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2005

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M. Akbulut, N. Chen, N. Maeda, J. Israelachvili, T. Grünwald, C. A. Helm
Crystallization in Thin Liquid Films Induced by Shear
J. Phys. Chem. B. 2005, 109, 12509-12514.

M. Gopinadhan, H. Ahrens, J.-U. Günther, R. Steitz, C. A. Helm
Approaching the Precipitation Temperature of the Deposition Solution and its Effects on the Internal Order of polyelectrolyte Multilayers
Macromolecules 2005, 38, 5228-5235.

H. Ahrens, G. Papastravrou, C. A. Helm
Characterizing the phases of Langmuir monolayers of cylindrical brushes with x-ray reflectivity and diffraction
J. Phys. Condens. Matter 2005, 17, 685-701.

2004

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A. Wesemann, H. Ahrens, S. Förster, C. A. Helm
Formation of Large PEE Domains in PEE212-PEO112 Diblock Copolymer Monolayers: Shift of the PEO-Desorption Transition
Langmuir 2004, 20, 11528-11538.

H. Ahrens, S. Förster, C. A. Helm, N. Arun Kumar, Ali Naji, R. Netz, C. Seidel
Nonlinear Osmotic Brush Regime: Experiments, Simulations and Scaling Theory
J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 16870-16876.

H. Möhnwald, H. Menzel, C. A. Helm, M. Stamm
Lipid polyampholyte monolayers to study polyelectrolyte interactions and structure at interfaces
Advances in Polymer Science 2004, 161, 151-175.

H. Ahrens, K. Büscher, D. Eck, S. Förster, C. Luap, G. Papastravrou, J. Schmitt, R. Steitz, C. A. Helm
Poly(styrene sulfonate) adsorption: Electrostatic and Secondary Interactions
Macromol. Symp. 2004, 211, 93-106.

K. Büscher, C. A. Helm, C. Gross, G. Glöckl, E. Romanus, W. Weitschies
Nanoparticle Composition of a Ferrofluid and its Effects on the Magnetic Properties
Langmuir 2004, 20, 2435-2444.

H. Ahrens, G. Papastravrou, M. Schmidt, C. A. Helm
Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction and Reflection Studies of a Polymacro-monomer Monolayers at the Air-Water Interface: Transition from Straight Aligned Molecules to Homogeneous Layer
J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 7080-7091.

2003

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A. Wesemann, R. Steitz, H. Ahrens, S. Förster, C.A. Helm
Internal Interface of a Compressed PEE-PEO Diblock Copolymer Monolayer
Langmuir 2003, 19, 709-716.

2002

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K. Büscher, H. Ahrens, K. Graf, C. A. Helm
Influence of adsorption conditions on the structure of polyelectrolyte multilayers
Langmuir 2002, 18, 3585-3591.

K. Graf, H. Baltes, H. Ahrens, C.A. Helm, C.A. Husted
Structure of Hydroxylated Galactocerebrosides from Myelin at the Air-Water Interface
Biophys. J. 2002, 82, 896-907

2001

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H. Ahrens, K. Graf, C. A. Helm
Observation of a Superstructure X-ray Peak within Lipopolymer Monolayers on the Water Surface
Langmuir 2001, 17, 3113-3115.

H. Ahrens, H. Baltes, J. Schmitt, H. Möhwald, C. A. Helm
Polyelectrolyte Adsorption onto Insoluble Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface
Macromolecules 2001, 134, 4504-4512.

D. Eck, C. A. Helm, N. Wagner, K. A. Vaynberg
Plasmon Resonance Measurements of the Adsorption and Adsorption Kinetics of a Biopolymer onto Gold Nanocolloids
Langmuir 2001, 17, 957-960.

2000

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H. Ahrens, T. R. Baekmark, R. Merkel, J. Schmitt, K. Graf, R. Raiteri, C. A. Helm
Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Nanostripes in Lipopolymer Monolayers
ChemPhysChem 2000, 1, 101-106

1999

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J. Schmitt, P. Mächtle, D. Eck, H. Möhwald, C. A. Helm
Preparation and Optical Properties of Colloidal Gold Monolayers
Langmuir 1999, 15, 3256-3266.

K. Lowack, H. Ahrens, N. Detzer, J. Krägel, C. A. Helm
The Phases of a Statistical Copolymer Monolayer at the Air/Water Interface
Langmuir 1999, 15, 1777-1783

A. K. Vaynberg, N. Wagner, H. Ahrens, C. A. Helm
Gelatin Adsorption at the Air/Water Interface as Investigated by X-ray Reflectivity
Langmuir 1999, 15, 4685-4689

H. Ahrens, N. Hugenberg, M. Schmidt, C. A. Helm
Wetting of Mesoscopic Soft Cylinders: Structure and Layering Transitions
Phys. Rev. E 1999, 60, 4360-4370

1998

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K. Lowack, C. A. Helm
Molecular Mechanisms Controlling the Self-Assembly Process of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers
Macromolecules 1998, 34, 823-833

T. Grünewald, L. Dähne, C. A. Helm
Supersaturation and Crystal Nucleation in Confined Geometries
J. Phys. Chem. B 1998, 102, 4988-4993

P. Mächtle, C. A. Helm 1998
Adhesion and Adhesion Hysteresis of Mica Surfaces Covered with Bola-Amphiphiles in Dry and Humid Air
Thin Solid Films 1998, 330, 1-6

