Head of the Soft Matter Materials Laboratory, Associate Professor, DECRA Fellow
Our Team
A/Prof. Hendrik Frisch
QUT Contact Details
- E207, E Block, Level 2, Gardens Point Campus (QUT)
mailto:h.frisch@qut.edu.au
Brief Curriculum Vitae
Brief Curriculum Vitae
since 08/23 |
Associate Professor |
since 2020 | ARC DECRA Fellow |
09/16 – 12/19 | Postdoctoral researcher under supervision of Prof. Barner-Kowollik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany and Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia |
05/16 – 08/16 | Postdoctoral researcher under supervision of Prof. Pol Besenius, JGU Mainz, Germany |
11/12 – 04/16 | PhD in Organic Chemistry under supervision of Prof. Pol Besenius, WWU Münster and JGU Mainz, Germany |
10/10 – 10/12 | Master of Science in Chemistry, WWU Münster, Germany |
09/11 – 12/11 | Research project in the group of Prof. Peter C. Ford, University of California Santa Barbara, USA |
10/07 – 10/10 | Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, WWU Münster |
Research Interests and Opportunities
Advanced Synthetic Tools
- Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization
- Complex Folding Processes of Polymers into Biomimetic Structures
- Solid and Liquid Phase Peptide Synthesis
- Peptide-Based Monomer Design
- Advanced Light-Induced Reactions, λ-Orthogonal Photoswitches and Photochemistry for Macromolecular Design Radical
- Wavelength Resolved Photochemistry and Action Plots
- RAFT Agent Design, RAFT Polymer Design
- Efficient Bonding/Debonding Polymer Systems, Understanding Dynamic Bonding in Polymer Systems, Photochemical Reversible Bonding Systems
Hybrid Materials
- Peptide-Polymer Hybrid Materials
- Light Responsive Polymer Materials
- Biomimetic Synthetic Molecules, Dynamic Photoresponsive Single Chain Nanoparticles (Towards Synthetic Proteins/Biomimetic Adhesives), Precision Single Chain Nanoparticles for Catalysis
- Macromolecular Responsive Nano-Containers
Kinetics and Mechanisms
- Intra- and Intermolecular Self-Assembly Processes
- Supramolecular Polymerization Kinetics
- Controlled Radical Polymerization
- Complex Polymer Architecture Formation Processes
Polymer Characterization
- High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS, MALDI-TOF) of Synthetic Polymers; Hyphenated Techniques (HPLC/LACCC-ESI, SEC-ESI)
- Size Exclusion Chromatography with Multiple Detectors
- Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS)
- Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectroscopy
Awards and Prizes
since 2020 | ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) |
since 2019 | Merck 350th Anniversary Grant |
2017-2019 | Fellowship of the German National Academy of Science, Leopoldina |
2015 | DAAD travel grant for the ‘11th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering’, Yokohoma, Japan |
2014 | RSC Chemical Science Poster Prize, ‘Challenges in Nanoscience (ISACS15)’, San Diego, USA |
2014 | DAAD travel grant for the ‘Challenges in Nanoscience (ISACS15)’, San Diego, USA |
2012-2014 | PhD Fellowship from the ‘Fonds der Chemischen Industrie’ (FCI) |
Presentations
[14] | Remote control of macromolecules with different colors of light: from single chains to materials
H. Frisch, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, 37th Australasian Polymer Symposium, Sunshine Coast, Australia. 10-13/11/2019. |
[13] | Synthesis of macromolecular architectures with different colors of visible light
H. Frisch, Christopher Barner-Kowollik European Polymer Congress EPF 2019, Hersonissos, Greece. 9-14/06/2019. |
[12] | Controlling Chemical Reactivity with Different Colors of Light – the Next Frontier in Photochemical Macromolecular Synthesis
H. Frisch, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, 12th SPSJ International Polymer Conference, Hiroshima, Japan. 4-7/12/2018. (Invited) |
[11] | Creating Macromolecular Architectures with Different Colours of Light
