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FROMM Katharina

Professor, Research group FROMM

Department of Chemistry University of Fribourg Chemin du Musée 9 1700 Fribourg

Email:	katharina.fromm@unifr.ch
Website:	http://frommgroup.ch/

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Adaptive functional polymers and nanocontainers

Introducing structure hierarchy to mechanoresponsive materials to access multifunctionality

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Functional polymers through mechanochemistry

Active between 01.06.2014 and 31.05.2018

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New opportunities for tuning colloidal crystals using nanorattles

Assembling nanorattles into structures with hierarchical levels of order and/or disorder

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Projects team

Mechanically responsive and mechanically adapting polymers

Reducing the activation stress threshold of mechanoresponsive materials

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Auxetic polymer networks

Towards materials with auxetic behavior at the molecular scale

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Mechanoresponsive materials enabled by 3D Printing and high-throughput microfluidics

Mimicking Nature's mechanisms for controlled multimaterial growth

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Structurally colored micron scaled pigments for inkjet printing

Bringing the concepts of structural color to printing applications

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Trapping cancer cells with self-assembling biomolecules

Mimicking the pathogen-killing mechanism of neutrophil granulocytes to fight cancer metastasis

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Publications

Ag nanoencapsulation for antimicrobial applications
Abram Sarah-Luise, Gagnon Jacinthe, Priebe Magdalena, Hérault Nelly, Fromm Katharina M.
CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry (2018)

Characteristics and properties of nano-LiCoO2 synthesized by pre-organized single source precursors: Li-ion diffusivity, electrochemistry and biological assessment
Brog Jean-Pierre, Crochet Aurélien, Seydoux Joël, Clift Martin J. D., Baichette Benoît, Maharajan Sivarajakumar, Barosova Hana, Brodard Pierre, Spodaryk Mariana, Züttel Andreas, Rothen-Rutishauser Barbara, Kwon Nam Hee, Fromm Katharina M.
Journal of Nanobiotechnology (2017)

Influence of the sacrificial polystyrene removal pathway on the TiO2 nanocapsule structure
Hérault Nelly, Fromm Katharina M.
Helvetica Chimica Acta (2017)

Formation of silver nanoparticles by electron transfer in peptides and c-Cytochromes
Vasylevskyi Serhii I., Kracht Sonja, Corcosa Paula, Fromm Katharina M., Giese Bernd, Füeg Michael
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2017)

Model peptide studies of Ag+ binding sites from the silver resistance protein SilE
Chabert V., Hologne M., Sénèque O., Crochet A., Walker O., Fromm K. M.
Chemical Communications (2017)

Quantitative nano-characterization of polymers using atomic force microscopy
Radiom Milad, Kozhuharov Svilen, Kong Phally, di Giannantonio Michela, Ayer MathieuA., Maroni Plinio, Kilbinger AndreasF. M., Fromm KatharinaM., Weder Christoph, Borkovec Michal
CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry (2017)

Antimicrobial silver-filled silica nanorattles with low immunotoxicity in dendritic cells
Priebe Magdalena, Widmer Jérôme, Suhartha Löwa Nina, Abram Sarah-Luise, Mottas Inès, Woischnig Anne-Kathrin, Brunetto Priscilla S., Khanna Nina, Bourquin Carole, Fromm Katharina M.
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine (2017)

Embedding CeO2 nanocontainers in a TiO2 coating on glass surfaces
Gagnon Jacinthe, , A. Caruso Rachel, M. Fromm Katharina
AIMS Bioengineering (2017)

Tandem ring-opening-ring-closing metathesis for functional metathesis catalysts
Nagarkar Amit A., Yasir Mohammad, Crochet Aurelien, Fromm Katharina M., Kilbinger Andreas F. M.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2016)

Synthesis of new polyether Ether Ketone derivatives with silver binding site and coordination compounds of their monomers with different silver salts
Girard Jérôme, Joset Nathalie, Crochet Aurélien, Tan Milène, Holzheu Anja, Brunetto Priscilla, Fromm Katharina
Polymers (2016)

Preventing Implant-Associated Infections by Silver Coating
Kuehl Richard, Brunetto Priscilla S., Woischnig Anne-Kathrin, Varisco Massimo, Rajacic Zarko, Vosbeck Juerg, Terracciano Luigi, Fromm Katharina M., Khanna Nina
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (2016)

