Publications 2015

Anhydrous Amorphous Calcium Oxalate Nanoparticles from Ionic Liquids: Stable Crystallization Intermediates in the Formation of Whewellite
A. Gehl, M. Dietzsch, M. Mondeshki, S. Bach, T. Häger, B. Barton, U. Kolb, W. Tremel
Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 18192-18201, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201502229

Synthesis of Mesoporous Supraparticles on Superamphiphobic Surfaces
S. Wooh, H. Huesmann, M. N. Tahir, M. Paven, K. Wichmann, D. Vollmer, W. Tremel, P. Papadopoulos, H.-J. Butt
Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 7338-7343, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503929

Green Approach for the Effective Reduction of Graphene Oxide Using Salvadora persica L. Root (Miswak) Extract
M. Khan, A. H. Al-Marri, M. Khan, M. R. Shaik, N. Mohri, S. F. Adil, M. Kuniyil, H. Z. Alkhathlan, A. Al-Warthan, W. Tremel, M. N. Tahir and M. R. H. Siddiqui
Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2015, 10, 281. DOI:10.1186/s11671-015-0987-z

Vanadia Supported on Nickel Manganese Oxide Nanocatalysts for the Catalytic Oxidation of Aromatic Alcohols
S. F. Adil, S. Alabbad, M. Kuniyil, M. Khan, A. Alwarthan, N. Mohri, W. Tremel, M. N. Tahir, M. R. H Siddiqui
Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2015, 10, 52/1-9, DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-0750-5

One-Pot Thermolysis Synthesis of CuInS2 Nanoparticles with Chalcopyrite-Wurtzite Polytypism Structure
Y. Vahidshad, M. N. Tahir, A. I. Zad, S. M. Mirkazemi, R. Ghasemzadeh, W. Tremel
J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electr. 2015, 26, 8960-8972, DOI: 10.1007/s10854-015-3579-x

A Plasma Protein Corona Enhances the Biocompatibility of Au@Fe3O4 Janus Particles
L. Landgraf, C. Christner, I. Schick, I. Krumbein, H. Dähring, K. Heinz-Herrmann, J. R. Reichenbach, S. Tenzer, U. Teichgräber , W. Tremel, I. Hilger
Biomaterials 2015, 68, 77-88, doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.07.049

Succinate-Bonded Pullulan: An Efficient and Reusable Super-Sorbent for Cadmium-Uptake from Spiked High-Hardness Groundwater
A. Abbas, M. A. Hussain, M. Amin, M. Sher, M. N. Tahir, W. Tremel
J. Environ. Sci. 2015, 37, 51-58. DOI:10.1016/j.jes.2015.04.013

Influence of Compensating Defect Formation on the Doping Efficiency and Thermoelectric Properties of Cu2-ySe1–xBrx
T. W. Day, K. S. Weldert, W. G. Zeier, B.-R. Chen, S. Moffit, R. Hanus, U. Weis, K.-P. Jochum, M. Panthöfer, M. J. Bedzyk, G. J. Snyder, W. Tremel
Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 7018–7027, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02405

Siliceous Spicules Enhance Fracture-Resistance and Stiffness of Pre-Colonial Amazonian Ceramics
F. Natalio, T. Corrales, S. Wanka, G. Lilienkamp, P. Zaslansky, M. Kappl, H. Pinto Lima, H.-J. Butt, W. Tremel
Sci. Rep. 2015, 5, 13303/1-9, doi: 10.1038/srep13303

Genotoxic Effects of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles
J. Heim, E. Felder, M. N. Tahir, U. R. Heinrich, A. Kaltbeitzel, C. Brochhausen, V. Mailänder, W. Tremel, J. Brieger
Nanoscale 2015, 7, 8931-8938, DOI: 10.1039/C5NR01167A

Well-Defined Carbohydrate-Based Polymers in Calcium Carbonate Crystallization: Influence of Stereochemistry in the Polymer Side Chain on Polymorphism and Morphology
M. Barz, S. Goetze, N.Loges, T. Schueler, P. Theato, W.Tremel, R. Zentel
Eur. Polym. J. 2015, 69, 628–635, DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.02.010

