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2026

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Materials Science

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  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Axel H. E. Müller is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a focus on Organic Chemistry and various subfields related to polymers and plastics.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

They have published extensively, with frequent contributions to journals such as:

  • Macromolecules
  • Progress in Polymer Science
  • Chemosphere
  • Environment International
  • Environmental Sciences Europe

Several recent papers by Axel H. E. Müller and collaborators include:

  • Determination of tire wear markers in soil samples and their distribution in a roadside soil, 2022, Chemosphere
  • Two types of microplastics (polystyrene-HBCD and car tire abrasion) affect oxidative stress-related biomarkers in earthworm Eisenia andrei in a time-dependent manner, 2022, Environment International
  • Tapered Multiblock Copolymers Based on Farnesene and Styrene: Impact of Biobased Polydiene Architectures on Material Properties, 2020, Macromolecules
  • Self-Assembly of block copolymers into internally ordered microparticles, 2020, Progress in Polymer Science
  • Rational design of tapered multiblock copolymers for thermoplastic elastomers, 2021, Progress in Polymer Science

They have also contributed to book publications, including "Mermaids" published in 2021 by University of Exeter Press eBooks.

Their frequent coauthors are:

  • Holger Frey
  • Manfred Wagner
  • George Floudas
  • Shivani P. Wadgaonkar
  • Tobias Johann

Best Publications

  • Janus particles: synthesis, self-assembly, physical properties, and applications.

    Andreas Walther;Axel H. E. Müller

  • Cyclodextrin rotaxanes and polyrotaxanes.

    Gerhard Wenz;Bao-Hang Han;Axel Müller

  • Thermosensitive water-soluble copolymers with doubly responsive reversibly interacting entities

    Ivaylo Dimitrov;Barbara Trzebicka;Axel H.E. Müller;Andrzej Dworak

  • Guided hierarchical co-assembly of soft patchy nanoparticles

    André H. Gröschel;André H. Gröschel;Andreas Walther;Tina I. Löbling;Felix H. Schacher

  • Cylindrical polymer brushes

    Mingfu Zhang;Axel H. E. Müller

  • A New Double-Responsive Block Copolymer Synthesized via RAFT Polymerization: Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-poly(acrylic acid)

    Christine M. Schilli;Mingfu Zhang;Ezio Rizzardo;San H. Thang

  • Precise hierarchical self-assembly of multicompartment micelles

    André H. Gröschel;Felix H. Schacher;Holger Schmalz;Oleg V. Borisov;Oleg V. Borisov

  • Amphiphilic Cylindrical Core−Shell Brushes via a “Grafting From” Process Using ATRP

    Guanglou Cheng;Alexander Böker;Mingfu Zhang;Georg Krausch

  • Benzyl and Cumyl Dithiocarbamates as Chain Transfer Agents in the RAFT Polymerization of N-Isopropylacrylamide. In Situ FT-NIR and MALDI−TOF MS Investigation

    Christine Schilli;Michael G. Lanzendörfer;Axel H. E. Müller

  • Amphiphilic Janus Micelles with Polystyrene and Poly(methacrylic acid) Hemispheres

    Rainer Erhardt;Mingfu Zhang;Alexander Böker;Heiko Zettl

  • Color Tunability and Electrochemiluminescence of Silver Nanoclusters

    Isabel Díez;Matti Pusa;Sakari Kulmala;Hua Jiang

  • Tuning the Thermoresponsive Properties of Weak Polyelectrolytes: Aqueous Solutions of Star-Shaped and Linear Poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate)

    Felix A. Plamper;Markus Ruppel;Alexander Schmalz;Oleg V. Borisov

  • Emulsion Polymerization Using Janus Particles as Stabilizers

    Andreas Walther;Martin Hoffmann;Axel H. E. Müller

  • Molecular Parameters of Hyperbranched Polymers Made by Self-Condensing Vinyl Polymerization. 2. Degree of Branching†

    Deyue Yan;Axel H. E. Müller;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

  • Architecture, self-assembly and properties of well-defined hybrid polymers based on polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane (POSS)

    Weian Zhang;Axel H.E. Müller

  • Europe's rare earth element resource potential: An overview of REE metallogenetic provinces and their geodynamic setting

    K. M. Goodenough;J. Schilling;Erik Jonsson;Erik Jonsson;P. Kalvig

  • New polymeric architectures with (meth)acrylic acid segments

    Hideharu Mori;Axel H.E Müller

  • Tuning the Thermoresponsiveness of Weak Polyelectrolytes by pH and Light: Lower and Upper Critical-Solution Temperature of Poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)

    Felix A Plamper;Alexander Schmalz;Matthias Ballauff;Axel H E Müller

  • Amphiphilic cylindrical brushes with poly(acrylic acid) core and poly(n-butyl acrylate) shell and narrow length distribution

    Mingfu Zhang;Thomas Breiner;Hideharu Mori;Axel H.E. Müller

  • Engineering nanostructured polymer blends with controlled nanoparticle location using Janus particles.

    Andreas Walther;Kerstin Matussek;Axel H. E. Müller

  • Cylindrical Polymer Brushes

    Jiayin Yuan;Axel H. E. Müller

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Walther
Andreas Walther University of Freiburg
Felix H. Schacher
Felix H. Schacher Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Holger Schmalz
Holger Schmalz University of Bayreuth
Markus Drechsler
Markus Drechsler University of Bayreuth
Jiayin Yuan
Jiayin Yuan Stockholm University
Matthias Ballauff
Matthias Ballauff Freie Universität Berlin
Hideharu Mori
Hideharu Mori Yamagata University
Ruth Freitag
Ruth Freitag University of Bayreuth
Alexander Böker
Alexander Böker Fraunhofer Society
Helmut Schlaad
Helmut Schlaad University of Potsdam

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