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2022
- Molecular and biochemical approach for understanding the transition of amorphous to crystalline calcium phosphate deposits in human teeth
W. E. G. Müller*, M. Neufurth, H. Ushijima, R. Muñoz-Espí, L.-K. Müller, S. Wang, H. C. Schröder, X. Wang*
Dent. Mater. 2022, 38, 2014-2029 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2022.11.013 - Synthesis of silver-coated polystyrene latex through in situ metal reduction
N. K. Ray, H. Patel, R. Muñoz-Espí, K. Landfester, V. Gundabala*
MRS Commun. 2022, 12, 952-958, DOI: 10.1557/s43579-022-00281-7 - A Chitosan/Silica Hybrid 3D Scaffold for Simultaneous Entrapment of Two Different Hydrophilic Substances
A. M. Elzayat, F. F. Pérez-Pla, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Mater. Lett. 2022, 326, 132941, DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2022.132941 - Synthesis of 3-Dimensional Chitosan/Carboxymethyl Cellulose/ZnO Biopolymer Hybrids by Ionotropic Gelation for Application in Drug Delivery
M. M. Metwally*, R. Muñoz-Espí, I. Youssef, D. S. Badawy, M. Abdelaal
Egypt. J. Chem. 2022, 65, 299-307, DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.76761.3765
2021
- Triple-target stimuli-responsive anti-COVID-19 face mask with physiological virus-inactivating agents
W. E. G. Müller*, M. Neufurth, I. Lieberwirth, R. Muñoz-Espí, S. Wang, H. C. Schröder, X. Wang*
Biomater. Sci. 2021, 9, 6052-6063, DOI: 10.1039/D1BM00502B - Nanoemulsions for synthesis of biomedical nanocarriers
A. Elzayat, I. Adam-Cervera, O. Álvarez-Bermúdez, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Colloids Surf. B 2021, 203, art. no. 111764 (11 pp.), DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111764 - Increased Stability of Polysaccharide/Silica Hybrid Sub‐Millicarriers for Retarded Release of Hydrophilic Substances
A. Elzayat, E. Tolba, F. F. Pérez‐Pla, A. Oraby, R. Muñoz‐Espí*
Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2021, 222, art. no. 2100027 (12 pp.), DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100027
2020
- Magnetic Polyurethane Microcarriers from Nanoparticle-Stabilized Emulsions for Thermal Energy Storage
O. Álvarez-Bermúdez, I. Adam-Cervera, A. Aguado-Hernándiz, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*
ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2020, 8, 17956-17966, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c05525 - Amplified morphogenetic and bone forming activity of amorphous versus crystalline calcium phosphate/polyphosphate
W. E. G. Müller*, M. Ackermann, B. Al-Nawas, L. A. R. Righesso, R. Muñoz-Espí, E. Tolba, M. Neufurth, H. C. Schröder, X. Wang
Acta Biomater. 2020, 118, 233-247, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.10.023 - Electrochemical Synthesis of an Organic Thermoelectric Power Generator
J. F. Serrano-Claumarchirant, I. Brotons, M. Culebras, M. J. Sanchis, A. Cantarero, R. Muñoz-Espí*, C. M. Gómez*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2020, 12, 46348-46356, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12076 - A physiologically active interpenetrating collagen network that supports growth and migration of epidermal keratinocytes: Zinc-polyP nanoparticles integrated into compressed collagen
W. E. G. Müller*, H. Schepler, E. Tolba, S. Wang, M. Ackermann, R. Muñoz-Espí, S. Xiao, R. Tan, Z. She, M. Neufurth, H. C. Schröder, X. Wang*
J. Mater. Chem. B 2020, 8, 5892-5902, DOI: 10.1039/D0TB01240H
- Low‐Temperature Miniemulsion‐Based Routes for Synthesis of Metal Oxides
R. Muñoz-Espí*, K. Landfester*
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 9304-9313, DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001246 - Self-Healing Properties of Bioinspired Amorphous CaCO3/Polyphosphate-Supplemented Cement
E. Tolba, S. Wang, X. Wang*, M. Neufurth, M. Ackermann, R. Muñoz-Espí, B. M. Abd El-Hady, H. C. Schröder, W. E. G. Müller*
