University of Freiburg

Ralf Thomann
Feb. 2005


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Publications - R. Thomann 2000-2004:


2000


41: Translucent Acrylic Nanocomposites Containing Anisotropic Laminated Nanoparticles Derived from Intercalated Layered Silicates
F. Dietsche, Y. Thomann, R. Thomann, R. Mülhaupt
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 75, 396-405 (2000)

42: Gel formation in solutions of amphiphilic block copolymers.
van Eck D, Höring S, Kressler J, Arends P, Thomann R
Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc., Polym. Chem.) 41(1), 726-727, 2000.

43: Acrylic nanocomposites containing organoclay nanofillers: Morphology development, properties, and fracture behavior
Mulhaupt R, Dietsche F, Doell W, Thomann R
Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (2000), 82 222-223.

44: The influence of silicate modification and compatibilizers on mechanical properties and morphology of anhydride-cured epoxy nanocomposites
Zilg C, Thomann R, Finter J, Mulhaupt R
MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING 280: (7-8) 41-46 AUG 2000

45: Epoxy nanocomposites based on organophilic-layered silicates: Improving toughness/stiffness/strength balance
Zilg C, Mulhaupt R, Thomann R, Finter J
Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (2000), 82 249-250

46: Core-shell microspheres of a catalytically active rhodium complex bound to a polyelectrolyte-coated latex
Mecking S, Thomann R
ADVANCED MATERIALS 12: (13) 953-+ JUL 5 2000

47: Preparation of catalytically active palladium nanoclusters in compartments of amphiphilic hyperbranched polyglycerols
Mecking S, Thomann R, Frey H, Sunder A
MACROMOLECULES 33: (11) 3958-3960 MAY 30 2000

48: Poly(propylene)/organoclay nanocomposite formation: Influence of compatibilizer functionality and organoclay modification
Reichert P, Nitz H, Klinke S, Brandsch R, Thomann R, Mulhaupt R
MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING 275: (2) 8-17 FEB 2000

49: Morphologies and miscibilities of polypropene with random poly(ethene-co-1-butene)
Thomann Y, Suhm J, Thomann R, Maier RD, Mulhaupt R, Bar G
MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA 149: 125-129 JAN 2000

50: Highly branched polyethylene graft copolymers prepared by means of migratory insertion polymerization combined with TEMPO-mediated controlled radical polymerization
Baumert M, Heinemann J, Thomann R, Mulhaupt R
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS 21: (6) 271-276 APR 14 2000

51: Competition between liquid crystalline phase symmetry and microphase morphology in a chiral smectic liquid crystalline-isotropic block copolymer
Schneider A, Zanna JJ, Yamada M, Finkelmann H, Thomann R
MACROMOLECULES 33: (3) 649-651 FEB 8 2000

52: Morphology and rheology of polystyrene nanocomposites based upon organoclay
Hoffmann B, Dietrich C, Thomann R, Friedrich C, Mulhaupt R
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS 21: (1) 57-61 JAN 2000

53: Organic/inorganic hybrid materials and nanocomposites based upon layered silicates modified with cyclic amidines
Carsten Zilg, Ralf Thomann, Martin Baumert, Jürgen Finter, Rolf Mülhaupt
Macromolecular Rapid Communications Volume: 21, Issue: 17, Date: November 2000, Pages: 1214-1219

54: Polypropylene nanocomposites based upon organophilic layered silicates.
P. Reichert, HJ. Nitz, S. Klinke, R. Thomann, R. Brandsch, C. Zilg, R. Mülhaupt
Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (2000), 82 251-252.




2001


55: Ordering of cylindrical microdomains in thin films of hybrid isotropic/liquid crystalline triblock copolymers
Figueiredo P, Geppert S, Brandsch R, Bar G, Thomann R, Spontak RJ, Gronski W, Samlenski R, Muller-Buschbaum P
MACROMOLECULES 34: (2) 171-180 JAN 16 2001

56: Synthesis and thermal behaviour of layered silicate-EVA nanocomposites
M. Zanetti, G. Camino, R. Thomann, R. Mülhaupt
Polymer 42 (10) (2001) pp. 4501-4507.