A thermo- and mechanoresponsive cyano-substituted oligo(p-phenylene vinylene) derivative with five emissive states
Sagara Yoshimitsu, Lavrenova Anna, Crochet Aurélien, Simon Yoan C., Fromm Katharina M., Weder Christoph
Chemistry - A European Journal (2016)

Synthesis, characterization, antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity of hollow TiO2-coated CeO2 nanocontainers encapsulating silver nanoparticles for controlled silver release
Gagnon J., Clift M. J. D., Vanhecke D., Widnersson I. E., Abram S.-L., Petri-Fink A., Caruso R. A., Rothen-Rutishauser B., Fromm K. M.
Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2016)

Nanorattles or yolk-shell nanoparticles-What are they, how are they made, and what are they good for?
Priebe Magdalena, Fromm Katharina M.
Chemistry - A European Journal (2014)

Controlled tautomeric switching in azonaphthols tuned by substituents on the phenyl ring
Antonov Liudmil, Deneva Vera, Simeonov Svilen, Kurteva Vanya, Crochet Aurelien, Fromm Katharina M., Shivachev Boris, Nikolova Rositsa, Savarese Marika, Adamo Carlo
ChemPhysChem (2014)

Mixed metal multinuclear Cr(III) cage compounds and coordination polymers based on unsubstituted phenolate: Design, synthesis, mechanism, and properties
Crochet Aurélien, Brog Jean-Pierre, Fromm Katharina M.
Crystal Growth & Design (2015)

Towards cardiolite-inspired carbon monoxide releasing molecules - Reactivity of d4, d5Rhenium and d6Manganese carbonyl complexes with isocyanide ligands
Kottelat Emmanuel, Chabert Valentin, Crochet Aurélien, Fromm Katharina M., Zobi Fabio
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2015)

Toxicity and protective effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles (Nanoceria) depending on their preparation method, particle size, cell type, and exposure route
Gagnon Jacinthe, Fromm Katharina M.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2015)

Triggered metal ion release and oxidation: Ferrocene as a mechanophore in polymers
Di Giannantonio Michela, Ayer Mathieu A., Verde-Sesto Ester, Lattuada Marco, Weder Christoph, Fromm Katharina M.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2018)

Functional polymers through mechanochemistry
Schrettl Stephen, Balkenende Diederik W.R., Calvino Céline, Karman Marc, Lavrenova Anna, Neumann Laura N., Sagara Yoshimitsu, Verde-Sesto Ester, di Giannantonio Michela, Simon Yoan C., Fromm Katharina M., Lattuada Marco, Weder Christoph
CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry (2019)

Synthesis and applications of nanocontainers and nanorattles
Abram Sarah-Luise, Yep Philippe, Fromm Katharina M.
CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry (2019)

Metallocene as mechanophore in polymers leads to metal ion release & oxidation
Di Giannantonio Michela, Ayer Mathieu A., Verde-Sesto Ester, Lattuada Marco, Weder Christoph, Fromm Katharina M.
CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry (2018)

Trithiocarbonate-functionalized PNiPAAm-based nanocomposites for antimicrobial properties
Tan Milène, Horvàth Lenke, Brunetto Priscilla, Fromm Katharina
Polymers (2018)

Polyaspartamide functionalized catechol-based hyogels embedded with silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial properties
Tan Milène, Choi Youngjin, Kim Jaeyun, Kim Ji-Heung, Fromm Katharina
Polymers (2018)

Betti bases from 4‐(3‐Pyridazo)‐1‐naphthol: Synthesis, coordination behaviour and unusual substitution reactions
Kurteva Vanya B., Lubenov Lubomir A., Shivachev Boris L., Nikolova Rositsa P., Fromm Katharina M.
ChemistrySelect (2018)

Mononuclear silver(I) complexes with 1,7-phenanthroline as potent inhibitors of Candida growth
Savić Nada D., Vojnovic Sandra, Glišić Biljana Đ., Crochet Aurélien, Pavic Aleksandar, Janjić Goran V., Pekmezović Marina, Opsenica Igor M., Fromm Katharina M., Nikodinovic-Runic Jasmina, Djuran Miloš I.
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2018)

A concept for stimulated proton transfer in 1-(phenyldiazenyl)naphthalen-2-ols
Hristova S., Deneva V., Pittelkow M., Crochet A., Kamounah F.S., Fromm K.M., Hansen P.E., Antonov L.
Dyes and Pigments (2018)

