TY - JOUR A1 - Waske, Anja A1 - Dutta, B. A1 - Teichert, N. A1 - Weise, B. A1 - Shayanfar, N. A1 - Becker, A. A1 - Hütten, A. A1 - Hickel, T. T1 - Coupling Phenomena in Magnetocaloric Materials N2 - Strong coupling effects in magnetocaloric materials are the key factor to achieve a large magnetic entropy change. Combining insights from experiments and ab initio calculations, we review relevant coupling phenomena, including atomic coupling, stress coupling, and magnetostatic coupling. For the investigations on atomic coupling, we have used Heusler compounds as a flexible model system. Stress coupling occurs in first‐order magnetocaloric materials, which exhibit a structural transformation or volume change together with the magnetic transition. Magnetostatic coupling has been experimentally demonstrated in magnetocaloric particles and fragment ensembles. Based on the achieved insights, we have demonstrated that the materials properties can be tailored to achieve optimized magnetocaloric performance for cooling applications. KW - Epitaxial thin films KW - Coupling KW - Atomic Scale KW - Stoichiometric phases KW - Multilaysers KW - Stress Coupling KW - Surface defects PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-458856 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.201800163 VL - 6 IS - 8 SP - 1429 EP - 1447 PB - Wiley-VCH AN - OPUS4-45885 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Beck, M. A1 - Becker, S. A1 - Beckmann, Jörg A1 - Cojocari, O. A1 - Feige, V. A1 - Fischer, B. A1 - Friederich, F. A1 - Globisch, B. A1 - Haupt, H. A1 - Hechtfischer, G. A1 - Hens, K. A1 - Hübers, H.-W. A1 - Jelonnek, J. A1 - Jonuscheit, J. A1 - Keil, A. A1 - Kleine-Ostmann, T. A1 - Nickel, H.-U. A1 - Peichl, M. A1 - Peters, O. A1 - Sprenger, T. A1 - Steiger, A. A1 - van Frank, S. A1 - Vieweg, N. A1 - Werner, M. A1 - Wilk, R. T1 - Terahertzsysteme - Anwendungsfelder und Systeme N2 - Die nicht ionisierende elektromagnetische Strahlung im Bereich von Terahertz-Frequenzen ermöglicht berührungslose und zerstörungsfreie Mess- und Prüftechnik in zahlreichen Bereichen. Nach ersten Anwendungen in der Astronomie und der Atmosphärenforschung wurden in letzter Zeit Anwendungsfelder in der Sicherheitstechnik, der Medizintechnik, der Nachrichtentechnik und der zerstörungsfreien Prozess- und Qualitätskontrolle erschlossen. Dielektrische Materialien wie Kunststoffe und Keramiken können von Terahertz-Wellen durchdrungen werden. Das ermöglicht Untersuchungen des Objektinneren ohne spezielle Schutzmaßnahmen, wie sie z.B. beim Röntgen notwendig sind. Die Richtlinie erleichtert die Verständigung zwischen Nutzern, Herstellern und dem Vertrieb von Terahertz-Systemen. In der Richtlinie werden bekannte Einsatzgebiete sowie die eingesetzten Verfahren und Funktionsprinzipien aufgeführt, um den Leser bei der Auswahlentscheidung zu unterstützen. Nach einer kurzen Einführung in die physikalischen Grundlagen und Hinweisen zur elektromagnetischen Verträglichkeit, zum Strahlenschutz und zur regulierten Frequenzvergabe werden die verschiedenen Geräteklassen von Terahertz-Systemen ausführlich vorgestellt. Die Richtlinie gibt Hinweise zur messtechnischen Charakterisierung von Terahertz-Wellen. Einsatzgebiete von Terahertz-Systemen, wie die zerstörungsfreie Prüfung, die Dicken- und Abstandsmessung, die Tomografie und die chemische Analytik, werden mit ihren spezifischen Eigenschaften im Detail beschrieben. Umfangreiche Literaturverweise vereinfachen eine vertiefte Beschäftigung mit den Themen der Richtlinie. Eine tabellarische Übersicht mit einer Zusammenfassung, welche Terahertz-Systeme für welche Anwendungsfelder eingesetzt werden können, vervollständigt die Richtlinie. KW - Terahertzsysteme KW - THz-Wellen PY - 2018 UR - https://www.vdi.de/5590 VL - VDI/VDE 5590 Blatt 2 SP - 1 EP - 27 PB - VDI-Verlag CY - Düsseldorf ET - Entwurf - November 2018 AN - OPUS4-46727 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bayerl, C. A1 - Shahryari, M. A1 - Reiter, R. A1 - Proß, V. A1 - Lehmann, K. A1 - Kühl, A. A. A1 - Becker, Dorit A1 - Schulz, Andreas A1 - Infante Duarte, C. A1 - Taupitz, M. A1 - Geisel, D. A1 - Tzschätzsch, H. A1 - Saatz, Jessica A1 - Traub, Heike A1 - Asbach, P. T1 - Quantitative Analysis of Gadolinium Deposits in Liver Tissue of Patients After Single or Multiple Gadolinium-based Contrast Agent Application N2 - Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) are widely used in magnetic resonance imaging. Concerns exist regarding gadolinium deposition and its potential histopathologic tissue alterations, especially after repeated administrations of linear, less stable GBCAs. This study aimed to quantify gadolinium mass fractions in liver specimens of subjects exposed to GBCAs in correlation with histopathologic