Welcome to CPI – Chemistry & Physics of Interfaces!
The Rühe group investigates the development of strategies for generating tailormade surfaces. We develop new chemical methods to attach polymers to surfaces and combine them with methods of nano and micro structuring to produce novel metamaterials and interactive materials. Fields of applications are biointerfaces (cell adhesion, biofouling; lab-on-chip, hydrogels), optics, tribology, living materials systems, and surfaces with unusual wetting behavior.
Latest Publications
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Galli, E., Geid, N., Liu, Y., Strahl, F., & Rühe, J. (2026). Direct laser writing of magnetic micro actuators with a stimulus‐responsive compliant hinge. Advanced Materials Technologies, 11(10), e02616. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202502616
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Bentley, N. K., Liotier, J., Lyu, H., Peters, T., Brandstetter, T., & Rühe, J. (2026). Heat and solvent resistant electrospun nanofibers for tunable fluid transport in lateral flow applications. Scientific Reports, 16(1), 2048. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-31691-x
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Ott, L. F., Bentley, N., Rühe, J., Brandtstetter, T., Riethdorf, S., & Pantel, K. (2026). Fast enrichment and detection of circulating tumor cells from large volumes of whole blood of breast cancer patients utilizing a functionalized bioaffinity CTC filtration membrane. International Journal of Cancer, 158(6), 1713–1725. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.70216
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