective Immune System Stimulation
    Stefan Kramer, Jens Langhanki, Matthias Krumb, Till Opatz, Matthias Bros, and Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Biosci. 19, 1800481 (2019); DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201800481
  48. Functional liquid crystalline particles and beyond (Review)
    Lukas Braun, Rudolf Zentel*
    Liquid Crystals 46 (13-14), 2023-2041 (2019); DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2019.1609109
  49. Microfluidic Synthesis of Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Particle Transport Systems which Can Be Remote‑Controlled Magnetically
    David Ditter, Peter Blümler*, Benjamin Klöckner, Jan Hilgert and Rudolf Zentel*
    Adv. Funct. Mater. 29, 1902454 (2019); DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201902454
  50. α-Mannosyl-Functionalized Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles for Targeted Gene Knockdown in Immunosuppressive Macrophages
    Nadine Leber, Leonard Kaps, Aiting Yang, Misbah Aslam, Mariacristina Giardino, Adrian Klefenz, Niklas Choteschovsky, Sebastian Rosigkeit, Asmaa Mostafa, Lutz Nuhn*, Detlef Schuppan*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Biosci. 19, 1900162 (2019); DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201900162
  51. Suppression of electron trapping by quantum dot emitters using a grafted polystyrene shell
    Elham Khodabakhshi+, Benjamin Klöckner+, Rudolf Zentel, Jasper J. Michels, Paul W. M. Blom*
    Materials Horizons, 6, 2024 - 2031 (2019), DOI: 10.1039/C9MH00551J
  52. HPMA-based Nanoparticles for Fast, Bioorthogonal iEDDA Ligation
    Stefan Kramer1, Dennis Svatunek2, Irina Alberg1, Barbara Gräfen1, Sascha Schmitt3Lydia Braun1, Arthur H.A.M. van Onzen4, Raffaella Rossin4, Kaloian Koynov, Hannes Mikula, Rudolf Zentel*
    Biomacromolecules 20, 3786-3797 (2019);  DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00868
  53. From LC-polymers to nano medicines - Different aspects of polymer science from a materials viewpoint
    Rudolf Zentel,
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 220, 1900448 (2019); doi: 10.1002/macp201900448
  54. Overcoming the barrier of CD8+ T cells: two types of nano-sized carriers for siRNA transport
    Ilja Tabujew, Marleen Willig, Nadine Leber, Christoph Freidel, Inka Negwer, Kaloian Koynov, Mark Helm, Katharina Landfester, Rudolf Zentel, Kalina Peneva and Volker Mailänder*
    Acta Biomaterialia 100, 338 -351 (2019), doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.10.006
  55. Influences of Ortho-Fluoroazobenzenes on Liquid Crystalline Phase Stability and 2D (Planar) Actuation Properties of Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
    David Ditter, Lukas B. Braun, and Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 221, 1900256 (2020); DOI: 10.1002/macp.201900265
  56. Improved si-RNA Loading of Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles by Variation of Cross-Linking Density
    Nadine Leber, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 221, 1900298 (2020); doi: 10.1002/macp.201900298
  57. Polymer Coated Semiconducting Nanoparticles for Hybrid Materials (Review)
    Rudolf Zentel *
    Inorganics 8, 20 (2020); doi:10.3390/inorganics8030020
  58. Polymeric Nanoparticles with Neglectable Protein Corona
    Irina Alberg, Stefan Kramer, Meike Schinnerer, Qizhi Hu, Christine Seidl, Christian Leps, Natascha Drude, Diana Möckel, Cristianne Rijcken, Twan Lammers, Mustafa Diken, Michael Maskos, Svenja Morsbach, Katharina Landfester, Stefan Tenzer*, Matthias Barz*, Rudolf Zentel*
    Small 16, 1907574 (2020);  https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201907574
  59. Nanopartikel zur Aktivierung des Immunsystems,
    Rudolf Zentel für den Vorstand des SFB 1066 (M. Diken, S. Grabbe, K. Landfester, L. Nuhn, D. Schuppan, R. Zentel)
    Faszination Chemie, Die Informationsplattform der GDCh, 15.07.2020,
    https://faszinationchemie.de/makromolekulare-chemie/news/nanopartikel-zur-aktivierung-des-immunsystems/.
  60. Nanoparticles in the biological context: surface morphology and protein corona formation (Concept Paper)
    Walter Richtering*, Irina Alberg, Rudolf Zentel*
    Small 16, 2002162 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202002162
  61. In vivo siRNA Delivery to Immunosuppressive Liver Macrophages by α-Mannosyl-Functionalized Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles
    Leonard Kaps, Nadine Leber, Adrian Klefenz, Niklas Choteschovsky, Rudolf Zentel, Lutz Nuhn*, Detlef Schuppan*
    Cells 9, 1905 (2020); doi:10.3390/cells9081905
  62. Versatile, Multifunctional Block Copolymers for the Self-Assembly of Well-Defined, Nontoxic pDNA Polyplexes
    N. Ritt, S. Berger, E. Wagner, R. Zentel*
    ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2020, 2, 12, 5469–5481

