PD Dr. Dominik Brühwiler

Work at ZHAW

Position

Head of Polymer Chemistry

Experience

• Member of the National Research Council
  Swiss National Science Foundation
  01 / 2020 - today
• Dozent
  ZHAW
  08 / 2011 - today
• Privatdozent
  University of Zurich
  02 / 2011 - today
• Senior Researcher
  University of Zurich
  12 / 2004 - 07 / 2011
• Postdoctoral Research Associate
  University of Bern
  01 / 2003 - 11 / 2004
• Postdoctoral Scientist
  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA
  09 / 2001 - 12 / 2002

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Habilitation / Venia Legendi / Chemistry
  University of Zurich
  12 / 2004 - 02 / 2011
• PhD / Chemistry
  University of Bern
  03 / 1997 - 03 / 2001
• lic. phil. nat. / Chemistry
  University of Bern
  09 / 1992 - 02 / 1997

Network

Membership of networks

• National Research Council
• Sounding Board for Open Research Data
• Graduate School of Chemical and Molecular Sciences Zurich
• Swiss Chemical Society
• American Chemical Society

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9284-5144

Social media

LinkedIn

Projects

• ParticlePAT4Mills: Next-generation wet grinding technology with integrated real-time particle size measurement as process analysis technology / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Atmospheric Aging Impacts on Particles for Cirrus Cloud Seeding / Project leader / ongoing
• Process Analytical Technologies for Industrial Nanoparticle Production / Deputy project leader / completed
• Preventing capsular contracture by coating of silicone implants with bioglass / Co-project leader / completed
• Local bioColours / Deputy project leader / completed
• Optimizing Synthesis of Zeolites by means of Photon Density Wave Spectroscopy / Deputy project leader / completed
• Multimodal Porous Particles / Project leader / completed
• True Color Pigments für Textilien / Project leader / completed
• novoSUN / Project leader / completed
• True Color Pigments / Project leader / completed
• Elucidating Ice Nucleation Mechanisms Relevant to the Atmosphere / Co-project leader / completed
• Nanoporous Hybrid Optical Fiber Platform / Project leader / completed
• Long-term stability of embedded ZeoFRET composites / Project leader / completed
• Molecular Alignment Chips / Project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Lustenberger, S., & Brühwiler, D. (2024). Sealing of zeolite L channels with ethoxysilanes : influence of molecular structure and thermal treatment. ChemistrySelect, 9(16), e202305048. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202305048
• Walther, F., & Brühwiler, D. (2024). Investigation of silica particle growth by incorporation of a pyrene fluorescent probe. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 685(133234). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133234
• Bützer, P., Bützer, M. R., Piffaretti, F., Schneider, P., Lustenberger, S., Walther, F., & Brühwiler, D. (2024). Quinacridones as a building block for sustainable gliding layers on ice and snow. Materials, 17(14), 3543. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143543
• Calzaferri, G., & Brühwiler, D. (2024). A unified description of ion exchange and complete adsorption isotherms, including cluster growth and cavity filling. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 377(113223). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2024.113223
• Walther, F., Ecker, A., Brühwiler, D., & Bornand, M. (2024). The synthesis of a large stokes-shift dye and intercalation into the nanochannels of zeolite L. Materials, 17(22), 5669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17225669
• Calzaferri, G., Gallagher, S. H., Lustenberger, S., Walther, F., & Brühwiler, D. (2023). Multiple equilibria description of type H1 hysteresis in gas sorption isotherms of mesoporous materials. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 296(127121). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2022.127121
• Calzaferri, G., Gallagher, S. H., & Brühwiler, D. (2022). Multiple equilibria describe the complete adsorption isotherms of nonporous, microporous, and mesoporous adsorbents. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 330(111563). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111563
• Bützer, P., Brühwiler, D., Bützer, M. R., Al-Godari, N., Cadalbert, M., Giger, M., & Schär, S. (2022). Indigo : a new tribological substance class for non-toxic and ecological gliding surfaces on ice, snow, and water. Materials, 15(3), 883. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15030883
• Gallagher, S. H., Schlauri, P., Cesari, E., Durrer, J., & Brühwiler, D. (2021). Silica particles with fluorescein-labelled cores for evaluating accessibility through fluorescence quenching by copper. Nanoscale Advances, 3(22), 6459–6467. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NA00599E
• Calzaferri, G., Gallagher, S., & Brühwiler, D. (2021). Entropy in multiple equilibria : argon and nitrogen adsorption isotherms of nonporous, microporous, and mesoporous materials. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 312(110744). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110744
