Prof. Dr. Georg Papastavrou


Chair of Physical Chemistry II
University of Bayreuth | BPI Executive committee | KeyLab coordinator
Job History
Since 07/2017 | Professor, Physical Chemistry/Physics of Polymers, U Bayreuth |
Education
11/2009 – 06/2017 | Professorship, Physical Chemistry/Physics of Polymers, U Bayreuth |
05/2006 – 10/2009 | Lecturer, Département de Chimie Minéral, Analytique et Applique, Université de Genève, Schweiz |
07/2002 – 04/2006 | Senior Research Associate, Laboratory of Colloid and Surface Chemistry (Prof. M. Borkovec), Département de Chimie Minéral, Analytique et Applique, Université de Genève, Schweiz |
11/2000 – 06/2002 | Postdoc, Physik der Weichen Materie (Prof. C.A. Helm), University of Greifswald |
05/1996 – 10/2000 | Ph.D. in the Department of Interfaces (Prof. H. Möhwald) Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Golm and the University of Potsdam |
1995 | Diploma in Physics (Diplomarbeit in Biophysik am Institut für Angewandte Physik und BASF AG) University of Heidelberg |
10/1989 – 09/1995 | Study of Physics, University of Göttingen and University of Heidelberg |
Awards and other responsibilities
Since 2021 | Fachgruppensprecher Chemie an der Fakultät II der Universität Bayreuth |
Since 2019 | Vorstandsmitglied des Bayerischen Institutes für Batterietechnology (BayBatt) |
Since 2016 | Coordinator Keylab “Surface and Interface Characterization” Bavarian Polymer Institute |
Since 2009 | Professor Elite Study Program Macromolecular Science University of Bayreuth |
1998 | Doktorandenpreis IFZ-DOBS University of Potsdam |

Chair of Physical Chemistry II
University of Bayreuth | BPI Executive committee | KeyLab coordinator
- Colloidal interaction forces
- Direct force measurements
- Scanning probe microscopy
- Instrumental development for surface characterization
- Polymer adsorption and stimuli responsive layers
- Bioadhesion and multivalent adhesion
- Electrokinetics
- Electrochemistry & AFM (SECM)
- Surface characteriziation
- Electrets

Chair of Physical Chemistry II
University of Bayreuth | BPI Executive committee | KeyLab coordinator
10 selected publications
A complete list of publications of Prof. Dr. Georg Papastavrou is available here.
Stability of Charge Distributions in Electret Films on the nm-Scale
Gödrich S., Schmidt H.-W., Papastavrou G.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022
The next generation of colloidal probes: An universal approach for soft and ultra-small particles.
Mark A., Helfricht N., Rauh A., Karg M., Papastavrou G.
Small 2019, 15, 1902976
Elektrokinetics in micro-channeled cantilever: Extending the toolbox for reversible colloidal probes and AFM-based nanofluidics
Mark A., Helfricht N., Rauh A., Xue J., Knödler P., Schuhmacher T., Karg M., Du B., Lippitz M., Papastavrou G.
Scientific Reports 2019, 9, 20294
Extending the limits of direct force measurements: Colloidal probes from sub-micron particles
Helfricht N., Mark A., Dorwling-Carter L., Zambelli T., Papastavrou G.
Nanoscale 2017, 9, 9491-9501
Writing with fluid: Structuring hydrogels with micrometer precision by AFM in combination with nanofluidics
Helfricht N., Mark A., Behr M., Bernet A., Schmidt H.-W., Papastavrou G.
Small 2017, 13, 1700962
Colloidal Properties of Recombinant Spider Silk Protein Particles
Helfricht N., Doblhofer E., Duval J.F.L., Scheibel T., Papastavrou G.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2016, 120, 18015
Ion Adsorption on Modified Electrodes as Determined by Direct Force Measurements Under Potentiostatic Control
Kuznetsov V., Papastavrou G.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2014, 118, 2673
Direct Biocombinatorial Strategy Toward Next Generation, Mussel-Glue Inspired Saltwater Adhesives
Wilke P., Helfricht N., Mark A., Papastavrou G., Faivre D., Börner H.G.A.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2014, 136, 12667
Investigating Forces Between Charged Particles in the Presence of Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolytes with the Multi-Particle Colloidal Probe Technique
Borkovec M., Szilagyi I., Popa I., Finessi M., Sinha P., Maroni P., Papastavrou G.
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 2012, 179, 85
Importance of Charge Regulation in Attractive Double-Layer Forces Between Dissimilar Surfaces
Popa I., Sinha P., Finess, M., Maron, P., Papastavro, G., Borkove, M.
Physical Review Letters 2010, 104, 228301
Interactions Between Solid Surfaces with Adsorbed Polyelectro-lytes of Opposite Charge
Borkovec M., Papastavrou G.
Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 2008, 13, 429

Chair of Physical Chemistry II
University of Bayreuth | BPI Executive committee | KeyLab coordinator
Prof. Dr. Georg Papastavrou
University of Bayreuth | BPI Executive committee
KeyLab coordinator
Universitätsstraße 30
95447 Bayreuth
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-2750
E-mail: georg.papastavrou@uni-bayreuth.de
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