57: Influence of stereoirregularities on the formation of the -phase in isotactic polypropene
R. Thomann, H. Semke, R.-D. Maier, Y. Thomann, J. Scherble, R. Mülhaupt, J. Kressler
Polymer 42 (10) (2001) pp. 4597-4603.

58: Morphology of poly(1-olefin)s from poly(1-octene) to poly(1-eicosene)
K. Busse, J. Kressler, J. Knorr, S. Bornemann, M. Arnold, R. Thomann
Macromol. Mat. & Eng. 286 (6), 350-354, 2001

59: Morphological stability of poly(propylene) nanocomposites
Reichert P, Hoffmann B, Bock T, Thomann R, Mulhaupt R, Friedrich C
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS 22: (7) 519-523 MAY 14 2001

60: Formation of CdS nanoclusters in phase-separated poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-l-polyisobutylene amphiphilic conetworks
Jonas Scherble, Ralf Thomann, Béla Iván, Rolf Mülhaupt
J POLYM SCI POL PHYS 39: (12) 1429-1436 JUN 15 2001

61: Morphology of the transparent IPN-like system PE: (BMA-co-S)
Eberhard Borsig, Ralf Thomann, Agnesa Fiedlerová, Rolf Mülhaupt
Journal of Applied Polymer Science; Volume 81, Issue 11, 2001; 2615-2620

62: Microheterogenization of catalytically active rhodium complexes by ionic binding to charged polymer nanoparticles
Mecking S, Schwab E, Thomann R
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 221: 285-INOR , Part 1 APR 1 2001

63: Phase behavior, morphology and interfacial structure in thermoset/thermoplastic elastomer blends of poly(propylene glycol)-type epoxy resin and polystyrene-b-polybutadiene
Qipeng Guo, Pedro Figueiredo, Ralf Thomann, Wolfram Gronski
Polymer 42 (26) 2001, 10101-10110

64: Miscibility of Branched Ethene Homopolymers with Iso- and Syndiotactic Polypropenes
Jürgen Marquardt, Ralf Thomann, Yi Thomann, Johannes Heinemann, and Rolf Mülhaupt
Macromolecules, 2001, 34 (25): 8669-8674

65: Formation of metal nanoparticles in modified hyperbranched polyglycerols and use as soluble separable catalysts.
Mecking S, Schlotterbeck U, Thomann R, Soddemann M, Stieger M, Richtering W, Kautz H
Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 2001, 84, 511 - 512.

66: Emulsion- and suspension-type aqueous coordination polymerization affording ethylene homo- and copolymers.
Mecking S, Bauers FM, Thomann R
Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (2001), 84 1049-1050.

67: Surface-compatibilized layered silicates - A novel class of nanofillers for rubbers with improved mechanical properties
Ganter M, Gronski W, Semke H, Zilg T, Thomann R, Mülhaupt R
KAUTSCHUK GUMMI KUNSTSTOFFE 54 (4): 166-171 APR 2001



2002


68: Mimicking a Cytoskeleton by Coupling Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) to the Inner Leaflet of Liposomal Membranes: Effects of Photopolymerization on Vesicle Shape and Polymer Architecture
Oliver Stauch, Thomas Uhlmann, Margret Fröhlich, Ralf Thomann, Mahmoud El-Badry, Yong-Keun Kim, and Rolf Schubert
Biomacromolecules 3 (2) 324-332 MAR-APR 2002

69: Aqueous polyketone latices prepared with water-insoluble palladium(II) catalysts
A. Held, L. Kolb, R. Thomann, S. Mecking, M. Schmid, R. Pietruschka, E. Lindner, M. Sunjuk, M. Khanfar
Macromolecules35 (9), 3342-3347 APR 23 2002

70: Melt compounding of syndiotactic polypropylene nanocomposites containing organophilic layered silicates and in situ formed core/shell nanoparticles
Dirk Kaempfer, Ralf Thomann, Rolf Mühaupt
Polymer 43 (2002) 2909-2916

71: Phase behavior, crystallization, and hierarchical nanostructures in self-organized thermoset blends of epoxy resin and amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(propylene oxide)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymers
Guo QP, Thomann R, Gronski W, Thurn-Albrecht T
MACROMOLECULES 35 (8): 3133-3144 APR 9 2002

72: High performance epoxy-layered silicate nanocomposites
Kornmann X, Thomann R, Mülhaupt R, Finter J, Berglund LA
POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE 42 (9): 1815-1826 SEP 2002

73: Morphology of Stereoblock Polypropylene
Ralf Thomann ; Yi Thomann ; R. Mülhaupt ; Jörg Kressler ; Karsten Busse ; Dieter Lilge ; James C. W. Chien
JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE (Physics) , Volume 41 , Issue 4&5 , Pages: 1079 - 1090

74: Synthesis of amine-cured, epoxy-layered silicate nanocomposites:
The influence of the silicate surface modification on the properties
Kornmann X, Thomann R, Mülhaupt R, Finter J, Berglund L
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 86 (10): 2643-2652 DEC 5 2002

75: Shear-induced morphological change in PP/LLDPE blend
Wang Y, Zou H, Fu Q, Zhang G, Shen KZ, Thomann R
Macromolecular rapid communications 23 (13): 749-752 SEP 30 2002

76: Hybrids of silver nanoparticles with amphiphilic hyperbranched macromolecules exhibiting antimicrobial properties
Aymonier, C; Schlotterbeck, U.; Antonietti, L.; Zacharias, P.; Thomann R; Tiller, Joerg C.; Mecking, S.
Chem. Commun., 2002, 3018-3019

77: Shear controlled morphology of rubber/organo clay nanocomposites and dynamic mechanical analysis.
Schon, Frank; Thomann, Ralf; Gronski, Wolfram.
Macromolecular Symposia (2002), 189(Polymer Science Insights), 105-110.



2003


78: Submicron polyethylene particles from catalytic emulsion polymerization
Bauers Florian M; Thomann Ralf; Mecking Stefan
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2003 Jul 23), 125(29), 8838-40.

79: Poly(Methyl methacrylate)/Palladium Nanocomposites: Synthesis and Characterization of the Morphological, Thermomechanical, and Thermal Properties.
Aymonier, Cyril; Bortzmeyer, Denis; Thomann, Ralf; Muelhaupt, Rolf.
Chemistry of Materials (2003), 15(25), 4874-4878.

80: Microbe-repelling antimicrobial networks loaded with silver nanoparticles.
Tiller, Joerg C.; Ho, Chau Hon; Tobis, Jan; Thomann, Ralf.
Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (2003), 89 246.

81: Toughened epoxy hybrid nanocomposites containing both an organophilic layered silicate filler and a compatibilized liquid rubber.
Froehlich, Joerg; Thomann, Ralf; Muelhaupt, Rolf.
Macromolecules (2003), 36(19), 7205-7211.

82: Fiber spinning from poly(propylene)-organoclay nanocomposite.
Pavlikova, Silvia; Thomann, Ralf; Reichert, Peter; Mulhaupt, Rolf; Marcincin, Anton; Borsig, Eberhard.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2003), 89(3), 604-611.

83: Nanostructures, Semicrytalline Morphology, and Nanoscale Confinement Effect on the Crystallization Kinetics in Self-Organized Block Copolymer/Thermoset Blends.
Guo, Qipeng; Thomann, Ralf; Gronski, Wolfram; Staneva, Rosina; Ivanova, Rouja; Stuehn, Bernd.
Macromolecules (2003), 36(10), 3635-3645.

84: Novel polymer-brush architectures: Linear-hyperbranched block copolymers.
Garcia Marcos, Alejandra; Pusel, Thomas; de Juan de Castro, Blanca; Geppert, Steffen; Thomann, Ralf; Gronski, Wolfram; Frey, Holger.
Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry) (2003), 44(1), 534-535.

85: Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy of Nanostructured Polymer Nanocomposites
R. Thomann and RJ. Spontak
Science, Technology and Education of Microscopy: An Overview
(Ed.: A.Mendez-Villas), Formatex, Badajoz, Spain, 2003, pp. 249-254

86: Electrical properties of polymer nanocomposites based upon organophilic layered silicates.
Zilg, C.; Kaempfer, D.; Thomann, R.; Muelhaupt, R.; Montanari, G. C.
Annual Report - Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (2003), 546-550.




2004


87: Synthesis and characterisation of anhydride-cured epoxy nanocomposites containing layered silicates modified with phenolic alkylimidazolineamide cations
Fröhlich J, Golombowski D, Thomann R, Mülhaupt R
MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING 289 (1): 13-19 JAN 21 2004

88: Reactive core/shell type hyperbranched blockcopolyethers as new liquid rubbers for epoxy toughening
Fröhlich J, Kautz H, Thomann R, Frey H, Mülhaupt R
POLYMER 45 (7): 2155-2164 MAR 29 2004

89: Synthesis and supramolecular association of immobilized NCN-pincer platinum(II) complexes on hyperbranched polyglycerol supports
Stiriba SE, Slagt MQ, Kautz H, Gebbink RJMK, Thomann R, Frey H, van Koten G
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL 10 (5): 1267-1273 MAR 5 2004

90: High-performance epoxy hybrid nanocomposites containing organophilic layered silicates and compatibilized liquid rubber
J. Fröhlich, R. Thomann, O. Gryshchuk, J. Karger-Kocsis, R. Mülhaupt
Journal of Applied Polymer Science Volume 92, Issue 5, Date: 5 June 2004, Pages: 3088-3096

91: Semicrystalline morphology in thin films of poly(3-hexylthiophene)
S. Hugger, R. Thomann, S. Heinzel, T. Thurn Albrecht
Colloid Polym. Sci. (2004), 282, 932-938

92: Characteristics of ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber/organoclay nanocomposites resulting from different processing conditions and formulations
Konstantinos G Gatos, Ralf Thomann, József Karger-Kocsis
Polym. Int. 53: 1191-1197 (2004)

93: Nanoseparated polymeric networks with multiple antimicrobial properties
Ho CH, Tobis J, Sprich C, Thomann R, Tiller JC
ADVANCED MATERIALS 16 (12): 957 JUN 17 2004

94: Shape-Selective Synthesis of Palladium Nanoparticles Stabilzed by Highly Branched Amphiphilic Polymers
Schlotterbeck U., Aymonier C., Thomann R:, Hofmeister H., Tromp M., Richtering W., Mecking S.
Advanced Functional Materials 2004, 14, No. 10, October

95: Solution Structure of Metal Particles Prepared in Unimolecular Reactors of Amphiphilic Hyperbranched Macromolecules
Vasil M. Garamus, Tatiana Maksimova, Walter Richtering, Cyril Aymonier, Ralf Thomann, Lydie Antonietti, and Stefan Mecking
Macromolecules, 37 (21), 7893 -7900, 2004

96: Multiphase Polymer Dispersions and Nanocomposites by Catalytic Free Radical Emulsion Polymerization
Kolb L., Thomann R., Mecking S.
Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 2004, 25, 1824-1828

97: Modification of Electrical Properties and Performance of EVA and PP Insultion through Nanostructure by Organophilic Silicates
Montanari G. C., Fabiani D., Palmieri F., Kaempfer D., Thomann R., Mülhaupt R. .
IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Vol. 11, No.5; October 2004, 754-762

98: Catalytic ethylene polymerization in aqueous emulsion: Catalyst tailoring and synthesis of very small latex particles.
Mecking S, Bastero A, Kolb L, Wehrmann P, Bauers FM, Gottker-Schnetman I, Monteil V, Thomann R, Chowdhry M
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 227: U555-U555 425-PMSE Part 2, MAR 28 2004

99: Nanocomposite formation in hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR)/organo-montmorillonite as a function of the intercalant type
Gatos KG, Sawanis NS, Apostolov AA, Thomann R, Karger-Kocsis J
MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING 289 (12): 1079-1086 DEC 15 2004

100: Thermal properties and crystallization behavior of hyperbranched poly(e-caprolactone) copolyesters.
Ursu, M.; Frey, H.; Neuner, I.; Thomann, R.; Rusu, M.
Romanian Reports in Physics (2004), 56(3), 495-502.