Tetragonal Tungsten Bronzes Nb8-xW9+xO47-δ: Optimization Strategies and Transport Properties of a New n-Type Thermoelectric Oxide
C. P. Heinrich, M. Schrade, G. Cerretti, I. Lieberwith, P. Leidich, A. Schmitz, H. Fjeld, E. Müller, T.G. Finstad, T. E. Norby, W. Tremel
Mater. Horiz. 2015, 2, 519-527, DOI: 10.1039/C5MH00033E

On the True Indium Content of In-Filled Skutterudites
E. Visnow, C. P. Heinrich, A. Schmitz, J. de Boor, P. Leidich, B. Klobes, R.P. Hermann, W.E. Müller, W. Tremel
Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 7818-7827, DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00799

Effect of Charge Transfer in Magnetic-Plasmonic Au@MOx (M = Mn, Fe) Heterodimers on the Kinetics of Nanocrystal Formation
I. Schick, D. Gehrig, M. Montigny, B. Balke, M. Panthöfer, A. Henkel, F. Laquai, W. Tremel
Chem. Mater. 2015, 27 (13), 4877–4884, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b01968

High-Performance TiO2 Nanoparticle/DOPA-Polymer Composites
F. Liaqat, M. N. Tahir, E. Schechtel, M. Kappl, D. Schneider, K. Char, H.-J. Butt, W. Tremel
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2015, 36, 1129-1137, doi: 10.1002/marc.201400706

Cellulose Ether Derivatives: a New Platform for Prodrug Formation of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
M. Amin, N. S. Abbas, M. A Hussain, K. J. Edgar, M. N. Tahir, W. Tremel, M. Sher
Cellulose 2015, 22, 2011-2022, doi:10.1007/s10570-015-0625-z

Morphology Control in Biphasic Hybrid Systems of Semiconducting Materials
F. Mathias, A. Fokina, K. Landfester, F. Schmidt, W. Tremel, K. Char, R. Zentel
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2015, 36, 959-983, DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400688

Precursor Polymers for the Carbon Coating of Au@ZnO Multipods for Application as Active Material in Lithium-Ion Batteries
B. Oschmann, M. N. Tahir, F. Mueller, D. Bresser, I. Lieberwirth, W. Tremel, S. Passerini, R. Zentel
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2015, 36, 1075-1082, DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400647

New Techniques to Assess In Vitro Release of siRNA from Nanoscale Polyplexes
B. Krieg, M. Hirsch, E. Scholz, L. Nuhn, I. Tabujew, H. Bauer, M. Schmidt, W.Tremel, R. Zentel, K. Peneva, J. A. Mason, K. Koynov, M. Helm
Pharmac. Res. 2015, 32, 1957-1974, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s110

Phoxonic Hybrid Superlattice
E. Alonso-Redondo, H. Huesmann, E.-H. El Boudouti, W. Tremel, B. Djafari-Rouhani, H.-J. Butt, G. Fytas
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 12488−12495, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01247

Thermally Highly Stable Amorphous Zinc Phosphate Intermediates during the Formation of Zinc Phosphate Hydrate
S. Bach, M. Panthöfer, M. Dietzsch, R. Meffert, F. Emmerling, V. Ribeiro Celinski, J. Schmedt auf der Günne, W. Tremel
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 2285–2294, DOI: 10.1021/ja5103663

Novel High-Loaded, Nanoparticulate and Thermally Stable Macromolecular Prodrug Design of NSAIDs Based on Hydroxypropylcellulose
M. A. Hussain, A. Zarish, K. Abbas, M. Sher, M. N. Tahir, W. Tremel, M. Amin, A. Ghafoor, B. A. Lodhi
Cellulose 2015, 22, 461-471, DOI: 10.1007/s10570-014-0464-3