H. Frisch, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Recent Advances in Macromolecular Chemistry, Nagoya, Japan. 3/12/2018. (Invited) |
[10] | Visible Light Controlled Macromolecular Architectures
H. Frisch, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, 26. Lecture Conference on Photochemistry, Munich, Germany. 10-12/9/2018 |
[09] | Visible light-gated control of macromolecular architectures
H. Frisch, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, MACRO18 World Polymer Congress, Cairns, Australia. 1-5/7/2018 |
[08] | Reprogramming Chemical Bonds with Different Colours of Light
H. Frisch, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, International Symposium of Photopolymer Science, Wuxi, China. 23-25/4/2018. (Invited) |
[07] | pH-Control of Supramolecular Polymerizations in Water
H. Frisch, P. Besenius. IUPAC 11th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME 2015), Yokohama, Japan. 18-22/10/2015. |
[06] | Controlling Supramolecular Polymerizations in Water
H. Frisch, P. Besenius. 5th Training School on Supramolecular Chemistry in Water, Padova, Italy. 11-14/11/2014. |
[05] | pH Responsive Supramolecular Polymerizations
H. Frisch, P. Besenius. POLY Symposium “Responsive Nanostructures and Nanocomposites”, 247th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, US. 16-20/3/2014. |
[04] | pH-Gesteuerte supramolekulare Polymerisationen in Wasser
H. Frisch, P. Besenius. Regionales Stipendiatentreffen des Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI), Münster, Germany. 12/12/2013. |
[03] | pH Controlled Supramolecular Polymerization
H. Frisch, P. Besenius. Ghent-Münster Mini-Symposium in Supramolecular and Polymer Chemistry, CeNTech, |
[02] | Controlling Supramolecular Copolymerisation via pH
H. Frisch, P. Besenius. IUPAC 10th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME), Durham, UK. 18-22/8/2013. |
[01] | Responsive Supramolecular Copolymers
H. Frisch, P. Besenius. 2nd German Symposium in Supramolecular Chemistry, Münster, Germany. 14-15/2/2013. |
Publications
[764] |
How Molecular Architecture Defines Quantum Yields
Pashley-Johnson, F.; Munaweera, R.; Houssain, S. I.; Gauci, S.; Delafresnaye, L.; Frisch, H.; O’Mara, M. L.; Du Prez, F. E.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 6033 |
[758] |
Visible Light Photoflow Synthesis of a Cu(II) Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticle Catalyst
Gillhuber, S.; Holloway, J. O.; Mundsinger, K.; Kammerer, J. A.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Roesky, P. W. Chem. Sci. 2024, in press. |
[757] |
Förster resonance energy transfer within single chain nanoparticles
Maag, P. H.; Feist, F.; Frisch, H.; Roesky, P. W.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 5218-5224. |
[756] |
Photochemical Action Plots Reveal Red-shifted Wavelength-dependent Photoproduct Distributions
Carroll, J. A.; Pashley-Johnson, F.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202304174. |
[745] |
Simultaneously Recorded Photochemical Action Plots Reveal Orthogonal Reactivity
Irshadeen, I. M.; Truong, V. X.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 11959-11962. |
[738] |
Visible-Light-Induced Control over Reversible Single-Chain Nanoparticle Folding
Maag, P. H.; Feist, F.; Truong, V. X.; Frisch, H.; Roesky, P. W.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202309259. |
[736] |
Ferrocene-driven single-chain polymer Compaction
Gillhuber, S.; Holloway, J. O.; Frisch, H.; Feist, F.; Weigend, F.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Roesky P. W. Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 4672-4675. |
[04] |
Programming Photodegradability into Vinylic Polymers via Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization
Do, P. T.; Poad, B. L. J.; Frisch, H. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202213511. |
[734] |
