Christiane Höppener

Christiane Höppener is a Research Scientist at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) in Germany, specializing in the Work group Nanoscopy. Her research focuses on advanced analytical techniques such as tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). She applies these methods to investigate the structural and biochemical properties of polymer nanoparticles, cross-linked micelles, and biomaterials, with significant applications in drug delivery systems and biomedical engineering.

Her work includes studying the mechanical stability of block copolymer micelles, the impact of crosslinking agents like genipin on collagenous tissues, and the suppression of biomolecule degradation in spectroscopic analyses. She has contributed to the synthesis and characterization of functionalized nanoparticles for siRNA delivery and explored plasmon-induced catalytic reactions at the molecular level.

Her publications span high-impact journals across chemistry, nanotechnology, and biomedical fields, with recent studies on TERS applications, core-shell nanoparticle synthesis, and AGE-related collagen glycation. She collaborates extensively on interdisciplinary projects involving material science, biochemistry, and optical imaging techniques.