Christiane A. Helm

Professor Christiane A. Helm leads the Soft Matter and Biophysics research group at the University of Greifswald, focusing on materials like polyelectrolyte multilayers, biomembranes, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) interactions. Her work bridges physics, chemistry, and biomedical applications.

Her research explores

• Soft Matter dynamics under surface flows
• ROS effects on biological and synthetic materials
• Ellipsometry for nanoscale film characterization
• Photoactivation mechanisms in platinum-drug delivery systems
• Structure-property relationships in polyelectrolyte films
• Interfacial behavior of nanoparticles

Recent publications highlight collaborations with the University of Bayreuth, Max-Planck Institute Mainz, and University of Münster, with a focus on fractal domain formation (2023), ellipsometry for thin films (2017), and nanoparticle-drug coupling (2016). Her group has active DFG-funded projects (Research Training Group 1947) and SFB 1270 ELAINE subprojects.

Students mentored include Dr. Sven Neuber (2024), Dr. Florian Gellert (2023), Dr. Amir Azinfar (2023), and others dating back to 2010. She collaborates with institutions like the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research and University of South Bohemia.