K. Peter C. Vollhard, Hans-Günther Schmalz, J. Antoine Baceiredo, and Herbert Waldmann, are interviewed this month

Angewandte Author Profiles January

Ultrafast Lithium Storage with Ti Nanosheets
Stacked, ultrafine TiO2 nanosheets give materials with superior capacity for rechargeable Li-ion batteries

Viral ZnO Nanoparticles
Binding ZnO nanoparticles to polyhedrosis virus suitable for biological applications such as surface display technologies

Hydrogels – Enhanced Swelling Ratios
Unique strategy enabled the preparation of highly swelling and rapidly deswelling hydrogels - potential applicability as biomaterials

Enough Heat to Chill Out
New application for MOFs – High Water Uptake Capacity of Mesoporous Material Ideal for Use in Heat Transformation Applications

In Situ Synthesis of MOFs
2 coordination polymers with rare NiP2 and kgd topologies synthesized; for the time an indazole cycle formed through intramolecular amination cyclization

Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles
A simple, green, one-pot synthesis of gold nanoparticles

Singlet Oxygen Photosensitizers
Water-soluble Pt and Pd tetrasulfophthalocyanines show good photostability and photosensitize the generation of singlet oxygen, which can be efficiently used in ene reactions for synthetic purposes

Next Generation of Dendritic Nanocarriers
Maltose-decorated nanocarriers for next generation dendritic nanocarriers with specific targeting of destined tissue for therapeutic treatments

Green Solid Oxide Cells
Efficient solid oxide cells could provide solution to the problem of electrical energy storage facing the renewable supply industry