Molecules 2020, 25, 2360, DOI: 10.3390/molecules25102360 - Magnetically Enhanced Polymer-Supported Ceria Nanocatalysts for the Hydration of Nitriles
O. Álvarez-Bermúdez, A. Torres-Suay, F. F. Pérez-Pla, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Nanotechnology 2020, 31, 405604 (13pp), DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab8765 - PEDOT Thin Films with n-Type Thermopower
J. F. Serrano-Claumarchirant, M. Culebras, A. Cantarero, C. M. Gómez, R. Muñoz-Espí, M. Collins*
ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2020, 3, 861-867, DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01985 - Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) Nanoparticles as Building Blocks for Hybrid Thermoelectric Flexible Films
J. F. Serrano-Claumarchirant, M. Culebras, A. Cantarero, C. M. Gómez*, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Coatings 2020, 10, 22, DOI: 10.3390/coatings10010022
2019
- |BOOK CHAPTER| 2. Green processes and green fibers
N. Horzum, R. Muñoz-Espí, M. Hood, M. M. Demir, D. Crespy
DOI: 10.1515/9783110581393-002
In: Green electrospinning (eds.: N. Horzum, M. M. Demir, R. Muñoz-Espí, D. Crespy). Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2019. ISBN: 978-3-11-056180-7. Book DOI: 10.1515/9783110581393 - |BOOK CHAPTER| 1. Green electrospinning
N. Horzum, R. Muñoz-Espí, M. Hood, M. M. Demir, D. Crespy
DOI: 10.1515/9783110581393-002
In: Green electrospinning (eds.: N. Horzum, M. M. Demir, R. Muñoz-Espí, D. Crespy). Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2019. ISBN: 978-3-11-056180-7. Book DOI: 10.1515/9783110581393 - Transformation of construction cement to a self-healing hybrid binder
W. E. G. Müller*, E. Tolba, S. Wang, Q. Li, M. Neufurth, M. Ackermann, R. Muñoz-Espí, H. C. Schröder, X. Wang*
Int J. Molec. Sci. 2019, 20, 2948 (22 pp.), DOI: 10.3390/ijms20122948 - Exploring wet chemistry approaches to ZnFe2O4 spinel ferrite nanoparticles with different inversion degrees: a comparative structural and spectroscopic study
P. Dolcet*, K. Kirchberg, A. Antonello, C. Suchomski, R. Marschall, S. Diodati, R. Muñoz-Espí, K. Landfester, S. Gross*
Inorg. Chem. Front. 2019, 6, 1527-1534, DOI: 10.1039/C9QI00241C - Peptide-Controlled Assembly of Macroscopic Calcium Oxalate Nanosheets
H. Lu*, A. Schäfer, H. Lutz, S. J. Roeters, I. Lieberwirth, R. Muñoz-Espí, M. A. Hood, M. Bonn, T. Weidner*
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 2170-2174, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00684 - Ceria/polymer nanocontainers for high-performance encapsulation of fluorophores
K. Katta, D. Busko, Y. Avlasevich, K. Landfester, B. Baluschev*, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 1000, 522-530, DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.10.53 - In-Situ Polyphosphate Nanoparticle Formation in Hybrid Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Karaya Gum Hybrogels: A Porous Scaffold Inducing Filtration of Mesenchymal Stem Cells"
E. Tolba, X. Wang*, M. Ackermann, M. Neufurth, R. Muñoz-Espí, H. C. Schröder, W. E. G. Müller*
Adv. Sci. 2019, 6, 1801452(1-15), DOI: 10.1002/advs.201801452
2018
- Inorganic Protection of Polymer Nanocapsules: A Strategy to Improve the Efficiency of Encapsulated Optically Active Molecules
K. Katta, D. Busko, K. Landfester, S. Baluschev*, R. Muñoz‐Espí*
Isr. J. Chem. 2018, 58, 1356-1362, DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201800111 - Conducting PEDOT Nanoparticles: Controlling Colloidal Stability and Electrical Properties
M. Culebras, J. F. Serrano-Claumarchirant, M. J. Sanchis, K. Landfester, A. Cantarero, C. M. Gomez, R. Muñoz-Espí*
J. Phys. Chem. C 2018, 122, 19197-19203, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b04981 - Colloidally Confined Crystallization of Highly Efficient Ammonium Phosphomolybdate Catalysts
