ZMB Member Jens Voskuhl
ZMB Member
Jens Voskuhl
Next ZMB-Member
Prof. Dr. Jens Voskuhl
Junior Research Group
Biosupramolecular ChemistryOrganic Chemistry
Faculty of Chemistry
University of Duisburg-Essen
Universitätsstr. 2
45141 Essen
- +49 201 183 2404
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- ZMB Research Program
Molecular and Chemical Cell Biology
Research Overview
- Materials for medical and biological imaging
- Self-assembly of amphiphiles
- Novel photosensitizers
- Transfection agents
Publications
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Aggregation induced emission versus aggregation caused quenching : Tuning the emission behaviour of liquid crystalline materialsIn: Journal of Materials Chemistry C: Materials for Optical and Electronic Devices, Vol. 13, 2025, Nr. 35, pp. 18305 – 18311DOI (Open Access)
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Cyanostyryl-Guanidiniocarbonyl-Pyrrole Amphiphiles : From Aggregation-Induced Emission to Photodimerization, Self-Assembly, and BioimagingIn: ChemPlusChem, 2025, in pressDOI (Open Access)
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In situ Cyclization of Aromatic Thioethers in Emissive Materials to Generate Phosphorescent DibenzothiophenesIn: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 64, 2025, Nr. 2, e202414326DOI (Open Access)
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Molecular Tweezers Block the Functional Pore of a Protein MachineIn: Journal of the American Chemical Society: JACS, Vol. 147, 2025, Nr. 20, pp. 16836 – 16849DOI (Open Access)
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Monitoring Receptor Clustering by Aggregation-Induced EmissionIn: ChemPlusChem, Vol. 90, 2025, Nr. 11, e202500286DOI (Open Access)
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Photoresponsive Luminescent Silica Nanoparticles as Additive for 3D Printing and ElectrospinningIn: Chemistry: An Asian Journal, Vol. 20, 2025, Nr. 4, e202401415DOI (Open Access)
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Regioisomeric Effect on the Photocatalytic Properties of Photoluminescent Aromatic Cyano-MethoxybenzenethioethersIn: European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol. 28, 2025, Nr. 42, e202500873DOI (Open Access)
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Small Molecular Dibenzochalcogenophenes as Potent Organic EmittersIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 31, 2025, Nr. 56, e01977DOI (Open Access)
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Stepwise Modulation of Bridged Single-Benzene-Based Fluorophores for Materials ScienceIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, 2025DOI (Open Access)
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Steric pressure in heteropentacenes modulates the photophysical properties : A molecular design strategy for functional materialsIn: Chemical Science, Vol. 16, 2025, Nr. 34, pp. 15723 – 15733DOI (Open Access)
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Temperature‐Resolved Fluorescence Quenching on Ultrasmall Gold Nanoparticles Conjugated with Dye‐Labeled PeptidesIn: Nano Select, 2025, in pressDOI (Open Access)
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Tuneable phosphorescence and singlet oxygen production of bridged ethers via chalcogen variation and photocyclisationIn: Chemical Communications: ChemComm, Vol. 61, 2025, Nr. 95, pp. 18810 – 18813DOI (Open Access)
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Tuning carbonyl interactions in dibenzochalcogenophenesIn: CrystEngComm, Vol. 27, 2025, Nr. 18, pp. 2902 – 2909DOI (Open Access)
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Functional Linkers Support Targeting of Multivalent Tweezers to Taspase1In: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 30, 2024, Nr. 56, e202401542DOI (Open Access)
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Merging of a Supramolecular Ligand with a Switchable Luminophore : Light-Responsiveness, Photophysics and BioimagingIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 30, 2024, Nr. 57, e202402578DOI (Open Access)
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On the thermodynamics of aggregation toward phosphorescent metallomesogens : From electronic tuning to supramolecular designIn: Aggregate, Vol. 5, 2024, Nr. 3, e473DOI (Open Access)
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Regioisomers of Aromatic Thioethers with Aggregation-Induced PhosphorescenceIn: ChemPhotoChem, Vol. 8, 2024, Nr. 2, e202300209DOI (Open Access)