• David, R. O., Fahrni, J., Marcolli, C., Mahrt, F., Brühwiler, D., & Kanji, Z. A. (2020). The role of contact angle and pore width on pore condensation and freezing. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20(15), 9419–9440. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9419-2020
• Gallagher, S., Trussardi, O., Lipp, O., & Brühwiler, D. (2020). Hollow silica cubes with customizable porosity. Materials, 13(11), 2474. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13112474
• David, R. O., Marcolli, C., Fahrni, J., Qiu, Y., Perez Sirkin, Y. A., Molinero, V., Mahrt, F., Brühwiler, D., Lohmann, U., & Kanji, Z. A. (2019). Pore condensation and freezing is responsible for ice formation below water saturation for porous particles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(17), 8184–8189. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1813647116
• Wuillemin, M. A., Reber, M., Fox, T., Spingler, B., Brühwiler, D., Alberto, R., & Braband, H. (2019). Towards 99mTc- and Re-based multifunctional silica platforms for theranostic applications. Inorganics, 7(11), 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics7110134
• Häne, J., Brühwiler, D., Ecker, A., & Hass, R. (2019). Real-time inline monitoring of zeolite synthesis by Photon Density Wave spectroscopy. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 288(109580). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2019.109580
• Reber, M., Zucchetto, N., & Brühwiler, D. (2018). Synthesis of advanced mesoporous materials by partial pseudomorphic transformation. Chimia, 72(3), 158–159. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2017.158
• Zucchetto, N., & Brühwiler, D. (2018). Strategies for localizing multiple functional groups in mesoporous silica particles through a one-pot synthesis. Chemistry of Materials, 30(20), 7280–7286. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b03603
• Woodtli, P., Giger, S., Müller, P., Sägesser, L., Zucchetto, N., Reber, M., Ecker, A., & Brühwiler, D. (2018). Indigo in the nanochannels of zeolite L : towards a new type of colorant. Dyes and Pigments, 2018(149), 456–461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2017.10.029
• Zucchetto, N., Reber, M., Pestalozzi, L., Schmid, R., Neels, A., & Brühwiler, D. (2018). The structure of mesoporous silica obtained by pseudomorphic transformation of SBA-15 and SBA-16. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 257, 232–240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.08.046
• Cao, P., Khorev, O., Devaux, A., Sägesser, L., Kunzmann, A., Ecker, A., Häner, R., Brühwiler, D., Calzaferri, G., & Belser, P. (2016). Supramolecular organization of dye molecules in zeolite L channels : synthesis, properties, and composite materials. Chemistry - A European Journal, 22(12), 4046–4060. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201504404
• Zucchetto, N., & Brühwiler, D. (2016). Functionalization of arrays of silica nanochannels by post-condensation. Dalton Transactions, 45(36), 14363–14369. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT02033J
• Widmer, S., Reber, M. J., Müller, P., Housecroft, C. E., Constable, E. C., Rossi, R. M., Brühwiler, D., Scherer, L. J., & Boesel, L. F. (2015). Incorporation of a FRET dye pair into mesoporous materials : a comparison of fluorescence spectra, FRET activity and dye accessibility. The Analyst, 140(15), 5324–5334. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5AN00850F
• Zucchetto, N., & Brühwiler, D. (2015). Tuning the aspect ratio of arrays of silica nanochannels. RSC Advances, 5(91), 74638–74644. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA16913E
• Reber, M., & Brühwiler, D. (2015). Bimodal mesoporous silica with bottleneck pores. Dalton Transactions, 44(41), 17960–17967. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5DT03082J
• Reber, M., & Brühwiler, D. (2015). Mesoporous hybrid materials by simultaneous pseudomorphic transformation and functionalization of silica microspheres. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 32(2), 243–250. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201400150
• Devaux, A., Calzaferri, G., Belser, P., Cao, P., Brühwiler, D., & Kunzmann, A. (2014). Efficient and robust host-guest antenna composite for light harvesting. Chemistry of Materials, 26(23), 6878–6885. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm503761q
• Wuillemin, M. A., Stuber, W. T., Fox, T., Reber, M. J., Brühwiler, D., Alberto, R., & Braband, H. (2014). A novel 99mTc labelling strategy for the development of silica based particles for medical applications. Dalton Transactions, 43(11), 4260–4263. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3DT53019A
• Riedl, W., Fischer, F., Marti, R., & Brühwiler, D. (2013). Energy-related chemical research at the universities of applied sciences. Chimia, 67(7-8), 611–613. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2013.611
• Devaux, A., Calzaferri, G., Miletto, I., Cao, P., Belser, P., Brühwiler, D., Khorev, O., Häner, R., & Kunzmann, A. (2013). Self-absorption and luminescence quantum yields of dye-zeolite L composites. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117(44), 23034–23047. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp408556g
