TY - JOUR A1 - Meyer-Plath, Asmus A1 - Schröder, K. A1 - Finke, B. A1 - Ohl, A. T1 - Current trends in biomaterial surface functionalization - nitrogen-containing plasma assisted processes with enhanced selectivity N2 - Low-pressure gas-discharge plasmas are widely used for polymer surface functionalization on industrial scale. For biomaterial applications, the density and selectivity of the functionalization are of particular importance, because functional groups control the immobilization of biomolecules. Therefore, surface modification of biomaterials is a challenging task for low-pressure plasma technique. Plasma processes have been successfully applied to various polymer types in order to generate multifunctional surfaces. This paper discusses the present state and the prospects of non-coating plasma processes to generate mono functional surfaces of controlled amino group density. Such surfaces appear most desirable for many applications. The results of various microwave- and radio-frequency- excited plasma processes reported in the literature are reviewed and compared to a sequence of experiments that was conducted in a UHV reaction environment. Non-thermal plasmas are especially well suited for thermally damageable polymers. The effect of hydrogen admixture to discharges in nitrogen and ammonia is discussed in detail. The optimization of process parameters lead to highly selective amino functionalization of high density. The selectivity reached 100% -NH2/N at a surface density of amino groups of 3% -NH2/C. KW - Low pressure plasma KW - Grafting KW - Polymers KW - Amino group KW - Surface analysis PY - 2003 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0042-207X(02)00766-2 SN - 0042-207X VL - 71 IS - 3 SP - 391 EP - 406 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-13686 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kargl, F. A1 - Engelhardt, M. A1 - Yang, F. A1 - Weis, H. A1 - Schmakat, P. A1 - Schillinger, B. A1 - Griesche, Axel A1 - Meyer, A. T1 - In situ studies of mass transport in liquid alloys by means of neutron radiography N2 - When in situ techniques became available in recent years this led to a breakthrough in accurately determining diffusion coefficients for liquid alloys. Here we discuss how neutron radiography can be used to measure chemical diffusion in a ternary AlCuAg alloy. Neutron radiography hereby gives complementary information to x-ray radiography used for measuring chemical diffusion and to quasielastic neutron scattering used mainly for determining self-diffusion. A novel Al2O3 based furnace that enables one to study diffusion processes by means of neutron radiography is discussed. A chemical diffusion coefficient of Ag against Al around the eutectic composition Al68.6Cu13.8Ag17.6 at.% was obtained. It is demonstrated that the in situ technique of neutron radiography is a powerful means to study mass transport properties in situ in binary and ternary alloys that show poor x-ray contrast. KW - Neutron radiography KW - Diffusion KW - Liquid alloys KW - Shear cell PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/23/25/254201 SN - 0953-8984 SN - 1361-648X VL - 23 IS - 25 SP - 254201-1 EP - 254201-8 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol AN - OPUS4-23854 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heuskin, D. A1 - Kargl, F. A1 - Griesche, Axel A1 - Stenzel, C. A1 - Mitschke, D. A1 - Bräuer, D. A1 - Meyer, A. T1 - MSL compatible isothermal furnace insert for high temperature shear-cell diffusion experiments N2 - For long-time diffusion experiments shear-cell techniques offer more favourable terms than the traditional long capillary techniques. Here, we present a further developed shear-cell that enables the measurement of diffusion coefficients up to temperatures of 1600 °C. Hence, diffusion experiments can be carried out at temperatures not accessible until now by conventional capillary or shear-cell techniques. The modified shear-cell, which can contain up to six samples of a total length of 90mm and a diameter of 1.5 mm, is built of 30 shear discs of 3mm thickness each. It is operated in an isothermal furnace insert which can be accommodated in the Materials Science Laboratory of the International Space Station. This provides the opportunity that the shear-cell can be applied to microgravity and to ground-based experiments, respectively. The heater insert with an overall length of 518mm and a diameter of 210mm consists of four heating zones with a total power of 3.5 kW. Temperature homogeneity along the graphite sample compartment is better than 2K at 1600°C. Details of the new design are discussed and results of first successfully performed heating and shearing cycles are presented. KW - Microgravity KW - Diffusion KW - Shear cell KW - Melt KW - Alloy PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/327/1/012053 SN - 1742-6588 SN - 1742-6596 VL - 327 IS - 012053 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - IOP Publ. CY - Bristol, UK AN - OPUS4-24994 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zeynalov, Eldar A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian A1 - Meyer-Plath, Asmus A1 - Hidde, Gundula A1 - Nuriyev, L. A1 - Aliyeva, A. Z. A1 - Cherepnova, Y. T1 - Plasma-chemically brominated single-walled carbon nanotubes as novel catalysts for oil hydrocarbons aerobic oxidation N2 - Brominated single-walled carbon nanotubes [(Br)n-SWCNT) produced by the plasma-chemical technique were involved in the liquid-phase process of hydrocarbons aerobic oxidation. The significant catalytic effect of the (Br)n-SWCNT was revealed at first by the cumene initiated model oxidation and then in experiments on profound aerobic oxidation of petroleum naphthenic fraction derived from the commercial Azerbaijan (Baku) oils blend diesel cut. The ability of (Br)n-SWCNT to accelerate the aerobic oxidation of the hydrocarbons was found out for the first time. Obviously this phenomenon originates from the peculiarities of electronic configuration of the (Br)n-CNT patterns. The plausible mechanism of (Br)n-SWCNT catalytic action is inclined to the formation of reactive oxygen species. The catalytic activity of (Br)n-SWCNT markedly exceeds the activity of the industrial catalysts, manganese salt of indigenous petroleum acids, used for the liquid phase petroleum hydrocarbons oxidation process. KW - Brominated carbon nanotubes KW - Plasma-chemical technique KW - Model cumene oxidation KW - Oxidation rate KW - Oxidation catalysts KW - Oil hydrocarbons liquid-phase oxidation KW - Manganese naphthenate KW - Synthetic petroleum acids PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2013.01.003 SN - 0926-860X SN - 1873-3875 VL - 454 SP - 115 EP - 118 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-28290 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schröder, K. A1 - Meyer-Plath, Asmus A1 - Keller, D. A1 - Ohl, A. T1 - On the Applicability of Plasma Assisted Chemical Micropatterning to Different Polymeric Biomaterials N2 - A plasma process sequence has been developed to prepare chemical micropatterns on polymeric biomaterial surfaces. These patterns induce a guided localized cell layover at microscopic dimension. Two subsequent plasma steps are applied. In the first functionalization step a microwave ammonia plasma introduces amino groups to obtain areas for very good cell adhesion; the second passivation step combines pattern generation and creation of cell repelling areas. This downstream microwave hydrogen plasma process removes functional groups and changes the linkages of polymer chains at the outermost surfaces. Similar results have been obtained on different polymers including polystyrene (PS), polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate (PHEMA), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) and polyethylenenaphthalate (PEN). Such a rather universal chemical structuring process could widen the availability of biomaterials with specific surface preparations. KW - Microwave plasma KW - Ammonia KW - Hydrogen KW - Polymer surface KW - Cell culture KW - XPS KW - Fluorescence PY - 2002 DO - https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016239302194 SN - 1084-0184 SN - 1572-8978 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 103 EP - 125 PB - Plenum Press CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-1729 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Paz, B. A1 - Meyer, H.-P. A1 - Varychev, A. A1 - Rosner, M. A1 - Vogl, Jochen A1 - Behrendt, S. ED - Treister, M. ED - Yablonsky, L. T1 - Археометрические исследования стеклянных сосудов из погребений ранних кочевников Южного Приуралья T1 - Archäometrische Untersuchungen an achaimenidischen Glasgefäßen aus den Gräbern der frühen Nomaden des südlichen Urals N2 - Die untersuchten Gläser lassen sich in drei Gruppen einteilen. Die beiden Fragmente aus der Nekropole von Pjatimary deuten auf eine frühe Herstellungszeit hin und lassen sich mit eisenzeitlichen Fragmenten iranischer Herkunft vergleichen. Die Glasfunde aus der Nekropole Filippovka bestehen aus völlig unterschiedlichen Glasmaterialien und müssen einer späteren Herstellungszeit zugeordnet werden. Sowohl die unterschiedlichen Rezepturen als auch der definitive Hinweis auf verschiedene Rohstoffquellen zur Herstellung der untersuchten Gläser, lassen ein breitgefächertes Netz von weitreichenden Handelsbeziehungen erkennen. KW - Archäometrie KW - Isotopenverhältnisse Strontium und Blei KW - Elementanalyse KW - Massenspektrometrie KW - Herkunft PY - 2012 SN - 978-5-903011-85-8 VL - 1 SP - 262 EP - 267 PB - TAUS CY - Moskau AN - OPUS4-26899 LA - rus AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gottu Mukkula, A. R. A1 - Kern, Simon A1 - Salge, M. A1 - Holtkamp, M. A1 - Guhl, Svetlana A1 - Fleischer, C. A1 - Meyer, Klas A1 - Remelhe, M. A1 - Maiwald, Michael A1 - Engell, S. T1 - An Application of Modifier Adaptation with Quadratic Approximation on a Pilot Scale Plant in Industrial Environment N2 - The goal of this work is to identify the optimal operating input for a lithiation reaction that is performed in a highly innovative pilot scale continuous flow chemical plant in an industrial environment, taking into account the process and safety constraints. The main challenge is to identify the optimum operation in the absence of information about the reaction mechanism and the reaction kinetics. We employ an iterative real-time optimization scheme called modifier adaptation with quadratic approximation (MAWQA) to identify the plant optimum in the presence of plant-model mismatch and measurement noise. A novel NMR PAT-sensor is used to measure the concentration of the reactants and of the product at the reactor outlet. The experiment results demonstrate the capabilities of the iterative optimization using the MAWQA algorithm in driving a complex real plant to an economically optimal operating point in the presence of plant-model mismatch and of process and measurement uncertainties. KW - Process Analytical Technology KW - Online NMR Spectroscopy KW - Process Industry KW - Iterative real-time optimization KW - Modifier adaptation KW - Plant-model mismatch KW - Reactor control KW - CONSENS PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-524531 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.685 SN - 1522-2640 VL - 53 IS - 2 SP - 11773 EP - 11779 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-52453 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thiele, Isabel A1 - Santolin, Lara A1 - Meyer, Klas A1 - Machatschek, Rainhard A1 - Bölz, Uwe A1 - Tarazona, Natalia A. A1 - Riedel, Sebastian L. T1 - Microbially synthesized poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyhexanoate) with low to moderate hydroxyhexanoate content: Properties and applications N2 - Plastic pollution is the biggest environmental concern of our time. Breakdown products like micro- and nanoplastics inevitably enter the food chain and pose unprecedented health risks. In this scenario, bio-based and biodegradable plastic alternatives have been given a momentum aiming to bridge a transition towards a more sustainable future. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are one of the few thermoplastic polymers synthesized 100 % via biotechnological routes which fully biodegrade in common natural environments. Poly(hydroxybutyrate-cohydroxyhexanoate) [P(HB-co-HHx)] is a PHA copolymer with great potential for the commodity polymers industry, as its mechanical properties can be tailored through fine-tuning of its molar HHx content. We have recently developed a strategy that enables for reliable tailoring of the monomer content of P(HB-co-HHx). Nevertheless, there is often a lack of comprehensive investigation of the material properties of PHAs to evaluate whether they actually mimic the functionalities of conventional plastics. We present a detailed study of P(HB-co-HHx) copolymers with low to moderate hydroxyhexanoate content to understand how the HHx monomer content influences the thermal and mechanical properties and to link those to their abiotic degradation. By increasing the HHx fractions in the range of 2 – 14 mol%, we impart an extension of the processing window and application range as the melting temperature (Tm) and glass temperature (Tg) of the copolymers decrease from Tm 165 ◦C to 126 ◦C, Tg 4 ◦C to − 5.9 ◦C, accompanied by reduced crystallinity from 54 % to 20 %. Elongation at break was increased from 5.7 % up to 703 % at 14 mol% HHx content, confirming that the range examined was sufficiently large to obtain ductile and brittle copolymers, while tensile strength was maintained throughout the studied range. Finally, accelerated abiotic degradation was shown to be slowed down with an increasing HHx fraction decreasing from 70 % to 55 % in 12 h. KW - Molecular Biology KW - General Medicine KW - Biochemistry KW - Structural Biology PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-595636 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130188 VL - 263 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-59563 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bornemann-Pfeiffer, Martin A1 - Wolf, Jakob A1 - Meyer, Klas A1 - Kern, S. A1 - Angelone, D. A1 - Leonov, A. A1 - Cronin, L. A1 - Emmerling, Franziska T1 - Standardization and control of Grignard reactions in a universal