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Overview

Kurt E. Geckeler is a researcher affiliated with the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their work primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with particular emphasis on biomedical engineering, polymers and plastics, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, organic chemistry, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's research spans a number of topics related to advanced materials, including:

  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Supercapacitor materials and fabrication
  • Advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials
  • Graphene and nanomaterials applications
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Advanced nanomaterials in catalysis

Geckeler's recent published papers include:

  • Preparation and characterization of hybrid polypyrrole nanoparticles as a conducting polymer with controllable size (2024), published in Scientific Reports
  • A facile approach to incorporate silver nanoparticles into solvent-free synthesized PEG-based hydrogels for antibacterial and catalytical applications (2020), published in Polymer Testing

Their frequent co-authors consist of Javeed Mahmood, Nasser Arsalani, Samin Naghash-Hamed, Zahid Hanif, and Fahimeh Kazeminava. The main publication venues featuring Geckeler's work are Scientific Reports and Polymer Testing.

This researcher's contributions reflect a multidisciplinary approach to the development and characterization of materials with applications in energy harvesting, sensors, catalysis, and biomedicine.

Best Publications

  • Polymer nanoparticles: Preparation techniques and size-control parameters

    J. Prasad Rao;Kurt E. Geckeler

  • Hydrogel networks as nanoreactors: A novel approach to silver nanoparticles for antibacterial applications

    Y. Murali Mohan;Kyungjae Lee;Thathan Premkumar;Kurt E. Geckeler

  • Removal of Hazardous Substances from Water Using Ultrafiltration in Conjunction with Soluble Polymers

    Kurt E. Geckeler;Konstantin Volchek

  • Preparation and application of water-soluble polymer-metal complexes

    K. Geckeler;G. Lange;H. Eberhardt;E. Bayer

  • Synthesis and metal complexation of poly(ethyleneimine) and derivatives

    Bernabé L. Rivas;Kurt E. Geckeler

  • Polymer-bound C60

    Kurt E. Geckeler;Andreas Hirsch

  • pH-sensitive dispersion and debundling of single-walled carbon nanotubes: lysozyme as a tool.

    Dhriti Nepal;Kurt E. Geckeler

  • Surface modification for direct immunoprobes

    Jacob Piehler;Andreas Brecht;Kurt E. Geckeler;Günter Gauglitz

  • ENHANCED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF POLYPYRROLE PREPARED BY CHEMICAL OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION: EFFECT OF THE PREPARATION TECHNIQUE AND POLYMER ADDITIVE

    H.C Kang;K.E Geckeler

  • Proteins and Carbon Nanotubes: Close Encounter in Water

    Dhriti Nepal;Kurt E. Geckeler

  • Unexpected solute aggregation in water on dilution.

    Shashadhar Samal;Kurt E. Geckeler

  • Liquid-phase polymer-based retention — the separation of metals by ultrafiltration on polychelatogens

    B. Ya. Spivakov;K. Geckeler;E. Bayer

  • Fabrication of Silver Nanoparticles in Hydrogel Networks

    Y. Murali Mohan;Thathan Premkumar;Kyungjae Lee;Kurt E. Geckeler

  • Graphene–DNA hybrid materials: Assembly, applications, and prospects

    Thathan Premkumar;Kurt E. Geckeler

  • Syntheses and properties of macromolecular fullerenes, a review

    K E Geckeler;S Samal

  • Carbon nanotubes in the liquid phase: addressing the issue of dispersion.

    Thathan Premkumar;Raffaele Mezzenga;Kurt E. Geckeler

  • Radical polymer-wrapped SWNTs at a molecular level: high-rate redox mediation through a percolation network for a transparent charge-storage material.

    Wonsung Choi;Shota Ohtani;Kenichi Oyaizu;Hiroyuki Nishide;Hiroyuki Nishide

  • Dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes by using surfactants: are the type and concentration important?

    Ji-Yong Shin;Thathan Premkumar;Kurt E. Geckeler

  • The water-soluble β-cyclodextrin–[60]fullerene complex

    C. N. Murthy;K. E. Geckeler

  • Liquid-phase polymer-based retention, a new method for separation and preconcentration of elements

    K.E. Geckeler;E. Bayer;B.Ya. Spivakov;V.M. Shkinev

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernst Bayer
Ernst Bayer University of Tübingen
Dhriti Nepal
Dhriti Nepal United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Hiroyuki Nishide
Hiroyuki Nishide Waseda University
Wolfgang Göpel
Wolfgang Göpel University of Tübingen
Wilhelm K. Aicher
Wilhelm K. Aicher University of Tübingen
Takhee Lee
Takhee Lee Seoul National University
Woong-Ki Hong
Woong-Ki Hong Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Bao-Ku Zhu
Bao-Ku Zhu Zhejiang University
You-Yi Xu
You-Yi Xu Zhejiang University
Klaus Albert
Klaus Albert University of Tübingen

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