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Alexander Bismarck

Alexander Bismarck

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Materials Science
Austria
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
96
Citations
30112
World Ranking
1292
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Alexander Bismarck is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and conducts research primarily in materials science and engineering. Their scholarly output highlights a focus on biomaterials, polymers, and composites, with an emphasis on the synthesis, characterization, and application of novel polymer composites and biodegradable materials.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Subfields where they have contributed significantly are:

  • Biomaterials
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Bismarck's research covers several core topics, such as:

  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites

Among recent publications, key papers include:

  • "Leather-like material biofabrication using fungi", 2020, published in Nature Sustainability
  • "Crab vs. Mushroom: A Review of Crustacean and Fungal Chitin in Wound Treatment", 2020, published in Marine Drugs
  • "Recent progress of 3D printed continuous fiber reinforced polymer composites based on fused deposition modeling: a review", 2021, published in Journal of Materials Science
  • "Fungal chitin-glucan nanopapers with heavy metal adsorption properties for ultrafiltration of organic solvents and water", 2020, published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "Plastic to elastic: Fungi-derived composite nanopapers with tunable tensile properties", 2020, published in Composites Science and Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bismarck include:

  • Andreas Mautner
  • Qixiang Jiang
  • Mitchell P. Jones
  • Angelika Menner
  • Milo S. P. Shaffer

Bismarck's work is often published in specialized venues such as:

  • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • Composites Science and Technology
  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Polymer
  • Advanced Energy Materials

Best Publications

  • Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites

    S. J. Eichhorn;A. Dufresne;M. Aranguren;N. E. Marcovich

  • On the use of nanocellulose as reinforcement in polymer matrix composites

    Koon Yang Lee;Yvonne Aitomäki;Lars A. Berglund;Kristiina Oksman

  • Carbon nanotube-based hierarchical composites: a review

    Hui Qian;Emile S. Greenhalgh;Milo S. P. Shaffer;Alexander Bismarck

  • Structure, morphology and thermal characteristics of banana nano fibers obtained by steam explosion

    B. Deepa;Eldho Abraham;Bibin Mathew Cherian;Alexander Bismarck

  • Characterisation of a soft elastomer poly(glycerol sebacate) designed to match the mechanical properties of myocardial tissue

    Qi-Zhi Chen;Qi-Zhi Chen;Alexander Bismarck;Ulrich Hansen;Sarah Junaid

  • Surface characterization of flax, hemp and cellulose fibers; Surface properties and the water uptake behavior

    Alexander Bismarck;Ibon Aranberri‐Askargorta;Jürgen Springer;Thomas Lampke

  • More than meets the eye in bacterial cellulose: biosynthesis, bioprocessing, and applications in advanced fiber composites.

    Koon-Yang Lee;Gizem Buldum;Athanasios Mantalaris;Alexander Bismarck;Alexander Bismarck

  • Engineered mycelium composite construction materials from fungal biorefineries: A critical review

    Mitchell Jones;Mitchell Jones;Andreas Mautner;Stefano Luenco;Alexander Bismarck

  • Plant Fibers as Reinforcement for Green Composites

    Alexander Bismarck;Supriya Mishra;Thomas Lampke

  • High Internal Phase Emulsions Stabilized Solely by Functionalized Silica Particles

    Vivian O. Ikem;Angelika Menner;Alexander Bismarck

  • Hierarchical Composites Reinforced with Carbon Nanotube Grafted Fibers: The Potential Assessed at the Single Fiber Level

    Hui Qian;Alexander Bismarck;Emile S. Greenhalgh;Gerhard Kalinka

  • Highly Permeable Macroporous Polymers Synthesized from Pickering Medium and High Internal Phase Emulsion Templates

    Vivian O. Ikem;Angelika Menner;Tommy S. Horozov;Alexander Bismarck

  • Carbon nanotube grafted carbon fibres: A study of wetting and fibre fragmentation

    Hui Qian;Alexander Bismarck;Emile S. Greenhalgh;Milo S.P. Shaffer

  • Multifunctional Structural Supercapacitor Composites Based on Carbon Aerogel Modified High Performance Carbon Fiber Fabric

    Hui Qian;Anthony R. Kucernak;Emile S. Greenhalgh;Alexander Bismarck;Alexander Bismarck

  • Interfacial Tension Measurements of the (H2O + CO2) System at Elevated Pressures and Temperatures†

    Apostolos Georgiadis;Geoffrey Maitland;J. P. Martin Trusler;Alexander Bismarck

  • Surface modification of natural fibers using bacteria:depositing bacterial cellulose onto natural fibers to create hierarchical fiber reinforced nanocomposites

    Marion Pommet;Julasak Juntaro;Jerry Y.Y. Heng;Athanasios Mantalaris

  • Structural composite supercapacitors

    Natasha Shirshova;Hui Qian;Milo S.P. Shaffer;Joachim H.G. Steinke

  • Surface characterization of natural fibers; surface properties and the water up-take behavior of modified sisal and coir fibers

    Alexander Bismarck;Amar K. Mohanty;Ibon Aranberri-Askargorta;Syliva Czapla

  • High Performance Cellulose Nanocomposites: Comparing the Reinforcing Ability of Bacterial Cellulose and Nanofibrillated Cellulose

    Koon Yang Lee;Tekla Tammelin;Kerstin Schulfter;Harri Kiiskinen

  • Surface functionalisation of bacterial cellulose as the route to produce green polylactide nanocomposites with improved properties

    Koon-Yang Lee;Jonny J. Blaker;Alexander Bismarck

Frequent Co-Authors

Milo S. P. Shaffer
Milo S. P. Shaffer Imperial College London
Jonny J. Blaker
Jonny J. Blaker University of Manchester
Eero Kontturi
Eero Kontturi Aalto University
Kang Li
Kang Li Imperial College London
Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson Imperial College London
Adam F. Lee
Adam F. Lee Griffith University
Andrew G. Livingston
Andrew G. Livingston Queen Mary University of London
Geoffrey F. Hewitt
Geoffrey F. Hewitt Imperial College London
Aji P. Mathew
Aji P. Mathew Stockholm University
Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson Griffith University

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