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The research of Anja Palmans develops along two lines. The first is aimed at mimicking multistep synthesis as it occurs in Nature. This allows for reduction of the need for purification procedures, and limits costs and waste in the production of complex organic molecules. To achieve this she evaluates the physical separation of multiple catalysts using synthetic polymers that fold into well-defined three-dimensional structures. This compartmentalization of catalysts is achieved through self-assembly of pendant recognition motifs in the polymers. The water-soluble catalysts thus formed are investigated for their application in complex media, with the aim to combine natural and non-natural catalytic reactions but also to catalytically activate prodrugs for cancer therapies.
The second line concerns the control of the dynamic behavior of supramolecular copolymerizations, especially the exchange dynamics that represent the equilibrium between the monomer and the polymer. Copolymerizing supramolecular monomers with distinct differences in the dynamic behavior of their respective homopolymers could provide a handle to control the overall exchange dynamics of the supramolecular copolymer, and hereby their stability and function.
Academic background
Anja Palmans studied chemical engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and received her master's degree in 1992. She continued with PhD research in the group of Prof. Bert Meijer where she obtained her doctorate in 1997 with her thesis 'Supramolecular structures based on the intramolecular H-bonding in acylated 3,3’-diamino-2,2’-bipyridines'. In 1998 and 1999 she was a postdoc researcher in the group of Prof. Paul Smith at ETH Zürich (Switzerland), after which she started working at DSM Research (Geleen, The Netherlands). In 2002 she returned to TU/e as NRSC-C Fellow at the Laboratory for Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry where she became assistant professor in 2005 and associate professor in 2010. In 2013 she was at KIT (Karlsruhe, Germany) for a three months sabbatical. Since 2019 she is full professor in the fascinating field of Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis.
Affiliated with
- NWO gravitation program 'Functional Molecular Systems
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Research Output
Single-chain folding of polymers for catalytic systems in water
Terashima, T., Mes, T., Greef, de, T. F. A., Gillissen, M. A. J., Besenius, P., Palmans, A. R. A. & Meijer, E. W., 2011, In : Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133, 13, p. 4742-4745Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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6
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Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide : a versatile ordering moiety for supramolecular chemistry
Cantekin, S., Greef, de, T. F. A. & Palmans, A. R. A., 2012, In : Chemical Society Reviews. 41, p. 6125-6137Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
209
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3
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Consequences of folding a water-soluble polymer around an organocatalyst
Huerta Martinez, E., Stals, P. J. M., Meijer, E. W. & Palmans, A. R. A., 2013, In : Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 52, 10, p. 2906-2910 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
137
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Single chain polymeric nanoparticles as selective hydrophobic reaction spaces in water
Artar, M., Palmans, A. R. A., Meijer, E. W. & Terashima, T., Oct 2015, In : ACS Macro Letters. 4, 10, p. 1099-1103 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
28
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9
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Cooperativity scale: a structure-mechanism correlation in the self-assembly of benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides
Kulkarni, C., Meijer, E. W. & Palmans, A. R. A., 15 Aug 2017, In : Accounts of Chemical Research. 50, 8, p. 1928-1936 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Press / Media
Faster, cheaper drug manufacturing with engineered catalysts
24/06/14
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Synthetic catalysts that mimic enzymes can greatly enhance drug manufacture, say Dutch scientists
13/06/14
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
Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide based supramolecular organogels: from molecular self-assembly to macroscopic properties
Author: Haveman, J., 16 Oct 2014Supervisor: Palmans, A. (Supervisor 1), Wyss, H. (Supervisor 2), Voets, I. (Supervisor 2), Meijer, E. (Supervisor 2) & Meuldijk, J. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides as supramolecular ordering moieties in polymeric materials
Author: Mes, T., May 2007Supervisor: Palmans, A. (Supervisor 1), Roosma, J. (Supervisor 2) & Meijer, B. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide side-functionalized polymers for the formation of single chain polymer nanoparticles
Author: van der Weegen, R., 31 Aug 2010Supervisor: Mes, T. (Supervisor 1), Palmans, A. (Supervisor 2), Meijer, E. (Supervisor 2) & Janssen, H. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Biopolymers by lipase catalysis
Author: den Ouden, H., 31 Oct 2005Supervisor: Meijer, E. (Supervisor 1) & Palmans, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master