• Fois, E., Tabacchi, G., Devaux, A., Belser, P., Brühwiler, D., & Calzaferri, G. (2013). Host-guest interactions and orientation of dyes in the one-dimensional channels of zeolite L. Langmuir, 29(29), 9188–9198. https://doi.org/10.1021/la400579w
• Gartmann, N., & Brühwiler, D. (2011). Functional group distributions on mesoporous silica. Chimia, 65(4), 250–252. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2011.250
• López-Duarte, I., Dieu, L.-Q., Dolamic, I., Martínez-Díaz, M. V., Torres, T., Calzaferri, G., & Brühwiler, D. (2011). On the significance of the anchoring group in the design of antenna materials based on phthalocyanine stopcocks and zeolite L. Chemistry - A European Journal, 17(6), 1855–1862. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201002210
• Ince, M., Gartmann, N., Claessens, C. G., & Brühwiler, D. (2011). Synthesis of subphthalocyanines as probes for the accessibility of silica nanochannels. Organic Letters, 13(18), 4918–4921. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol2019983
• Gartmann, N., & Brühwiler, D. (2011). Correlation of nitrogen sorption and confocal laser scanning microscopy for the analysis of amino group distributions on mesoporous silica. Materials, 4(6), 1096–1103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma4061096
• Calzaferri, G., Méallet-Renault, R., Brühwiler, D., Pansu, R., Dolamic, I., Dienel, T., Adler, P., Li, H., & Kunzmann, A. (2011). Designing dye-nanochannel antenna hybrid materials for light harvesting, transport and trapping. ChemPhysChem, 12(3), 580–594. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201000947
• Ma, Y., Rajendran, P., Blum, C., Cesa, Y., Gartmann, N., Brühwiler, D., & Subramaniam, V. (2011). Microspectroscopic analysis of green fluorescent proteins infiltrated into mesoporous silica nanochannels. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 356(1), 123–130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2010.12.082
• Bauer, C., Gartmann, N., Dieu, L.-Q., Zuber, N., Dolamic, I., Ramm, J. H., & Brühwiler, D. (2011). Self-organized patterns of microparticles in polymer films. Thin Solid Films, 519(11), 3674–3678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2011.01.253
• Calzaferri, G., Brühwiler, D., Meng, T., Dieu, L.-Q., Malinovskii, V. L., & Häner, R. (2010). Surprising properties of a furo-furanone. Chemistry - A European Journal, 16(37), 11289–11299. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201000728
• Ritter, H., Ramm, J. H., & Brühwiler, D. (2010). Influence of the structural properties of mesoporous silica on the adsorption of guest molecules. Materials, 3(8), 4500–4509. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma3084500
• Gasecka, A., Dieu, L.-Q., Brühwiler, D., & Brasselet, S. (2010). Probing molecular order in zeolite L inclusion compounds using two-photon fluorescence polarimetric microscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114(12), 4192–4198. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9116529
• Brühwiler, D. (2010). Postsynthetic functionalization of mesoporous silica. Nanoscale, 2(6), 887–892. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0nr00039f
• Gartmann, N., Schütze, C., Ritter, H., & Brühwiler, D. (2010). The effect of water on the functionalization of mesoporous silica with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 1(1), 379–382. https://doi.org/10.1021/jz9002795
• Ramm, J. H., Gartmann, N., & Brühwiler, D. (2010). Direct synthesis and fluorescent imaging of bifunctionalized mesoporous iodopropyl-silica. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 345(2), 200–205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2010.01.070
• Dienel, T., Bauer, C., Dolamic, I., & Brühwiler, D. (2010). Spectral-based analysis of thin film luminescent solar concentrators. Solar Energy, 84(8), 1366–1369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2010.04.015
• Ritter, H., Nieminen, M., Karppinen, M., & Brühwiler, D. (2009). A comparative study of the functionalization of mesoporous silica MCM-41 by deposition of 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane from toluene and from the vapor phase. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 121(1-3), 79–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2009.01.006
• Gartmann, N., & Brühwiler, D. (2009). Kontrolle und Visualisierung der Verteilung funktioneller Gruppen auf mesoporösem Siliciumdioxid. Angewandte Chemie, 121(34), 6472–6475. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.200902436
• Brühwiler, D., Ritter, H., Ramm, J. H., Dieu, L.-Q., Bauer, C., Dolamic, I., & Gartmann, N. (2009). Functionalized silicate nanochannels : towards applications in drug delivery and solar energy conversion. Chimia, 63(1-2), 8–13. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2009.8
• Brühwiler, D., Calzaferri, G., Torres, T., Ramm, J. H., Gartmann, N., Dieu, L.-Q., López-Duarte, I., & Martínez-Díaz, M. V. (2009). Nanochannels for supramolecular organization of luminescent guests. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19(43), 8040–8067. https://doi.org/10.1039/B907308F
