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Kaloian Koynov is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany, where their research focuses primarily on the fields of Materials Science and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Biomaterials.

Their research covers an array of advanced topics such as RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Polymer Surface Interaction Studies, and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems.

Koynov has contributed to various high-impact publication venues, with frequent publications in Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, and Macromolecules.

Recent scholarly papers by Koynov include:

  • Reconfiguring hydrogel assemblies using a photocontrolled metallopolymer adhesive for multiple customized functions, 2024, Nature Chemistry
  • Contact angle hysteresis, 2022, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
  • Fabrication of Anticounterfeiting Nanocomposites with Multiple Security Features via Integration of a Photoresponsive Polymer and Upconverting Nanoparticles, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Carbon Nanotube-Hydrogel Composites Facilitate Neuronal Differentiation While Maintaining Homeostasis of Network Activity, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Metallopolymer Organohydrogels with Photo-Controlled Coordination Crosslinks Work Properly Below 0 °C, 2020, Advanced Materials

The researcher frequently collaborates with notable peers, including Hans-Jürgen Butt, Lutz Nuhn, Sascha Schmitt, Matthias Barz, and Katharina Landfester, reflecting strong collaborative networks within their research community.

Best Publications

  • An Aqueous Route to Multicolor Photoluminescent Carbon Dots Using Silica Spheres as Carriers

    Ruili Liu;Dongqing Wu;Shuhua Liu;Kaloian Koynov

  • Photoswitching of glass transition temperatures of azobenzene-containing polymers induces reversible solid-to-liquid transitions

    Hongwei Zhou;Changguo Xue;Philipp Weis;Yasuhito Suzuki

  • Self-Healing Polymer Films Based on Thiol-Disulfide Exchange Reactions and Self-Healing Kinetics Measured Using Atomic Force Microscopy

    Jeong Ae Yoon;Jun Kamada;Jun Kamada;Kaloian Koynov;Jake Mohin

  • Photoluminescent Carbon Dots as Biocompatible Nanoprobes for Targeting Cancer Cells in Vitro

    Qin Li;Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy;Ruili Liu;Kaloian Koynov

  • Comparative Analysis of Viscosity of Complex Liquids and Cytoplasm of Mammalian Cells at the Nanoscale

    Tomasz Kalwarczyk;Natalia Ziebacz;Anna Bielejewska;Ewa Zaboklicka

  • Optical properties of composites of PMMA and surface-modified zincite nanoparticles

    Mustafa M. Demir;Kaloian Koynov;Ümit Akbey;Christoph Bubeck

  • Three-dimensional ferroelectric domain visualization by Čerenkov-type second harmonic generation

    Yan Sheng;Andreas Best;Hans-Jürgen Butt;Wieslaw Krolikowski

  • How Shape Influences Uptake: Interactions of Anisotropic Polymer Nanoparticles and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Laura Florez;Christine Herrmann;Jens M. Cramer;Christoph P. Hauser

  • Three-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystal in ferroelectric barium calcium titanate

    Tianxiang Xu;Tianxiang Xu;Krzysztof Switkowski;Krzysztof Switkowski;Xin Chen;Shan Liu

  • Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy in colloid and interface science

    Kaloian Koynov;Hans-Jürgen Butt

  • Elimination of charge carrier trapping in diluted semiconductors

    D. Abbaszadeh;A. Kunz;G. A. H. Wetzelaer;J. J. Michels

  • Redox Responsive Behavior of Thiol/Disulfide-Functionalized Star Polymers Synthesized via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

    Jun Kamada;Jun Kamada;Kaloian Koynov;Cathrin Corten;Azhar Juhari

  • Solid-supported thin elastomer films deformed by microdrops

    Ramon Pericet-Camara;Guenter K. Auernhammer;Kaloian Koynov;Simone Lorenzoni

  • Light-Switchable Polymer Adhesive Based on Photoinduced Reversible Solid-to-Liquid Transitions

    Ying Zhou;Ying Zhou;Ying Zhou;Mingsen Chen;Qingfu Ban;Qingfu Ban;Zhenlin Zhang

  • Direct measurements of hydrophobic slippage using double-focus fluorescence cross-correlation.

    Olga I. Vinogradova;Kaloian Koynov;Andreas Best;François Feuillebois

  • Cationic Nanohydrogel Particles as Potential siRNA Carriers for Cellular Delivery

    Lutz Nuhn;Markus Hirsch;Bettina Krieg;Kaloian Koynov

  • Expanding the chemical scope of RNA:methyltransferases to site-specific alkynylation of RNA for click labeling

    Yuri Motorin;Jürgen Burhenne;Roman Teimer;Kaloian Koynov

  • Cerenkov-Type Second-Harmonic Generation in Two-Dimensional Nonlinear Photonic Structures

    S.M. Saltiel;Yan Sheng;N. Voloch-Bloch;D.N. Neshev

  • Fabrication of Anticounterfeiting Nanocomposites with Multiple Security Features via Integration of a Photoresponsive Polymer and Upconverting Nanoparticles

    Yazhi Liu;Yazhi Liu;Shuofeng Liang;Chenrui Yuan;Andreas Best

  • Local Flow Field and Slip Length of Superhydrophobic Surfaces.

    David Schäffel;Kaloian Koynov;Doris Vollmer;Hans-Jürgen Butt

  • Comparison of thermomechanical properties of statistical, gradient and block copolymers of isobornyl acrylate and n-butyl acrylate with various acrylate homopolymers

    Wojciech Jakubowski;Azhar Juhari;Andreas Best;Kaloian Koynov

  • pH-Responsive Quantum Dots via an Albumin Polymer Surface Coating

    Yuzhou Wu;Sabyasachi Chakrabortty;Radu A. Gropeanu;Joerg Wilhelmi

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Jürgen Butt
Hans-Jürgen Butt Max Planck Society
Rudolf Zentel
Rudolf Zentel Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Katharina Landfester
Katharina Landfester Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Tanja Weil
Tanja Weil Max Planck Society
Wieslaw Krolikowski
Wieslaw Krolikowski Australian National University
Matthias Barz
Matthias Barz Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Carnegie Mellon University
Volker Mailänder
Volker Mailänder Max Planck Society
George Fytas
George Fytas Max Planck Society
Si Wu
Si Wu University of Science and Technology of China

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