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Organization profile
Introduction / mission
How far can we push chemical self-assembly? Bridging the gap between life sciences and materials science, using organic chemistry and polymer chemistry.
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Exploration of supramolecular systems and materials
Organisational profile
At the Macro Organic Chemistry group we educate young students to become independent scientists and make them experienced researchers in the design, synthesis, characterization and possible applications of complex molecular systems with unconventional properties. Our research addresses the challenging question “How far can we push chemical self-assembly?”. This ranges from detailed mechanistic (kinetic) investigations on the self-assembly processes of various molecular structures (e.g. the formation of ordered arrays, under thermodynamic control as well as through kinetic experiments) to the design, non-covalent synthesis and use of artificial mimics of enzymes and extracellular matrices. Our group is part of the overarching research group for Molecular Science and Technology.
From the start in 1991, our research has been focused on the design, synthesis, characterization and possible applications of new functional molecular architectures. Over the years we have worked on dendrimers, semi-conducting oligomers/polymers and several supramolecular units, with chirality as a muse. In the course of time, our focus has shifted towards the synthesis and study of complex molecular systems and in 2007 our group became the founding father of the Institute of Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS) at TU/e. More recently, a renewed interest in functional supramolecular materials for electronics and biomedical engineering has underpinned the relevance of our knowledge in the design and synthesis of molecular units that self-assemble in a controlled way, producing materials ordered at the mesoscale.
In our current research we aim at closing the gap between organic chemistry, polymer chemistry and chemical biology by applying well-controlled supramolecular chemistry protocols. Central to this is our concept of multi-step non-covalent synthesis of molecular systems, using well-defined small and large molecules. We thus synthesize and study novel artificial molecular systems where the position of all molecules in the system can be controlled with respect to time and space. To arrive at dynamic functionalties of these molecular systems, we investigate the response to external stimuli both experimentally and theoretically.
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Profiles
Hailong Che
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Bio-Organic Chemistry - Postdoc
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Macro-Organic Chemistry - Postdoc
Person: PD : Postdoc
Christiaan H.W.A. Corbet
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Macro-Organic Chemistry - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Research Output
Architecture-dependent interplay between self-assembly and crystallization in discrete block co-oligomers
Petkau-Milroy, K., Ianiro, A., Ahn, M. M. L., Magana, J. R., Vleugels, M. E. J., Lamers, B. A. G., Tuinier, R., Voets, I. K., Palmans, A. R. A. & Meijer, E. W., 21 Jan 2020, In : ACS Macro Letters. 9, 1, p. 38-42 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Distinct pathways in "thermally bisignate supramolecular polymerization": spectroscopic and computational studies
Rao, K. V., Mabesoone, M. F. J., Miyajima, D., Nihonyanagi, A., Meijer, E. W. & Aida, T., 8 Jan 2020, In : Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142, 1, p. 598-605 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Ditopic binuclear copper(II) complexes for DNA cleavage
Carreira-Barral, I., Riopedre-Fernández, M., de Blas, A., Mosquera, J., Vázquez, M. E., Platas-Iglesias, C. & Esteban-Gómez, D., Apr 2020, In : Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 205, April 2020, 13 p., 110995.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Prizes
Doctorem Honoris Causa of the Free Universitat Berlin
E.W. (Bert) Meijer (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other › Honorary degrees › Scientific
NWO Veni Award : Self-oscillating surfaces
G.M.E. Vantomme (Recipient), 2017
Prize: NWO › Veni › Scientific
NWO Vidi Award : Adaptive materials with molecular light switches
I.K. Voets (Recipient), 2014
Prize: NWO › Vidi › Scientific
Activities
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (External organisation)
E.W. (Bert) Meijer (Member)2018 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
Chemical Science (Journal)
E.W. (Bert) Meijer (Editorial board member)2010 → 2015
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Journal of the American Chemical Society (Journal)
E.W. (Bert) Meijer (Editorial board member)2010 → 2016
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Press / Media
-Eindhoven University of Technology: Bert Meijer receives the title of Commander from the Order of the Netherlands Lion
2/03/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Eindhoven University of Technology: Bert Meijer Receives Title of Commander From Order of Netherlands Lion
E.W. (Bert) Meijer & Jan C.M. Hest, van
29/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Discovery Could Enable Recycling of Non-Recyclable Plastics
Fabian Eisenreich
15/08/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
1,4,7-triazacyclononane functionalized BTA: a supramolecular polymer for cooperative catalysis
Author: Robeerst, C., 26 Jun 2019Supervisor: Mabesoone, M. (Supervisor 1), Su, L. (Supervisor 2), Meijer, B. (Supervisor 2), Palmans, A. (Supervisor 2) & Schenning, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Bioactivation of electrospun UPy-based supramolecular polymer meshes: towards an improved treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions
Author: Arts, B., 18 Dec 2017Supervisor: Dankers, P. (Supervisor 1), Zaccaria, S. (Supervisor 2) & Meijer, B. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Block copolymers and crystallinity: pushing phase-separation to its limits
Author: Lamers, B., 22 Feb 2017Supervisor: van Genabeek, B. (Supervisor 1), Palmans, A. (Supervisor 2) & Meijer, E. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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