Anion-induced structural diversity of Zn and Cd coordination polymers based on Bis-9,10-(pyridine-4-yl)-anthracene, Their luminescent properties, and highly efficient sensing of nitro derivatives and herbicides
Vasylevskyi Serhii I., Bassani Dario M., Fromm Katharina M.
Inorganic Chemistry (2019)

Silver-containing titanium dioxide nanocapsules for combating multidrug-resistant bacteria
Hérault Nelly, Wagner Julia, Abram Sarah-Luise, Widmer Jérôme, Horvath Lenke, Vanhecke Dimitri, Bourquin Carole, Fromm Katharina M
International Journal of Nanomedicine (2020)

New antimicrobial strategies based on metal complexes
Claudel Mickaël, Schwarte Justine V., Fromm Katharina M.
Chemistry (2020)

Kinetics and mechanism of mineral respiration: How iron hemes synchronize electron transfer rates
Chabert Valentin, Babel Lucille, Füeg Michael P., Karamash Maksym, Madivoli Edwin S., Herault Nelly, Dantas Joana M., Salgueiro Carlos A., Giese Bernd, Fromm Katharina M.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2019)

Metal nanoparticle–microbe interactions: Synthesis and antimicrobial effects
Khan Mujeebur R., Fromm Katharina M., Rizvi Tanveer F., Giese Bernd, Ahamad Faheem, Turner Raymond J., Füeg Michael, Marsili Enrico
Particle & Particle Systems Characterization (2020)

Tautomerism and self-association in the solution of new pinene-bipyridine and pinene-phenanthroline derivatives
Solea Atena B., Cornu Ivan, Deneva Vera, Crochet Aurelien, Fromm Katharina M., Antonov Liudmil, Allemann Christophe, Mamula Olimpia
Molecules (2020)

Handling (Nano)Silver as antimicrobial agent: Therapeutic window, dissolution dynamics, detection methods and molecular interactions
Abram Sarah‐Luise, Fromm Katharina M.
Chemistry – A European Journal (2020)

Chemistry of alkaline earth metals: It is not all ionic and definitely not boring!
Fromm Katharina M.
Coordination Chemistry Reviews (2020)

Multifunctional Anthracene-Based Ni-MOF with Encapsulated Fullerenes: Polarized Fluorescence Emission and Selective Separation of C70 from C60
Vasylevskyi Serhii I., Raffy Guillaume, Salentinig Stefan, Del Guerzo André, Fromm Katharina M., Bassani Dario M.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2021)

7-OH quinoline Schiff bases: are they the long awaited tautomeric bistable switches?
Georgiev Anton, Yordanov Dancho, Ivanova Nikoleta, Deneva Vera, Vassilev Nikolay, Kamounah Fadhil S., Pittelkow Michael, Crochet Aurelien, Fromm Katharina M., Antonov Liudmil
Dyes and Pigments (2021)

Reduction Kinetic of Water Soluble Metal Salts by Geobacter sulfurreducens: Fe2+/Hemes Stabilize and Regulate Electron Flux Rates
Karamash Maksym, Stumpe Michael, Dengjel Jörn, Salgueiro Carlos A., Giese Bernd, Fromm Katharina M.
Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)

OH Group Effect in the Stator of β-Diketones Arylhydrazone Rotary Switches

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Photophysical Properties of Anthracene Derivatives
Kastrati Agonist, Oswald Franck, Scalabre Antoine, Fromm Katharina M.
Photochem (2023)

Stimuli-Responsive and Antibacterial Cellulose-Chitosan Hydrogels Containing Polydiacetylene Nanosheets
Madivoli Edwin Shigwenya, Schwarte Justine Veronique, Kareru Patrick Gachoki, Gachanja Anthony Ngure, Fromm Katharina M.
Polymers (2023)

4-[(E)-2-(1-Pyrenyl)Vinyl]Pyridine Complexes: How to Modulate the Toxicity of Heavy Metal Ions to Target Microbial Infections
Schwarte Justine V., Crochet Aurélien, Fromm Katharina M.
Molecules (2024)

FROMM Katharina

Adaptive functional polymers and nanocontainers

Functional polymers through mechanochemistry

New opportunities for tuning colloidal crystals using nanorattles

Mechanically responsive and mechanically adapting polymers

Auxetic polymer networks

Mechanoresponsive materials enabled by 3D Printing and high-throughput microfluidics

Structurally colored micron scaled pigments for inkjet printing

Trapping cancer cells with self-assembling biomolecules