since 2021

    1. Effect of Core-Crosslinking on Protein Corona Formation on Polymeric Micelles
      Irina Alberg, Stefan Kramer, Christian Leps, Stefan Tenzer*, Rudolf Zentel*
      Macromol. Biosci. 21, 2000414 (2021); DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202000414
    2. RAFT Synthesis of Reactive Multifunctional Triblock-Copolymers for Polyplex Formation
      Nicolas Ritt, Amal Ayaou and Rudolf Zentel*
      Macromol. Chem. Phys. 222, 2100122 (2021); DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100122
    3. Origin of enhanced efficiency and stability in diblock copolymer-grafted Cd-free quantum dot-based light-emitting diodes
      Yeseul Park, Benjamin Klöckner, Donghyo Hahm, Jaehoon Kim, Taesoo Lee, Jaeyoul Kim, Wan Ki Bae, Rudolf Zentel and Jeonghun Kwak
      Mater. Chem. C, 9, 10398-10405 (2021); DOI: 10.1039/d1tc02534a
    4. LC-Polymers and Smectic Phases with Special Substructures/Nanophase Segregation (Review)
      Rudolf Zentel*
      Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2100216 (2021); DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100216
    5. Density of conjugated antibody determines the extent of Fc receptor dependent capture of nanoparticles by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells
      Cinja Kappel, Christine Seidl, Carolina Medina-Montano, Meike Schinnerer, Irina Alberg, Christian Leps, Julian Sohl, Ann-Kathrin Hartmann, Michael Fichter, Michael Kuske, Jenny Schunke, Gabor Kuhn, Ingrid Tubbe, David Paßlick, Dominika Hobernik, Rebekka Bent, Katharina Haas, Evelyn Montermann, Kerstin Walzer, Mustafa Diken, Manfred Schmidt , Rudolf Zentel, Lutz Nuhn, Hansjörg Schild, Stefan Tenzer, Volker Mailänder, Matthias Barz *, Matthias Bros*, Stephan Grabbe*
      ACS Nano, 15, 15191−15209 (2021); DOI 10.1021/acsnano.1c05713
    6. Nanoparticular Carriers as Objects to Study Intentional and Unintentional Bioconjugation
      Rudolf Zentel
      ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., in press (2022); doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00091
      • A Tribute to Rudolf Zentel and His Lifetime Research Achievements
      (special volume)
      Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Volume: 43, Issue: 12 (2022)
      First published: 21 June 2022, DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200311
    7. From Self-Organization to Tumor-Immune therapy: How things started and how they evolved?
      Matthias Barz*, Lutz Nuhn*, Gerhard Hörpel, Rudolf Zentel
      Macromol. Rapid Commun. 43, 2100829 (2022); DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100829
    8. Squaric Ester-Based Nanogels Induce No Distinct Protein Corona but Entrap Plasma Proteins into their Porous Hydrogel Network
      Anne Huppertsberg, Christian Leps, Irina Alberg, Christine Rosenauer, Svenja Morsbach, Katharina Landfester, Stefan Tenzer, Rudolf Zentel and Lutz Nuhn*
      Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 43, 2200318 (2022); doi.org/10.1002/marc.202200318
    9. LC-Elastomers:
      Structure -Property Relations and Concepts to Improve Applicability
      Rudolf Zentel,
      Liquid Crystals, in press (2022); DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2022.2142882

 