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Cationic Solution and Solid‐state Emitters : Robust Imaging Agents for Cells, Bacteria and ProtistsIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 29, 2023, Nr. 38, e202300334DOI (Open Access)
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Deoxyestrone-based lipofection agents with solution- and solid-state emission propertiesIn: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Vol. 21, 2023, pp. 5762 – 5767DOI (Open Access)
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Design Concepts for Solution and Solid-State Emitters : A Modern Viewpoint on Classical and Non-Classical ApproachesIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 29, 2023, Nr. 2, e202202481DOI (Open Access)
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Detection of Lectin Clustering in Self‐Assembled, Glycan‐Functionalized Amphiphiles by Aggregation‐Induced Emission LuminophoresIn: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 224, 2023, Nr. 1: Special Issue: In Celebration of Brigitte Voit's 60th Birthday, 2200314DOI (Open Access)
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Pt(II) Complexes with Tetradentate C^N*N^C Luminophores : From Supramolecular Interactions to Temperature-Sensing Materials with Memory and Optical ReadoutsIn: Molecules: A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry, Vol. 28, 2023, Nr. 21, 7353DOI (Open Access)
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Tuning the Emission Behaviour of Halogenated Bridged Ethers in Solution, as Solids and as Aggregates by Chalcogen SubstitutionIn: ChemPhotoChem, Vol. 7, 2023, Nr. 1, e202200169DOI (Open Access)
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A Bivalent Supramolecular GCP Ligand Enables Blocking of the Taspase1/Importin α InteractionIn: ChemMedChem, Vol. 17, 2022, Nr. 1, e202100640DOI (Open Access)
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Computational model predicts protein binding sites of a luminescent ligand equipped with guanidiniocarbonyl-pyrrole groupsIn: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol. 18, 2022, pp. 1322 – 1331DOI (Open Access)
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Covalent Attachment of Aggregation-Induced Emission Molecules to the Surface of Ultrasmall Gold Nanoparticles to Enhance Cell PenetrationIn: Molecules: A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry, Vol. 27, 2022, Nr. 6, 1788DOI (Open Access)
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Evolution of Artificial Arginine Analogues : Fluorescent Guanidiniocarbonyl-Indoles as Efficient Oxo-Anion BindersIn: Molecules: A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry, Vol. 27, 2022, Nr. 9, 3005DOI (Open Access)
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Mapping the Regioisomeric Space and Visible Color Range of Purely Organic Dual Emitters with Ultralong Phosphorescence Components : From Violet to Red Towards Pure White LightIn: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 61, 2022, Nr. 4, e202111805DOI (Open Access)
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Mesogens with aggregation‐induced emission properties : Materials with a bright futureIn: Aggregate, Vol. 3, 2022, Nr. 1, e124DOI (Open Access)
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Phosphorescence Induction by Host-Guest Complexation with Cyclodextrins : The Role of Regioisomerism and AffinityIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 28, 2022, Nr. 51, e202201081DOI (Open Access)
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Total Synthesis of Resveratrone and iso -Resveratrone : Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Dr. Carsten SchmuckIn: ChemistryOpen, Vol. 11, 2022, Nr. 7, e202200098DOI, Online Full Text (Open Access)
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All in One: Stimuli-Responsive, Efficient Mitotracking, and Single Source White Light EmissionIn: The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 12, 2021, Nr. 4, pp. 1162 – 1168
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Bridged Aromatic Oxo- and Thioethers with Intense Emission in Solution and the Solid StateIn: Chemistry: An Asian Journal, Vol. 16, 2021, Nr. 16, pp. 2307 – 2313DOI (Open Access)
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Luminescent Amphiphilic Aminoglycoside Probes to Study TransfectionIn: ChemBioChem, Vol. 22, 2021, Nr. 9, pp. 1563 – 1567DOI (Open Access)
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Naturally occurring polyphenols as building blocks for supramolecular liquid crystals : substitution pattern dominates mesomorphismIn: Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, Vol. 6, 2021, Nr. 5, pp. 390 – 397DOI (Open Access)