Pulicaria Glutinosa Extract: A Toolbox to Synthesize highly Reduced Graphene Oxide-Silver Nanocomposites
A. H. Al-Marri, M. Khan, M. Kahn, S. F. Adil, A. Al-Warthan, H. Z. Alkhathlan, W. Tremel, J. P. Labis, M. R. H. Siddiqui, M. N. Tahir
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 1131-1142, doi: 10.3390/ijms16011131

Transformation of Vaterite Nanoparticles to Hydroxycarbonate Apatite in a Hydrogel Scaffold: Relevance to Bone Formation
R. Schröder, H. Pohlit, T. Schüler, M. Panthöfer, R. E. Unger, H. Frey, W. Tremel
J. Mater. Chem. B 2015, 3, 7079-7089, DOI: 10.1039/C5TB01032B

Tetragonal Tungsten Bronzes Nb8−xW9+xO47−δ: Optimization Strategies and Transport Properties of a New n-Type Thermoelectric Oxide
Ch.P. Heinrich, M. Schrade, G. Cerretti, I. Lieberwirth, P. Leidich, A. Schmitz, H. Fjeld, E. Müller, T. G. Finstad, T. Norby, W. Tremel
Mater. Horiz. 2015, 2, 519-527, DOI: 10.1039/c5mh00033e

Graphene Based Metal and Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Properties and their Applications
M. Khan, M. N. Tahir, S. F. Adil, H. U. Khan, M. R. H. Siddiqui, A. A. Al-Warthan, W. Tremel
J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, DOI: 10.1039/C5TA02240A.

Ultrastrong Composites from DOPA-Polymer-Infiltrated Colloidal Crystals
F. Liaqat, M. N. Tahir, H. Huesmann, G. K. Auernhammer, D. Schneider, I. Lieberwirth, K. Char, G. Fytas, H.-J. Butt, and W. Tremel
Mater. Horizons 2015, DOI: 10.1039/C5MH00016E.

Genotoxic Effects of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles
J. Heim, E. Felder, M.N. Tahir, A. Kaltbeitzel, U.R. Heinrich, C. Brochhausen, V. Mailänder, W. Tremel, J. Brieger
Nanoscale 2015, 7, 8931-8938, DOI: 10.1039/C5NR01167A

Amine Functionalized ZrO2 Nanoparticles as Biocompatible and Luminescent Probes for Ligand Specific Cellular Imaging
M. N. Tahir, R. Ragg, F. Natalio, J. K. Sahoo, K. Koynov, D. Strand, S. Strand, W. Tremel
J. Mater. Chem. B 2015, 3, 2371-2377, DOI: 10.1039/C4TB01959H

Comparative Evaluation of the Impact on Endothelial Cells Induced by Different Nanoparticle Structures and Functionalization
L. Landgraf, I. Müller, P. Ernst, M. Schäfer, C. Rosman, I. Schick, O. Köhler, H. Oehring, V.V Breus, Th. Basché, C. Sönnichsen, W. Tremel, I. Hilger
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 300-312, doi:  10.3762/bjnano.6.28

Silica-Coated Au@ZnO Janus Particles and their Stability in Epithelial Cells
M. Susewind, A.-M. Schilmann, J. Heim, A. Henkel, T. Link, K. Fischer, D. Strand, U. Kolb, M. N. Tahir, J. Brieger, W. Tremel
J. Mater. Chem. B 2015, 3, 1813–1822, DOI: 10.1039/C4TB02017K

Carbon-coated Anatase TiO2 Nanotubes for Li- and Na-Ion Anodes
D. Bresser, B. Oschmann, M. N. Tahir, F. Müller, I. Lieberwirth, W. Tremel, R. Zentel, S. Passerini
J. Electrochem. Soc. 2015, 162, A3013-A3020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0031502jes

Structural and Optical Properties of Fe and Zn Substitution in CuInS2 Nanoparticles Synthesized by a One-Pot Facile Method
Y. Vahidshad, M. N. Tahir, A. I. Zad, S. M. Mirkazemi, R. Ghasemzadeh, W. Tremel
J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 889-898, DOI: 10.1039/C4TC02516D