The Art of Chemistry

About

The exhibition, curated by Julia Ecker and Oliver Renn (PR-DCHAB), provides insights into some of the research areas and illustrates that chemistry is not only exciting, but beautiful – sometimes truly artistic. Click on the images for a more description and enjoy the journey into the world of molecules!

Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 10, HCI building, H-floor Show on mapcall_made

Monday–Friday 8:00–18:00.

A programmable droplet robot

Programmable microdevice for droplet experimentation, integrating fluidic channels, mixers, droplet-generators, valves, electrodes, and a storage array.

Analyzing single cells

Microscopic image showing water-in-oil droplets (5 x 10^-11 L) either empty (blue dots) or containing cells (yellow, green dots). The ability to isolate one cell allows us to study the functions of individual cells.

UV reactor for photopolymerization

UV reactor with a 5-meter strip containing 300 LEDs wrapped inside an aluminum cylinder, reaching an illumination intensity of 27,350 lux.

Guardians of the immune system

Three-dimensional staining of lymphatic vessels (cyan/grey), dendritic cells (yellow/red), and other leukocytes (green) in murine skin.

Perovskite nanocrystals in the spotlight

Lead halide perovskite (CsPbX₃) nanocrystal colloids with novel zwitterionic capping ligands. The emission is excited by UV light, while the color of the emission depends on the composition (X=Cl, Br, I).

The inner beauty of industrial zeolite catalysts

A cross-section of a technical zeolite catalyst, where the pore network and distinct components are highlighted in different colors.

Combatting arteriosclerosis

Murine aorta from an animal model: Oil Red O staining shows a positive drug treatment effect by complete prevention of atherosclerotic plaque deposits in the blood vessel.

LEDs smaller than a virus

Optical microscope image showing electroluminescence generated by the smallest light-emitting diode (LED) arrays ever demonstrated (pixel size: 150 nanometers).

A handful of aerosols

Laser light scattered on an aerosol sample shows a two-dimensional pattern containing information on aerosol particle size and charge distributions.

Lightening up newly-formed collagen

Section of a human wound in which newly formed collagen is lit up through a reactive collagen peptide-sensor conjugate.

Rainbow crystals

A crystalline layer of orthocetamol (2-acetamidophenol), grown by melting and subsequent rapid solidification and seen between crossed polarizers under a microscope.

Ready for entry: COVID-19

COVID-19 virus prepares for host cell entry as the viral Spike surface protein (red) engages the cell’s ACE2 receptor (green) and neuropilin-1 (blue).

Air-stable thermoluminophores

Light microscope photo of a N-butyl-N-methylpiperidinium antimony(III) pentabromide crystalline film, reflection mode.