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Overview

Tanja Junkers is a researcher affiliated with Monash University in Australia, specializing in the fields of Chemistry, Materials Science, and Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Biology.

Their research focuses on a variety of topics within advanced polymer science and materials innovation. Key areas of investigation include:

  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
  • NMR Spectroscopy and Applications

Junkers has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Polymer Chemistry (25 publications)
  • Chemical Science (8 publications)
  • European Polymer Journal (4 publications)
  • Chem (3 publications)
  • Macromolecular Rapid Communications (3 publications)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Junkers' career. They have worked recurrently with several researchers including:

  • Neil R. Cameron (10 co-authored papers)
  • Alasdair I. McKay (9 co-authored papers)
  • Pieter-Jan Voorter (7 co-authored papers)
  • Axel-Laurenz Buckinx (7 co-authored papers)
  • Athina Anastasaki (6 co-authored papers)

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Tailoring Polymer Dispersity by RAFT Polymerization: A Versatile Approach" (2020), published in Chem
  • "Polymer Synthesis in Continuous Flow Reactors" (2020), published in Progress in Polymer Science
  • "Muconic acid isomers as platform chemicals and monomers in the biobased economy" (2020), published in Green Chemistry
  • "Concurrent control over sequence and dispersity in multiblock copolymers" (2021), published in Nature Chemistry
  • "Solvent-Independent Molecular Weight Determination of Polymers Based on a Truly Universal Calibration" (2021), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • "Clicking" Polymers or Just Efficient Linking: What Is the Difference?**

    Christopher Barner-Kowollik;Filip E. Du Prez;Pieter Espeel;Craig J. Hawker

  • Photomediated controlled radical polymerization

    Xiangcheng Pan;Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen;Joachim Laun;Thomas Junkers;Thomas Junkers

  • Limitations of radical thiol-ene reactions for polymer-polymer conjugation

    Sandy P. S. Koo;Milan M. Stamenović;R. Arun Prasath;Andrew J. Inglis

  • The role of mid-chain radicals in acrylate free radical polymerization: Branching and scission

    Thomas Junkers;Christopher Barner-Kowollik

  • PLP-ESR monitoring of midchain radicals in n-butyl acrylate polymerization

    Robin X. E. Willemse;Alex M. Van Herk;Elena Panchenko;Thomas Junkers

  • Photo-induced copper-mediated polymerization of methyl acrylate in continuous flow reactors

    Benjamin Wenn;Matthias Horst Conradi;Andre Demetrio Carreiras;Andre Demetrio Carreiras;David M. Haddleton

  • Polymer Synthesis in Continuous Flow Reactors

    Neomy Zaquen;Neomy Zaquen;Maarten Rubens;Maarten Rubens;Nathaniel Corrigan;Jiangtao Xu

  • Precise Polymer Synthesis by Autonomous Self-Optimizing Flow Reactors.

    Maarten Rubens;Maarten Rubens;Jeroen H. Vrijsen;Joachim Laun;Tanja Junkers;Tanja Junkers

  • Tailoring Polymer Dispersity by RAFT Polymerization: A Versatile Approach

    Richard Whitfield;Kostas Parkatzidis;Nghia P. Truong;Nghia P. Truong;Tanja Junkers

  • Critically evaluated rate coefficients in radical polymerization – 7. Secondary-radical propagation rate coefficients for methyl acrylate in the bulk

    Christopher Barner-Kowollik;Sabine Beuermann;Michael Buback;Patrice Castignolles

  • Sequence-definition from controlled polymerization: the next generation of materials

    Jeroen De Neve;Jeroen De Neve;Joris J. Haven;Lowie Maes;Tanja Junkers;Tanja Junkers

  • Synthesis of sequence controlled acrylate oligomers via consecutive RAFT monomer additions.

    Joke Vandenbergh;Gunter Reekmans;Peter Adriaensens;Thomas Junkers

  • Visible Light-Mediated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Using Continuous Flow Reactors

    Neomy Zaquen;Jonathan Yeow;Tanja Junkers;Tanja Junkers;Cyrille Boyer

  • Muconic acid isomers as platform chemicals and monomers in the biobased economy

    Ibrahim Khalil;Greg Quintens;Tanja Junkers;Tanja Junkers;Michiel Dusselier

  • Chain length dependent termination in butyl acrylate free-radical polymerization studied via stationary and pulsed laser initiated RAFT polymerization

    Thomas Junkers;Alexander Theis;Michael Buback;Thomas P. Davis

  • Free-Radical Termination Kinetics Studied Using a Novel SP-PLP-ESR Technique

    Michael Buback;Mark Egorov;Thomas Junkers;Elena Panchenko

  • Synthesis of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) materials via the precursor routes

    Thomas Junkers;Joke Vandenbergh;Peter Adriaensens;Laurence Lutsen

  • Pushing the limit: Pulsed laser polymerization of n-butyl acrylate at 500 Hz

    Christopher Barner-Kowollik;Fabian Gunzler;Thomas Junkers

  • Photoinduced Sequence-Controlled Copper-Mediated Polymerization: Synthesis of Decablock Copolymers

    Ya Mi Chuang;Anitha Ethirajan;Thomas Junkers;Thomas Junkers

  • Continuous photoflow synthesis of precision polymers

    Tanja Junkers;Tanja Junkers;Benjamin Wenn

  • Limitations of radical thiol-ene reactions for polymer-polymer conjugations

    Milan M. Stamenović;Sandy Ps Koo;Arun Prasath Ramaswamy;Andrew J Inglis

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Christopher Barner-Kowollik Queensland University of Technology
Dirk Vanderzande
Dirk Vanderzande Hasselt University
Martina H. Stenzel
Martina H. Stenzel University of New South Wales
Michael Buback
Michael Buback University of Göttingen
Laurence Lutsen
Laurence Lutsen Hasselt University
Dagmar R. D'hooge
Dagmar R. D'hooge Ghent University
Filip Du Prez
Filip Du Prez Ghent University
Guy Marin
Guy Marin Ghent University
Christophe Detrembleur
Christophe Detrembleur University of Liège

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