chemical synthesis machine using online NMR T1 - Standardisierung und Kontrolle von Grignard-Reaktionen mittels Online-NMR in einer universellen chemischen Syntheseplattform N2 - A big problem with the chemistry literature is that it is not standardized with respect to precise operational parameters, and real time corrections are hard to make without expert knowledge. This lack of context means difficult reproducibility because many steps are ambiguous, and hence depend on tacit knowledge. Here we present the integration of online NMR into an automated chemical synthesis machine (CSM aka. “Chemputer” which is capable of small-molecule synthesis using a universal programming language) to allow automated analysis and adjustment of reactions on the fly. The system was validated and benchmarked by using Grignard reactions which were chosen due to their importance in synthesis. The system was monitored in real time using online-NMR, and spectra were measured continuously during the reactions. This shows that the synthesis being done in the Chemputer can be dynamically controlled in response to feedback optimizing the reaction conditions according to the user requirements. N2 - Ein Problem der chemischen Literatur ist die fehlende Standardisierung bezüglich genauer Bedingungen, auch Echtzeit-Korrekturen sind ohne Expertenwissen nur schwer möglich. Dieser Mangel an Details erschwert experimentelle Reproduzierbarkeit, da Schritte oft mehrdeutig sind und daher von implizitem Wissen abhängen. Hier präsentieren wir die Integration von Online-NMR Spektroskopie in eine automatisierte chemische Syntheseplattform (CSM aka. “Chemputer”, unter Verwendung einer universellen Programmiersprache zur Synthese kleiner Moleküle fähig), um eine automatisierte Analyse und Anpassung von Reaktionen im laufenden Betrieb zu ermöglichen. Das System wurde anhand von Grignard-Reaktionen, die aufgrund ihrer Bedeutung für die Synthese ausgewählt wurden, validiert und einem Härtetest unterzogen. Synthesen wurden in Echtzeit mit Online-NMR überwacht, und die Spektren wurden während der Reaktionen kontinuierlich aufgenommen und analysiert. Dies zeigt, dass der Chemputer dynamisch mittels einer Regelung kontrolliert werden kann, um die Reaktionsbedingungen entsprechend den Anforderungen des Benutzers zu optimieren. KW - Grignard reaction KW - NMR spectroscopy KW - Process analytical technology KW - Process control KW - Grignard-Reaktion KW - NMR-Spektroskopie KW - Prozessanalytik KW - Prozesskontrolle PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-531260 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202106323 SN - 1521-3773 SN - 1433-7851 N1 - Bibliografische Angaben für die deutsche Version: Angewandte Chemie 2021, Jg. 133, S. 1–7, ISSN 0044-8249, ISSN 1521-3757, https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202106323 - Bibliographic information for the German version: Angewandte Chemie 2021, vol. 133, p. 1–7, ISSN 0044-8249, ISSN 1521-3757, https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202106323 VL - 60 IS - 43 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-53126 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Menzel, M. A1 - Scharf, O. A1 - Novak, S. A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Reinholz, Uwe A1 - Hischenhuber, P. A1 - Buzanich, Günter A1 - Meyer, A. A1 - Lopez, V. A1 - McIntosh, K. A1 - Streli, C. A1 - Havrilla, G. A1 - Fittschen, U. T1 - Shading in TXRF: calculations and experimental validation using a color X-ray camera N2 - Absorption effects in total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) analysis are important to consider, especially if external calibration is to be applied. With a color X-ray camera (CXC), that enables spatially and energy resolved XRF analysis, the absorption of the primary beam was directly visualized for mL-droplets and an array of pL-droplets printed on a Si-wafer with drop-on-demand technology. As expected, deposits that are hit by the primary beam first shade subsequent droplets, leading to a diminished XRF signal. This shading effect was quantified with enhanced precision making use of sub-pixel analysis that improves the spatial resolution of the camera. The measured absorption was compared to simulated results using three different model calculations. It was found they match very well (average deviation < 10%). Thus errors in quantification due to absorption effects can be accounted for in a more accurate manner. KW - absorption KW - X-ray Fluorescence analysis PY - 2015 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-359000 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/C5JA00127G IS - 10 SP - 2184 EP - 2193 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-35900 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -