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Robert Luxenhofer

Robert Luxenhofer

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Chemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
8878
World Ranking
14797
National Ranking
85

Overview

Robert Luxenhofer is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on fields such as Engineering, Materials Science, and Chemistry. Within these broad areas, they have contributed extensively to subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials, Molecular Biology, and Polymers and Plastics.

Their work explores several main topics, notably in biomedical and polymer sciences. Key topics include:

  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation

Among recent publications, Luxenhofer has been involved in research spanning from polymer-based drug delivery systems to biomaterials and cellular models. Significant papers include:

  • Poly(2-oxazoline)- and Poly(2-oxazine)-Based Self-Assemblies, Polyplexes, and Drug Nanoformulations-An Update, 2021, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Think Beyond the Core: Impact of the Hydrophilic Corona on Drug Solubilization Using Polymer Micelles, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Improving printability of a thermoresponsive hydrogel biomaterial ink by nanoclay addition, 2020, Journal of Materials Science
  • In Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability and Cytotoxicity of an Atorvastatin-Loaded Nanoformulation Against Glioblastoma in 2D and 3D Models, 2020, Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Matrix decoded - A pancreatic extracellular matrix with organ specific cues guiding human iPSC differentiation, 2020, Biomaterials

Luxenhofer frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Lukas Hahn
  • Malik Salman Haider
  • Philipp Stahlhut
  • Ann-Christin Pöppler
  • Stefan Forster

Their research findings have been published in multiple venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Biomacromolecules
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • Macromolecules
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Poly(2-oxazoline)s as Polymer Therapeutics

    Robert Luxenhofer;Yingchao Han;Yingchao Han;Anita Schulz;Jing Tong

  • Overcoming the PEG-addiction: well-defined alternatives to PEG, from structure–property relationships to better defined therapeutics

    Matthias Barz;Robert Luxenhofer;Rudolf Zentel;María J. Vicent

  • Poly(2-oxazoline)s based biomaterials: A comprehensive and critical update.

    Thomas Lorson;Michael M. Lübtow;Erik Wegener;Malik S. Haider

  • On the biodegradability of polyethylene glycol, polypeptoids and poly(2-oxazoline)s.

    Juliane Ulbricht;Rainer Jordan;Robert Luxenhofer

  • Doubly-Amphiphilic Poly(2-oxazoline)s as High-Capacity Delivery Systems for Hydrophobic Drugs

    Robert Luxenhofer;Robert Luxenhofer;Anita Schulz;Anita Schulz;Anita Schulz;Caroline Roques;Shu Li

  • Synthesis, biodistribution and excretion of radiolabeled poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s.

    Florian C. Gaertner;Robert Luxenhofer;Birgit Blechert;Rainer Jordan

  • Collagenase Nanoparticles Enhance the Penetration of Drugs into Pancreatic Tumors.

    Assaf Zinger;Lilach Koren;Omer Adir;Maria Poley

  • Peptoids and Polypeptoids at the Frontier of Supra- and Macromolecular Engineering.

    Niklas Gangloff;Juliane Ulbricht;Thomas Lorson;Helmut Schlaad

  • Structure-property relationship in cytotoxicity and cell uptake of poly(2-oxazoline) amphiphiles

    Robert Luxenhofer;Robert Luxenhofer;Robert Luxenhofer;Gaurav Sahay;Gaurav Sahay;Anita Schulz;Daria Alakhova

  • Click Chemistry with Poly(2-oxazoline)s

    Robert Luxenhofer;Rainer Jordan

  • Tailored Poly(2-oxazoline) Polymer Brushes to Control Protein Adsorption and Cell Adhesion

    Ning Zhang;Tilo Pompe;Tilo Pompe;Ihsan Amin;Robert Luxenhofer

  • A high capacity polymeric micelle of paclitaxel: Implication of high dose drug therapy to safety and in vivo anti-cancer activity.

    Zhijian He;Xiaomeng Wan;Anita Schulz;Herdis Bludau

  • Polypeptoids from N -Substituted Glycine N -Carboxyanhydrides: Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic, and Amphiphilic Polymers with Poisson Distribution

    Corinna Fetsch;Arlett Grossmann;Lisa Holz;Jonas F. Nawroth

  • Cylindrical Molecular Brushes of Poly(2-oxazoline)s from 2-Isopropenyl-2-oxazoline

    Ning Zhang;Stephan Huber;Anita Schulz;Robert Luxenhofer

  • Drug-Induced Morphology Switch in Drug Delivery Systems Based on Poly(2-oxazoline)s

    Anita Schulz;Sebastian Jaksch;Rene Schubel;Erik Wegener

  • Synergistic combinations of multiple chemotherapeutic agents in high capacity poly(2-oxazoline) micelles.

    Yingchao Han;Zhijian He;Anita Schulz;Tatiana K. Bronich

  • High definition fibrous poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) scaffolds through melt electrospinning writing

    Gernot Hochleitner;Julia Franziska Hümmer;Robert Luxenhofer;Jürgen Groll

  • From Defined Reactive Diblock Copolymers to Functional HPMA-Based Self-Assembled Nanoaggregates

    M. Barz;M. Tarantola;K. Fischer;M. Schmidt

  • Polypeptoids: A perfect match for molecular definition and macromolecular engineering?

    Robert Luxenhofer;Corinna Fetsch;Arlett Grossmann

  • Drug Specificity, Synergy and Antagonism in Ultrahigh Capacity Poly(2-oxazoline)/Poly(2-oxazine) based Formulations

    Michael M. Lübtow;Lukas Hahn;Malik Salman Haider;Robert Luxenhofer

  • Neuronal uptake and intracellular superoxide scavenging of a fullerene (C60)-poly(2-oxazoline)s nanoformulation.

    Jing Tong;Matthew C. Zimmerman;Shumin Li;Xiang Yi

Frequent Co-Authors

Rainer Jordan
Rainer Jordan TU Dresden
Alexander V. Kabanov
Alexander V. Kabanov University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jürgen Groll
Jürgen Groll University of Würzburg
Tatiana K. Bronich
Tatiana K. Bronich University of Nebraska Medical Center
Matthias Barz
Matthias Barz Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Valeria Nicolosi
Valeria Nicolosi Trinity College Dublin
Christine M. Papadakis
Christine M. Papadakis Technical University of Munich
Rudolf Zentel
Rudolf Zentel Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Ashutosh Chilkoti
Ashutosh Chilkoti Duke University
Helmut Schlaad
Helmut Schlaad University of Potsdam

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