@misc{AlNajiSchlaadAntonietti2020,
  author    = {Al-Naji, Majd and Schlaad, Helmut and Antonietti, Markus},
  title     = {New (and old) monomers from biorefineries to make polymer chemistry more sustainable},
  series = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {3},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-57061},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-570614},
  pages     = {13},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {This opinion article describes recent approaches to use the "biorefinery" concept to lower the carbon footprint of typical mass polymers, by replacing parts of the fossil monomers with similar or even the same monomer made from regrowing dendritic biomass. Herein, the new and green catalytic synthetic routes are for lactic acid (LA), isosorbide (IS), 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), and p-xylene (pXL). Furthermore, the synthesis of two unconventional lignocellulosic biomass derivable monomers, i.e., alpha-methylene-gamma-valerolactone (MeGVL) and levoglucosenol (LG), are presented. All those have the potential to enter in a cost-effective way, also the mass market and thereby recover lost areas for polymer materials. The differences of catalytic unit operations of the biorefinery are also discussed and the challenges that must be addressed along the synthesis path of each monomers.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{AlNajiSchlaadAntonietti2020,
  author    = {Al-Naji, Majd and Schlaad, Helmut and Antonietti, Markus},
  title     = {New (and old) monomers from biorefineries to make polymer chemistry more sustainable},
  series = {Macromolecular rapid communications},
  volume    = {42},
  journal   = {Macromolecular rapid communications},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1022-1336},
  doi       = {10.1002/marc.202000485},
  pages     = {11},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {This opinion article describes recent approaches to use the "biorefinery" concept to lower the carbon footprint of typical mass polymers, by replacing parts of the fossil monomers with similar or even the same monomer made from regrowing dendritic biomass. Herein, the new and green catalytic synthetic routes are for lactic acid (LA), isosorbide (IS), 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), and p-xylene (pXL). Furthermore, the synthesis of two unconventional lignocellulosic biomass derivable monomers, i.e., alpha-methylene-gamma-valerolactone (MeGVL) and levoglucosenol (LG), are presented. All those have the potential to enter in a cost-effective way, also the mass market and thereby recover lost areas for polymer materials. The differences of catalytic unit operations of the biorefinery are also discussed and the challenges that must be addressed along the synthesis path of each monomers.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HardyTorresRendonLealEganaetal.2016,
  author    = {Hardy, John G. and Torres-Rendon, Jose Guillermo and Leal-Egana, Aldo and Walther, Andreas and Schlaad, Helmut and Coelfen, Helmut and Scheibel, Thomas R.},
  title     = {Biomineralization of Engineered Spider Silk Protein-Based Composite Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering},
  series = {Materials},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {Materials},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {1996-1944},
  doi       = {10.3390/ma9070560},
  pages     = {93 -- 108},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Materials based on biodegradable polyesters, such as poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) or poly(butylene terephthalate-co-poly(alkylene glycol) terephthalate) (PBTAT), have potential application as pro-regenerative scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Herein, the preparation of films composed of PBT or PBTAT and an engineered spider silk protein, (eADF4(C16)), that displays multiple carboxylic acid moieties capable of binding calcium ions and facilitating their biomineralization with calcium carbonate or calcium phosphate is reported. Human mesenchymal stem cells cultured on films mineralized with calcium phosphate show enhanced levels of alkaline phosphatase activity suggesting that such composites have potential use for bone tissue engineering.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{HardyTorresRendonLealEganaetal.2017,
  author    = {Hardy, John G. and Torres-Rendon, Jose Guillermo and Leal-Ega{\~n}a, Aldo and Walther, Andreas and Schlaad, Helmut and C{\"o}lfen, Helmut and Scheibel, Thomas R.},
  title     = {Biomineralization of engineered spider silk protein-based composite materials for bone tissue engineering},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-400519},
  pages     = {13},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Materials based on biodegradable polyesters, such as poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) or poly(butylene terephthalate-co-poly(alkylene glycol) terephthalate) (PBTAT), have potential application as pro-regenerative scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Herein, the preparation of films composed of PBT or PBTAT and an engineered spider silk protein, (eADF4(C16)), that displays multiple carboxylic acid moieties capable of binding calcium ions and facilitating their biomineralization with calcium carbonate or calcium phosphate is reported. Human mesenchymal stem cells cultured on films mineralized with calcium phosphate show enhanced levels of alkaline phosphatase activity suggesting that such composites have potential use for bone tissue engineering.},
  language  = {en}
}