Publications

Supramolecular modification of sustainable high-molar-mass polymers for improved processing and performance

D. Görl; S. Haraguchi; Y. Hryshunin; S. Thiele; G. Scetta et al. 

Nature Communications. 2025. Vol. 16, num. 1, p. 217. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-024-55166-1.

Dynamics of hydrogen-bonded end groups in bulk polymers revealed by solid-state NMR spectroscopy relaxation dispersion experiments

S. Thiele; C. J. Plummer; L. Piveteau; H. Frauenrath 

Communications chemistry. 2025. Vol. 8, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s42004-025-01597-w.

Polymer-bridged Nanofibrils in a High-molar-mass Polyester via Co-assembly of Benzenetricarboxamide End Groups and an Additive

S. Thiele; M. Giffin; M. Wendling; D. Gorl; C. J. G. Plummer et al. 

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS. 2025. DOI : 10.1039/d5qo00087d.

Supramolecular Materials from Sustainable Polyesters: Structure, Dynamics, and Performance

S. Thiele / H. Frauenrath (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Hierarchical Structure and Phase Behavior of Supramolecular Elastomers

M. C. Wendling / H. Frauenrath (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Performance polyamides built on a sustainable carbohydrate core

L. P. Manker; M. A. C. Hedou; C. Broggi; M. J. F. Jones; K. Kortsen et al. 

Nature Sustainability. 2024. DOI : 10.1038/s41893-024-01298-7.

Multifunctional Aluminum Pre-treatments from End-Functionalized Phosphonic Acid Self-Assembled Monolayers

R. J. Yeo; J. N. Bleich; M. GuĂ©rin; D. Morganella; M. Berner et al. 

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. 2024. Vol. 40, num. 6, p. 2872 – 2882. DOI : 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02629.

Charge-Transfer States in Organic Nanowires

L. A. Chassat / H. Frauenrath (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

All-polyamide nanofibrillar composites by in situ fibrillation of aramid fibers

N. Candau; S. Galland; O. Oguz; P. A. Schouwink; G. Stoclet et al. 

Polymer. 2023. Vol. 291, p. 126584. DOI : 10.1016/j.polymer.2023.126584.

Thermoplastic Toughening of a Semiaromatic Polyamide with an Amino-telechelic Polyethylene

M. Giffin; C. J. G. Plummer; H. Frauenrath 

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2023. Vol. 15, num. 23, p. 28430 – 28441. DOI : 10.1021/acsami.3c00599.

Reversible Microscale Assembly of Nanoparticles Driven by the Phase Transition of a Thermotropic Liquid Crystal

N. Mac Fhionnlaoich; S. Schrettl; N. B. Tito; Y. Yang; M. Nair et al. 

Acs Nano. 2023. Vol. 17, num. 11, p. 9906 – 9918. DOI : 10.1021/acsnano.2c09203.

Synthesis of polysiloxane elastomers modified with sulfonyl side groups and their electromechanical response

Y. Sheima; T. R. Venkatesan; H. Frauenrath; D. M. M. Opris 

Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 2023. Vol. 11, num. 22, p. 7367 – 7376. DOI : 10.1039/d3tc00200d.

Reinforced Supramolecular Networks of End Functionalized Polymers for Tailored Thermomechanical Property Profiles

Y. Hryshunin / H. Frauenrath (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Supramolecular Modifications of Semicrystalline Polymers

M. A. Giffin / H. Frauenrath; J. C. Plummer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Transient Elastomers with High Dielectric Permittivity for Actuators, Sensors, and Beyond

Y. Sheima; J. von Szczepanski; P. M. Danner; T. Kuenniger; A. Remhof et al. 

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2022. Vol. 14, num. 35, p. 40257 – 40265. DOI : 10.1021/acsami.2c05631.

Spontaneous formation of a self-healing carbon nanoskin at the liquid-liquid interface

E. Bomal; P. Grandgeorge; R. J. Yeo; N. Candau; P. M. Reis et al. 

Nature Communications. 2022. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 4950. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-022-31277-5.

Enhanced ductility in high performance polyamides due to strain-induced phase transitions

N. Candau; J-M. Chenal; O. Lame; P. Schouwink; V. Michaud et al. 

Polymer. 2022. Vol. 238, p. 124424. DOI : 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124424.

Blatter-type radicals as polarizing agents for electrochemical overhauser dynamic nuclear polarization

F. Saenz; M. Tamski; J. Milani; C. Roussel; H. Frauenrath et al. 

Chemical Communications (ChemComm). 2022. Vol. 58, num. 5, p. 689 – 692. DOI : 10.1039/d1cc05350g.

High Permittivity Siloxanes as Promising Materials for Dielectric Elastomer Transducers: From Synthesis to Application

Y. Sheima / H. Frauenrath; D. M. Opris (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Multi-material rail pad and method for manufacturing same

J. C. Plummer; H. Frauenrath; O. Oguz; V. Michaud; A. Demongeot et al. 

US2024150970; EP4308760; WO2022194404.

2022.