Materials (ISSN 1996-1944) Editors and Editorial Board



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Ms Felicity Wright, Mr. Dietrich Rordorf, Dr. Shu-Kun Lin
Materials Editorial Office, MDPI Center, Kandererstrasse 25, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland
Tel. +41 61 683 7734, Fax +41 61 302 8918
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Dr. Andreas Taubert
Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Building 26, Rm. 2.64, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, D-14476 Golm, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)331 977 5773; Fax: +49 (0) 331 977 5055
E-mail: [email protected]
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Editorial Board

Prof. Dr. Alfons Baiker
Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences,
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg HCI, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 44 632 31 53; Fax: +41 44 632 11 63
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.baiker.ethz.ch; http://www.baiker.ethz.ch/people/Head/Baiker
Keywords: Catalysis, Aerogels, Flame Synthesis, Mixed Oxides, Chiral Surfaces, In situ Spectroscopy, Supercritical Fluids

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini
Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2BP, United Kingdom
Tel.: +44 207 594 6731; Fax: +44 207 594 6757
Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.boccaccini
Keywords: Biomaterials, Porous Materials, Scaffolds, Tissue Engineering, Composite Materials, Bioactive glasses, Ceramics, Waste Recycling, Carbon nanotubes, Electrophoretic deposition

Dr. Andreas Borgschulte
Laboratory for Hydrogen & Energy, Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research,
Ueberlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 44 823 4639; Fax: +41 44 823 4022
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.empa.ch/H2E
Keywords: Catalysis, kinetics of gas-solid reactions and solid-state reactions, hydrogen storage materials, magnetic materials, nanostructuring, photoemission spectroscopy, optical spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy

Dr. Dominik Brühwiler
University of Zürich, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)44 63 54630
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.aci.unizh.ch/bruehwiler/start.html
Keywords: Mesoporous Materials, Zeolites, Host-Guest Inclusion Compounds, Energy Transfer, Luminescence, Solar Energy Conversion

Prof. Walter Remo Caseri
Institut f. Polymere, HCI H 509, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 44 632 22 18; Fax: +41 44 632 10 96
E-Mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.polytech.mat.ethz.ch/people/staff/wcaseri
Keywords: inorganic polymers, organometallic polymers, nanocomposites

Dr. Martin M. Frank
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Room 5-117, 1101 Kitchawan Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
Tel.: +1 914-945-1107; Fax: +1 914-945-2141
Email: [email protected]
Keywords: Oxides, thin films, semiconductor-dielectric interfaces, transistor materials, high-k dielectrics, metal gate electrodes, infrared spectroscopy

Dr. Robin Gremaud
Laboratory for Hydrogen & Energy, Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research,
Ueberlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 44 823 4933; Fax: +41 44 823 4022
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.empa.ch/H2E, http://www.nat.vu.nl/%7Egremaudr/
Keywords:
Combinatorial research, Kinetics and Thermodynamic of gas-solid reactions and solid-state reactions, hydrogen storage materials, optical spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Hydrogenography, Thin films synthesis and characterization, Ion Beam Analysis

Dr. Zhimin Hao

Mailing Address: Brennerstrasse 60, CH-4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
E-mail: [email protected]
Keywords: Pigments, functional chromophores, latent pigments, pigment modifications, pigment solid state characteristics

Prof. Dr. Klara Hernadi
Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged,
H-6720 Szeged, Rerrich B. ter 1., Hungary
Tel.: +36 62 544626; Fax: +36 62 544619
E-mail: [email protected]
Keywords: Heterogeneous Catalysis, Carbon Nanotubes, Nanocomposite Materials, Immobilization of Biologically Active Units, cell-to-biomaterials interactions

PD Dr. Heike Hall
ETH Zurich, Department of Materials, HCI E415, Cells and BioMaterials
Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 44 633 69 75; Fax:  +41 44 632 10 73
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.nanomat.mat.ethz.ch/people/staff/hheike
Keywords: Designing 3D matrices for biomedical applications and investigates the communication between tissue/cells and the matrix. Tissue Engineering / Mechanotransduction

