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.
Curriculum Vitae
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
Projects
Publications
Titel/Autoren | DOI-LINK | Magazine | Jahre | |
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PEDOT:PSS-CNT Composite Particles Overcome Contact Resistances in Slurry Electrodes for Flow-Electrode Capacitive Deionization
S. B. Rauer, S. Wang, N. Köller, D. J. Bell, Y. Zhang, X. Wang, C. J. Linnartz, M. Wessling and J. Linkhorst
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202303606 | Advanced Functional Materials | 2023 | |
Peptide-Functionalized Electrospun Meshes for the Physiological Cultivation of Pulmonary Alveolar Capillary Barrier Models in a 3D-Printed Micro-Bioreactor
P. Jain, S. B. Rauer, D. Felder, J. Linkhorst, M. Möller, M. Wessling and S. Singh
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00047 | ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering | 2023 | |
Platelet count reduction during in vitro membrane oxygenation affects platelet activation, neutrophil extracellular trap formation and clot stability, but does not prevent clotting
P. Winnersbach, J. Rossaint, E. M. Buhl, S. Singh, J. Lölsberg, M. Wessling, R. Rossaint and C. Bleilevens
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https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0267659121989231 | Perfusion | 2021 | |
Poly(Aryl Ether Ketone) Hollow Fibers Preparation with Acid Resistant Spinnerets
S. L. Aristizábal, L. Upadhyaya, M. Tepper, H. Roth, M. Ramírez-Martínez, M. Wessling and S. P. Nunes
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121436 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 | |
Poly(Styrene-Alt-Maleic Anhydride)-Copolymers Blended in Poly(Ether Sulfone) Membranes as a Platform for Effective Biomolecular Surface Functionalization
T. Helmecke, I. I. Rose, M. V. Tsurkan, H. Roth, M. F. Maitz, C. Werner and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122050 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 | |
Polyelectrolyte Complex Tubular Membranes via a Salt Dilution Induced Phase Inversion Process
S. Emonds, J. Kamp, J. Borowec, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202001401 | Advanced Engineering Materials | 2021 | |
Polymeric Membranes With Sufficient Thermo-Mechanical Stability to Deploy Temperature Enhanced Backwash
B. M. Aumeier, F. Vollmer, S. Lenfers, S. Yüce and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.202100020 | Chemie Ingenieur Technik | 2021 | |
Porous Anisometric Pnipam Microgels: Tailored Porous Structure and Thermal Response
L. Steinbeck, H. J. M. Wolff, M. Middeldorf, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202300680 | Macromolecular Rapid Communications | 2024 | |
Porous PEDOT:PSS Particles and Their Application as Tunable Cell Culture Substrate
S. B. Rauer, D. J. Bell, P. Jain, K. Rahimi, D. Felder, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202100836 | Advanced Materials Technologies | 2021 | |
Porous poly(benzimidazole) membrane for all vanadium redox flow battery
T. Luo, O. David, Y. Gendel and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.02.042 | Journal of Power Sources | 2016 | |
Porous PVDF Monoliths with Templated Geometry
S. Djeljadini, P. Bongartz, M. Alders, N. Hartmann, A. Oing, C. Cornelissen, F. Hesselmann, J. Arens, U. Steinseifer, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202100325 | Technologies | 2021 | |
Precise tuning of salt retention of backwashable polyelectrolyte multilayer hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes
D. Menne, J. Kamp, J. E. Wong and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.10.058 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 |