Polymers and materials for healthcare, sustainability and energy
Our laboratory covers a range of research fields among organic synthesis, macromolecular chemistry, supra-molecular chemistry, combinatorial research, material research, advanced characterization and nanoscience.
The mission of the laboratory is to combine bottom-up and top-down approaches to functional materials from the nanoscopic to the mesoscopic length scale, combined with addressable (smart) features such as self-healing systems and responsive properties. Applications both in the field of photonics/optics as well as life science are currently targeted.
Storing energy from sunlight and converting it into hydrogen days later — even in the dark — is now possible with a new material jointly developed by researchers from Ulm and Jena. The process is reversible and can be reactivated multiple times via a pH switch. The results have been published in the journal Nature Communications.
In cooperation with partners from the DFG Collaborative Research Center TRR 234, CataLight, researchers from HIPOLE Jena have published an article in Nature Communications.
A live lecture by Prof. Dr. Sebastian Seiffert and Prof. Dr. Ulrich S. Schubert exploring the climate crisis through the lens of chemistry, sustainability, and personal responsibility.