Prof. Dr. Jung Ho Je
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
San 31 Hyojadong, Pohang, 790-784, Korea
Tel.: +82 54 279 2143; Fax: +82 54 279 2992
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://xic.postech.ac.kr/
Keywords: Hydrogels, polymeric microstructures, silicon wafer, silicon carbide, surface treatment of water, microradiology, microtomography

Prof. Dr. Sergey Kustov
Departament de Física , Universitat de les Illes Balears
E-07071 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Tel.: +34 971 171375 or +34 971 173372; Fax: +34 971-173426
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.uib.es/depart/dfs/apl/
(Final decision to be made by the end of July)

Prof. Dr. Peter Langer
Universität Rostock, Institut für Chemie, Abteilung für Organische Chemie,
Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)381/498 6410
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.chemie.uni-rostock.de/langer/lebenslauf.htm
Keywords: Organic synthesis, heterocycles, organic functional materials

Dr. Thomas Lippert
Materials Group, Research Department General Energy
Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 56 310 4076; Fax: +41 56 310 2688
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://materials.web.psi.ch/; http://people.web.psi.ch/lippert/
Keywords: Thin films, oxides, materials for energy applications, thin film deposition, pulsed laser deposition, laser ablation, polymers for laser applications.

Prof. Dr. Der-Jang Liaw
Doctor of Polymer Science, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
43, Section 4, Keelung Road, Taipei, 106 Taiwan
Tel.: +886 2 2733 5050 or +886 2 2737 6638; Fax: +886 2 2737 6644 or +886 2 2378 1441
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.ch-e.ntust.edu.tw/front/bin/ptdetail.phtml?Part=T18&PreView=1
Keywords: Polymerization techniques, photoelectric polymer materials, degradable polymers, modification of polymer surface, water soluble polymer, fluorescence polymer, including polycondensation, polyaddition, radical polymerization, and metathesis polymerization

Prof. Dr. Sanjay Mathur
Chair, Inorganic and Materials Chemistry,  University of Cologne, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Greinstraße 6, D-50939 Cologne, Germany
Tel.: +49 221 470 2292 (Direct); Fax: +49 221 470 5196
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.uni-koeln.de/math-nat-fak/anorgchem/mathur/de/sanjay.shtml
Head Department CVD/PVD Technologies, INM, Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken
Tel.: +49 681 9300 338; Fax:  +49 681 9300 279
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.inm-gmbh.de
Keywords: Nanoparticle Synthesis and Functionalization, Sol-Gel and Hydrothermal methods, Chemical Vapour Deposition Techniques for Coatings, Semiconductor Oxides, Photocatalysis,  Sensors, Functional Surfaces for Biomedical Applications, Nanodevices, Sensors and Detectors

PD Dr. Andreas Michels
Technische Physik, Universität des Saarlandes, Postfach 151150, Geb. D2 2, D-66041 Saarbrücken, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)681 302 5174; Fax: +49 (0)681 302 5222
E-mail: [email protected]
Keywords: Magnetic Materials, Magnetic Nanoparticles, Micromagnetism, Neutron Scattering, Thermodynamics and Grain-Growth Kinetics of Nanocrystalline Materials

Prof. Javier Narciso
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Alicante University, Apartdo 99, E-03080, Alicante, Spain
Tel.: +34 965909763; Fax: + 34 965903454
E-mail: [email protected]
Keywords:
Composite Materials, Bioinspired materials, Carbon Materials, Si based Ceramics, lights alloys, Materials Chemistry

PD Dr. Peter Nesvadba
Senior Research Fellow, R-1059.6.05, CIBA Inc., Schwarzwaldallee 215, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 61 63 62412; Fax: +41 61 63 62332
Email: [email protected]
Keywords: Nitroxides, Alkoxyamines, Controlled Radical Polymerization, Free Radical Initiators, Antioxidants, Light Stabilizers, Degradation and Stabilization of Polymers, Organic Radical Battery