H. Ahrens, S. Förster, C. A. Helm
Charged Polymer Brushes: Counterion Incorporation and Scaling Relations
Phys. Rev. Lett. 1998, 81, 4172-4176

1997

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E. Donath, D. Walter, V. N. Shilov, E. Knippel, A. Budde, K. Lowack, C. A. Helm, H. Möhwald
Influence of adsorption conditions on the structure of polyelectrolyte multilayers
Langmuir 1997, 13, 5294-5305

M. Ibn-Elhaj, H. Riegler, H. Möhwald, M. Schwendler, C. A. Helm
X-ray reflectivity study of layering transitions and the internal multilayer structure of films of liquide-crystalline three-block amphiphilic smectogens at the air/water interface
Phys. Rev. E 1997, 56, 1844-1852

H. Baltes, M. Schwendler, C. A. Helm, R. Heger, W. A. Goedel
Properties of Hydrophobic Polymer Melts Tethered to the Water Surface as Determined with in situ X-ray Reflectivity
Macromolecules 1997, 30, 6633-6639

H. Ahrens, S. Förster, C. A. Helm
Polyelectrolyte Brushes Grafted to the Air/Water Interface
Macromolecules 1997, 30, 8447-8452

1996

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T. Grünewald, C. A. Helm
Computer-Controlled Experiments in the Surface Forces Apparatus with a CCD-Spectrograph
Langmuir 1996, 12, 3885-3890

H. Baltes, M. Schwendler, C. A. Helm, H. Möhwald
Tail and Head Group Interactions in Phospholipid Monolayers
J. Colloid and Interface Science 1996, 178, 135-143

M. Thoma, M. Schwendler, H. Baltes, C. A. Helm, T. Pfohl, H. Riegler, H. Möhwald
Ellipsometry and X-ray Reflectivity Studies on Monolayers of Phosphatidylethanolamine and Phosphatidylcholine in Contact with n-Dodecane, n-Hexadecane and Bicyclohexyl
Langmuir 1996, 12, 1722-1728

H. Baltes, M. Schwendler, C. A. Helm, H. Möhwald, B. Struth, E. Scalas, G. Brezesinski
Decoupling of Chain and Head Group Ordering in Phospholipid Monolayers
Long & Short Chains at Interfaces (Proceedings of the XXXth Rencontres de Moriond), Editors: J. Daillant, P. Guenoun, C. Marques, P. Muller, J. Trân Thanh Vân, P. Muller,
Editions Frontières, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, 1996, 177

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Amphiphilic Monolayers at the air/water interface

Phase Transitions liquid-solid with mm-Resolution: [1-3]
Order in the Monolayer measured with Grazing Incidence X-Ray Diffraction:[4-7]
Electron Density Profiles Perpendicular to Water Surface: [7], [8]

[1] M. Lösche, C. Helm, H. D. Mattes, H. Möhwald, Thin Solid Films 1985, 133, 51
[2] C.A. Helm, L. A. Laxhuber, M. Lösche, H. Möhwald, Colloid & Polymer Sci. 1986, 264, 46
[3] A. Miller, C. A. Helm, H. Möhwald, J. Physique 1987, 48, 693
[4] K. Kjaer, J. Als-Nielsen, C. A. Helm, L. A. Laxhuber, H. Möhwald,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 1987, 58, 2224
[5] C. A. Helm, H. Möhwald, K. Kjaer, J. Als-Nielsen,
Biophys. J. 1987, 52, 381
[6] K. Kjaer, J. Als-Nielsen, C. A. Helm, P. Tippmann-Krayer, H. Möhwald,
J. Phys. Chem. 1989, 93, 3200
[7] K. Kjaer, J. Als-Nielsen, C. A. Helm, P. Tippmann-Krayer, H. Möhwald,
Thin Solid Films 1988, 159, 17
[8] C. A. Helm, H. Möhwald, K. Kjaer, J. Als-Nielsen,
Europhys. Lett. 1987, 4, 697
[9] C. A. Helm, P. Tippmann-Krayer, H. Möhwald, J. Als-Nielsen, K. Kjaer,
Biophys.J. 1991, 60, 1457

Interactions between Monolayers at Air

Molecular Mechanisms associated with Adhesion and Contact Angle Hysteresis of Monolayer Surfaces: [10]
[10] Y. L. Chen, C. A. Helm, J. N. Israelachvili, J. Phys. Chem. 1991, 95, 10736-10747

Interactions between Model Membrane Surfaces in Water

Atomic Force Microskopy of Hydrated Phosphatidylethanolamine Bilayers : [11]
Ligand-receptor interactions directly measured with the surface force apparatus: [12]
Adhesion and Fusion of Amphiphilic Bilayers: [13-15]
[11] J. A. N. Zasadzinski, C. A. Helm, M. L. Longo, A. L. Weisenhorn, S. A. C. Gould, P. K. Hansma Biophys. J. 1991, 59, 755
[12] C. A. Helm, W. Knoll, J. N. Israelachvili,
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 1991, 88, 8169
[13] C. A. Helm, J. N. Israelachvili, P. M. McGuiggan,
Science 1989, 246, 919
[14] C. A. Helm, J. N. Israelachvili, P. M. McGuiggan,
Biochemistry 1992, 31, 1794
[15] D. E. Leckband, C. A. Helm, J. N. Israelachvili,
Biochemistry 1993, 32, 1127

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