Electron microscopy of responsive microgels (G01)

• Subject Area: Experimental and Theoretical Physics of Polymers
• Term: from 2012 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 191948804

Project G1 investigates structural properties, transitions, complexation and compartmentalization phenomena of selected microgel systems by transmission electron microscopy. In a correlative approach, cryo-TEM procedures will be combined with in situ-liquid cell studies. In the second phase, the project will focus on the study of dynamic structural variations. By the combination of the time resolution of in situ-TEM with the more detailed structural information enabled by cryo-TEM, we expect new insight into the trajectories of the volume phase transitions and in how far they are affected by a change in pH, temperature, as well as complex formation.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 985: Functional Microgels and Microgel Systems
• Applicant Institution: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Joachim Mayer; Professor Dr. Ulrich Simon; Professor Dr. Andreas Walther