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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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46
Citations
6535
World Ranking
1473
National Ranking
48

Materials Science

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51
Citations
9016
World Ranking
9941
National Ranking
557

Overview

Norbert Willenbacher is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a specialization across several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Food Science.

Their work spans multiple topics within these fields, notably:

  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies

Willenbacher has published numerous papers, with recent notable titles including:

  • "Phase-Change-Enabled, Rapid, High-Resolution Direct Ink Writing of Soft Silicone," published in 2022 in Advanced Materials
  • "Tuning Superfast Curing Thiol-Norbornene-Functionalized Gelatin Hydrogels for 3D Bioprinting," published in 2021 in Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • "Effect of carboxymethyl cellulose on the flow behavior of lithium-ion battery anode slurries and the electrical as well as mechanical properties of corresponding dry layers," published in 2020 in Journal of Materials Science
  • "3D-Printed lightweight ceramics using capillary suspensions with incorporated nanoparticles," published in 2020 in Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • "Thermal-Rectified Gradient Porous Polymeric Film for Solar-Thermal Regulatory Cooling," published in 2024 in Advanced Materials

Their research has been featured frequently in specific publication venues, including:

  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • Lubricants
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Collaborations form a considerable part of Willenbacher's work, with frequent co-authors such as Claude Oelschlaeger, Bruna Regina Maciel, Annika R. Völp, Jonas Marten, and Andreas Conrad.

Best Publications

  • Electrosteric Stabilization of Colloidal Dispersions

    Gerhard Fritz;Volker Schädler;Norbert Willenbacher, ,† and;Norman J. Wagner

  • Capillary forces in suspension rheology.

    Erin Koos;Norbert Willenbacher

  • Rheology of Disperse Systems

    Norbert Willenbacher;Kristina Georgieva

  • A novel slurry concept for the fabrication of lithium-ion battery electrodes with beneficial properties

    Boris Bitsch;Jens Dittmann;Marcel Schmitt;Philip Scharfer

  • Unusual Thixotropic Properties of Aqueous Dispersions of Laponite RD

    Norbert Willenbacher

  • 3D printing of open-porous cellular ceramics with high specific strength

    Johannes Maurath;Norbert Willenbacher

  • The elastic interaction of high-spin and low-spin complex molecules in spin-crossover compounds

    N Willenbacher;H Spiering

  • Elastic interaction of high-spin and low-spin complex molecules in spin-crossover compounds. II

    H Spiering;N Willenbacher

  • Linear-to-branched micelles transition: a rheometry and diffusing wave spectroscopy (DWS) study.

    C. Oelschlaeger;M. Schopferer;Frank Scheffold;N. Willenbacher

  • Effect of counterion binding efficiency on structure and dynamics of wormlike micelles.

    C. Oelschlaeger;P. Suwita;N. Willenbacher

  • pH effects on the molecular structure of β-lactoglobulin modified air-water interfaces and its impact on foam rheology.

    Kathrin Engelhardt;Meike Lexis;Georgi Gochev;Christoph Konnerth

  • Optimization of Experimental Parameters to Suppress Nozzle Clogging in Inkjet Printing

    Ayoung Lee;Ayoung Lee;Kai Sudau;Kyung Hyun Ahn;Seung Jong Lee

  • Characterization of the viscoelastic behavior of complex fluids using the piezoelastic axial vibrator

    Jérôme J. Crassous;Raphael Régisser;Matthias Ballauff;Norbert Willenbacher

  • Tuning suspension rheology using capillary forces

    Erin Koos;Julia Johannsmeier;Linda Schwebler;Norbert Willenbacher

  • Capillary breakup extensional rheometry (CaBER) on semi-dilute and concentrated polyethyleneoxide (PEO) solutions

    Oliver Arnolds;Hans Buggisch;Dirk Sachsenheimer;Norbert Willenbacher

  • Desmin and vimentin intermediate filament networks: their viscoelastic properties investigated by mechanical rheometry.

    Michael Schopferer;Harald Bär;Harald Bär;Bernhard Hochstein;Sarika Sharma;Sarika Sharma

  • Size-Limited Penetration of Nanoparticles into Porcine Respiratory Mucus after Aerosol Deposition.

    Xabier Murgia;Paul Pawelzyk;Ulrich F. Schaefer;Christian Wagner

  • Miniemulsion polymerization of acrylated methyl oleate for pressure sensitive adhesives

    Shana Bunker;Christelle Staller;Norbert Willenbacher;Richard Wool

  • Physical properties of cytoplasmic intermediate filaments.

    Johanna Block;Viktor Schroeder;Paul Pawelzyk;Norbert Willenbacher

  • Hydrodynamic and Colloidal Interactions in Concentrated Charge-Stabilized Polymer Dispersions

    F.M. Horn;W. Richtering;J. Bergenholtz;N. Willenbacher

  • Broad bandwidth optical and mechanical rheometry of wormlike micelle solutions.

    N. Willenbacher;C. Oelschlaeger;M. Schopferer;P. Fischer

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Kolb
Thomas Kolb Northern Arizona University
Christof M. Niemeyer
Christof M. Niemeyer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Heike P. Schuchmann
Heike P. Schuchmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Peter Müller-Buschbaum
Peter Müller-Buschbaum Technical University of Munich
Norman J. Wagner
Norman J. Wagner University of Delaware
Harald Herrmann
Harald Herrmann German Cancer Research Center
Martin Winter
Martin Winter University of Münster
Michael A. R. Meier
Michael A. R. Meier Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Matthias Ballauff
Matthias Ballauff Freie Universität Berlin
Walter Richtering
Walter Richtering RWTH Aachen University

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