Publications
Alzweighi, M., Mansour, R., Lahti, J., Hirn, U., & Kulachenko, A. (2021). The influence of structural variations on the constitutive response and strain variations in thin fibrous materials. Acta Mater., 203, 116460. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2020.11.003
Harter, T., Bernt, I., Winkler, S., & Hirn, U. (2021b). Reduced dispersibility of flushable wet wipes after wet storage. Sci. Rep., 11(1), 7942. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-86971-z
Hobisch, M. A., Zabler, S., Bardet, S. M., Zankel, A., Nypeloe, T., Eckhart, R., . . . Spirk, S. (2021). How cellulose nanofibrils and cellulose microparticles impact paper strength-A visualization approach. Carbohydr. Polym., 254, 117406. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117406
Kadar, R., Spirk, S., & Nypeloe, T. (2021). Cellulose Nanocrystal Liquid Crystal Phases: Progress and Challenges in Characterization Using Rheology Coupled to Optics, Scattering, and Spectroscopy. ACS Nano, 15(5), 7931-7945. doi:10.1021/acsnano.0c09829
Khodayari, A., Hirn, U., Spirk, S., Van Vuure, A. W., & Seveno, D. (2021). Recrystallization and size distribution of dislocated segments in cellulose microfibrils-a molecular dynamics perspective. Cellulose (Dordrecht, Neth.), 28(10), 6007-6022. doi:10.1007/s10570-021-03906-7
Khodayari, A., Thielemans, W., Hirn, U., Van Vuure, A. W., & Seveno, D. (2021). Cellulose-hemicellulose interactions – A nanoscale view. Carbohydr. Polym., 270, 118364. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118364
Krainer, S., & Hirn, U. (2021). Contact angle measurement on porous substrates: Effect of liquid absorption and drop size. Colloids Surf., A, 619, 126503. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126503
Nypelö, T., Berke, B., Spirk, S., & Sirviö, J. A. (2021). Review: Periodate oxidation of wood polysaccharides-Modulation of hierarchies. Carbohydr. Polym., 252, 117105. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117105
Pinto, R. J. B., Lameirinhas, N. S., Guedes, G., Rodrigues da Silva, G. H., Oskoei, P., Spirk, S., . . . Freire, C. S. R. (2021). Cellulose Nanocrystals/Chitosan-Based Nanosystems: Synthesis, Characterization, and Cellular Uptake on Breast Cancer Cells. Nanomaterials, 11(8), 2057. doi:10.3390/nano11082057
Sampl, C., Eyley, S., Thielemans, W., Hirn, U., & Spirk, S. (2021). Real-time adsorption of optical brightening agents on cellulose thin films. Carbohydr. Polym., 261, 117826. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117826
Schlemmer, W., Selinger, J., Hobisch, M. A., & Spirk, S. (2021). Polysaccharides for sustainable energy storage – A review. Carbohydr. Polym., 265, 118063. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118063
Simoes, M. G., Urstoeger, G., Schennach, R., & Hirn, U. (2021). Quantification and Imaging of Nanoscale Contact with Förster Resonance Energy Transfer. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13(16), 19521-19529. doi:10.1021/acsami.1c04226
Spiliopoulos, P., Spirk, S., Paakkonen, T., Viljanen, M., Svedstrom, K., Pitkanen, L., . . . Kontturi, E. (2021). Visualizing Degradation of Cellulose Nanofibers by Acid Hydrolysis. Biomacromolecules, 22(4), 1399-1405. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01625
Wappl, C., Schallert, V., Slugovc, C., Knall, A.-C., & Spirk, S. (2021). Highly norbornylated cellulose and its “click” modification by an inverse-electron demand Diels-Alder (iEDDA) reaction. Molecules, 26(5), 1358. doi:10.3390/molecules26051358
Weissl, M., Kraft, G., Innerlohinger, J., Nypeloe, T., & Spirk, S. (2021). Chemical engineering laboratory projects in student teams in real life and transformed online: viscose fiber spinning and characterization. J. Chem. Educ., 98(5), 1776-1782. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00790
Wulz, P., Waldner, C., Krainer, S., Kontturi, E., Hirn, U., & Spirk, S. (2021). Surface hydrophobization of pulp fibers in paper sheets via gas phase reactions. Int. J. Biol. Macromol., 180, 80-87. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.03.049
SCI papers
Valente, B. F. A.; Silvestre, A. J. D.; Neto, C. P.; Vilela, C.; Freire, C. S. R. Effect of the micronization of pulp fibers on the properties of green composites. Molecules 2021, 26, 5594, doi:10.3390/molecules26185594.
Pinto, R. J. B.; Lameirinhas, N. S.; Guedes, G.; Silva, G. H. R. da; Oskoei, P.; Spirk, S.; Oliveira, H.; Duarte, I. F.; Vilela, C.; Freire, C. S. R. Cellulose nanocrystals/chitosan-based nanosystems: Synthesis, characterization, and cellular uptake on breast cancer cells. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 2057, doi:10.3390/nano11082057.
Carvalho, J. P. F.; Silva, A. C. Q.; Silvestre, A. J. D.; Freire, C. S. R.; Vilela, C. Spherical Cellulose Micro and Nanoparticles: A Review of Recent Developments and Applications. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 2744, doi:10.3390/nano11102744.
Würfel, H., Geitel, K., Qi, H., Heinze, T. (2021) Chemical modification of pectin and polygalacturonic acid: A critical review. BioResources, 16, 8457.
Witzler, M., Vermeeren, S., Kolevatov, R. O., Haddad, R., Gericke, M., Heinze, T., Schulze, M. (2021) Evaluating release kinetics from alginate beads coated with polyelectrolyte layers for sustained drug delivery. ACS Applied BioMaterials, 4, 6719.
Melinte, L. E. Chibac-Scutaru, M. E. Culica, S. Coseri, Mineralization versus photoreduction of 4-nitrophenol under the influence of surface functionalized CeO2 nanoparticles, hosted by versatile cellulose supports, Applied Surface Science, 565, Article 150494/1-12, (2021).
E. Culica, A. L. Chibac-Scutaru, T. Mohan, S. Coseri, Cellulose-based biogenic supports, remarkably friendly biomaterials for proteins and biomolecules, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 182, Article 113170/1-18 (2021).
Nichifor, M. C. Stanciu, F. Doroftei, Self-assembly of dextran-b-deoxycholic acid polyester copolymers: Copolymer composition and self-assembly procedure tune the aggregate size and morphology, Carbohydrate Polymers, 252, Article 117147/1-10 (2021).
E. Brunchi, S. Morariu, M. Bercea, Impact of ethanol addition on the behaviour of xanthan gum in aqueous media, Food Hydrocolloids, 120, Article 106928/1-9 (2021).
Popescu, M. Turtoi, D. M. Suflet, M. V. Dinu, R. N. Darie-Nita, M. Anghelache, M. Calin, M. Constantin, Alginate/poloxamer hydrogel obtained by thiol-acrylate photopolymerization for the alleviation of the inflammatory response of human keratinocytes, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 180, 418-431 (2021).
A. Duceac, L. Verestiuc, A. Coroaba, D. Arotaritei, S. Coseri, All-polysaccharide hydrogels for drug delivery applications: Tunable chitosan beads surfaces via physical or chemical interactions, using oxidized pullulan, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 181, 1047-1062 (2021).
