Postdoctoral Researcher @ Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Department for Synthesis of Macromolecules
Dominik Fuchs is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Sustainable and Bio-inspired Materials at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces and in the Hierarchical Materials Design group at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. His current research focuses on the electrochemical synthesis of oxidized crystalline nanocellulose (CNC) and its successfull integration into polydopamine-based membranes for water filtration applications. He completed his PhD at the University of Mainz under the supervision of Prof. Holger Frey, where he investigated the influence of polar modifiers on the anionic copolymerization of styrene and dienes, as well as the modification of enteric drug coatings. Following his PhD, he joined the German Institute for Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) to expand his expertise in cellulose and fiber spinning. His research interests include polymer synthesis, characterization and modification, as well as coatings, electrochemistry, scale up processes and material properties.