TY - JOUR A1 - Meyer, A. A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Kricheldorf, H. T1 - Stereocomplexation of cyclic polylactides with each other and with linear poly(L-lactide)s N2 - Two kinds of cyclic poly(D- and L-lactide)s were synthesized, namely CI labeled samples mainly consisting of even-numbered cycles with low dispersity and CII, CIII or CIV-labeled ones consisting of equal amounts of even and odd-numbered cycles with high dispersity and igher molecular weights (Mw up to 300 000). Furthermore, linear poly L-lactide)s were prepared by initiation with ethanol and in both series the molecular weight was varied. The formation of stereocomplexes from cyclic poly(D-lactide)s and all kinds of poly L-lactide)s was performed in dichloromethane/toluene mixtures. The stereocomplexes crystallized from the reaction mixture were characterized in the virgin state and after annealing at 205 °C. Stereocomplexes free of stereohomopolymers with crystallinities up to 80% were obtained from all experiments in yields ranging from 60 to 80%. Despite the high annealing temperature (maintained for 1 h), little transesterification was observed and the crystallinity slightly increased. KW - Polylactide KW - MALDI-TOF MS KW - Stereocomplex KW - Cyclic PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-496693 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c9py01236b VL - 10 SP - 6191 EP - 6199 PB - Royal Society for Chemistry AN - OPUS4-49669 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kricheldorf, H. R. A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Meyer, A. T1 - High Tm linear poly(L-lactide)s prepared via alcohol-initiated ROPs of L-lactide N2 - Alcohol-initiated ROPs of L-lactide were performed in bulk at 160 °C for 72 h with variation of the catalyst or with variation of the initiator (aliphatic alcohols). Spontaneous crystallization was only observed when cyclic Sn(II) compounds were used as a catalyst. Regardless of initiator, high melting crystallites with melting temperatures (Tm) of 189–193 °C were obtained in almost all experiments with Sn(II) 2,2′-dioxybiphenyl (SnBiph) as catalyst, even when the time was shortened to 24 h. These HTm poly(lactide)s represent the thermodynamically most stable form of poly(L-lactide). Regardless of the reaction conditions, such high melting crystallites were never obtained when Sn(II) 2-ethylhexanoate (SnOct2) was used as catalyst. SAXS measurements evidenced that formation of HTm poly(L-lactide) involves growth of the crystallite thickness, but chemical modification of the crystallite surface (smoothing) seems to be of greater importance. A hypothesis, why the “surface smoothing” is more effective for crystallites of linear chains than for crystallites composed of cycles is discussed. KW - Polylactide KW - MALDI-TOF MS KW - Ring-opening polymerization PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-524330 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ra01990b VL - 11 IS - 23 SP - 14093 EP - 14102 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry AN - OPUS4-52433 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schneider, M. A1 - Drenkova-Tuhtan, A. A1 - Szczerba, Wojciech A1 - Gellermann, C. A1 - Meyer, C. A1 - Steinmetz, H. A1 - Mandel, K. A1 - Sextl, G. T1 - Nanostructured ZnFeZr oxyhydroxide precipitate as efficient phosphate adsorber in waste water: understanding the role of different material-building-blocks N2 - In the recent years great effort has been made to find materials and technologies for removing and recycling phosphate from waste water. We herein present the detailed study on a nanostructured multicomponent material, which turned out to be a very efficient phosphate adsorber. The role of each constituent is carefully examined to understand the collaborative interaction of the components of the nanostructured adsorber. We found evidence that it is particularly the nanostructure of this material, which has a crucial influence on the phosphate Adsorption performance, indicating a synergetic effect of the different components. Moreover, the adsorption mechanism was studied dependent on the concentration of phosphate, changing from a Freundlich/Langmuir-like behaviour to a BET-like multilayer adsorption of phosphate on the material. Our work demonstrates that there is high potential for discovering new adsorber materials for environmental applications through careful engineering of the chemical composition in close connection with the materials (nano) structure. KW - Adsober KW - Phosphate adsorption KW - Waste water treatment PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c6en00507a SN - 2051-8153 SN - 2051-8161 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 180 EP - 190 PB - RSC AN - OPUS4-39700 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zeynalov, Eldar A1 - Wagner, M. A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian A1 - Magerramova, M. A1 - Salmanova, N. A1 - Hidde, Gundula A1 - Meyer-Plath, A. T1 - The peculiar behavior of functionalized carbon nanotubes in hydrocarbons and polymeric oxidation environments N2 - It has been shown that selected types of substituents are able to vary the oxidative behavior of multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Such substituents investigated were sterically hindered secondary amino groups bonded in grafted piperidine units and covalently bonded bromine groups. Their interference and activity was preliminary determined in the model cumene and then in oil diesel fraction and low density polyethylene oxidation reactions. Results obtained indicate that chemical linking of amine moieties containing –NH groups directly to the carbon nanotubes core significantly increases their intrinsic anti-oxidative capacity while the grafting of Br-groups provokes the opposite functioning of the pristine samples. This inference was proved by thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis of the polyethylene composites and experiments on profound aerobic oxidation of petroleum naphthenic fraction derived from the commercial Baku oils blend diesel cut. KW - Multi-walled carbon nanotubes KW - Amine derivatives KW - Plasma-chemical technique KW - Brominated carbon nanotubes KW - Rate of model oxidation KW - Anti-oxidative efficiency KW - Catalytic activity KW - Inhibition rate constant KW - Photoelectron spectroscopy KW - Oxidation KW - Polyethylene composites KW - Oil diesel fraction PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/01694243.2016.1239304 SN - 0169-4243 SN - 1568-5616 VL - 31 IS - 9 SP - 988 EP - 1006 AN - OPUS4-39894 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A. A1 - Meyer, Susann A1 - Roloff, Alexander A1 - Kunte, Hans-Jörg A1 - Smiatek, J. T1 - Influence of compatible solute ectoine on distinct DNA structures: thermodynamic insights into molecular binding mechanisms and destabilization effects N2 - In nature, the cellular environment of DNA includes not only water and ions, but also other components and co-solutes, which can exert both stabilizing and destabilizing effects on particular oligonucleotide conformations. Among them, ectoine, known as an important osmoprotectant organic co-solute in a broad range of pharmaceutical products, turns out to be of particular relevance. In this article, we study the influence of ectoine on a short single-stranded DNA fragment and on double-stranded helical B-DNA in aqueous solution by means of atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in combination with molecular theories of solution. Our results demonstrate a conformation-dependent binding behavior of ectoine, which favors the unfolded state of DNA by a combination of electrostatic and dispersion interactions. In conjunction with the Kirkwood–Buff theory, we introduce a simple Framework to compute the influence of ectoine on the DNA melting temperature. Our findings reveal a significant linear decrease of the melting temperature with increasing ectoine concentration, which is found to be in qualitative agreement with results from denaturation experiments. The outcomes of our Computer simulations provide a detailed mechanistic rationale for the surprising destabilizing influence of ectoine on distinct DNA structures. KW - Ectoine KW - DNA KW - Thermodynamic KW - Melting temperature PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cp03543a SN - 1463-9076 SN - 1463-9084 VL - 20 IS - 40 SP - 25861 EP - 25874 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry AN - OPUS4-46327 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kricheldorf, H. A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Meyer, A. T1 - Syntheses of Polyglycolide via Polycondensation: A Reinvestigation N2 - The Na salt of chloroacetic acid is condensed in suspension. Furthermore,glycolic acid is condensed in bulk or in concentrated solution by means of SnCl2 or 4-toluene sulfonic acid (TSA) as catalysts. The temperatures are varied from 160 to 200°C and the time from 1 to 5 days. Low molar mass cyclic poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) is detected by means of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI TOF) mass spectrometry in most PGAs. A predominance of certain cycles having an even number of repeat units is observed suggesting a thermodynamically favored formation of extended-ring crystals. Extremely high melting temperatures (up to 237.5°C)and high melting enthalpies are found for polycondensations with TSA in 1,2-dichlorobenzene. KW - MALDI TOF MS KW - Polycondensation KW - Polyglycolide KW - Cyclization PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-596856 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202300397 IS - 2300397 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag AN - OPUS4-59685 