Research

Oppermann Group

  1. Structure-Property-Relationships of Polymeric Materials

    Structure-property-relationships of polymeric materials, molecular orientation and morphology in polymers, rheological behaviour of polymer melts and concentrated solutions, structure development during processing.
    Applied methods: dynamic-mechanical analysis and melt rheology, thermoanalytical methods, x-ray diffraction, light scattering, polarised fluorescence

  2. Polyelectrolytes as Functional Materials

    Polyelectrolytes as functional materials, thermodynamic behaviour of polymer solutions
    Applied methods: esp. light scattering, ultracentrifugation, electric birefringence, stress birefringence, rheology
    Preparation of model systems: by anionic polymerisation along with polymer-analogous derivation, preparative size exclusion chromatography

  3. Dynamics in Concentrated Polymer Systems

    Dynamics of concentrated polymer systems, relaxations, phase behaviour
    Applied methods: strain-induced birefringence, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, light scattering (dynamic and static), confocal laser scanning microscopy


Johannsmann Group

  1. Surface-Attached Hydrogels

  2. Stress in Drying Polymer Films

  3. Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy for Investigation of Film Formation Processes

  4. Contact Mechanics at High Frequencies

  5. Application of Torsional Resonators for Online Characterization of Polymers


Adams Group

  1. emulsion polymerization

  2. film formation of polymer dispersions

  3. polymers with pendant cyclodextrin side groups

  4. dendrimers

  5. solvatochromism of fluorescence dyes

 
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