Modeling of polyelectrolytes

Polyelectrolyte solutions and gels Coarse-grained simulations Mean-field and Poisson-Boltzmann modeling pH-dependent properties Collaborators: Christian Holm (Stuttgart) Peter Košovan

Boron cluster compounds

Solution behavior of anionic boron cluster compounds Physicochemical properties of boron cluster conjugates Synthesis of surfactants and polymers with attached boron clusters Pavel Matějíček, Mariusz Uchman

Selectivity driving parameters in redox reactions catalyzed by Lewis acid zeolites.

Project supervisor Ing. Jan Přech, Ph.D. Zeolites are robust and environmentally friendly heterogeneous catalysts. They contain framework metal ions, which act as Bronsted or Lewis acid sites. In particular, the …

Macromolecular synthesis

Synthesis of functional block copolymers Postpolymerization reactions Boron Cluster- and Phenyl Boronic Acid-containing polymers Mariusz Uchman, Pavel Matějíček

Block copolymer nanoparticles

Self-assembled block copolymer colloids (micelles, vesicles) Polyelectrolyte surfactant complexes Interpolyelectrolyte complexes Encapsulation of low-molar-mass compounds in polymeric nanoparticles M. Štěpánek, M. Uchman, P. Matějíček