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Welcome to the Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)​!

The Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM) is a scientific center established in accordance with the Thuringian Higher Education Act and the constitution of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The JCSM is an interdisciplinary profile center of the Chemical-Geoscientific, Biological-Pharmaceutical, Physics-Astronomical and Medical faculties. It is part of the current research focus "Innovative Materials and Technologies" of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
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Jena Center for Soft Matter

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Welcome

The central research area within the Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM) is functional polymers ("soft matter"). In particular, this concerns the tailored molecular design of polymers, the targeted modification and functionalization of polymers, the detailed molecular characterization, their nano- and microscopic structuring in solution and on surfaces, and the investigation of the properties of the resulting innovative materials. The possible applications range from the life sciences via sensors and artificial photosynthesis to self-healing materials.

 

Sonderforschungsbereich 1278 PolyTarget

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Further information on the Collaborative Research Centre can be found here.

Latest news

  1. Lecture by Prof. Felix Plamper

    November 13, 2024, at 17:15 in the IAAC Lecture Hall
  2. New publication in “Progress in Polymer Science”

    Recent developments in synthetic approaches for macromolecular prodrugs
  3. NGP Polymers GmbH Wins Silver at IQ Innovation Award Central Germany 2024

    Jena-based NGP Polymers GmbH won the silver prize at the IQ Innovation Prize Central Germany 2024 in the Chemistry/Plastics cluster. The spin-off from the University of Jena was honored for its innovative pharmaceutical polymers.
  4. Hydrogen – Research into sustainable energy storage (Jena TV)

    Prof. Ulrich S. Schubert and his team at the Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry in Jena are conducting intensive research into new technologies for the use of hydrogen as a future energy source. This work was recently explained to Jena TV.
  5. Lecture by Prof. Dr. Manfred Wilhelm

    June 24, 2024, at 5:15 p.m. in the IAAC Lecture Hall
  6. Lecture by Prof. Dr. Andrij Pich

    July 1, 2024, at 5:15 p.m. in the IAAC Lecture Hall
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