Dr. Bizan Balzer

Projekte in livMatS

• Theoretical modeling of nonequilibrium chemical fueling, self-regulation, and the multi-stimuli response and adaptation of hydrogel-based materials
• Chemically fueled driven adaptivity in materials systems (H2O2-O2-fueled Adaptivity)
• Chemistry of triboelectric materials (TriboGen-Chem)
• Nutzung von Grenzflächen, Ladungstransfer- und nicht-adiabatischen Prozessen in einem auf unterschiedliche Frequenzen stimmbaren Tribogenerator
• NANOTRET: Nanomikrostrukturierte, permanent geladene Oberflächen für Elektret-Nanogeneratoren
• Zusammenhang von Redox-Eigenschaften organischer Materialien und triboelektrischer Ladungstrennung – vom grundlegenden Verständnis bis hin zu neuen Materialien für eine effiziente triboelektrische Energiegewinnung
• Hierarchically Programmable Materials with Propagating Stimulus Responsive Elements and Metamaterial Ultrastructuring
  
  

Postdoktorand*innen (Erstbetreuer)

• Dr. Nisha Ranjan
  
  

Publikationen in livMatS

• Contact Electrification via Redox-Active Molecules* early view
  Ranjan, N., Izadi, Z., Gaiser, P., Camarada, M.B., Sharma, R., Weber, A., Daub, M., Hu, Q., Fiederle, M., Mayrhofer, L., Moseler, M., Fischer, A., Walter, M., Esser, B., Balzer, B. (2025). Contact Electrification via Redox-Active Molecules. Angewandte Chemie, e10031. doi: 10.1002/anie.202510031
• Orthogonal and Multiresponsive Quinolinone Systems for Reversible and Recyclable Polymer Network
  Stamp, C.-H., Groß, A., Irulegui, A.B., Balzer, B. & Calvino, C. (2025). Orthogonal and Multiresponsive Quinolinone Systems for Reversible and Recyclable Polymer Network. J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 147, Issue 36. doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c08976
• Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Pore-Forming Three-Arm Amphiphilic Block Copolymers*
  Pusse, S., Niebuur, B., Kraus, T., Presser, V., Balzer, B. N., Markus Gallei (2025). Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Pore-Forming Three-Arm Amphiphilic Block Copolymers. Macromoleculat Rapid Communications. doi: 10.1002/marc.202500077.
• Unfolding of von Willebrand Factor Type D Like Domains Promotes Mucin Adhesion*
  Schlatterer; R., Marczynski, M., Hermann, B., Lieleg, O., Balzer, B. N.. (2025). Unfolding of von Willebrand Factor Type D Like Domains Promotes Mucin Adhesion. Nano Letters, 25(5). doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c03088.
• Design and Self-Assembly of Second-Generation Dendrimer-like Block Copolymers*
  Hartmann, F., Dockhorn, R., Pusse, S., Niebuur, B.-J., Koch, M., Kraus, T., Schießer, A., Balzer, B. N., & Gallei, M. (2024). Design and Self-Assembly of Second-Generation Dendrimer-like Block Copolymers. Macromolecules, 57(15), 7098–7111. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00944
• Ultrathin Film Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide Prevents [NiFe] Hydrogenase Inactivation at High Electrode Potentials*
  Davis, V., Frielingsdorf, S., Hu, Q., Elsäßer, P., Balzer, B. N., Lenz, O., Zebger, I., & Fischer, A. (2024). Ultrathin Film Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide Prevents [NiFe] Hydrogenase Inactivation at High Electrode Potentials. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(34), 44802–44816. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c08218
• Hierarchical Mechanical Transduction of Precision-Engineered DNA Hydrogels with Sacrificial Bonds*
  Lallemang, M., Akintayo, C. O., Wenzel, C., Chen, W., Sielaff, L., Ripp, A., Jessen, H. J., Balzer, Bizan N., Walther, A. & Hugel, T. (2023). Hierarchical Mechanical Transduction of Precision-Engineered DNA Hydrogels with Sacrificial Bonds. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c15135
• Spontaneous and Selective Peptide Elongation in Water Driven by Aminoacyl Phosphate Esters and Phase Changes*
  Dai, K., Pol, M. D., Saile, L., Sharma, A., Liu, B., Thomann, R., Trefs, J. L., Qiu, D., Moser, S., Wiesler, S., Balzer, B., Hugel, T., Jessen, H. J. & Pappas, C. G. (2023). Spontaneous and Selective Peptide Elongation in Water Driven by Aminoacyl Phosphate Esters and Phase Changes. <i<Journal of the American Chemical Society. doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c07918
• Adsorbing DNA to Mica by Cations: Influence of Valency and Ion Type*
  Ibrahim, M., Wenzel, C., Lallemang, M., Balzer, B. N., & Schwierz, N. (2023). Adsorbing DNA to Mica by Cations: Influence of Valency and Ion Type. Langmuir. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01835.
• Investigation of programmable friction with ionic liquid mixtures at the nano-and macroscales
  Gatti, F. J., Cai, W., Herzog, R., Gharavian, A., Kailer, A., Baltes, N., Rabenecker, P., Mörchel, P., Balzer, B. N., Amann, T. & Rühe, J. (2023). Investigation of programmable friction with ionic liquid mixtures at the nano-and macroscales. Lubricants, 11(9), 376. doi: 10.3390/lubricants11090376.
• Anisotropic Friction in a Ligand-Protein Complex*
  Cai, W., Jäger, M., Bullerjahn, J. T., Hugel, T., Wolf, S., & Balzer, B. N. (2023). Anisotropic Friction in a Ligand-Protein Complex. Nano Letters. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04632
• Anisotropy of π–π Stacking as Basis for Superlubricity*
  Cai, W., Trefs, J. L., Hugel, T., & Balzer, B. N. (2022). Anisotropy of π–π Stacking as Basis for Superlubricity. ACS Materials Letters, 5, 172-179. doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00974
• Contamination with Black Carbon Nanoparticles Alters the Selective Permeability of Mucin Hydrogels: Implications for Molecular Transport across Mucosal Barriers*
  Marczynski, M., Lutz, T. M., Schlatterer, R., Henkel, M., Balzer, B. N., & Lieleg, O. (2022). Contamination with Black Carbon Nanoparticles Alters the Selective Permeability of Mucin Hydrogels: Implications for Molecular Transport across Mucosal Barriers. ACS Applied Nano Materials. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.2c03887
• A block copolymer templated approach for the preparation of nanoporous polymer structures and cellulose fiber hybrids by ozone treatment*
  Gemmer, L., Hu, Q., Niebuur, B. J., Kraus, T., Balzer, B. N., & Gallei, M. (2022). A block copolymer templated approach for the preparation of nanoporous polymer structures and cellulose fiber hybrids by ozone treatment. Polymer Chemistry, 13(27), 4028-4046. doi: 10.1039/D2PY00562J
• The articular cartilage surface is impaired by a loss of thick collagen fibers and formation of type I collagen in early osteoarthritis*
  Tschaikowsky, M., Brander, S., Barth, V., Thomann, R., Rolauffs, B., Balzer, B. N., & Hugel, T. (2022). The articular cartilage surface is impaired by a loss of thick collagen fibers and formation of type I collagen in early osteoarthritis. Acta Biomaterialia. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.04.036
• Angle-dependent strength of a single chemical bond by stereographic force spectroscopy*
  Cai, W., Bullerjahn, J. T., Lallemang, M., Kroy, K., Balzer, B. N., & Hugel, T. (2022). Angle-dependent strength of a single chemical bond by stereographic force spectroscopy. Chemical Science. doi: 10.1039/D2SC01077A
• Study of repellence on polymeric surfaces with two individually adjustable pore hierarchies*
  Goralczyk, A., Zhu, M., Mayoussi, F., Lallemang, M., Tschaikowsky, M., Warmbold, A., Caliaro, S., Tauber, F., Balzer, B. N., Kotz-Helmer, F., Helmer, D., & Rapp, B. E. (2022). Study of repellence on polymeric surfaces with two individually adjustable pore hierarchies. Chemical Engineering Journal, 437, 135287. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.135287
• Nanoporous Block Copolymer Membranes with Enhanced Solvent Resistance Via UV-Mediated Cross-Linking Strategies*
  Frieß, F. V., Hu, Q., Mayer, J., Gemmer, L., Presser, V., Balzer, B. N., & Gallei, M. (2022). Nanoporous Block Copolymer Membranes with Enhanced Solvent Resistance via UV‐Mediated Cross‐Linking Strategies. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 43(3), 2100632. doi: 10.1002/marc.202100632
• Multivalent non-covalent interactions lead to strongest polymer adhesion*
  Lallemang, M., Yu, L., Cai, W., Rischka, K., Hartwig, A., Haag, R., Hugel, T., and Balzer, B. N. (2022). Multivalent non-covalent interactions lead to strongest polymer adhesion. Nanoscale. doi: 10.1039/d1nr08338d
• Hybrid fluorescence-AFM explores articular surface degeneration in early osteoarthritis across length scales*
  Tschaikowsky, M., Neumann, T., Brander, S., Haschke, H., Rolauffs, B., Balzer, B. N., & Hugel, T. (2021). Hybrid fluorescence-AFM explores articular surface degeneration in early osteoarthritis across length scales. Acta Biomaterialia. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.03.034
• Proof-of-concept for the detection of early osteoarthritis pathology by clinically applicable endomicroscopy and quantitative AI-supported optical biopsy*
  Tschaikowsky, M., Selig, M., Brander, S., Balzer, B. N., Hugel, T., & Rolauffs, B. (2020). Proof-of-concept for the detection of early osteoarthritis pathology by clinically applicable endomicroscopy and quantitative AI-supported optical biopsy. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.10.003
• ATP Impedes the Inhibitory Effect of Hsp90 on Aβ40 Fibrillation*
  Wang, H., Lallemang, M., Hermann, B., Wallin, C., Loch, R., Blanc, A., Balzer, B. N., Hugel, T., & Luo, J. (2020). ATP impedes the inhibitory effect of Hsp90 on Aβ40 fibrillation. Journal of Molecular Biology. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.11.016
• Covalent Attachment of Single Molecules for AFM-based Force Spectroscopy*
  Kolberg, A., Wenzel, C., Hugel, T., Gallei, M., & Balzer, B. N. (2020). Covalent Attachment of Single Molecules for AFM-based Force Spectroscopy. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), (157), e60934. doi:10.3791/60934
• Charged glycan residues critically contribute to the adsorption and lubricity of mucins*
  Marczynski, M., Balzer, B. N., Jiang, K., Lutz, T. M., Crouzier, T., & Lieleg, O. (2020). Charged glycan residues critically contribute to the adsorption and lubricity of mucins. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 187, 110614., doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110614
• Opposing Temperature Dependence of the Stretching Response of Single PEG and PNiPAM Polymers*
  Kolberg, A., Wenzel, C., Hackenstrass, K., Schwarzl, R., Rüttiger, C., Hugel, T., Gallei, M., Netz, R. R., & Balzer, B. N. (2019). Opposing temperature dependence of the stretching response of single PEG and PNiPAM polymers. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(29), 11603-11613. doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b04383
  
  
  * Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy – EXC-2193/1 – 390951807