PD Dr. Petr Novak
Head - Batteries, Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 56 310 2457 (Office); +41 56 310 2919 (Secretary); Fax: +41 56 310 4415
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
URL: http://ecl.web.psi.ch/lithium/
Keywords:
Materials' Electrochemistry, Lithium-Ion Batteries, In-Situ Electrochemical Methods

Prof. Dr. Jürg Osterwalder

Institute of Physics, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 44 635 5827 (office); +41 44 635 5781 (secretariat); Fax: +41 44 635 5704
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.physik.uzh.ch/groups/grouposterwalder/
Keywords: Surface science, electronic structure, magnetic films and nanostructures, electron spectroscopies, scanning probe microscopies

Dr. Christian Paglia
Head of Laboratory, Laboratory of Technical and Experimental Studies, Department of Environment, Construction and Design
University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland
, Trevano, CP 12, CH-6952 Canobbio, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)58 666 63 61; Fax: +41 (0)58 666 63 59
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.lts.supsi.ch

Keywords:
Aluminum alloys corrosion, materials corrosion, cementitious materials and materials durability

Prof. Dr. Greta Ricarda Patzke
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Te. +41 44 635 4691; Fax: +41 44 63 56802
E-mail: [email protected]
Keywords: anisotropic nanoscale transition metal oxides with emphasis on BIMOVOx materials; multi-layered and functionalized anisotropic nanoparticles by deposition and coating techniques; Photocatalytic properties of bismuth oxide-based materials; nanomaterials; Templated synthesis of new fluorinated polyoxometallates for organic-inorganic hybrid materials; Mechanistic in situ-studies on solvothermal reactions.

Prof. Dr. Berit Smestad Paulsen

University of Oslo, Institute of Pharmacy, Dept. Pharmacognosy
P.O.Box 1068 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
Tel.: +47 22 85 65 72; Fax: +47 22 85 44 02
E-mail: [email protected]
Keywords: Polysaccharides, Production of medicinal plants in Norway, Ethnopharmacology

Dr. Ir. Rogier Receveur
Principal R&D Engineer
Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.
Endepolsdomein 5
6229 GW Maastricht
The Netherlands
Tel. +31-43-3566647; Fax. +31-43-3566518
E-mail. [email protected]
Keywords: implantable microsystems (MEMS switch for biomedical applications), biomaterials, biomedical sensors

Dr. Erik Reimhult
ETH Zurich, Department of Materials, HCI F 537, Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology
Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 44 633 75 47; Fax: +41 44 633 10 27
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.surface.mat.ethz.ch/people/senior_scientists/erikr
Keywords:
Functional biointerfaces, biosensors, supported lipid bilayers, biomimetic membrane sensing, functional nanoparticles, parallel nanopatterning techniques

Prof. Dr. Steven L. Suib

Unit 3060, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut
55 N. Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269-3060, USA
Fax: +1 (860)-486-2797, 2981
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://web.uconn.edu/chemistry/SuibGroup/suibg.htm
Keywords: Manganese Oxides, Catalysis, Ceramics, Nanotech, Microwaves

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kiyonori Suzuki
Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University
Room 163, Building 19, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
Tel.: +61 3 9905 9566
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-1284-2008
Keywords: Magnetic materials, magnetic nanoparticles, amorphous alloys, hydrogen storage alloys, hydrogen permeation alloys

Dr. Naozumi Teramoto
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba Institute of Technology
2-17-1, Tsudanuma, Narashino, Chiba 275-0016, Japan
Tel.:+81-47-478-0406; Fax :+81-47-478-0439
E-mail: [email protected]
Keywords: Biomaterial, bio-based polymer, bioplastics, biodegradable polymer, biopolymer, composite material comprising a polymer matrix

PD Dr. Anke Weidenkaff
Head, Solid State Chemistry and Catalysis Laboratory, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research
Überlandstrasse 129 CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
Tel.: +41 44 823 41 31; Fax: +41 44 823 40 41
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.empa.ch/abt131
Keywords: Solid State Chemistry, Perovskite-type Oxides and Oxynitrides, Materials for Energy Conversion Technologies, Crystallography, Thermoelectricity, Analytical Chemistry, Exhaust Gas Catalysis


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