apl. Prof. Dr. Michael Gottschaldt

Functions

• Research assistant at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and
  Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)
• Scientific Director of the Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)

Research

• Stereoselective synthesis of mono- and disaccharide as well as nucleoside derivatives and coupling of metal-chelating units
• Synthesis and structure elucidation of sugar metal complexes for use as chemotherapeutic agents, antibiotics and model substances for radioactive contrast agents
• Preparation and analysis of glycopolymers with specific properties, e.g. LCST behavior, film-forming ability, cell adhesion, formation of micelles and nanoparticles

Publications (selected 5 most recent)

1. T. Wloka, S. Czich, F. Chalupa-Gantner, M. Sittig, M. Dirauf, C. Weber, M. Gottschaldt, K. Liefeith, A. Ovsianikov, B. Dietzek-Ivanšić, U. S. Schubert, "New water-soluble photo-initiators for two-photon polymerization based on benzylidene cyclopentanones", Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 2023, 442, 114743.
2. F. Behrendt, Y. Deng, D. Pretzel, S. Stumpf, N. Fritz, M. Gottschaldt, G. Pohnert, U. S. Schubert, "Dimethylsulfoniopropionate decorated cryogels as synthetic spatially structured habitats of marine bacterial communities", Mater. Horizons 2023, 10, 6.
3. N. Hauptstein, P. Pouyan, J. Kehrein, M. Dirauf, M. D. Driessen, M. Raschig, K. Licha, M. Gottschaldt, U. S. Schubert, R. Haag, L. Meinel, C. Sotriffer, T. Luhmann, "Molecular Insights into Site-Specific Interferon-alpha 2a Bioconjugates Originated from PEG, LPG, and PEtOx", Biomacromolecules 2021, 22, 4521-4534.
4. J. K. Elter, S. Quader, J. Eichhorn, M. Gottschaldt, K. Kataoka, F. H. Schacher, "Core-cross-linked fluorescent worm-like micelles for glucose-mediated drug delivery", Biomacromolecules 2021, 22, 1458–1471.
5. M. Dirauf, N. Fritz, M. Gottschaldt, C. Weber, U. S. Schubert, "Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) Featuring a Central Amino Moiety", Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2021, 42, 2100132.