• Ritter, H., & Brühwiler, D. (2009). Accessibility of amino groups in postsynthetically modified mesoporous silica. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113(24), 10667–10674. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp901983j
• Gartmann, N., & Brühwiler, D. (2009). Controlling and imaging the functional-group distribution on mesoporous silica. Angewandte Chemie: International Edition, 48(34), 6354–6356. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200902436
• Dieu, L.-Q., Devaux, A., Lopez-Duarte, I., Martínez-Díaz, M. V., Brühwiler, D., Calzaferri, G., & Torres, T. (2008). Novel phthalocyanine based stopcock for zeolite L. Chemical Communications, 2008(10), 1187–1189. https://doi.org/10.1039/B714995F
• Calzaferri, G., Li, H., & Brühwiler, D. (2008). Dye-modified nanochannel materials for photoelectronic and optical devices. Chemistry - A European Journal, 14(25), 7442–7449. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200800811
• Brühwiler, D., Dieu, L.-Q., & Calzaferri, G. (2007). Nanochannel materials for quantum solar energy conversion devices. Chimia, 61(12), 820–822. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2007.820
• Salmio, H., & Brühwiler, D. (2007). Distribution of amino groups on a mesoporous silica surface after submonolayer deposition of aminopropylsilanes from an anhydrous liquid phase. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111(2), 923–929. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0651440
• Devaux, A., Lutkouskaya, K., Calzaferri, G., Dieu, L.-Q., Brühwiler, D., De Cola, L., & Torres, T. (2007). Nanochannels for supramolecular organisation of dyes. Chimia, 61(10), 626–630. https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2007.626
• Calzaferri, G., Bossart, O., Brühwiler, D., Huber, S., Leiggener, C., Van Veen, M. K., & Ruiz, A. Z. (2006). Light-harvesting host–guest antenna materials for quantum solar energy conversion devices. Comptes Rendus Chimie, 9(2), 214–225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crci.2005.03.026
• Yunus, S., Spano, F., Patrinoiu, G., Bolognesi, A., Botta, C., Brühwiler, D., Zabala Ruiz, A., & Calzaferri, G. (2006). Hexagonal network organization of dye-loaded zeolite L crystals by surface-tension driven autoassembly. Advanced Functional Materials, 16(17), 2213–2217. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.200600255
• Brühwiler, D., & Calzaferri, G. (2005). Selective functionalization of the external surface of zeolite L. Comptes Rendus Chimie, 8(3-4), 391–398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crci.2004.11.008
• Ban, T., Brühwiler, D., & Calzaferri, G. (2004). Selective modification of the channel entrances of zeolite L with triethoxysilylated coumarin. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108(42), 16348–16352. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp048516i
• Brühwiler, D., & Calzaferri, G. (2004). Molecular sieves as host materials for supramolecular organization. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 72(1-3), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2004.03.027
• Zabala Ruiz, A., Brühwiler, D., Ban, T., & Calzaferri, G. (2004). Synthesis of zeolite L : tuning size and morphology. Monatshefte Für Chemie - Chemical Monthly, 136(1), 77–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-004-0253-z
• Leiggener, C., Brühwiler, D., & Calzaferri, G. (2003). Luminescence properties of Ag2S and Ag4S2 in zeolite A. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 13(8), 1969–1977. https://doi.org/10.1039/B303937B
• Brühwiler, D., & Frei, H. (2003). Structure of Ni(II) and Ru(III) ammine complexes grafted onto mesoporous silicate sieve. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 107(33), 8547–8556. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0300795
• Brühwiler, D., Leiggener, C., Glaus, S., & Calzaferri, G. (2002). Luminescent silver sulfide clusters. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 106(15), 3770–3777. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp012453b
• Calzaferri, G., Brühwiler, D., Glaus, S., Schürch, D., Currao, A., & Leiggener, C. (2001). Quantum-sized silver, silver chloride and silver sulfide clusters. Journal of Imaging Science & Technology, 45(4), 331–339.
• Calzaferri, G., Brühwiler, D., Megelski, S., Pfenniger, M., Pauchard, M., Hennessy, B., Maas, H., Devaux, A., & Graf, U. (2000). Playing with dye molecules at the inner and outer surface of zeolite L. Solid State Sciences, 2(4), 421–447. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1293-2558(00)00129-1
• Brühwiler, D., Seifert, R., & Calzaferri, G. (1999). Quantum-sized silver sulfide clusters in zeolite A. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 103(31), 6397–6399. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp990498v
• Brühwiler, D., Gfeller, N., & Calzaferri, G. (1998). Resorufin in the channels of zeolite L. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 102(16), 2923–2929. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp980019c

