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Frank A. Müller is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. Their primary research areas span engineering and materials science, with a strong focus on computational mechanics and materials chemistry. They have also contributed to biomedical engineering and biomaterials, engaging in multidisciplinary research that connects material properties with biological applications.

Their recent publications address topics such as nanoparticle synthesis, laser-induced surface structuring, and the interaction between nanomaterials and biological environments. Notable recent papers include:

  • Adjustable synthesis of polydopamine nanospheres and their nucleation and growth (2020), published in Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • Large-Area Fabrication of Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures on Fused Silica Using Thin Gold Layers (2020), Nanomaterials
  • The differences of the impact of a lipid and protein corona on the colloidal stability, toxicity, and degradation behavior of iron oxide nanoparticles (2021), Nanoscale
  • Risk and life cycle assessment of nanoparticles for medical applications prepared using safe- and benign-by-design gas-phase syntheses (2020), Green Chemistry
  • Superparamagnetic and highly bioactive SPIONS/bioactive glass nanocomposite and its potential application in magnetic hyperthermia (2022), Biomaterials Advances

Their research covers a broad set of main topics, including:

  • Laser Material Processing Techniques
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements
  • Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

Frequent collaborators include Stephan Gräf, Lenka Müller, Clemens Kunz, Robert Wonneberger, and Janet Grabow, illustrating a network of ongoing research partnerships supporting multidisciplinary endeavors.

Frank A. Müller's work has been published repeatedly in several scientific journals known for materials and surface science, such as:

  • Materials
  • Ceramics International
  • Applied Surface Science
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The combination of topics such as laser-based fabrication techniques and surface interaction studies reflects a research profile centered on the development and characterization of advanced materials. This focus supports applications ranging from materials engineering to biomedical fields including tissue engineering and nanoparticle design for medical uses.

Best Publications

  • Cellular Ti-6Al-4V structures with interconnected macro porosity for bone implants fabricated by selective electron beam melting.

    Peter Heinl;Lenka Müller;Carolin Körner;Robert F. Singer

  • The role of prenucleation clusters in surface-induced calcium phosphate crystallization

    Archan Dey;Paul H. H. Bomans;Frank A. Müller;Julia Will

  • Preparation of SBF with different HCO3- content and its influence on the composition of biomimetic apatites.

    Lenka Müller;Frank A. Müller

  • Biomimetic apatite formation on chemically treated titanium.

    Lenka Jonášová;Frank A. Müller;Aleš Helebrant;Jakub Strnad

  • Cellulose-based scaffold materials for cartilage tissue engineering.

    Frank A. Müller;Lenka Müller;Ingo Hofmann;Peter Greil

  • Hydroxyapatite growth on anodic TiO2 nanotubes

    Hiroaki Tsuchiya;Jan M. Macak;Lenka Müller;Julia Kunze

  • Influence of magnesium doping on the phase transformation temperature of β-TCP ceramics examined by Rietveld refinement

    R. Enderle;F Götz-Neunhoeffer;M Göbbels;F.A. Müller

  • Active wound dressings based on bacterial nanocellulose as drug delivery system for octenidine

    Sebastian Moritz;Cornelia Wiegand;Falko Wesarg;Nadine Hessler

  • Resorbable Dicalcium Phosphate Bone Substitutes Prepared by 3D Powder Printing

    Uwe Gbureck;Tanja Holzel;Uwe Klammert;Kristian Würzler

  • Low temperature direct 3D printed bioceramics and biocomposites as drug release matrices

    Uwe Gbureck;Elke Vorndran;Frank A. Müller;Jake E. Barralet

  • Bio-Inspired Functional Surfaces Based on Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures

    Frank A. Müller;Clemens Kunz;Stephan Gräf

  • Time-dependent growth of biomimetic apatite on anodic TiO2 nanotubes

    Julia Kunze;Lenka Müller;Jan M. Macak;Peter Greil

  • Ion adsorption behaviour of hydroxyapatite with different crystallinities

    C. Stötzel;F.A. Müller;F. Reinert;F. Niederdraenk

  • The Biopolymer Bacterial Nanocellulose as Drug Delivery System: Investigation of Drug Loading and Release using the Model Protein Albumin

    Astrid Müller;Zhixu Ni;Nadine Hessler;Falko Wesarg

  • Hydroxyapatite formation on alkali-treated titanium with different content of Na+ in the surface layer

    Lenka Jonášová;Frank A. Müller;Aleš Helebrant;Jakub Strnad

  • Direct Printing of Bioceramic Implants with Spatially Localized Angiogenic Factors

    Uwe Gbureck;Tanja Holzel;Charles J. Doillon;Frank A. Müller

  • Large‐Area Three‐Dimensional Structuring by Electrochemical Etching and Lithography

    Sven Matthias;Frank MüLLER;Cécile Jamois;Ralf B. Wehrspohn

  • Biomimetic apatite coating on biomorphous alumina scaffolds

    C.R. Rambo;F.A. Müller;L. Müller;H. Sieber

  • Hydroxylation of dental zirconia surfaces: characterization and bonding potential.

    Ulrich Lohbauer;Marita Zipperle;Klaus Rischka;Anselm Petschelt

  • Low temperature fabrication of magnesium phosphate cement scaffolds by 3D powder printing

    Uwe Klammert;Elke Vorndran;Tobias Reuther;Frank A. Müller

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Greil
Peter Greil University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Uwe Gbureck
Uwe Gbureck University of Würzburg
Ulrich Lohbauer
Ulrich Lohbauer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jake E. Barralet
Jake E. Barralet McGill University
Ulrich S. Schubert
Ulrich S. Schubert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Anselm Petschelt
Anselm Petschelt University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Liam M. Grover
Liam M. Grover University of Birmingham
Martin D. Hager
Martin D. Hager Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Ulrich Gösele
Ulrich Gösele Max Planck Society
Nicola Pugno
Nicola Pugno University of Trento

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