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Michael Grunze

Michael Grunze

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Chemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
99
Citations
31214
World Ranking
1356
National Ranking
103

Research.com Recognitions

  • 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

Michael Grunze is a researcher affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their work primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, their subfields of study include Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology.

Their research focuses on topics related to innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques, biosensors and analytical detection, and advanced biosensing techniques and applications. These topics reflect an emphasis on technological development and application in the life sciences and engineering domains.

Michael Grunze has published in noted scientific venues, with contributions to the journal Advanced Biosystems. Their recent work includes a paper titled "Droplet-Microarray: Miniaturized Platform for High-Throughput Screening of Antimicrobial Compounds," published in 2020 in Advanced Biosystems.

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Michael Grunze's research. Frequent coauthors include Wenxi Lei, Konstantin Demir, Joerg Overhage, Thomas Schwartz, and Pavel A. Levkin. This network highlights interdisciplinary cooperation across multiple related scientific areas.

  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications

  • Droplet-Microarray: Miniaturized Platform for High-Throughput Screening of Antimicrobial Compounds, 2020, Advanced Biosystems

  • Wenxi Lei
  • Konstantin Demir
  • Joerg Overhage
  • Thomas Schwartz
  • Pavel A. Levkin

  • Advanced Biosystems

Best Publications

  • Molecular Conformation in Oligo(ethylene glycol)-Terminated Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold and Silver Surfaces Determines Their Ability To Resist Protein Adsorption

    P. Harder;M. Grunze;R. Dahint;G.M. Whitesides

  • Factors that determine the protein resistance of oligoether self-assembled monolayers --internal hydrophilicity, terminal hydrophilicity, and lateral packing density.

    Sascha Herrwerth;Wolfgang Eck;Sven Reinhardt;Michael Grunze

  • Interaction of nitrogen with iron surfaces: I. Fe(100) and Fe(111)

    F. Bozso;G. Ertl;M. Grunze;M. Weiss

  • MOLECULAR CONFORMATION AND SOLVATION OF OLIGO(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)-TERMINATED SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS AND THEIR RESISTANCE TO PROTEIN ADSORPTION

    R.L.C. Wang;H.J. Kreuzer;M. Grunze

  • Structure of thioaromatic self-assembled monolayers on gold and silver

    S. Frey;V. Stadler;K. Heister;W. Eck

  • Chemisorption of hydrogen on iron surfaces

    F. Bozso;G. Ertl;M. Grunze;M. Weiss

  • Formation of self-assembled monolayers of n-alkanethiols on gold: a scanning tunneling microscopy study on the modification of substrate morphology

    K. Edinger;Armin Gölzhäuser;K. Demota;Ch. Wöll

  • UV‐Triggered Dopamine Polymerization: Control of Polymerization, Surface Coating, and Photopatterning

    Xin Du;Xin Du;Linxian Li;Junsheng Li;Junsheng Li;Chengwu Yang

  • Characterization of X-ray Induced Damage in Alkanethiolate Monolayers by High-Resolution Photoelectron Spectroscopy

    K. Heister;M. Zharnikov;M. Grunze;L. S. O. Johansson

  • Modification of thiol-derived self-assembling monolayers by electron and x-ray irradiation: Scientific and lithographic aspects

    M. Zharnikov;M. Grunze

  • Electron-induced crosslinking of aromatic self-assembled monolayers: Negative resists for nanolithography

    W. Geyer;Volker Stadler;W. Eck;M. Zharnikov

  • The role of “inert” surface chemistry in marine biofouling prevention

    Axel Rosenhahn;Sören Schilp;Hans Jürgen Kreuzer;Michael Grunze;Michael Grunze

  • Probing resistance to protein adsorption of oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated self-assembled monolayers by scanning force microscopy

    K. Feldman;G. Hahner;N. D. Spencer;P. Harder

  • Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces showing marine antibiofouling properties.

    Linlin Xiao;Linlin Xiao;Junsheng Li;Junsheng Li;Sophie Mieszkin;Alessio Di Fino

  • Self-Assembly of n-Alkanethiol Monolayers. A Study by IR−Visible Sum Frequency Spectroscopy (SFG)

    M. Himmelhaus;F. Eisert;and M. Buck;M. Grunze

  • A near edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of the film properties of self-assembled monolayers of organosilanes on oxidized Si(100)

    K. Bierbaum;M. Kinzler;Ch. Wöll;M. Grunze

  • Interaction of water with self-assembled monolayers: Neutron reflectivity measurements of the water density in the interface region

    D. Schwendel;T. Hayashi;R. Dahint;A. Pertsin

  • Spectroscopic characterization of thiol-derived self-assembling monolayers

    M Zharnikov;M Grunze

  • Generation of Surface Amino Groups on Aromatic Self‐Assembled Monolayers by Low Energy Electron Beams—A First Step Towards Chemical Lithography

    Wolfgang Eck;Volker Stadler;Wolfgang Geyer;Michael Zharnikov

  • Growth of Self-Assembled n-Alkyltrichlorosilane Films on Si(100) Investigated by Atomic Force Microscopy

    K. Bierbaum;M. Grunze;A. A. Baski;L. F. Chi

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Zharnikov
Michael Zharnikov Heidelberg University
Armin Gölzhäuser
Armin Gölzhäuser Bielefeld University
Fabien Josse
Fabien Josse Marquette University
Pavel A. Levkin
Pavel A. Levkin Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Clemens Heske
Clemens Heske University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Manfred Buck
Manfred Buck University of St Andrews
Abraham Ulman
Abraham Ulman New York University
Rainer Jordan
Rainer Jordan TU Dresden
Motomu Tanaka
Motomu Tanaka Heidelberg University
Peter A. Dowben
Peter A. Dowben University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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