A. Antonello, C. Benedetti, F. F. Pérez-Pla, M. Kokkinopoulou, K. Kirchhoff, V. Fischer, K. Landfester, S. Gross, R. Muñoz-Espí*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2018, 10, 23174-23186, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b01617 - Transformation of Amorphous Polyphosphate Nanoparticles into Coacervate Complexes: An Approach for the Encapsulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
W. E. G. Müller*, S. Wang, E. Tolba, M. Neufurth, M. Ackermann, R. Muñoz-Espí, I. Lieberwirth, G. Glasser, H. C. Schröder, X. Wang*
Small 2018, 14, 1801170, DOI: 10.1002/smll.201801170 - Cerium-doped Copper(II) Oxide Hollow Nanostructures as Efficient and Tunable Sensors for Volatile Organic Compounds
I. Singh, S. Dey, S. Santra, K. Landfester*, R. Muñoz-Espí*, A. Chandra*
ACS Omega 2018, 3, 5029-5037, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00203 - pH-Responsive Physically and Chemically Cross-Linked Glutamic-Acid-Based Hydrogels and Nanogels
L. B. Peres, R. Anjos, L. Preiss, P. Feuser, P. Hermes de Araújo, K. Landfester, C. Sayer*, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Eur. Polym. J. 2018, 101, 341-349, DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.02.039 - |BOOK CHAPTER| Application of Nanoemulsions in Synthesis of Nanoparticles
R. Muñoz-Espí* and O. Álvarez-Bermúdez
In: D. J. McClements and S. M. Jafari (eds.). Nanoemulsions: Formulation, Applications, and Characterization, pp. 477-515. Academic Press-Elsevier, 2018 . ISBN: 9780128118382, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-811838-2.00015-1 - Calcium-Induced Molecular Rearrangement of Peptide Folds Enables Biomineralization of Vaterite Calcium Carbonate
H. Lu*, H. Lutz, S. Roeters, M. A. Hood, A. Schäfer, R. Muñoz-Espí, R. Berger, M. Bonn, T. Weidner*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 2793-2796, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b00281 - Amorphous, Smart, and Bioinspired Nano/Microparticles: A Biomaterial for Regeneration and Repair of Osteo-Articular Impairments In-Situ
W. E. G. Müller*, M. Neufurth, S. Wang, M. Ackermann, R. Muñoz-Espí, Q. Feng, H. C. Schröder and X. Wang*
Int. J. Molec. Sci. 2018, 19, 427 (19 pp.), DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020427 - Highly Loaded Semipermeable Nanocapsules for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
I. Schlegel, P. Renz, J. Simon, I. Lieberwirth, S. Pektor, N. Bausbacher, M. Miederer, V. Mailänder, R. Muñoz-Espí, K. Landfester*, D. Crespy*
Macromol. Biosci. 2018, 18, 1700387 (12 pp.), DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201700387 - Chitosan nanoparticles affect polymorph selection in crystallization of calcium carbonate
M. A. Hood, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Colloids Surf. A 2018, 540, 48-52, DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.12.048 - Inorganic polyphosphate induces accelerated tube formation of HUVEC endothelial cells
W. E. G. Müller*, M. Ackermann, S. Wang, M. Neufurth, Q. Feng, R. Muñoz-Espí, H.C. Schröder, X. Wang*
Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 2018, 75, 21-32, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-017-2601-2
2017
- Amyloid-Induced Decrease of ATP Level by Amorphous Nano/Micro Polyphosphate: Suppression of the Neurotoxic Effect of Amyloid β-Protein Fragment 25-35
W. E. G. Müller*, S. Wang, M. Ackermann, M. Neufurth, R. Steffen, E. Mecja, R. Muñoz-Espí, Q. Feng, H. C. Schröder, X. Wang*
Int. J. Molec. Sci. 2017, 18, 2154 (17 pp.), DOI: 10.3390/ijms18102154 - Nanofibrous Photocatalysts from Electrospun Nanocapsules
S. Jiang, Q. Li, J. Wang, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí, D. Crespy*
Nanotechnology 2017, 28, 405601 (9 pp.), DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa85f8 - Zirconium oxocluster/polymer hybrid nanoparticles prepared by photoactivated miniemulsion copolymerization
