Functional Polymers and Boron-Based Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications

The project focuses on the development of advanced polymeric materials containing phenylboronic acids and boron clusters for biomedical applications. The work will involve the synthesis of well-defined block and branched …

Synthesis of smart polymer-coated nanomaterials for Pickering interfacial catalysis

Within the dissertation project, we will develop novel stimuli-responsive polymers for coating porous inorganic nanoparticles (e.g., zeolites) for catalytic and biomedical applications. In particular, the nanoparticles will be used to …

Synthesis of advanced stimuli-responsive polymers for biomedical applications

This dissertation focuses on the design and synthesis of advanced stimuli-responsive polymers for biomedical applications, including polymer therapeutics and medical devices. By leveraging modern polymerization techniques (e.g., controlled radical polymerizations …

Development of conjugated hyper-cross-linked porous organic polymers for sorption and catalytic applications

The aim of the dissertation project will be the design, development and optimization of new synthetic procedures for the preparation of sorptionally and catalytically active conjugated Porous Organic Polymers (POPs). …

Polymeric materials with covalently attached anionic boron clusters

Polymeric nanostructures containing anionic clusters are very promising because these nanosystems are capable of transferring or exchanging counterions. The resulting systems thus have great potential as ion-conducting materials in potential …