Research
General supraparticle formation: bridging molecular and materials chemistry
Upon droplet evaporation, using the tool spray-drying, forced assembly of nano building blocks to supraparticles is possible. Furthermore, via this method, also molecular precursors and molecules can be joined, i.e., we can also perform “chemistry in a droplet”.
We study how we can control structure upon supraparticle formation and how the obtained structure, besides composition, of such supraparticles affects the interaction among the building blocks of these entities and how this leads to unique functionalities.
Selected publications:
Zhou H., Groppe P., Zimmermann T., Wintzheimer S., Mandel K.
Influence of cation concentration and valence on the structure and texture of spray-dried supraparticles from colloidal silica dispersions
In: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2024)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.051
, Luthardt L., Cao K.L.A., Imaz I., Maspoch D., Ogi T., Bück A., Debecker D.P., Faustini M., Mandel K.
Multifunctional, hybrid materials design via spray-drying: much more than just drying
In: Advanced Materials (2023)
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306648
, Bleyer G., Endres J., Prieschl J., Vogel N., Wintzheimer S., Mandel K.
Spray-dried photonic balls with a disordered/ordered hybrid structure for shear stress indication
In: Small (2022)
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203068
, Granath T., Seufert M.T., Kasper T., Müller-Buschbaum K., Mandel K.
Luminescent magnets: hybrid supraparticles of a lanthanide-based MOF and ferromagnetic iron oxide by assembly in a droplet via spray-drying
In: Journal of Materials Chemistry C (2022)
DOI: 10.1039/D1TC04867H
Müssig S., Koch V.M., Cuadrado C.C., Bachmann J., Thommes M., Barr M.K.S., Mandel K.
Spray-Drying and Atomic Layer Deposition: Complementary Tools toward Fully Orthogonal Control of Bulk Composition and Surface Identity of Multifunctional Supraparticles
In: Small Methods (2021)
DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202101296