Two Functions from a Single Photoresist: Tuning Microstructure Degradability from Light-Stabilized Dynamic Materials
Gauci, S. C.; Ehrmann, K.; Gernhardt, M.; Tuten, B.; Blasco, E.; Frisch, H.; Jayalatharachchi, V.; Blinco, J. P.; Houck, H. A.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2300151. |
[712] |
3D Printed Microstructures Erasable by Darkness
Gauci, S. C.; Gernhardt, M.; Frisch, H.; Houck, H. A.; Blinco, J. P.; Blasco, E.; Tuten, B. T.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33, 2206303. |
[03] |
Peptide based folding and function of single polymer chains
Kalmer, H.; Sbordone, F.; Frisch, H. Polym. Chem. 2022, 13, 5458-5462. |
[02] |
Trends in Polymer Degradation Across All Scales
Veskova, J.; Sbordone, F.; Frisch, H. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2022, 223, 2100472. |
[725] |
Red Light Induced Folding of Single Polymer Chains
Irshadeen, I. M.; Truong, V. X.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem Commun. 2022, 58, 12975-12978. |
[723] |
Fluorescent and Catalytically Active Single Chain Nanoparticles
Maag, P. H.; Feist, F.; Frisch, H.; Roesky, P. W.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Macromolecules 2022, 55, 9918-9924. |
[708] |
Green Light Enabled Staudinger-Bertozzi Ligation
Kalayci, K.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Truong, V. X. Chem Commun. 2022, 58, 6397-6400. |
[707] |
Photostationary State in Dynamic Covalent Networks
Chambers, L. C.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Barner, L.; Michalek, L.; Frisch, H. ACS Macro Lett. 2022, 11, 532-536. |
[705] |
Orange-Light-Induced Photochemistry Gated by pH and Confined Environments
Kodura, D.; Rodrigues, L. L.; Walden, S. L.; Goldmann, A. S.; Frisch, F.; Barner-Kowollik, C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 6343-6348. |
[687] |
Light-Gated Control of Conformational Changes in Polymer Brushes
Bialas, S.; Krappitz, T.; Walden, S. L.; Kalayci, K.; Kodura, D.; Frisch, H.; MacLeod, J. M.; Nelson, A.; Michalek, L.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Mater. Technol. (Special Issue), 2022, 7, 2100347. |
[697] |
Action Plots in Action: In-Depth Insights into Photochemical Reactivity
Irshadeen, I. M.; Walden, S. L.; Wegener, M.; Truong, V. X.; Frisch, H.; Blinco, J. P.; Barner-Kowollik, C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 21113-21126. |
[689] |
Green Light LED Activated Ligation of a Scalable, Versatile Chalcone Chromophore
Irshadeen, I. M.; de Bruycker, K.; Micallef, A. S.; Walden, S. L.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 4903-4909. |
[685] |
Wavelength-Selective Softening of Hydrogel Networks
Pelloth, J. L.; Tran, P. A.; Walther, A.; Goldmann, A. S.; Frisch, H.; Truong, V. X.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Mater. 2021, 33, 2102184. |
[674] |
Modular Functionalization and Hydrogel Formation via Red-shifted and Self-reporting [2+2] Cycloadditions
Ludwanowski, S.; Hoenders, D.; Kalayci, K.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Walther, A. Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 805-808. |
[648] |
Computational Prediction of the Molecular Configuration of Three-Dimensional Network Polymers
De Keer, L.; Kilic, K. I.; Van Steenberge, P. H. M.; Daelemans, L.; Kodura, D.; Frisch, H.; De Clerck, K.; Reyniers, M. F.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Dauskardt, R. H.; D’hooge, D. R. Nat. Mater. 2021, 20, 1422-1430. (see journal cover) |
[636] |
Light-Fueled Dynamic Covalent Crosslinking of Single Polymer Chains in Non-Equilibrium States
Kodura, D.; Houck, H. A.; Bloesser, F. R.; Goldmann, A. S.; Du Prez, F. E.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 1302-1310. |
[01] |
Photocycloreversions within single polymer chains
Liu, M.; Wenzel, W.; Frisch, H. Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 6616-6623. |
[656] |
