In living organisms, carbohydrate-containing compounds, such as glycoproteins, glycopeptides, and glycolipids, play key roles in numerous physiological and pathological events via carbohydrate-protein interactions amplified ...

The use of creosote as a wood preservative has a long history. For more than 170 years wooden railway sleepers are impregnated with creosote. After initially using vacuum pressure processes for impregnation, empty cell ...

The copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) is one of the most prominent representatives of click chemistry. Due to its facile procedure and high yields it has been growing in popularity since its discovery 17 ...

Cellulose, the most abundant natural polymer on earth, constitutes virtually an inexhaustible source for the fabrication of nanostructured materials. Combining its biocompatibility and biodegradability, cellulose-based ...

Saccharides, also known as carbohydrates, are ubiquitous and have been used by men for millennia. The high variability of the saccharides ensures a wide field of applications. In general, saccharides could be subdivided ...

Self-assembly of nanoparticles into ordered materials is an attractive route for the synthesis of functional materials that are not feasible through conventional techniques. Recently, much attention has been paid to ...

In the presented thesis, influencing factors to cracking of melamine-resin direct-coatings were systematically investigated. For this purpose, methods to quantify cracking susceptibility, to quantify the degree of cure and ...