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Overview

Thomas Heinze is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany, with a primary focus on Materials Science. Their research spans several subfields including Biomaterials, Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Molecular Medicine.

The scientist's work covers a variety of specialized topics. These include:

  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry

Thomas Heinze has contributed frequently to several publication venues, with the most prominent being:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Macromolecular Bioscience
  • Cellulose
  • Polysaccharides
  • Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research

Notable recent papers authored include:

  • Recent Progress on Cellulose-Based Ionic Compounds for Biomaterials (2020, Advanced Materials)
  • Lignocellulose nanofibril/gelatin/MXene composite aerogel with fire-warning properties for enhanced electromagnetic interference shielding performance (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Nanoparticles Based on Hydrophobic Polysaccharide Derivatives-Formation Principles, Characterization Techniques, and Biomedical Applications (2020, Macromolecular Bioscience)
  • Layer-By-Layer Coating of Aminocellulose and Quorum Quenching Acylase on Silver Nanoparticles Synergistically Eradicate Bacteria and Their Biofilms (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040: Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources (2023, Carbohydrate Polymers)

The frequent collaborators of Thomas Heinze include:

  • Andreas Koschella
  • Martin Gericke
  • Hendryk Würfel
  • Henry Lindemann
  • Maren Godmann

Best Publications

  • Unconventional methods in cellulose functionalization

    T Heinze;T Heinze;T Liebert

  • Xylan and xylan derivatives – biopolymers with valuable properties, 1. Naturally occurring xylans structures, isolation procedures and properties

    Anna Ebringerová;Thomas Heinze

  • Comprehensive cellulose chemistry

    D. Klemm;B. Philipp;T. Heinze;U. Heinze

  • Applications of ionic liquids in carbohydrate chemistry: a window of opportunities.

    Omar A. El Seoud;Andreas Koschella;Ludmila C. Fidale;Susann Dorn

  • Ionic liquids as reaction medium in cellulose functionalization.

    Thomas Heinze;Katrin Schwikal;Susann Barthel

  • Organizational and institutional influences on creativity in scientific research

    Thomas Heinze;Philip Shapira;Philip Shapira;Juan D. Rogers;Jacqueline M. Senker

  • Acylation and carbanilation of cellulose in ionic liquids

    Susann Barthel;Thomas Heinze

  • Carboxymethyl Ethers of Cellulose and Starch – A Review

    Thomas Heinze;Andreas Koschella

  • Ionic liquids--promising but challenging solvents for homogeneous derivatization of cellulose.

    Martin Gericke;Pedro Fardim;Thomas Heinze

  • Esterification of Polysaccharides

    Thomas Heinze;Tim Liebert;Andreas Koschella

  • Effective preparation of cellulose derivatives in a new simple cellulose solvent

    Thomas Heinze;René Dicke;Andreas Koschella;Arne Henning Kull

  • Functional Polymers Based on Dextran

    Thomas Heinze;Tim Liebert;Brigitte Heublein;Stephanie Hornig

  • Solvents applied in the field of cellulose chemistry - a mini review

    Thomas Heinze;Andreas Koschella

  • Rheological properties of cellulose/ionic liquid solutions: from dilute to concentrated states.

    Martin Gericke;Kerstin Schlufter;Tim Liebert;Thomas Heinze

  • Studies on the synthesis and characterization of carboxymethylcellulose

    Thomas Heinze;Katy Pfeiffer

  • Comprehensive Cellulose Chemistry, Volume 2 : Functionalization of Cellulose

    D. Klemm;B. Philpp;T. Heinze;U. Hewinze

  • Synthetic polymeric nanoparticles by nanoprecipitation

    Stephanie Hornig;Thomas Heinze;C. Remzi Becer;C. Remzi Becer;Ulrich S. Schubert;Ulrich S. Schubert

  • INTERACTION OF IONIC LIQUIDS WITH POLYSACCHARIDES. 5. SOLVENTS AND REACTION MEDIA FOR THE MODIFICATION OF CELLULOSE

    Tim Liebert;Thomas Heinze

  • Clicking Pentafluorostyrene Copolymers: Synthesis, Nanoprecipitation, and Glycosylation

    C. Remzi Becer;Krzysztof Babiuch;David Pilz;Stephanie Hornig

  • Cellulose: Structure and Properties

    Thomas Heinze

  • Efficient Homogeneous Chemical Modification of Bacterial Cellulose in the Ionic Liquid 1‐N‐Butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium Chloride

    Kerstin Schlufter;Hans-Peter Schmauder;Susann Dorn;Thomas Heinze

Frequent Co-Authors

Omar A. El Seoud
Omar A. El Seoud Universidade de São Paulo
Dieter Klemm
Dieter Klemm Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Karin Stana-Kleinschek
Karin Stana-Kleinschek Graz University of Technology
Stephen E. Harding
Stephen E. Harding University of Nottingham
Stefan Kuhlmann
Stefan Kuhlmann University of Twente
Ulrich S. Schubert
Ulrich S. Schubert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Werner-Michael Kulicke
Werner-Michael Kulicke Universität Hamburg
Philip Shapira
Philip Shapira University of Manchester
Wolfgang G. Glasser
Wolfgang G. Glasser Virginia Tech
Haisong Qi
Haisong Qi South China University of Technology

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