Objective "The ability to control interactions in synthetic polymers as precisely as in proteins will have a significant impact on polymer and material sciences. The present proposal explores broadly applicable routes toward synthetic polymers having the capability of specifically interacting with distinct targets such as small molecules, surfaces, or material interfaces.Novel design strategies for peptide-polymer conjugates will be established, which broadly exploit combinatorial methods for the selection of suitable peptide segments. Understanding the requirements for specific interactions will ultimately enable the synthesis of non-peptidic block copolymers that can mimic specific peptide interactions.The striking opportunities that arise from the newly established platform of “specifically interacting polymers” will be demonstrated in three case-based studies on: (1) Specific solubilizers & transporters, which specifically host, transport and actively liberate problematic high-potential drugs. (2) Specific surface recognizers, which enable material-specific adhesion to generate, with office laser printers, penta-functional paper surfaces or 3D-channels. (3) Specific compatibilizers, which allow tailoring of internal material interfaces to fine-tune sustainable composites via specific interface design.This project will encourage the synthesis of next-generation functional polymers that offer exciting new possibilities for specific materials sciences." Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Programme(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) ERC-SG-PE5 - ERC Starting Grant - Materials and Synthesis Call for proposal ERC-2012-StG_20111012 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Coordinator HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLIN Address Unter den linden 6 10117 Berlin Germany See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Principal investigator "Hans, Gerhard" Boerner (Prof.) Administrative Contact Renate Ubachs (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Beneficiaries (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLIN Germany EU contribution € 1 499 800,00 Address Unter den linden 6 10117 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Principal investigator "Hans, Gerhard" Boerner (Prof.) Administrative Contact Renate Ubachs (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
