Dr. Bizan Balzer

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)

• Qiwei Hu
  

Publications in livMatS

• 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
• Degradation and release of tannic acid from an injectable tissue regeneration bead matrix in vivo
  Baldwin, A., Hartl, M., Tschaikowsky, M., Balzer, B. N., & Booth, B. W. (2022). Degradation and release of tannic acid from an injectable tissue regeneration bead matrix in vivo. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 110(5), 1165-1177. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.34990
• 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