C. Benedetti, P. Flouda, A. Antonello, C. Rosenauer, F. F. Pérez-Pla, K. Landfester, S. Gross*, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Nanotechnology 2017, 28, 365603 (8 pp.), DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa7b6d - Crystallinity Tunes Permeability of Polymer Nanocapsules
I. Schlegel, R. Muñoz-Espí, P. Renz, I. Lieberwirth, G. Floudas, Y. Suzuki, D. Crespy*, K. Landfester*
Macromolecules 2017, 50, 4725-4732, DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00667 - Controlling hydrophobicity of silica nanocapsules prepared from organosilanes
M. A. Hood, N. Encinas, D. Vollmer, R. Graf, K. Landfester*, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Colloids Surf. A 2017, 532, 172-177, DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.05.047 - Evolution of hollow nanostructures of hybrid Ce1-xCuxO2 under droplet confinement leading to synergetic effects on the physical properties
I. Singh, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*, A. Chandra*
Nanotechnology, 2017, 28, 075601 (12 pp.), DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa5376 - Synergy of Miniemulsion and Solvothermal Conditions for the Low Temperature Crystallization of Magnetic Nanostructured Transition Metal Ferrites
A. Antonello, G. Jakob, P. Dolcet, R. Momper, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*, S. Gross*
Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 985-997, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b03467
2016
- Crystallization at Nanodroplet Interfaces in Emulsion Systems: A Versatile Strategy for Preparing Functional Hollow Nanoparticles
H. S. Varol, O. Álvarez-Bermúdez, P. Dolcet, B. Kuerbanjiang, S. Gross, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Langmuir 2016, 32, 13116-13123, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02954 - Dual Role of Zirconium Oxoclusters in Hybrid Nanoparticles: Cross-Linkers and Catalytic Sites
C. Benedetti, A. Cazzolaro, M. Carraro, R. Graf, K. Landfester, S. Gross*, R. Muñoz-Espí*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2016, 8, 26275-26284, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b07023 - ALTMET Polymerization of Amino-Acid-Based Monomers Targeting Controlled Drug Release
L. B. Peres, L. Preiss, M. Wagner, F. Wurm, P. Hermes de Araújo, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*, C. Sayer*
Macromolecules 2016, 49, 6723-6730, DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01530 - Controlling dielectrical properties of polymer blends through defined PEDOT nanostructures
M. J. Sanchis*, B. Redondo-Foj, M. Carsí, P. Ortiz-Serna, M. Culebras, C. M. Gómez, A. Cantarero, R. Muñoz-Espí
RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 62024-62030, DOI: 10.1039/C6RA05597D
- Amino-Acid-Based Polymerizable Surfactants for the Synthesis of Chiral Nanoparticles
L. C. Preiss, M. Wagner, Y. Mastai, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2016, 37, 1421-1426, DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600210 - Silanization as a versatile functionalization method for the synthesis of polymer/magnetite hybrid nanoparticles with controlled structure
A. Schoth, A. D. Keith, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*
RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 53903-53911, DOI: 10.1039/C6RA08896A - Multifunctional clickable and protein-repellent magnetic silica nanoparticles
D. Estupiñán, M. B. Bannwarth, S. E. Mylon, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*, D. Crespy*
Nanoscale 2016, 8, 3019-3030, DOI: 10.1039/c5nr08258g - Amorphous polyphosphate-hydroxyapatite: a morphogenetically active substrate for bone-related SaOS-2 cells in vitro
W. E. G. Müller*, E. Tolba, H. C. Schröder, R. Muñoz-Espí, B. Diehl-Seifert, X. Wang
