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Australia
2022

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2020 - Australian Laureate Fellow

Overview

Martina H. Stenzel is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research primarily focuses on biomaterials, biomedical engineering, molecular biology, materials chemistry, and organic chemistry. The scope of their work encapsulates topics such as nanoparticle-based drug delivery, advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, polymer surface interaction studies, RNA interference and gene delivery, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, graphene and nanomaterials applications, and innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques innovation.

Among recent publications are several papers showcasing diverse applications of nanotechnology and polymer science. Key publications include:

  • Surface modified cellulose nanomaterials: a source of non-spherical nanoparticles for drug delivery (2020, Materials Horizons)
  • Quantitatively Monitoring In Situ Mitochondrial Thermal Dynamics by Upconversion Nanoparticles (2021, Nano Letters)
  • Polymer-Functionalized Upconversion Nanoparticles for Light/Imaging-Guided Drug Delivery (2021, Biomacromolecules)
  • Shining light on transition metal sulfides: New choices as highly efficient antibacterial agents (2021, Nano Research)
  • Glycopolymers for Drug Delivery: Opportunities and Challenges (2022, Macromolecules)

Frequent collaborators in Stenzel's work include Cheng Cao, Robert Chapman, Dayong Jin, Radhika Raveendran, and Chin Ken Wong. These coauthors have been involved in numerous joint publications, reflecting consistent scientific partnerships.

Their work has appeared in several reputable journals, indicating focus areas and dissemination channels:

  • Biomacromolecules (10 publications)
  • Macromolecules (6 publications)
  • Macromolecular Rapid Communications (6 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (6 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (6 publications)

Stenzel's record shows 121 publications categorized under materials science and 58 in engineering, with subfield distributions highlighting biomaterials and biomedical engineering as prominent areas of investigation.

In recognition of their research contributions, Stenzel was awarded the Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2020.

Best Publications

  • RAFTing down under: Tales of missing radicals, fancy architectures, and mysterious holes

    Christopher Barner-Kowollik;Thomas P. Davis;Johan P. A. Heuts;Martina H. Stenzel

  • Complex polymer architectures via RAFT polymerization: From fundamental process to extending the scope using click chemistry and nature's building blocks

    Andrew Gregory;Martina H. Stenzel

  • Well-defined protein-polymer conjugates via in situ RAFT polymerization.

    Cyrille Boyer;Volga Bulmus;Jingquan Liu;Thomas P. Davis

  • Acid-degradable polymers for drug delivery: a decade of innovation

    Sandra Binauld;Martina H. Stenzel

  • Xanthate Mediated Living Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate: A Systematic Variation in MADIX/RAFT Agent Structure

    Martina H. Stenzel;Lyndal Cummins;G. Evan Roberts;Thomas P. Davis

  • Complex Macromolecular Architectures by Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Chemistry: Theory and Practice

    Leonie Barner;Thomas P. Davis;Martina H. Stenzel;Christopher Barner-Kowollik

  • Synthesis of glycopolymers and their multivalent recognitions with lectins

    S. R. Simon Ting;Gaojian Chen;Martina H. Stenzel

  • Entry of nanoparticles into cells: the importance of nanoparticle properties

    Jiacheng Zhao;Martina H. Stenzel

  • Formation of honeycomb-structured, porous films via breath figures with different polymer architectures

    Martina Stenzel;Christopher Barner-Kowollik;Thomas Davis

  • Star polymer synthesis using trithiocarbonate functional β-cyclodextrin cores (reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization)

    Martina H. Stenzel;Thomas P. Davis

  • Building nanostructures using RAFT polymerization

    Cyrille Boyer;Martina Heide Stenzel;Thomas Paul Davis

  • RAFT polymerization: an avenue to functional polymeric micelles for drug delivery.

    Martina Heide Stenzel

  • RAFT and click chemistry: A versatile approach to well-defined block copolymers

    Damien Quémener;Thomas P. Davis;Christopher Barner-Kowollik;Martina H. Stenzel

  • Ultrafast click conjugation of macromolecular building blocks at ambient temperature.

    Andrew J. Inglis;Sebastian Sinnwell;Martina H. Stenzel;Christopher Barner-Kowollik

  • Honeycomb structured polymer films via breath figures

    Maribel Hernández-Guerrero;Martina H. Stenzel

  • In Situ Formation of Protein–Polymer Conjugates through Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization

    Jingquan Liu;Volga Bulmus;David L. Herlambang;Christopher Barner-Kowollik

  • Honeycomb structured porous films prepared from carbohydrate based polymers synthesized via the RAFT process

    Martina H. Stenzel;Thomas P. Davis;Anthony G. Fane

  • Shell-cross-linked vesicles synthesized from block copolymers of Poly(D,L-lactide) and Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) as thermoresponsive nanocontainers.

    Michelle Hales;Christopher Barner-Kowollik;Thomas P. Davis;Martina H. Stenzel

  • Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) and Hetero-Diels−Alder Chemistry as a Convenient Conjugation Tool for Access to Complex Macromolecular Designs

    Andrew J Inglis;Sebastian Sinnwell;Thomas Paul Davis;Christopher Barner-Kowollik

  • Drug carriers for the delivery of therapeutic peptides.

    Alice W. Du;Martina H. Stenzel

  • Formation of Regular Honeycomb-Patterned Porous Film by Self-Organization

    Martina H. Stenzel

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Christopher Barner-Kowollik Queensland University of Technology
Thomas P. Davis
Thomas P. Davis University of Queensland
Hongxu Lu
Hongxu Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tanja Junkers
Tanja Junkers Monash University
Michelle L. Coote
Michelle L. Coote Flinders University
Per B. Zetterlund
Per B. Zetterlund University of New South Wales
Cyrille Boyer
Cyrille Boyer University of New South Wales
Philipp Vana
Philipp Vana University of Göttingen
David L. Morris
David L. Morris University of New South Wales
Axel H. E. Müller
Axel H. E. Müller Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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