Martina Plank

Martina Plank began a training program as a chemical laboratory assistant in 2007, and two years later, after working as a scientist in the pharmaceutical industry for Evonik Industries AG, she decided to study chemistry in October 2012.

She got her Master of Science in Chemistry from the Technical University of Darmstadt in January 2018 with a focus in organic, technical, and macromolecular chemistry. She worked on nanostructured functional materials resulting from phase separation of block copolymers obtained from controlled radical or anionic polymerization for her doctoral dissertation. Current focus of her research is on the creation of innovative polymers and biomaterials.

Research Interests:

Nano and micro structured polymer systems, surface modification via CVD polymerization, (bio)degradable polymers for drug delivery systems (electro hydrodynamic jetting), functional/stimuli-responsive polymers

[7] In Situ Study of FePt Nanoparticles‐Induced Morphology Development during Printing of Magnetic Hybrid Diblock Copolymer Films
Cao, W., Yin, S., Bitsch, M., Liang, S., Plank, M., Opel, M., ... & Müller‐Buschbaum, P.
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022., 32, 2107667.
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202107667

[6] Building bridges by blending: Morphology and mechanical properties of binary tapered diblock/multiblock copolymer blends.
Steube, M., Plank, M., Gallei, M., Frey, H., & Floudas, G.
Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2021, 222, 2000373.
DOI: 10.1002/macp.202000373

[5] Spray-Deposited Anisotropic Ferromagnetic Hybrid Polymer Films of PS-b-PMMA and Strontium Hexaferrite Magnetic Nanoplatelets
Cao, W., Yin, S., Plank, M., Chumakov, A., Opel, M., Chen, W., ... & Müller-Buschbaum, P.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2021, 13, 1592-1602
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c19595

[4] Temperature Variation Enables the Design of Biobased Block Copolymers via One‐Step Anionic Copolymerization
Bareuther, J., Plank, M., Kuttich, B., Kraus, T., Frey, H., & Gallei, M.
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2021, 42, 2000513.
DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000513

[3] Self-assembly of amphiphilic poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-containing block copolymers in the vicinity of cellulose fibres
Plank, M., Hartmann, F., Kuttich, B., Kraus, T., & Gallei, M.
European Polymer Journal. 2020, 141, 110059.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.110059

[2] Self-Assembly of Large Magnetic Nanoparticles in Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Linear Diblock Copolymer Films
Cao, W., Xia, S., Jiang, X., Appold, M., Opel, M., Plank, M., ... & Müller-Buschbaum, P.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2020, 12, 7557-7564.
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b20905

[1] Kinetics of Anionic Living Copolymerization of Isoprene and Styrene Using in Situ NIR Spectroscopy: Temperature Effects on Monomer Sequence and Morphology
Steube, M., Johann, T., Plank, M., Tjaberings, S., Gröschel, A. H., Gallei, M., ... & Müller, A. H..
Macromolecules. 2019, 52, 9299-9310.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01790