Soft Matter Physics
Prof. Christine Papadakis
Research Field
The Soft Matter Physics Group investigates the structure, dynamics and kinetics of nanostructured polymer systems, e.g. amphiphilic and switchable block copolymers, thin polymer films, as well as polymers for medical applications. We mainly use scattering methods both at large facilities and in the lab.
Members of the Research Group
Professor
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Prof. Dr. | Christine | Papadakis | PH: 3283 | +49 89 289-12447 |
Office
| Photo | Degree | Firstname | Lastname | Room | Phone | |
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Carola | Kappauf | – | +49 89 289-14627 | ||
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Marion | Waletzki | PH: 3282 | +49 89 289-12452 |
Scientists
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M.Sc. | Renjun | Guo | – | +49 89 289-12457 | |
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M.Sc. | Florian | Jung | – | +49 89 289-12463 | |
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Jia-Jhen | Kang | – | +49 89 289-12463 | ||
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Chia-Hsin | Ko | – | +49 89 289-12463 | ||
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M.Sc. | Bart-Jan | Niebuur | – | +49 89 289-12449 | |
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Ph.D. | Geethu | Pathirassery Meledam | – | +49 89 289-12449 |
Students
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Johannes | Allwang | – | – | ||
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Judith | Brenner | – | – | ||
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Lukas | Bührend | – | – | ||
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Luka | Gaetani | – | – | ||
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Shu Hsien | Huang | – | +49 89 289-12463 | ||
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B.Sc. | Michele | Lecis | – | – | |
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Dominik | Mayer | – | – |
Other Staff
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M.Sc. | Safwan Uddin | Ahmed | – | – |
Guests
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Johannes | Allwang | – | – | ||
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Judith | Brenner | – | – | ||
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Lukas | Bührend | – | – | ||
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Luka | Gaetani | – | – | ||
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Shu Hsien | Huang | – | +49 89 289-12463 | ||
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Dominik | Mayer | – | – |
Teaching
Course with Participations of Group Members
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Offers for Theses in the Group
- Polymers in deep eutectic solvents
Deep eutectic solvents (DES) are a new class of designer solvents composed of hydrogen bond donor and hydrogen bond acceptor molecules. The mixture has a substantially lower melting point than the pure substances and remains liquid at room temperature. They may be called "green solvents". In the master thesis proposed, thermoresponsive polymers shall be studied in these solvents. In water, these are soluble up to a certain temperature, above which, they become water-insoluble. Since this behavior is strongly related to hydrogen bonds, new insight can be gained by using hydrogen bonding solvent.
In the thesis, the solubility behavior of switchable polymers in DES shall be studied using turbidimetry, dynamic light scattering and small-angle X-ray scattering. After a literature research, the sample preparation, measurement and data analyis shall be carried out. For more information, please contact Prof. Christine Papadakis, papadakis@tum.de.
- suitable as
- Master’s Thesis Condensed Matter Physics
- Master’s Thesis Applied and Engineering Physics
- Supervisor: Christine Papadakis
Current and Finished Theses in the Group
- Polymeric Molecular Brushes Investigated by Scattering Methods
- Abschlussarbeit im Masterstudiengang Physics (Applied and Engineering Physics)
- Themensteller(in): Christine Papadakis