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Meyer, A. A1 - Kricheldorf, H. T1 - Cyclic polyglycolides via ring-expansion polymerization with cyclic tin catalysts N2 - Glycolide was polymerized in bulk with two cyclic catalysts − 2,2-dibutyl-2-stanna-1,3-dithiolane (DSTL) and 2-stanna-1,3-dioxa-4,5,6,7-dibenzepane (SnBiph). The monomer/initiator ratio, temperature (140 – 180 °C) and time (1–––4 days) were varied. The MALDI TOF mass spectra exclusively displayed peaks of cyclic polyglycolide (PGA) and revealed an unusual “saw-tooth pattern” in the mass range below m/z 2 500 suggesting formation of extended ring crystallites. The DSC measurements indicated increasing crystallinity with higher temperature and longer time, and after annealing for 4 d at 160 °C a hitherto unknown and unexpected glass transition was found in the temperature range of 170–185 °C. Linear PGAs prepared by means of metal alkoxides under identical conditions did not show the afore-mentioned features of the cyclic PGAs, neither in the mass spectra nor in the DSC measurements. All PGAs were also characterized by SAXS measurements, which revealed relatively small L-values suggesting formation of thin crystallites in all cases with little influence of the reaction conditions. KW - Polyglycolide KW - MALDI-TOF MS KW - Ring-expansion polymerization KW - Crystals PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-595541 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2024.112811 SN - 0014-3057 VL - 207 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-59554 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kricheldorf, H. A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Meyer, A. T1 - Syntheses of high molecular mass polyglycolides via ring-opening polymerization with simultaneous polycondensation(ROPPOC) by means of tin and zinc catalysts N2 - Glycolide was polymerized in bulk by means of four different ROPPOC catalysts: tin(II) 2-ethylhexanoate (SnOct2), dibutyltin bis(pentafluoro-phenoxide) (BuSnOPF),zinc biscaproate (ZnCap), and zinc bis(pentafluoro-phenyl sulfide) (ZnSPF). The temperature was varied between 110 and 180°C and the time between 3 h and 7 days. For the few polyglycolides (PGAs) that were soluble extremely high molecular masses were obtained. The MALDI TOF mass spectra had all a low signal-to-noise ration and displayed the peaks of cyclic PGAs with a“saw-tooth pattern ”indicating formation of extended-ring crystallites in the mass range below m/z 2500. The shape of DSC curves varied considerably with catalyst and reaction conditions, whereas the long-distance values measured by SAXS were small and varied little with the polymeriza-tion conditions. KW - MALDI TOF MS KW - Polyglycolide KW - Crystalinity PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-598221 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.6365 VL - 35 IS - 4 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - John Wiley & Sons Ltd. AN - OPUS4-59822 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 - Kern, Simon A1 - Wander, Lukas A1 - Meyer, Klas A1 - Guhl, Svetlana A1 - Gottu Mukkula, A. R. A1 - Holtkamp, M. A1 - Salge, M. A1 - Fleischer, C. A1 - Weber, N. A1 - Engell, S. A1 - Paul, Andrea A1 - Pereira Remelhe, M. A1 - Maiwald, Michael T1 - Flexible automation with compact NMR spectroscopy for continuous production of pharmaceuticals N2 - Modular plants using intensified continuous processes represent an appealing concept for the production of pharmaceuticals. It can improve quality, safety, sustainability, and profitability compared to batch processes; besides, it enables plug-and-produce reconfiguration for fast product changes. To facilitate this flexibility by real-time quality control, we developed a solution that can be adapted quickly to new processes and is based on a compact nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. The NMR sensor is a benchtop device enhanced to the requirements of automated chemical production including robust evaluation of sensor data. Beyond monitoring the product quality, online NMR data was used in a new iterative optimization approach to maximize the plant profit and served as a reliable reference for the calibration of a near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer. The overall approach was demonstrated on a commercial-scale pilot plant using a metal-organic reaction with pharmaceutical relevance. KW - NMR Spectroscopy KW - NIR Spectroscopy KW - Real-time process monitoring KW - Real-time quality control KW - Continuous processes KW - CONSENS KW - Data Fusion PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-480623 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-019-01752-y SN - 1618-2642 SN - 1618-2650 VL - 411 IS - 14 SP - 3037 EP - 3046 PB - Springer Nature CY - Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-48062 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -