People

Dr. Bizan Balzer
Responsible Investigator
Research Areas A and B
Group Leader/ Habilitand, AFM.Single Molecule.Tribology
Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy | Institute of Physical Chemistry
University of Freiburg
Websites: SingleMolecule Lab | Balzer-Lab
Phone: +49 761 203 6227
Email: bizan.balzer@physchem.uni-freiburg.de
Areas of Expertise
Friction | Lubrication | Adhesion | Single molecule | AFM
Projects within livMatS
- Interfaces, charge-transfer and non-adiabatic processes and their exploitation in a frequency-tunable tribogenerator
- NANOTRET: Nano‐micro‐structured permanently charged surfaces for electret nanogenerators
- Correlating redox properties of organic materials with triboelectric charge-separation – from basic understanding to novel materials for efficient triboelectric energy harvesting
- Hierarchically Programmable Materials with Propagating Stimulus Responsive Elements and Metamaterial Ultrastructuring
Doctoral Researchers (first supervisor)
Publications in livMatS
- 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