Acta Biomater. 2016, 31, 358-367, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.11.060 - Waterborne Polymer/Silica Hybrid Nanoparticles and their Structure in Coatings
A. Schoth, E. S. Adurahim, M. A. Bahattab, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Macromol. Reaction Eng. 2016, 10, 47-54 DOI: 10.1002/mren.201500029
2015
- A new approach for crystallization of copper(II) oxide hollow nanostructures with superior catalytic and magnetic response
I. Singh, K. Landfester, A. Chandra*, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Nanoscale 2015, 7, 19250-19258, DOI: 10.1039/C5NR05579B - Biomimetic vaterite formation at surfaces structurally template by oligo(glutamic acid) peptides
H. Lu, M. A. Hood, S. Mauri, J. E. Baio, M. Bonn, R. Muñoz-Espí, T. Weidner*
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 15902-15905, DOI: 10.1039/c5cc05830a - Hybrid Poly(Urethane-Urea)/Silica Nanocapsules with pH-Sensitive Gateways
M. A. Hood, U. Paiphansiri, D. Schaeffel, K. Koynov, M. Kappl, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 4311-4318 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b00690 - Isothermal Titration Calorimetry of Chiral Polymeric Nanoparticles
L. Werber, L. C. Preiss, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí, Y. Mastai*
Chirality 2015, 27, 613-618 DOI: 10.1002/chir.22473 - Ceria/Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticles as Efficient Catalysts for the Hydration of Nitriles to Amides
M. Mari, B. Müller, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2015, 7, 10727-10733, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01847 - Non-enzymatic Transformation of Amorphous CaCO3 into Calcium Phosphate Mineral after Exposure to Sodium Phosphate In Vitro: Implications for In Vivo Hydroxyapatite Bone Formation
W. E. G. Müller*, M. Neufurth, J. Huang, K. Wang, Q. Feng, H. C. Schröder, B. Diehl-Seifert, R. Muñoz-Espí, X. Wang*
ChemBioChem 2015, 16, 1323-1332 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500057 - Controlled surface mineralization of metal oxides on nanofibers
N. Horzum, M. Mari, M. Wagner, G. Fortunato, A.-M. Popa, M. M. Demir, K. Landfester, D. Crespy, R. Muñoz-Espí*
RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 37340-37345, DOI: 10.1039/c5ra02140e - Surfactant-Free Polyurethane Nanocapsules via Inverse Pickering Miniemulsion
A. Schoth, K. Landfester, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Langmuir 2015, 31, 3784-3788 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b00442 - Amino-Acid-Based Chiral Nanoparticles for Enantioselective Crystallization
L. C. Preiss, L. Werber, V. Fischer, S. Hanif, K. Landfester, Y. Mastai*, R. Muñoz-Espí*
Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 2728-2732, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201405531
- Synthesis of Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion Nanocapsules under Protective Conditions
K. Katta, D. Busko, R. Muñoz-Espí, S. Baluschev* and K. Landfester*
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2015, 36, 1084-1088, DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400670 - A new polyphosphate calcium material with morphogenetic activity
W. E. G. Müller*, E. Tolba, H. C. Schröder, S. Wang, G. Glaßer, R. Muñoz-Espí, T. Link, X. Wang*
Mater. Lett. 2015, 148, 163-166 DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2015.02.070 - |BOOK CHAPTER| Continuous Preparation of Polymer/Inorganic Composite Nanoparticles via Miniemulsion Polymerization
T. Merkel*, L. L. Hecht, A. Schoth, C. Wagner, R. Muñoz-Espí, K. Landfester, H. P. Schuchmann
In: M. Kind et al. (eds.). Colloid Process Engineering, pp. 345-370. Springer, 2015. ISBN: 978-3-319-15129-8. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15129-8_15
Publications before 2015
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