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Thomas Hellweg

Thomas Hellweg

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Materials Science

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53
Citations
10338
World Ranking
9216
National Ranking
517

Chemistry

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53
Citations
10156
World Ranking
13072
National Ranking
962

Overview

Thomas Hellweg is affiliated with Bielefeld University in Germany and has a focused research portfolio in the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and materials science. Their work covers significant ground in the synthesis and application of hydrogels, surfactants, colloidal systems, and nanomaterials.

The scientist's recent publications span topics related to polymer science and its applications, particularly emphasizing responsive and catalytic materials. Key recent papers include:

  • Smart microgels as drug delivery vehicles for the natural drug aescin: uptake, release and interactions (2020, Colloid & Polymer Science)
  • Core-shell microgels as thermoresponsive carriers for catalytic palladium nanoparticles (2020, Soft Matter)
  • Importance of pH in Synthesis of pH-Responsive Cationic Nano- and Microgels (2021, Polymers)
  • Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling of Bromotryptophan Derivatives at Ambient Temperature (2020, Chemistry - A European Journal)
  • A review of stimuli-responsive polymer-based gating membranes (2023, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics)

Hellweg collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Carina Dargel
  • Yvonne Hannappel
  • Lars Wiehemeier
  • Maxim Dirksen
  • Pascal Fandrich

The scientist often publishes in journals with a focus on polymer and materials chemistry, such as:

  • Colloid & Polymer Science
  • Soft Matter
  • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
  • RSC Advances
  • Langmuir

Their main fields of study include biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology with a notable overlap into materials science. Subfields where their work is concentrated include organic chemistry, molecular medicine, molecular biology, materials chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

Key research topics for Thomas Hellweg encompass:

  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

Best Publications

  • Nanogels and Microgels: From Model Colloids to Applications, Recent Developments, and Future Trends

    Matthias Karg;Andrij Pich;Andrij Pich;Thomas Hellweg;Todd Hoare

  • Influence of charge density on the swelling of colloidal poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) microgels

    Karl Kratz;Thomas Hellweg;Wolfgang Eimer

  • Adhesion and Mechanical Properties of PNIPAM Microgel Films and Their Potential Use as Switchable Cell Culture Substrates

    Stephan Schmidt;Michael Zeiser;Thomas Hellweg;Claus Duschl

  • Structural changes in PNIPAM microgel particles as seen by SANS, DLS, and EM techniques

    Karl Kratz;Thomas Hellweg;Wolfgang Eimer

  • Nanorod-coated PNIPAM microgels: thermoresponsive optical properties.

    Matthias Karg;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos;Jorge Pérez-Juste;Thomas Hellweg;Thomas Hellweg

  • Encapsulation and Growth of Gold Nanoparticles in Thermoresponsive Microgels

    Rafael Contreras-Cáceres;Ana Sánchez-Iglesias;Matthias Karg;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos

  • New “smart” poly(NIPAM) microgels and nanoparticle microgel hybrids: Properties and advances in characterisation

    Matthias Karg;Thomas Hellweg

  • Colloidal crystals made of poly( N -isopropylacrylamide) microgel particles

    Thomas Hellweg;CD Dewhurst;E Bruckner;K Kratz

  • Temperature, pH, and Ionic Strength Induced Changes of the Swelling Behavior of PNIPAM−Poly(allylacetic acid) Copolymer Microgels

    Matthias Karg;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos;Benito Rodriguez-Gonzalez;Regine von Klitzing

  • Thermoresponsive surfaces by spin-coating of PNIPAM-co-PAA microgels: A combined AFM and ellipsometry study

    Stephan Schmidt;Hubert Motschmann;Thomas Hellweg;Regine von Klitzing

  • General Pathway toward Crystalline-Core Micelles with Tunable Morphology and Corona Segregation

    Joachim Schmelz;Matthias Karg;Thomas Hellweg;Holger Schmalz

  • PNIPAM-co-polystyrene Core−Shell Microgels: Structure, Swelling Behavior, and Crystallization

    Thomas Hellweg;Charles D. Dewhurst;Wolfgang Eimer;Karl Kratz

  • Phase structures of microemulsions

    Thomas Hellweg

  • A Versatile Approach for the Preparation of Thermosensitive PNIPAM Core–Shell Microgels with Nanoparticle Cores

    Matthias Karg;Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos;Luis M. Liz‐Marzán;Thomas Hellweg

  • Packing density control in P(NIPAM-co-AAc) microgel monolayers: effect of surface charge, pH, and preparation technique.

    Stephan Schmidt;Thomas Hellweg;Regine von Klitzing

  • Smart inorganic/organic hybrid microgels: Synthesis and characterisation

    Matthias Karg;Thomas Hellweg

  • Volume phase transition of “smart” microgels in bulk solution and adsorbed at an interface: A combined AFM, dynamic light, and small angle neutron scattering study

    Sarah Höfl;Lothar Zitzler;Thomas Hellweg;Stephan Herminghaus

  • Multiresponsive Hybrid Colloids Based on Gold Nanorods and Poly(NIPAM-co-allylacetic acid) Microgels: Temperature- and pH-Tunable Plasmon Resonance

    Matthias Karg;Yan Lu;Enrique Carbó-Argibay;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos

  • Stiffening effect of cholesterol on disordered lipid phases: a combined neutron spin echo + dynamic light scattering analysis of the bending elasticity of large unilamellar vesicles.

    Laura R. Arriaga;Iván López-Montero;Francisco Monroy;Guillermo Orts-Gil

  • Polymersomes: smart vesicles of tunable rigidity and permeability

    Ruddi Rodriguez-Garcia;Michael Mell;Ivan Lopez-Montero;Jeanette Netzel;Jeanette Netzel

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Karg
Matthias Karg Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Regine von Klitzing
Regine von Klitzing Technical University of Darmstadt
Gerhard H. Findenegg
Gerhard H. Findenegg Technical University of Berlin
Andreas Fery
Andreas Fery Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Luis M. Liz-Marzán
Luis M. Liz-Marzán CIC biomaGUNE
Holger Schmalz
Holger Schmalz University of Bayreuth
Isabel Pastoriza-Santos
Isabel Pastoriza-Santos Universidade de Vigo
Ralf Schweins
Ralf Schweins Institut Laue-Langevin
André Laschewsky
André Laschewsky University of Potsdam
Jean-François Lutz
Jean-François Lutz University of Strasbourg

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