A Holistic Approach for Anthracene Photochemistry Kinetics
Kislyak, A.; Kodura. D.; Frisch, H.; Feist, F.; Van Steenberge, P. H. M.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; D’hooge, D. R Chem. Eng. J. 2020, 402, 126259. |
[653] |
Green Light Triggered [2+2] Cycloaddition of Halochromic Styrylquinoxaline – Controlling Photoreactivity by pH
Kalayci, K.; Frisch, H.; Truong, V. X.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 4193. |
[651] |
Photocycloadditions in Disparate Chemical Environments
Marschner D. E; Kamm, P. W.; Frisch, H.; Unterreiner, A.-N.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 14043-14046. |
[649] |
Multi-material 3D Microstructures with Photochemically Adaptive Mechanical Properties
Gernhardt, M.; Frisch, H.; Welle, A.; Jones, R.; Wegener, M.; Blasco, E.; Barner-Kowollik, C. J. Mater. Chem C 2020, 8, 10993-11000. |
[644] |
2D Fabrication of Tuneable Responsive Interpenetrating Polymer Networks from a Single Photoresist
Michalek, L.; Bialas, S.; Walden, S.; Bloesser, F. R.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30, 2005328. |
[630] |
Tacticity Dependence of Single Chain Polymer Folding
Danilov, D.; Sedghamiz, E.; Fliegl, H.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Wenzel, W. Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 3439-3445. |
[627] |
Macromolecular Superstructures: A Future Beyond Single Chain Nanoparticles
Frisch, H.; Tuten, B. T.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Isr. J. Chem. 2020, 60, 86-99. (invited contribution to Rosarium Philosophorum) |
[624] |
Wavelength-Dependent Stiffening of Hydrogel Matrices via Redshifted [2+2] Photocycloadditions
Kalayci, K.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C., Truong, V. X. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30, 1908171. |
[622] |
Wavelength-Gated Photoreversible Polymerization and Topology Control
Frisch, H.; Mundsinger, K.; Poad, B. L. J.; Blanksby, S. J.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 2834-2842. |
[614] |
Wavelength-Selective Folding of Single Polymer Chains with Different Colors of Visible Light
Frisch, H.; Kodura, D.; Bloesser, F. R.; Michalek, L.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2020, 41, 1900414. (Special Issue dedicated to 100 Years of Macromolecular Chemistry) (see journal cover) |
[04] |
Revealing the Wavelength Dependence of Photochemical Reactions: Cutting-Edge Research in the Teaching Lab
Walden, S.; Frisch, H.; Unterreiner, B.; Unterreiner, A.-N.; Barner-Kowollik, C. J. Chem. Educ. 2020, 97, 543-548. |
[610] |
Time-Dependent Differential and Integral Quantum Yields for Wavelength-Dependent [4+4] Photocycloadditions
Kislyak, A.; Frisch, H.; Gernhardt, M.; Van Steenberge, P. H. M.; D’hooge, D. R.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 478-484. |
[564] |
Synthesis of Single-Ring Nanoparticles Mimicking Natural Cyclotides by a Stepwise Folding-Activation-Collapse Process
Rubio-Cervilla, J.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Pomposo, J. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2019, 40, 1800491. (special issue 40 years MRC) |
[569] |
Contemporary Photoligation Chemistry: The Visible Light Challenge
Offenloch, J. T.; Gernhardt, M.; Blinco, J. P.; Frisch, H.; Mutlu, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 3700-3709. |
[583] |
Controlling Chain Coupling and Single-Chain Ligation by Two Colours of Visible Light
Frisch, H.; Bloesser, F. R.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 3604-3609. |
[587] |
Access to Disparate Soft Matter Materials by Curing with two Colors of Light
Bialas, S.; Michalek, L.; Marschner, D. E.; Krappitz, T.; Wegener, M.; Blinco, J. P.; Blasco, E.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31, 1807288. |
[597] |
Tailoring the Mechanical Properties of 3D Microstructures Using Visible Light Post-Manufacturing