Books, peer-reviewed

Brühwiler, D. (2010). Luminescent molecules in nanoporous silicates. Universität Zürich. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3512

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Zabala Ruiz, A., Brühwiler, D., Dieu, L.-Q., & Calzaferri, G. (2008). Controlling Size and Morphology of Zeolite L. In U. Schubert, N. Hüsing, & R. Laine (Eds.), Materials syntheses (pp. 9–19). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-75125-1_1

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• David, R. O., Marcolli, C., Fahrni, J., Mahrt, F., McGraw, Z., Brühwiler, D., Kanji, Z. A., & Storelvmo, T. (2020). Clouds out of pores : redefining deposition nucleation. 100th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Boston, USA, 12-16 January 2020. https://ams.confex.com/ams/2020Annual/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/365822
• Brühwiler, D., Leiggener, C., & Calzaferri, G. (2001). 14-O-04-Silver ions and quantum-sized silver sulfide clusters in zeolite A [Conference paper]. In A. Galarneau, F. Fajula, F. Di Renzo, & J. Védrine (Eds.), Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis (Vol. 135, p. 177). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-2991(01)81327-6

Other publications

• Brühwiler, D. (2021). Schnell auf Schnee mit Indigo. Transfer, 2021(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-24422
• Brühwiler, D., & Ecker, A. (2017). True Color Pigments : die Suche nach dem perfekten Farbmittel. Transfer, 2017(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5024
• Brühwiler, D., Reber, M., & Zucchetto, N. (2015). Massgeschneiderte Nanokanäle. Transfer, 2015(3), 6. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5028

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Brühwiler, D. (2018). Customized mesoporous silica particles. Advanced Sorption Materials - Empa, Dübendorf, 8. Mai 2018.
• David, R. O., Fahrni, J., Marcolli, C., Mahrt, F., Brühwiler, D., Lohmann, U., & Kanji, Z. A. (2018). The role of pores on ice nucleation [Conference presentation]. Abstract Volume : 16th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, 17. https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2018/wp-content/uploads/SGM_2018_Symposium_17.pdf
• David, R. O., Mahrt, F., Marcolli, C., Fahrni, J., Brühwiler, D., Lohmann, U., & Kanji, Z. A. (2017). Deposition nucleation or pore condensation and freezing? [Conference presentation]. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 19, 16923. http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2017/EGU2017-16923-4.pdf

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