features. In this study, mass fractions of gadolinium in human liver specimens from 25 subjects who underwent liver tumor resection surgery and had received GBCA (1 to 9 times over 4 years), were quantitatively analyzed using inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Histomorphology was assessed based on the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score (NAS). Our results suggest that after intravenous administration of GBCA, a small fraction of gadolinium is retained in the liver over a time period of at least several weeks. A relationship was observed between Gadolinium retention and the number of GBCA administrations, but not with the cumulative dose and the degree of fatty liver disease. KW - ICP-MS KW - Contrast agent KW - Gadolinium KW - Liver PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-646608 DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001254 SN - 1536-0210 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins CY - Philadelphia, Pa. AN - OPUS4-64660 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Essmann, M. A1 - Becker, S. F. A1 - Witt, Julia A1 - Zhan, J. A1 - Chimeh, A. A1 - Korte, A. A1 - Zhong, J. A1 - Vogelgesang, R. A1 - Wittstock, G. A1 - Lienau, C. T1 - Vectorial near-field coupling N2 - The coherent exchange of optical near fields between two neighbouring dipoles plays an essential role in the optical properties, quantum dynamics and thus the function of many naturally occurring and artificial nanosystems. These interactions are challenging to quantify experimentally. They extend over only a few nanometres and depend sensitively on the detuning, dephasing and relative orientation (that is, the vectorial properties) of the coupled dipoles. Here, we introduce plasmonic nanofocusing spectroscopy to record coherent light scattering spectra with 5 nm spatial resolution from the apex of a conical gold nanotaper. The apex is excited solely by evanescent fields and coupled to plasmon resonances in a single gold nanorod. We resolve resonance energy shifts and line broadenings as a function of dipole distance and relative orientation. We demonstrate how These phenomena arise from mode couplings between different vectorial components of the interacting optical near fields, specifically from the coupling of the nanorod to both transverse and longitudinal polarizabilities of the taper apex. KW - Plasmon resonance KW - Coherent exchange KW - Optical near field KW - Plasmonic nanofocusing spectroscopy PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-019-0441-y SN - 1748-3387 VL - 14 IS - 7 SP - 698 EP - 704 PB - Nature AN - OPUS4-48028 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Riddell, N. A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Chittim, B. A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Lough, A. A1 - McAlees, A. A1 - McCrindle, R. T1 - Preparation and X-ray structural characterization of further stereoisomers of 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane N2 - Technical 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) consists largely of three diastereomers (α-, β-, and γ-HBCD) produced by the trans addition of bromine to cis,trans,trans-cyclododeca-1,5,9-triene (CDT). However, another seven diastereomers are theoretically possible and may be produced by trans addition of bromine across the double bonds of the other three isomers of 1,5,9-CDT. There are indications that small amounts of the minor HBCD isomers may be present in commercial HBCD mixtures or in products containing this brominated flame retardant (BFR). Such minor components may indeed derive from traces of other 1,5,9-CDTs in the cis, trans, trans starting material, however their formation may also be possible through isomerizations during the processing of this BFR or by bioisomerization subsequent to its release into the environment. Two of the seven additional diastereomers (δ- and ε-HBCD) were synthesized previously from trans,trans,trans-CDT. We now report the preparation of the remaining five diastereomers, ζ-, η-, and θ-HBCD from cis,cis,trans-CDT and ι- and κ-HBCD from cis,cis,cis-CDT, and their characterization by 1H NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The availability of these further diastereomers of HBCD should aid in determining if the minor isomers are present in commercial samples of this BFR, in products containing HBCDs, or in environmental samples. We have also carried out an X-ray crystal structure determination on ε-HBCD, so that crystal structures are now available for all 10 HBCD diastereomers. KW - Brominated flame retardants KW - HBCDs KW - Minor isomers KW - X-ray PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.014 SN - 0045-6535 SN - 0366-7111 VL - 84 IS - 7 SP - 900 EP - 907 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington, Oxford AN - OPUS4-24298 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hampel, U. A1 - Schütze, A. A1 - Rädle, M. A1 - Rück, T. A1 - Krawczyk-Becker, M. A1 - Musch, T. A1 - Maiwald, Michael A1 - Fröhlich, H. J. A1 - Zeck, S. T1 - Positionspapier Sensorik für die Digitalisierung chemischer Produktionsanlagen N2 - Die chemische Industrie steht derzeit, wie viele andere Industriebereiche, vor den Herausforderungen einer Digitalisierung der Produktion. Sie ist der Schlüssel für die Flexibilisierung von Prozessen und Anlagen, für die Verkürzung von Produkteinführungszeiten sowie für den Zuschnitt der Produktion auf wechselnde Nachfrage und kürzere Produktlebenszyklen. Die Messtechnik und Sensorik spielt neben der intelligenten Datenverarbeitung eine Schlüsselrolle für die Digitalisierung. Flexiblere Anlagen benötigen Sensorik zur Überwachung des Anlagenzustandes, zur Früherkennung nicht bestimmungsgemäßer Betriebszustände sowie für eine bedarfsgerechte Wartung. Da die Entwicklung neuer und verbesserter Messtechnik und Sensorik grundlegend aus verschiedenen Richtungen gedacht werden muss, haben sich Akteure aus verschiedenen Branchen zusammengetan und dieses Positionspapier erstellt. Es basiert auf einer grundlegenden Analyse des Ist-Stands sowie des Bedarfs der Industrie, die unter anderem auf einem eigens dafür durchgeführten Workshop mit Sensorentwicklern, Anlagenherstellern sowie Anlagenbetreibern am 18. Juni 2019 bei der DECHEMA in Frankfurt a. M. diskutiert wurden. Diese Aktivitäten wurden maßgeblich von der Initiative Wanted Technologies der ProcessNet sowie dem AMA Verband für Sensorik und Messtechnik e.V. initiiert. KW - Prozessindustrie KW - Smarte Sensoren KW - Prozessanalytik KW - DECHEMA KW - Positionspapier PY - 2020 UR - https://dechema.de/Sensorik SP - 1 EP - 20 PB - DECHEMA CY - Frankfurt am Main AN - OPUS4-50403 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kadlag, Y. A1 - Tatzel, Michael A1 - Frick, D. A. A1 - Becker, H. T1 - Silicon isotope constraints on the formation of silicates and metal in EH chondrites N2 - Bulk enstatite chondrites (EC) and their achondritic counterpart, the aubrites, have the lightest measured Si isotope composition of all rocks in the solar system. Some authors proposed that the enrichment of 28Si in EC metal by equilibrium or kinetic isotope fractionation processes in the solar nebula may have led to the negative δ30/28Si of bulk EC. Because EC are also depleted in refractory elements, loss of a heavy Si component with refractory elements might be an alternative explanation. To further constrain their genesis, we analysed for the first time in situ Si-isotope ratios simultaneously with major- and trace element abundances in silicate and metal phases of Sahara 97072 (EH3) and Indarch (EH4). T2 - 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 CY - Moscow, Russia DA - 22.07.2018 KW - Si isotopes PY - 2018 SN - 1945-5100 VL - 53 SP - 6154 EP - 6154 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-46835 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vogl, Jochen A1 - Meyer, Christian A1 - Koenig, Maren A1 - Becker, Dorit A1 - Noordmann, J. A1 - Rienitz, O. A1 - Mamakos, A. A1 - Riccobono, F. T1 - A new two-stage separation procedure for the IDMS based quantification of low Pd and Pt amounts in automotive exhaust emissions N2 - A two-step separation procedure for the quantification of Pd and Pt in automotive exhaust emissions using isotope dilution mass spectrometry was established using a combination of cation and anion exchange chemistry. AG 50W-X12 was used as cation exchange resin and DGA as weakly basic anion exchange resin. This procedure enabled the effective separation of Pd and Pt from the matrix and from interfering elements. Additionally Pd and Pt were collected in separate chromatographic fractions, which increased the precision of the isotope ratio determination by separate measurements using single collector sector field ICPMS. The analytical procedure was validated by analysing the synthetically prepared samples and the certified reference materials BCR-723 (road dust) and IAEA-450 (algae). For the SI-traceable results complete uncertainty budgets were calculated yielding relatively expanded uncertainties (k = 2) of ≈1% for analyte masses in the ng range. Procedure blanks of 55 pg Pd and 3 pg Pt were obtained. The detection limits were calculated as 12 pg for Pd and 7 pg for Pt. Additionally, Pd and Pt blank levels of different filter materials are presented as well as the first results for automotive exhaust particles collected on cellulose filters. KW - Palladium KW - Platinum KW - Automotive exhaust emissions KW - IDMS PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ja00251b SN - 0267-9477 SN - 1364-5544 VL - 30 IS - 2 SP - 479 EP - 486 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry CY - London AN - OPUS4-32539 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stadthaus, Meinhard A1 - Becker, E. A. A1 - Kern, W. A1 - Scholten, P. A1 - Steinhoff, U. T1 - Untersuchungen an Handmagneten für die Magnetpulverprüfung PY - 1981 SN - 0025-5300 VL - 23 IS - 11 SP - 388 EP - 391 PB - Carl Hanser Verlag CY - München AN - OPUS4-33327 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Esslinger, Susanne A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Müller-Belecke, A. A1 - Jung, Christian A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Bioisomerization of HBCD: Results of feeding experiments with pure Gamma-HBCD enantiomers N2 - 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), a widely used flame retardant, is an ubiquitous contaminant in the environment. Still, only little is known about the distribution and behavior in the environment such as bioaccumulation or biotransformation of HBCD stereoisomers. In order to investigate enrichment and possible bioisomerization of HBCD stereoisomers, Mirror Carps were exposed to pure (+)- and (-)-γ-HBCD, randomly sampled after a predefined specific period and subjected to enantiomer-specific determination of α-, β-, and γ- HBCD. No evidence for the isomerization of HBCD stereoisomers was observed in Mirror Carp fillets. T2 - Dioxin 2009 - 29th International symposium on halogenated persistent organic pollutants / Organohalogen compounds CY - Beijing, China DA - 2009-08-23 PY - 2009 UR - http://www.dioxin20xx.org/pdfs/2009/09-103.pdf VL - 71 SP - 000487 EP - 000492 CY - Beijing, China AN - OPUS4-21187 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Esslinger, Susanne A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Müller-Belecke, A. A1 - Bremser, Wolfram A1 - Jung, Christian A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - HBCD stereoisomer pattern in mirror carps following dietary exposure to pure Gamma-HBCD enantiomers KW - Enantiomer-specific determination KW - HPLC-MS/MS KW - Brominated flame retardant KW - Fish feeding experiment KW - Enantiomer fraction KW - Bioisomerization PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/jf101469q SN - 0021-8561 SN - 1520-5118 VL - 58 IS - 17 SP - 9705 EP - 9710 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Columbus, Ohio AN - OPUS4-23173 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Becker, Gerhard Wilhelm A1 - Cox, I. A1 - Kelly, A. T1 - Certified reference materials T2 - Western European Metrology Conference CY - Teddington, UK DA - 1973-04-02 PY - 1974 SP - 247 EP - 263 CY - London AN - OPUS4-7940 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Stadthaus, Meinhard A1 - Kern, W. A1 - Michalski, F. A1 - Becker, E. A. A1 - Dickhaut, E. T1 - Properties of inspection media for the magnetic-particle-method T2 - World conference on nondestructive testing ; 8 CY - Cannes, France DA - 1976-09-06 PY - 1976 CY - Cannes AN - OPUS4-8543 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Becker, Günther A1 - Körting, A. T1 - Praxisnahe Nachprüfung der vorbeugenden Wirkung von Holzschutzmitteln gegen den Hausbockkäfer PY - 1957 SN - 0409-1108 N1 - Serientitel: Berichte aus der Bauforschung – Series title: Berichte aus der Bauforschung IS - 7 SP - 10 EP - 14 PB - Ernst CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-9926 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Reck, Günter A1 - Radeglia, Reiner A1 - Springer, A. A1 - Schulz, Burkhard T1 - Designed self-assembly of a bimolecular calix[4]resorcinarene capsule held together by hydrogen bonds N2 - The X-ray crystallographic study of the macrocyclic tetrakis-N[N-2-hydroxyethyl-piperazino]calix[4]resorcinarene·3CH3CH2OH·H2O (3) reveals a self-assembled dimeric capsule-like complex held together by an array of intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Pairs of concave molecules associate directly in bowl-to-bowl fashion and enclose an accessible supramolecular cavity of Å3 hosting one water and three ethanol molecules. The supramolecular arrangement displays alternating layers of facing bowls and interlocking lower rim aliphatic moieties. The helical conformation of the 2-hydroxyethyl piperazinomethyl moieties displays chirality of a bimolecular capsule frozen in the solid state. 3 crystallises in the triclinic space group P-1 with two symmetry independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. Two enantiomeric capsules form a racemic pair in the unit cell. KW - Hydrogen bonded molecular capsule KW - Conformational chirality KW - Calix[4]resorcinarenes KW - Crystal structure PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2005.08.027 SN - 0022-2860 SN - 1872-8014 SN - 0377-046X VL - 784 IS - 1-3 SP - 157 EP - 161 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-12241 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dorgerloh, Ute A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Lutz, A. A1 - Bremser, Wolfram A1 - Hilbert, S. A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - How to improve reliability in groundwater analysis: over a decade of experience with external quality control in field campaigns on volatile halogenated compounds N2 - The reliability in measurement results obtained during environmental monitoring is crucial for the assessment and further planning of remediation efforts on the respective contaminated sites by the responsible authorities. A case study concerned with groundwater contaminated with perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene and 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane including their degradation products which involves private contract laboratories and an independent provider of quality assurance (QA) is presented. The experience gained with biannual monitoring campaigns over 14 years indicates that the selection of contractors on basis of accreditation status and successful performance in interlaboratory comparisons are not sufficient. Rather the auditing of the contractors by the QA provider prior to each campaign and the crosschecking of selected monitoring samples by the QA provider led to a lasting improvement of reliability in the contractors' measurement results. A mean deviation of 20% from the reference value determined by the QA provider for the crosschecked samples was reached. KW - Groundwater monitoring KW - External quality management KW - QM KW - VOC PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c1em10460h SN - 1464-0325 SN - 1464-0333 VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - 217 EP - 223 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-25288 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jahnke, Annika A1 - Beck, Aaron J. A1 - Becker, Richard L. A1 - Bedulina, Daria A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Gerdts, Gunnar A1 - Hildebrandt, Lars A1 - Joerss, Hanna A1 - Klein, Ole A1 - Korduan, Janine A1 - Laforsch, Christian A1 - Lannig, Gisela A1 - Leslie, Heather A. A1 - Lips, Stefan A1 - Menger, Frank A1 - Nabi, Deedar A1 - Oberbeckmann, Sonja A1 - Primpke, Sebastian A1 - Pröfrock, Daniel A1 - Ramsperger, Anja F.R.M. A1 - Römerscheid, Mara A1 - Schmitt-Jansen, Mechthild A1 - Scholz-Böttcher, Barbara M. A1 - Tröppner, Oliver A1 - Wendt-Potthoff, Katrin A1 - Kühnel, Dana T1 - Perspective article: Multisectoral considerations to enable a circular economy for plastics N2 - Plastics are widely used but improper disposal and release lead to increasing global pollution, threatening environmental and human health. To address this issue, we suggest intersectoral collaboration to achieve zero plastic pollution. The outcomes of the project P-LEACH demonstrated the enormous complexity and range of potential toxic effects of plastic-associated chemicals and micro-/nanoplastics released into water from UV-weathered plastics. We initiated an intersectoral dialogue amongst scientists, manufacturers, regulators and representatives of civil society about how to alleviate the negative impacts of plastic pollution. Circular economy offers a framework for selecting non-toxic chemicals, extending product (re)use, and waste reduction, which act to alleviate pollution when applied to plastics. We suggest three measures to advance a circular economy of plastics: 1.) Increase simplicity of chemicals in virgin plastics combined with transparent information on the contents; 2.) Consider recyclability already in plastic material and product design; 3.) Foster communication through intersectoral dialogue. Major cornerstones are the provision of standardized, easy-to-use tools to characterize plastics and plastic leachates chemically and (eco)toxicologically, the enhancement of citizen awareness enabling them to make informed choices, the creation of economic incentives for manufacturers, and sector-specific regulations to provide products that safeguard environmental and human health. KW - Plastics KW - Circular economy KW - Cross-sectoral dialogue KW - Recyclability KW - Plastic-associated chemicals PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-638280 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139326 SN - 0304-3894 VL - 496 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-63828 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Becker, D. A1 - Konnertz, Nora A1 - Böhning, Martin A1 - Schmidt, J. A1 - Thomas, A. T1 - Light-switchable