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PEGylated sequence-controlled macromolecules using supramolecular binding to target the Taspase1/Importin α interactionIn: Chemical Communications: ChemComm, Vol. 57, 2021, Nr. 25, pp. 3091 – 3094DOI (Open Access)
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Prospects of ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy in supramolecular chemistry on proteinsIn: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Vol. 254, 2021, 119622DOI (Open Access)
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Reversible Self‐Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles Based on Co‐Functionalization with Zwitterionic and Cationic Binding Motifs**In: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 27, 2021, Nr. 54, pp. 13539 – 13543DOI (Open Access)
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Take your Positions and Shine : Effects of Positioning Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminophores within Sequence-Defined MacromoleculesIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 27, 2021, Nr. 39, pp. 10186 – 10192DOI (Open Access)
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Tuning the solid-state emission of liquid crystalline nitro-cyanostilbene by halogen bondingIn: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol. 17, 2021, pp. 124 – 131DOI (Open Access)
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Ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy with a continuously tunable picosecond laser: Application to the supramolecular ligand guanidiniocarbonyl pyrrole (GCP)In: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Vol. 250, 2021, pp. 119359
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Umbelliferone Decorated Water-soluble Zinc(II) Phthalocyanines : In Vitro Phototoxic Antimicrobial Anti-cancer AgentsIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 27, 2021, Nr. 59, pp. 14672 – 14680DOI (Open Access)
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Wo schwache Kräfte sinnvoll walten : Von der Bedeutung und gezielten Anwendung nichtkovalenter Wechselwirkungen zwischen MolekülenIn: Unikate: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, 2021, Nr. 56: "Junge Wilde" - Die nächste Generation, pp. 8 – 21DOI, Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Guanidiniocarbonyl-Pyrroles (GCP) – 20 Years of the Schmuck Binding MotifIn: ChemPlusChem, Vol. 85, 2020, Nr. 5, pp. 985 – 997DOI (Open Access)
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Host-guest complexes – Boosting the performance of photosensitizersIn: International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Vol. 586, 2020, pp. 119595
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Lipofection with estrone-based luminophores featuring aggregation-induced emission propertiesIn: RSC Advances, Vol. 10, 2020, Nr. 33, pp. 19643 – 19647DOI (Open Access)
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Naphthalonitriles featuring efficient emission in solution and in the solid stateIn: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol. 16, 2020, pp. 2960 – 2970DOI (Open Access)
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Photo-switching and -cyclisation of hydrogen bonded liquid crystals based on resveratrolIn: Chemical Communications: ChemComm, Vol. 56, 2020, Nr. 7, pp. 1105 – 1108DOI, Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Retraction of “Resistance to Nano-Based Antifungals Is Mediated by Biomolecule Coronas”In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 12, 2020, Nr. 13, 15953
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Smart Glycopolymeric Nanoparticles for Multivalent Lectin Binding and Stimuli-Controlled Guest ReleaseIn: Biomacromolecules, Vol. 21, 2020, Nr. 6, pp. 2356 – 2364
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Supramolecular subphthalocyanine complexes-cellular uptake and phototoxicityIn: Chemical Communications: ChemComm, Vol. 56, 2020, Nr. 55, pp. 7653 – 7656
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Synthesis and fluorescent properties of diblock terpolymer micelles modified with an aromatic thioether-based AIE fluorophoreIn: Polymer, Vol. 208, 2020, 122942
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UV resonance Raman spectroscopy of the supramolecular ligand guanidiniocarbonyl indole (GCI) with 244 nm laser excitationIn: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol. 16, 2020, pp. 2911 – 2919DOI (Open Access)
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Understanding the Role of Chalcogens in Ether-Based Luminophores with Aggregation-Induced Fluorescence and PhosphorescenceIn: ChemPhotoChem, Vol. 4, 2020, Nr. 6, pp. 398 – 406DOI (Open Access)
