Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rühe

Projects within livMatS

• Self-sealing by orchestrating chemical and mechanical mechanisms and processes as basis for self-healing in livMatS
• Embedded micro-fluidic networks in soft materials systems: A route to adaptive processes, self-regulation and self-repair
• Interfaces, charge-transfer and non-adiabatic processes and their exploitation in a frequency-tunable tribogenerator
• Autonomous light-actuated LCE actuators
• Abscission and self-repair in biological and artificial materials systems
• Training and self-healing by interface snapping mechanisms

Doctoral Researchers (first supervisor)

• Alexander Bleiziffer
• Carmen Eger
• Patrick Huber
• Dennis Rusitov
• Dan Song
• Paula Straub
  

Publications in livMatS

• Cluster of Excellence Living, Adaptive and Energy-Autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS)*
  Speck, T., Schulz, M.E., Fischer, A., Rühe, J. (2023). Cluster of Excellence Living, Adaptive and Energy-Autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS). In: Dröder, K., Vietor, T. (eds) Future Automotive Production Conference 2022. Zukunftstechnologien für den multifunktionalen Leichtbau. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-39928-3_18
• Lubrication Mechanism of Surface-Attached Hydrogel Layers in Sliding Contact*
  Bahrami, M., Houérou, V. L., & Rühe, J. (2022). Lubrication Mechanism of Surface‐Attached Hydrogel Layers in Sliding Contact. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2201581. doi: 10.1002/admi.202201581
• Substrate-Independent Maskless Writing of Functionalized Microstructures Using CHic Chemistry and Digital Light Processing*
  Song, D., Kotz-Helmer, F., Rapp, B., & Rühe, J. (2022). Substrate-Independent Maskless Writing of Functionalized Microstructures Using CHic Chemistry and Digital Light Processing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. doi: 10.1021/acsami.2c12000
• High Hysteresis Suspended Wetting State: A Wetting Regime for Controlled Trapping of Drops on Micro-Trench Covered Surfaces*
  Rajak, A., & Rühe, J. (2022). High Hysteresis Suspended Wetting State: A Wetting Regime for Controlled Trapping of Drops on Micro‐Trench Covered Surfaces. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2201018. doi: 10.1002/admi.202201018
• Thermal Structuring of Surface-Attached Polymer Networks by C,H Insertion Reactions*
  Bleiziffer, A., Kost, J., & Rühe, J. (2022). Thermal Structuring of Surface‐Attached Polymer Networks by C, H Insertion Reactions. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2200345. doi: 10.1002/mame.202200345
• Kinetics of Photocrosslinking and Surface Attachment of Thick Polymer Films*
  Kanokwijitsilp, T., Körner, M., Prucker, O., Anton, A., Lübke, J., & Rühe, J. (2021). Kinetics of Photocrosslinking and Surface Attachment of Thick Polymer Films. Macromolecules, 54(13), 6238-6246. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00121
• Hairy surfaces by cold drawing leading to dense lawns of high aspect ratio hairs*
  Müllers, S., Florea-Hüring, M., von Vacano, B., Bruchmann, B., & Rühe, J. (2022). Hairy surfaces by cold drawing leading to dense lawns of high aspect ratio hairs. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13419-3
• The Structural and Mechanical Basis for Passive-Hydraulic Pine Cone Actuation*
  Eger, C. J., Horstmann, M., Poppinga, S., Sachse, R., Thierer, R., Nestle, N., Bruchmann, B., Speck, T., Bischoff, M., & Rühe, J. (2022). The Structural and Mechanical Basis for Passive‐Hydraulic Pine Cone Actuation. Advanced Science, 2200458. doi: 10.1002/advs.202200458
• Protein Repellent, Surface-Attached Hydrogels Through Spray Coating*
  Bentley, N., Scherag, F. D., Brandstetter, T., & Rühe, J. (2022). Protein Repellent, Surface‐Attached Hydrogels Through Spray Coating. Advanced Materials Interfaces. doi: 10.1002/admi.202102359
• Thermally Induced Cross-Linking of Polymers via C,H Insertion Cross-Linking (CHic) under Mild Conditions*
  Kost, J., Bleiziffer, A., Rusitov, D., & Rühe, J. (2021). Thermally Induced Cross-Linking of Polymers via C, H Insertion Cross-Linking (CHic) under Mild Conditions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c02133
• Accessibility of fiber surface sites for polymeric additives determines dry and wet tensile strength of paper sheets*
  Schäfer, J. L., Schölch, S., Prucker, O., Brandstetter, T., Rühe, J., Stockert, A. R. V., Meckel, T. & Biesalski, M. (2021). Accessibility of fiber surface sites for polymeric additives determines dry and wet tensile strength of paper sheets. Cellulose, 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s10570-021-03817-7
• Towards programmable friction: control of lubrication with ionic liquid mixtures by automated electrical regulation*
  Gatti, F., Amann, T., Kailer, A., Baltes, N., Rühe, J., & Gumbsch, P. (2020). Towards programmable friction: control of lubrication with ionic liquid mixtures by automated electrical regulation. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74709-2
• Adaptive biomimetic actuator systems reacting to various stimuli by and combining two biological snap-trap mechanics*
  Esser, F., Scherag, F. D., Poppinga, S., Westermeier, A., Mylo, M. D., Kampowski, T., Bold, G., Rühe, J., & Speck, T. (2019, July). Adaptive Biomimetic Actuator Systems Reacting to Various Stimuli by and Combining Two Biological Snap-Trap Mechanics. In Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp. 114-121). Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-24741-6_10
  
  
  * Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy – EXC-2193/1 – 390951807