polymers of intrinsic microporosity N2 - The interest in (micro)porous systems is greater than ever before with microporous polymers finding application in areas such as gas storage/separation and catalysis. In contrast to the vast majority of publications on microporous polymers seeking ever higher values for surface area or uptake capacity for a particular gas, this work presents a means to render a microporous system responsive to electromagnetic stimuli. The incorporation of a diarylethene (DAE) derivative in the backbone of a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM) produces a microporous system that exhibits photochromism as proven by UV–vis absorption and NMR studies. In the resulting DAE-PIM, surface area is not a fixed unalterable property but can be influenced by the external and nondestructive stimulus light in a reversible manner. Furthermore, in combination with Matrimid, free-standing membranes can be produced that display light-switchable diffusivity and permeability for carbon dioxide and oxygen. In this way, material scientists are offered the potential to employ only one system that can assume several states with different properties for each. KW - Gaspermeation KW - Diffusion KW - Polymer intrinsischer Mikroporosität KW - UV-VIS PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b02619 SN - 0897-4756 VL - 28 IS - 23 SP - 8523 EP - 8529 PB - ACS CY - Whashington,DC AN - OPUS4-38735 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rietsch, P. A1 - Witte, F. A1 - Sobottka, S. A1 - Germer, G. A1 - Becker, A. A1 - Güttler, Arne A1 - Sarkar, B. A1 - Paulus, B. A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute A1 - Eigler, S. T1 - Diaminodicyanoquinones: Fluorescent dyes with high dipole moments and electron-acceptor properties N2 - Fluorescent dyes are applied in various fields of research,includingsolarcellsandlight-emittingdevices,andas reporters for assays and bioimaging studies.Fluorescent dyes with an added high dipole moment pave the way to nonlinear optics and polarity sensitivity.Redox activity makes it possible to switch the moleculeQsphotophysical properties.Diaminodicyanoquinone derivatives possess high dipole moments,yet only lowfluorescence quantum yields,and have therefore been neglected as fluorescent dyes.Here we investigate the fluorescencepropertiesofdiaminodicyanoquinonesusingacombined theoretical and experimental approach and derive molecules with afluorescence quantum yield exceeding 90%. The diaminodicyanoquinone core moiety provides chemical versatility and can be integrated into novel molecular architectures with unique photophysical features. KW - Dipole moment KW - Fluorescence KW - Quantum yield KW - Quinones PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201903204 SN - 1433-7851 SN - 1521-3773 VL - 58 IS - 24 SP - 8235 EP - 8239 PB - Wiley Online Libary CY - Weihnheim AN - OPUS4-48890 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kupke, Johannes A1 - Brombach, Julian A1 - Fang, Yuwen A1 - Wolf, Silver A. A1 - Thrukonda, Lakshmipriya A1 - Ghazisaeedi, Fereshteh A1 - Kuropka, Benno A1 - Hanke, Dennis A1 - Semmler, Torsten A1 - Nordholt, Niclas A1 - Schreiber, Frank A1 - Tedin, Karsten A1 - Lübke-Becker, Antina A1 - Steiner, Ulrich K. A1 - Fulde, Marcus T1 - Heteroresistance in Enterobacter cloacae complex caused by variation in transient gene amplification events N2 - Heteroresistance (HR) in bacteria describes a subpopulational phenomenon of antibiotic resistant cells of a generally susceptible population. Here, we investigated the molecular mechanisms and phenotypic characteristics underlying HR to ceftazidime (CAZ) in a clinical Enterobacter cloacae complex strain (ECC). We identified a plasmid-borne gene duplication-amplification (GDA) event of a region harbouring an ampC gene encoding a β-lactamase bla DHA-1 as the key determinant of HR. Individual colonies exhibited variations in the copy number of the genes resulting in resistance level variation which correlated with growth onset (lag times) and growth rates in the presence of CAZ. GDA copy number heterogeneity occurred within single resistant colonies, demonstrating heterogeneity of GDA on the single-cell level. The interdependence between GDA, lag time and antibiotic treatment and the strong plasticity underlying HR underlines the high risk for misdetection of antimicrobial HR and subsequent treatment failure. KW - Antimicrobial surfaces KW - Biocides KW - Antimicrobial resistance KW - Standardization PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-627057 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s44259-025-00082-7 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-62705 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -