Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Wessling
The aim of Matthias Wessling’s research is to integrate selective mass transfer and conversion into micro-, meso- and macroscopic systems. In particular, he focusses on systems with functionalities controlled by tailored interfaces. Macroscopic systems are being analyzed, modeled and developed at his chair for Chemical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University (Aachener Verfahrenstechnik). At DWI, Matthias Wessling focuses on micro- and mesoscopic systems which integrate basic principles of boundary layers: (a) selective mass transport, (b) molecular-specific conversion and (c) charge transfer. The overall aim is to synthesize interactive materials systems inspired by nature. Using existing and novel materials, complex interactive structures are engineered and their structure-function relationship is analyzed in stable or transient pressure, concentration and electrical charge gradients. Applications are energy storage, water treatment and medical engineering.
Resume
Matthias Wessling heads the Chair of Chemical Process Engineering at RWTH Aachen University. He is Vice-Rector for Research and Structure at the RWTH Aachen University and a member of the DWI Scientific Board. He was Vice Scientific Director of the DWI from 2015 to 2018. He is Editor of the Journal of Membrane Science. After studying chemical engineering in Dortmund and Cincinatti, he did his PhD in Twente/NL. He was Senior Research Scientist at Membrane Technology and Research Inc., Menlo Park, CA and head of the Department of Separation Processes at Akzo Nobel. From 2000 to 2010, he was Chair of Membrane Science and Technology at the University of Twente.
Selected professional functions, honors and awards
- 2022 Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- 2019 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- 2016 ERC Advanced Grant ConFluReM (Controlling Fluid Resistance at Membranes)
- 2010 Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
- Since 2003 Honorary Scientific Member, Russian Academy of Science Institute TIPS (Topchiev Institute of Petrolchemical Sciences), Moscow
- 1994 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, European Membrane Society
Publications
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Templating the morphology of soft microgel assemblies using a nanolithographic 3D-printed membrane
J. Linkhorst, J. Lölsberg, S. Thill, J. Lohaus, A. Lüken, G. Naegele and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80324-y | Scientific Reports | 2021 | |
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Three-Dimensional Membranes for Artificial Lungs: Comparison of Flow-Induced Hemolysis
F. Hesselmann, D. Arnemann, P. Bongartz, M. Wessling, C. Cornelissen, T. Schmitz-Rode, U. Steinseifer, S. V. Jansen and J. Arens
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https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.14081 | Artificial Organs | 2021 | |
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Tollens Reaction-Based Integration of Thin Film Wall Electrodes into Microfluidic PDMS Devices
G. Linz, S. B. Rauer, L. Stüwe, D. J. Bell, M. Rausch and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202100250 | Advanced Materials Technologies | 2021 | |
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Tuning the Excess Charge and Inverting the Salt Rejection Hierarchy of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Membranes
J. Kamp, S. Emonds, M. Seidenfaden, P. Papenheim, M. Kryschewski, J. Rubner and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119636 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 | |
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Wet-Spun PEDOT/CNT Composite Hollow Fibers as Flexible Electrodes for H2O2 Production**
Q. Cui, D. J. Bell, S. Wang, M. Mohseni, D. Felder, J. Lölsberg and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202100237 | ChemElectroChem | 2021 | |
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Wetting-Induced Polyelectrolyte Pore Bridging
A. Kalde, J. Kamp, E. Evdochenko, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11090671 | Membranes (Basel) | 2021 | |
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A comprehensive mathematical model of water splitting in bipolar membranes: Impact of the spatial distribution of fixed charges and catalyst at bipolar junction
S. A. Mareeva, E. Evdochenko, M. Wessling, O. A. Kozaderova, S. I. Niftaliev, N. D. Pismenskaya, V.V. Nikonenkoa
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118010 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2020 | |
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About a Membrane with Microfluidic Porous-Wall Channels of Cylindrical Shape for Droplet Formation
C. J. Linnartz, H. J. M. Wolff, H. F. Breisig, M. Alders and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01647 | Langmuir | 2020 | |
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Atomic layer deposition for efficient oxygen evolution reaction at Pt/Ir catalyst layers
S. Schlicht, K. Percin, S. Kriescher, A. Hofer, C. Weidlich, M. Wessling and J. Bachmann
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https://doi.org/10.3762%2Fbjnano.11.79 | Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology | 2020 | |
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Catalytically Active Hollow Fiber Membranes with Enzyme-Embedded Metal-Organic Framework Coating
D. J. Bell, M. Wiese, A. A. Schönberger and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202003287 | Angewandte Chemie International Edition | 2020 | |
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Cell barrier characterization in transwell inserts by electrical impedance spectroscopy
G. Linz, S. Djeljadini, L. Steinbeck, G. Kose, F. Kiessling and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2020.112345 | Biosensors & Bioelectronics | 2020 | |
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Chemistry in a spinneret - Formation of hollow fiber membranes with a cross-linked polyelectrolyte separation layer
S. Emonds, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118325 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2020 |