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A stimuli responsive two component supramolecular hydrogelator with aggregation-induced emission propertiesIn: Soft Matter, Vol. 15, 2019, Nr. 36, pp. 7117 – 7121
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Alkylated Aromatic Thioethers with Aggregation-Induced Emission Properties : Assembly and PhotophysicsIn: Chemistry: An Asian Journal, Vol. 14, 2019, Nr. 6, pp. 814 – 820DOI, Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Covalent Surface Functionalization of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles with Fluorescent Dyes by Copper-Catalysed and by Strain-Promoted Azide-Alkyne Click ChemistryIn: ChemNanoMat, Vol. 5, 2019, Nr. 4, pp. 436 – 446
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Mesogens with Aggregation-Induced Emission Formed by Hydrogen BondingIn: ACS Materials Letters, Vol. 1, 2019, Nr. 5, pp. 589 – 593DOI, Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Structure and luminescence properties of supramolecular polymers of amphiphilic aromatic thioether-peptide conjugates in waterIn: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 10, 2019, Nr. 23, pp. 3163 – 3169
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Structure-property relationships in aromatic thioethers featuring aggregation-induced emission : Solid-state structures and theoretical analysisIn: CrystEngComm, Vol. 21, 2019, Nr. 19, pp. 3097 – 3105DOI (Open Access)
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A dual pH-responsive supramolecular gelator with aggregation-induced emission propertiesIn: Soft Matter, Vol. 14, 2018, Nr. 30, pp. 6166 – 6170
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Molecular Recognition of Spermine using Aggregation-Induced EmissionIn: Israel Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 58, 2018, Nr. 8, pp. 927 – 931
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Nanosized food additives impact beneficial and pathogenic bacteria in the human gut : a simulated gastrointestinal studyIn: npj Science of Food, Vol. 2, 2018, pp. 22DOI (Open Access)
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On the influence of substitution patterns in thioether-based luminophores with aggregation-induced emission propertiesIn: ChemistrySelect, Vol. 3, 2018, Nr. 4, pp. 985 – 991
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Phosphorescence Through Hindered Motion of Pure Organic EmittersIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 24, 2018, Nr. 47, pp. 12221 – 12230
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Special Issue - Aggregation-Induced EmissionIn: Israel Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 58, 2018, Nr. 8, pp. 811 – 812DOI (Open Access)
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Aromatic thioethers as novel luminophores with aggregation-induced fluorescence and phosphorescenceIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 23, 2017, Nr. 55, pp. 13660 – 13668
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Host–Guest complexes of cyclodextrins and nanodiamonds as a strong non-covalent binding motif for self-assembled nanomaterialsIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 23, 2017, Nr. 63, pp. 16059 – 16065
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Membrane-Fusogen Distance Is Critical for Efficient Coiled-Coil-Peptide-Mediated Liposome FusionIn: Langmuir, Vol. 33, 2017, Nr. 43, pp. 12443 – 12452DOI (Open Access)
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Agglutination of bacteria using polyvalent nanoparticles of aggregation-induced emissive thiophthalonitrile dyesIn: Journal of Materials Chemistry B: Materials for Biology and Medicine, Vol. 4, 2016, Nr. 27, pp. 4732 – 4738DOI (Open Access)
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Probing the self-assembly and stability of oligohistidine based rod-like micelles by aggregation induced luminescenceIn: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Vol. 14, 2016, Nr. 24, pp. 5574 – 5579DOI (Open Access)
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Molecular Recognition of Vesicles: Host Guest Interaction Combined with Specific Dimerization of ZwitterionsIn: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 16, 2010, Nr. 28, pp. 8300 – 8306
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Aggregation-induced Emission from the Sixth Main GroupIn: Handbook of Aggregation-Induced Emission: Typical AIEgens Design / Tang, Youhong; Tang, Ben Zhong (Eds.). Newark: Wiley & Sons, Vol. 2, 2022, pp. 119 – 141
