Dr. Robert Göstl
Robert Göstl’s overarching research interest is to converge tailor-made responsive small molecules with macromolecules to exploit their intricate functionality on a material level. This, on the one hand, is interesting to gain access to materials with unprecedented properties, but more importantly is mandatory to understand the relationship of the molecular and macroscopic structure of materials in greater detail. The comprehension of how the remarkable properties of matter emerge from complex correlations of their atomic constituents and how they can be controlled is among the grand scientific challenges formulated by leading science institutions around the world. Robert Göstl’s goal is to tackle this endeavor in a multidisciplinary approach, which is reflected in his group’s composition. Originally educated in synthetic organic chemistry, he recognized that knowledge in materials chemistry and physics is also necessary to holistically describe complex material systems.
Curriculum Vitae
Robert Göstl studied chemistry at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and has been involved in photochromism research in the group of Prof. Stefan Hecht since 2009. There, he obtained his diploma degree in 2011 working on sterically crowded cyclopentene-bridged dithienylethenes for enhanced photoswitching performance. In 2014, he finished his doctoral research on furylthienylethenes for photocontrol over the Diels–Alder reaction to work on feedback mechanisms for smart mechanophores in the group of Prof. Rint Sijbesma at the Eindhoven University of Technology until 2016. At DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials he is leading a Junior Group developing molecular tools to understand and harness mechanical stress in (bio)materials.
Selected professional functions, honors and awards
- Since 2021 Member Editorial Advisory Board ACS Polymers Au
- 2021 ADUC Award, German Chemical Society
- 2019 MSE Researcher Award, RWTH Aachen
- 2018–2019 Young Scientists Program, German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development
- 2017–2022 Freigeist-Fellowship, Volkswagen Foundation
Projects
Publications
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Confocal Microscopy Visualizes Particle–Crack Interactions in Epoxy Composites with Optical Force Probe-Cross-Linked Rubber Particles
M. Stratigaki, C. Baumann and R. Göstl
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Macromolecules | 2022 | |
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Force Ahead: Emerging Applications and Opportunities of Polymer Mechanochemistry
H.-A. Klok, A. Herrmann and R. Göstl
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ACS Polymers Au | 2022 | |
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Mechanically Resistant Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) Microgels with Sacrificial Supramolecular Catechin Hydrogen Bonds
E. Izak-Nau, S. Braun, A. Pich and R. Göstl
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Advanced Science | 2022 | |
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Mechano-Nanoswitches for Ultrasound-Controlled Drug Activation
S. Huo, Z. Liao, P. Zhao, Y. Zhou, R. Göstl and A. Herrmann
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Advanced Science | 2022 | |
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Mechanoresponsive Carbamoyloximes for the Activation of Secondary Amines in Polymers
D. Campagna and R. Göstl
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Angewandte Chemie International Edition | 2022 | |
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Mechanoresponsive Diselenide-Crosslinked Microgels with Programmed Ultrasound-Triggered Degradation and Radical Scavenging Ability for Protein Protection
T. Kharandiuk, K. H. Tan, W. Xu, F. Weitenhagen, S. Braun, R. Göstl and A. Pich
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Chemical Science | 2022 | |
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Microgels as Drug Carriers for Sonopharmacology
M. Zou, P. Zhao, J. Fan, R. Göstl and A. Herrmann
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Journal of Polymer Science | 2022 | |
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Microgels React to Force: Mechanical Properties, Syntheses, and Force-Activated Functions
M. F. Schulte, E. Izak-Nau, S. Braun, A. Pich, W. Richtering and R. Göstl
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Chemical Society Reviews | 2022 | |
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Regiochemical Effects for the Mechanochemical Activation of 9-Π-Extended Anthracene-Maleimide Diels–Alder Adducts
C. Baumann, N. Willis-Fox, D. Campagna, E. Rognin, P. Marten, R. Daly and R. Göstl
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Journal of Polymer Science | 2022 | |
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The Mechanochemical Synthesis and Activation of Carbon-Rich π-Conjugated Materials
M. Xuan, C. Schumacher, C. Bolm, R. Göstl and A. Herrmann
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Advanced Science | 2022 | |
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Activation of Antibiotic-Grafted Polymer Brushes
M. Zou, P. Zhao, S. Huo, R. Göstl and A. Herrmann
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ACS Macro Letters | 2021 | |
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Activation of Antibiotic-Grafted Polymer Brushes by Ultrasound
M. Zou, P. Zhao, S. Huo, R. Göstl and A. Herrmann
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ACS Macro Letters | 2021 |