Reviews, Features and Book Contributions

  1. Polymers with side-chain mesogenic units
    R. Zentel* in:
    Comprehensive Polymer Science
    G.Allen, J.C. Bevington, G.C Eastmond, A. Ledwith, S. Russo, P. Sigwalt
    Editors, Pergamon Press, Oxford 1989, Vol.5 p.723 ff.
  2. Liquid crystalline elastomers (Feature)
    R. Zentel*
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. Adv. Mater. 28, 1407 (1989); Angew. Chem.
    Adv. Mater. 101, 1437 - 1445 (1989); Adv. Mater. 1989, 321
  3. Molecular Engineering of Liquid Crystalline Polymers
    Ringsdorf, I. Voigt-Martin, J. Wendorff, R. Wüstefeld, and R. Zentel in:
    Chemistry and Physics of Macromolecules,
    E.W Fischer, R.C. Schulz and H. Sillescu (Editors) Sonderforschungsbereiche,
    VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, Weinheim 1991, p. 211 – 271
  4. Liquid Crystalline Polymers
    R. Zentel* in:
    Liquid Crystals,
    H. Stegemeyer (Editor),
    Steinkopff Verlag Darmstadt 1994, 103 - 140
  5. Redox active LC ionomers (Feature article):
    LC ionomers as materials for compatible blends with amorphous ionomers
    A. Wiesemann, R. Zentel*, G. Lieser
    Acta Polym. 46, 25 - 36 (1995)
  6. Combined LC main chain/ side chain polymers (Feature Article)
    R. Zentel*, M. Brehmer
    Acta Polymer. 47, 141 - 149 (1996)
  7. Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
    R. Zentel*, M. Brehmer in:
    Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia, J.C. Salamone (Ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton (1996), Volume 5, p. 3655 -3663
  8. Ferroelectric LC-Elastomers
    R. Zentel, E. Gebhard, M. Brehmer
    p. 159 - 182
    in: Advances in Liquid Crystals
    A special volume of: Advances in Chemical Physics, Volume 113
    J. K. Vij, I. Prigogine, S. A. Rice (Editors)
    John Viley & Sons, INC. , New York 2000
  9. Chiral Polyisocyanates, a special class of helical polymers (Review)
    S. Mayer, R. Zentel*
    Prog. Polym. Sci. 26, 1973 - 2013 (2001)
  10. Free standing smectic LC elastomer films
    C. Tolksdorf, R. Zentel*, R. Köhler, U. Dietrich, M. Lösche, R. Stannarius
    Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 709, 23 - 28 (2002)
    published by the Materials Research Society 2002, ISBN 1-55899-645-1
  11. Nanomotoren aus Flüssigkristallen
    C. Tolksdorf, W. Lehmann, F. Kremer, R. Zentel
    Physik in unserer Zeit 33 Nr. 3, 130 - 136 (2002)
  12. Ferroelectric liquid crystalline elastomers
    R. Zentel in:
    Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology,
    John Wiley & Sons, INC. 2002
  13. Photonische Kristalle: Opale
    F. Fleischhaker, R. Zentel
    Chemie in unserer Zeit 41, 38 – 44 (2007)
  14. Chemical approach to functional artificial opals (Feature article)
    B. Lange, F. Fleischhaker, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 28, 1291 -1311 (2007)
  15. Functional 3D photonic films from polymer beads (Feature article)
    B. Lange, F. Fleischhaker, R. Zentel*
    Phys. Stat. sol. (a) 204, 3618 -3635 (2007)
  16. Liquid crystalline ordering and charge transport in semiconducting materials (Review)
    W. Pisula, M. Zorn, J.Y. Chang, K. Müllen*, R. Zentel*
    Macromol. Rapid Commun. 30, 1179 -1202 (2009)
  17. Liquid Crystalline elastomers as actuators and sensors (Review)
    Christian Ohm, Martin Brehmer, Rudolf Zentel*
    Adv. Mater. 22, 3366 -3387 (2010); DOI: 10.1002/adma.200904059
  18. Liquid Crystalline Ordering as a Concept in Materials Science: From Semiconductors to Stimuli-Responsive Devices (Review)
    Eva-Kristina Fleischmann, Rudolf Zentel*
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52, 8810 – 8827 (2013); Angew. Chem. 125, 8972 -8991 (2013)
  19. New Perspectives of HPMA-based Copolymers Derived by Post-Polymerization Modification (Feature)
    Lutz Nuhn, Matthias Barz, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Biosci. 14, 607 -618 (2014)
  20. Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles for Therapeutic Oligonucleotide Delivery (Feature article)
    Nadine Leber, Lutz Nuhn, Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Biosci. 17, 1700092 (2017)
  21. Functional liquid crystalline particles and beyond (Review)
    Lukas Braun, Rudolf Zentel*
    Liquid Crystals 46 (13-14), 2023-2041 (2019)
  22. Polymer Coated Semiconducting Nanoparticles for Hybrid Materials (Review)
    Rudolf Zentel*
    Inorganics 8(3), 20 (2020); doi:10.3390/inorganics8030020
  23. LC-Polymers and Smectic Phases with Special Substructures/Nanophase Segregation (Review)
    Rudolf Zentel*
    Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2100216 (2021); DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100216