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daily12009-11-23T17:11:05ZDetermining Preparation-Induced Differences in Local Forces Acting along Polymer Chains in Spin-Coated Films https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2026-rei-05 Meirui Fu, Raphael Hertel, Bence Dajka, Michael Walter, Michael Sommer, Günter Reiter. ACS Macro Letters, published onlineNo publishercmsadmin_journalReiter2026_submitted_publication2026-07-27T15:21:14ZArticleSpatiotemporal Sequence of Interdependent Nucleation Mechanisms in Ultrathin Polymer Films https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2026-rei-02 Da Huang, Rana Bakhshi, Raoul M. D'Anselme , Günter Reiter. Macromolecules 59 (2026) 5418–5426No publishercmsadmin_journalReiter2026_submitted_publication2026-07-27T15:29:44ZArticleProperties of Charged Conjugated Polymers Deposited by Electrospraying on Substrates with an Insulating Oxide Layer. https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2026-rei-01 Anmol Arya, Solomon L. Joseph, Francois Vonau, Jean-Luc Bubendorff, Silvia Siegenführ, Laurent Simon, Günter Reiter. J. Phys. Chem. C 2026, 130, 5536–5546No publishercmsadmin_journalReiter2026_submitted_publication2026-04-28T12:24:44ZArticleRational Design of Hydrocarbon Proton-Conducting Membranes Replacing Perfluorosulfonic Acids in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysis https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2026-hk-01 Giorgi Titvinidze, Nodar Dumbadze, Jules-Fabien Kreuer, Carolin Klose, Andreas Münchinger, Clara Schare, Barbara Heck, Christina Oeß, Michael Schuster, David Hicke, Klaus-Dieter Kreuer. Chem. Mater. 38 (2026) 6590–6603No publishercmsadmin_journal2026Heck_publication2026-08-14T13:45:18ZArticleNonmonotonic Variation of the Preferential Orientation of Lamellar Crystals in Films of Cold-Crystallized Poly(l-lactide) of Increasing Thickness and Molecular Weight https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2025-rei-07 Decai Lin, Zebin Su, Yuxiang Chen, Jianquan Xu, Günter Reiter, Cuiyun Zhang, Xinping Wang. Macromolecules 2026, 59, 8, 4970–4981No publishercmsadmin_journal2026_publicationReiter2026-05-08T12:32:30ZArticleReversible Metamorphosis of a Conjugated Polymer Induced by Photoexcitation https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2025-rei-06 Solomon Joseph, Anmol Arya, Günter Reiter. Advanced Photonics Research 7 (2026) e202500311No publishercmsadmin_journal2026_publicationReiter2026-03-13T15:52:55ZArticleCrystallization of Layers of Strongly Adsorbed Poly(ethylene terephthalate) on Silicon Substrates https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2025-rei-05 Liang Chen, Zhihang Bian, Xiaonan Li, Zhenwei Jiang, Jianquan Xu, Decai Lin, Guenter Reiter, Jichun You, Xinping Wang.
Macromolecules 58 (2025) 12222–12230 No publishercmsadmin_journal2025_publicationReiter2025-11-26T11:33:14ZArticleTemperature dependence of crystal – melt coexistence for supported polyethylene filaments https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2025-rei-04 Da Huang, Thorsten Hugel, Bizan N. Balzer, Günter Reiter. Nature Communications 16 (2025) 11127No publishercmsadmin_journalReiter2025_submitted_publication2025-12-18T17:24:17ZArticleCrystallization and Melting of Polyethylene Strongly Cross-linked in the Molten State https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2025-rei-03 Jingqing Li, Weihua Wang, Yunxiang Shi, Barbara Heck, Chuanfu Luo, Jesper de Claville Christiansen, Donghong Yu, Günter Reiter, Shichun Jiang. Soft Matter 21 (2025) 6422No publishercmsadmin_journal2025_publicationReiter2025-11-26T11:37:02ZArticleLondon dispersion forces and steric effects within nanocomposites tune interaction energies and chain conformation https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2025-rei-02 Baode Zhang, Snežana D. Zarić, Sonja S. Zrilić, Iosif Gofman, Barbara Heck, Günter Reiter. Communications Chemistry 8 (2025) 21 No publishercmsadmin_journalReiter2025Heck_publication2025-01-29T15:56:27ZArticleEffect of chemical structure on the crystallization kinetics of triple polymorphic high-sulfur-content polythioethers https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2025-rei-01 Valentina Pirela, Leire Unanue, Justine Elgoyhen, Javier Ramos, Juan Francisco Vega, Agurtzane Mugica, Manuela Zubitur, Cuong Minh Quoc Le, Abraham Chemtob, Radmila Tomovska, Günter Reiter, Jaime Martín, Alejandro J. Müller. European Polymer Journal (2025) 113721No publishercmsadmin_journal2025_publicationReiter2025-01-21T14:43:25ZArticleHydro-elastic interactions for shaping hydrodynamic properties in microfluidic flows https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2024-stamp Claas-Hendrik Stamp, Inauguraldissertation der Fakultät für Mathematik und Physik, 2024No publishercmsadmin2024_thesis_publication2024-11-06T07:53:14ZArticlePost-spin Stretch Improves Mechanical Properties, Reduces Necking, and Reverts Effects of Aging in Biomimetic Artificial Spider Silk Fibers https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2024-rei-05 Gabriele Greco, Benjamin Schmuck, Fredrik G. Bäcklund, Günter Reiter and Anna Rising. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 6 (2024) 14342–14350No publishercmsadmin2024_journal_publicationReiter2025-01-08T12:09:47ZArticleMechanistically Different Mechanochromophores Enable Calibration and Validation of Molecular Forces in Glassy Polymers and Elastomeric Networks https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2024-rei-04 Raphael Hertel, Maximilian Raisch, Michael Walter, Günter Reiter, Michael Sommer. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202409369No publishercmsadmin2024_journal_publicationReiter2024-09-11T10:18:19ZArticleThe size of critical secondary nuclei of polymer crystals does not depend on supersaturation https://www.softmatter.uni-freiburg.de/abstracts/2024-rei-02 Yang Liu, Zhiqi Wang, Yao Zhang, Tianyu Wu, Tianze Zheng, Bao Hua Guo, Günter Reiter, Jun Xu. Nature Communications 16 (2025) 3773 No publishercmsadmin_journal2025_publicationReiter2025-11-26T11:34:04ZArticle