Global InformationGero Decher information
Gero Decher | |
|---|---|
 Decher in 2019 | |
| Born | 1956 Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz |
| Known for | self-assembling materials, layer-by-layer assembly, nanotechnology |
| Awards | 2009 Emilia Valori Grand Prix of the Académie des sciences (France) for Nanobiotechnology[1] 2010 European Colloid & Interface Society–Rhodia European Colloid & Interface Prize[2] 2013 International Award of the Society of Polymer Science Japan 2015 Participant of the MEP Scientist Pairing Scheme[3] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Nanotechnology |
| Institutions | University of Strasbourg |
| Doctoral advisor | Helmut Ringsdorf |
| Website | http://www-ics.u-strasbg.fr/spip.php?article185 |
Gero Decher is a German chemist and Distinguished Professor ("Professeur classe exceptionnelle") at the Faculty of Chemistry of University of Strasbourg. He is best known for his seminal role in the development of polyelectrolyte multilayers, which is today known as “layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly”,[4] a simple yet powerful nanofabrication method that has enabled the development of entirely new technologies, such as biocompatible coatings on medical devices, ultrastrong nanocomposites, neural interfaces, charge-storage devices, gas separation, fire retardants, and gene delivery platforms. According to CNRS International Magazine, Decher's work has “sparked a small revolution in materials science”.[5] Layer-by-layer assembly is now an established part of the nanobiotechnology curriculum.[6]
Decher's work on the self-assembly and buildup of multilayer films by alternating application of anionic and cationic components during the early 1990s[7] is generally credited for the revitalization of the layer-by-layer assembly technique and its current prevalence in nanoscience.[5] His 1997 article on “fuzzy nanoassemblies” published in Science Magazine[8] highlighted the potential of layer-by-layer assembly, and was identified by ISI as 8th most cited among all journal articles in chemistry in the decade 1997–2007. This article has been cited over 8000 times as of March 2019.
Over his career, Decher's research has focused on the layer-by-layer assembly method, macromolecules at interfaces, nanocomposite (bio)materials, (bio)functional nanoparticles, functional coatings, thin-film devices and nano-organized multi-materials in general. His current research is centered around the assembly of multi-nanocomposites with complex anisotropies.
- ^ "Emilia Valori Grand Prix" (PDF). Académie des sciences (France). 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "ECIS-Rhodia Prize". ECIS. 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "MEP Scientist Pairing Scheme" (PDF). European Parliament. 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Decher, Gero (2012). Multilayer thin films – sequential assembly of nanocomposite materials, vol 2. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH.
- ^ a b "CNRS International Magazine" (PDF). CNRS. 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Meeting Educational Needs with "Course" Correction – Remodelled M.Sc. Animal Biotechnology Curriculum" (PDF). Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Gero Decher; Jong-Dal Hong (1991). "Buildup of ultrathin multilayer films by a self-assembly process, consecutive adsorption of anionic and cationic bipolar amphiphiles on charged surfaces". Macromolecular Symposia. 46: 321. doi:10.1002/masy.19910460145.
- ^ Gero Decher (1997). "Fuzzy Nanoassemblies: Toward Layered Polymeric Multicomposites" (PDF). Science. 277 (5330): 1232. doi:10.1126/science.277.5330.1232.