While much of our focus is on studies of biological and biomedical systems, we also deploy a variety of MAS ssNMR experiments to the study of human-made materials, ranging from nanomaterials to zeolites and bio-organic polymers. In such studies, a diverse set of NMR-active nuclei can be studied, going beyond those typical to bimolecular systems (1H, 13C, 15N, 31P). For instance, zeolite studies can use Si and Al ssNMR, but we have also applied Sn and other types of nuclei.
Another current focal point is on bio-inspired or bio-derived materials, such as carbohydrate-based hydrogels of various sorts. These types of (nano)materials are of interest for e.g. drug-delivery and food science applications.
In the section below you find a selection of recent publications:
Zahra Asgar Pour, Romar Koelewijn, Mustapha El Hariri El Nokab, Patrick C. A. van der Wel, Khaled O. Sebakhy, Paolo Pescarmona (2022) Binder-free zeolite Beta beads with hierarchical porosity: synthesis and application as heterogeneous catalysts for anisole acylation. ChemCatChem in press.
Kushagra Gahlot, Sytze de Graaf, Herman Duim, Georgian Nedelcu, Razieh M. Koushki, Majid Ahmadi, Dnyaneshwar Gavhane, Alessia Lasorsa, Oreste De Luca, Petra Rudolf, Patrick C. A. van der Wel, Maria A. Loi, Bart J. Kooi, Giuseppe Portale, Joaquín Calbo, Loredana Protesescu. (2022) Structural Dynamics and Tunability for Colloidal Tin Halide Perovskite Nanostructures. Adv. Materials
Mustapha El Hariri El Nokab, Alessia Lasorsa, Khaled O Sebakhy, Francesco Picchioni, Patrick CA van der Wel (2022) Solid-state NMR spectroscopy insights for resolving different water pools in alginate hydrogels. Food Hydrocolloids