Gernhardt, M.; Blasco, E.; Hippler, M., Blinco, J. P.; Bastmeyer, M.; Wegener, M.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31, 1901269. |
[616] |
Hybrid Photo-induced Copolymerization of Ring-Strained and Vinyl Monomers Utilizing Metal-Free Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization Conditions
Krappitz, T.; Jovic, K.; Feist, F.; Frisch, H.; Rigoglioso, V. P.; Blinco, J. P.; Boydston, A. J.; Barner-Kowollik, C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 16605-16609. |
[568] |
Making and Breaking Chemical Bonds by Chemiluminescence
Kockler, K. B.; Frisch, H.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2018, 39, 1800516. (see journal cover) |
[558] |
Photochemistry in Confined Environments for Single-Chain Nanoparticle Design
Frisch, H:, Menzel, J. P.; Bloesser, F. R.; Marschner, D.; Mundsinger, K.; Barner-Kowollik, C. J. Am. Chem Soc. 2018, 140, 9551-9557. (see journal cover) |
[537] |
Visible Light [2+2] Cycloadditions for Reversible Polymer Ligation
Marschner, D. E.; Frisch, H.; Offenloch, J. T.; Tuten, B. T.; Becer, R.; Walther, A.; Goldmann, A. S.; Tzvetkova, P.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Macromolecules 2018, 51, 3802-3807. |
[527] |
Wavelength-Gated Dynamic Covalent Chemistry
Frisch, H.; Marschner, D.; Goldmann, A. S.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 2036-2045. |
[39] |
Tuning the pH-Switch of Supramolecular Polymer Carriers for siRNA to Physiologically Relevant pH
Ahlers, P. ; Frisch, H.; Holm, R.; Spitzer, D.; Barz, M.; Besenius, P. Macromol. Biosci. 2017, 17, 1700111. |
[514] |
Characterizing Single Chain Nanoparticles (SCNPs): A Critical Survey
Blasco, E.; Tuten, B. T.; Frisch, H.; Lederer, A.; Barner-Kowolik, C. Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 5845-5851. |
[41] |
Probing the Self-Assembly and Stability of Oligohistidine based Rod-like Micelles by Aggregation Induced Luminescence
Frisch, H.; Spitzer, D.; Haase, M.; Basché, T.; Voskuhl, J.; Besenius, P. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 5574-5579. |
[40] |
Kinetically Controlled Sequential Growth of Surface-Grafted Chiral Supramolecular Copolymers
Frisch, H.; Fritz, E.-C.; Stricker, F.; Schmüser, L.; Spitzer, D.; Weidner, T.; Ravoo, B. J.; Besenius, P. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 7242-7246. |
[44] |
pH-Switchable Self-Assembled Materials
Frisch, H.; Besenius, P. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2015, 36, 346-363. |
[43] |
pH-Regulated Selectivity in Supramolecular Polymerizations: Switching Between Co- and Homopolymers
Frisch, H.; Nie, Y.; Raunser, S.; Besenius, P. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 3304-3309. |
[42] |
Tuneable pH-Regulated Supramolecular Copolymerisation by Mixing Mismatched Dendritic Peptide Comonomers
Ahlers, P.; Frisch, H.; Besenius, P. Polym. Chem. 2015, 6, 7245-7250. |
[46] |
Zwitterionic Phosphirenium Borates Derived from Bis(alkynyl)mesityl Phosphanes and Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane
Möbus, J.; Malessa, K.; Frisch, H.; Daniliuc, C. G.; Fröhlich, R.; Kehr, G.; Erker, G. Heteroat. Chem. 2014, 25, 396-401. |
[45] |
The Synthesis of Dendritic EDOT-Peptide Conjugates and Their Multistimuli-Responsive Self-Assembly Into Supramolecular Nanorods and Fibres in Water
Ahlers, P.; Frisch, H.; Spitzer, D.; Vobecka, Z.; Vilela, F.; Besenius, P.; Chem. Asian J. 2014, 9, 2052-2057. |
[48] |
A Soft Supramolecular Carrier with Enhanced Singlet Oxygen Photosensitizing Properties
Voskuhl, J.; Kauscher, U.; Gruener, M.; Frisch, H.; Wibbeling, B.; Strassert, C. A.; Ravoo, B. J. Soft Matter 2013, 9, 2453-2457. |
[47] |
pH-Switchable Ampholytic Supramolecular Copolymers
Frisch, H.; Unsleber, J. P.; Lüdeker, D.; Peterlechner, M.; Brunklaus, G.; Waller, M.; Besenius, P. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 10097-10101. |
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