Research Group Leopold

Prof. Kerstin Leopold, Analytische Chemie, Uni Ulm

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Leopold
Room: N26/332
Phone: +49 731 50-22754

Head of the Group

2026

81.
Blaimer, D., Leist, C., Kaiser, U., & Leopold, K. (2026). "Exploring the potential of high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry for the analysis of gold nanoparticles in the single-digit size range" , Spectrochimica Acta Part B-Atomic Spectroscopy , 237 , 107453.
DOI:10.1016/j.sab.2026.107453
80.
Abbas, A., Jacobi, R., Merker, I., Muller, R., Ritz, N. R., Kumar, N., Elbeheiry, H. M., Sorsche, D., Leopold, K., Gonzalez, L., & Pannwitz, A. (2026). "Local Environmental Effects on Light-Driven CO2 Reduction in Liposomes" , Acs Catalysis , 16 , 4362-4372.
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.5c03610

2025

79.
Muller, R., Weckenmann, L., Aslanova, N., Gupta, Y., Schacher, F. H., Streb, C., & Leopold, K. (2025). "Compensating thickness effects in micro X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy using integrated optical microscopy for thickness determination of soft matter block copolymer membranes" , Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry .
DOI:10.1007/s00216-025-06292-2
78.
Glaser, C., Sotoudeh, M., Dillenz, M., Sarkar, K., Bark, J. S., Singh, S., Wei, Z., Indris, S., Mueller, R., Leopold, K., Nazar, L. F., Gross, A., & Janek, J. (2025). "High Room-Temperature Magnesium Ion Conductivity in Spinel-Type MgYb2Se4 Solid Electrolyte" , Chemistry Of Materials , 37 , 3353-3362.
DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00131
77.
Yilmaz, D., Tharehalli, U., Paganoni, R., Knoop, P., Gruber, A., Chen, Y., Dong, R., Leithaeuser, F., Seufferlein, T., Leopold, K., Lechel, A., & Spasic, M. V. (2025). "Iron metabolism in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma" , Scientific Reports , 15 , 2180.
DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-86486-x
76.
Philipp, T., Muller, R., Ortmann, T., Kern, C., Rohnke, M., Schauer, S., Linden, M., Abouzari-lotf, E., Smok, T., Fichtner, M., Shakouri, S., Ruben, M., Leopold, K., & Kranz, C. (2025). "Metalloporphyrin-Based Cathode for Rechargeable Magnesium-Ion Batteries: Copper Leaching and Interphase Formation" , Chemsuschem .
DOI:10.1002/cssc.202501463
75.
Mandal, S., Sinambela, N., Biskupek, J., Mueller, R., Kaiser, U., Leopold, K., & Pannwitz, A. (2025). "Mn2+ and [Ru(bpy)3]2+ in UiO-67 metal organic frameworks enhance photocatalytic oxidation of benzylamine via an electron transfer pathway" , Rsc Advances , 15 , 38105-38121.
DOI:10.1039/d5ra04503g
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Sachdeva, G., Maloul, S., Zolg, J., Mueller, R., Mondeshki, M., Ebrahimi, E., Abid, D., Chala, S. A., Neumann, C., Turchanin, A., Biskupek, J., Kaiser, U., Leopold, K., & Streb, C. (2025). "Polyoxometalate Aerogels Formed by Organofunctionalized Anderson Polyoxometalates as Low Molecular Weight Gelators" , Advanced Materials Interfaces , 12 ,
DOI:10.1002/admi.202500597
73.
Gambelunghe, A., Giovagnoli, S., Di Michele, A., Boncompagni, S., Dell'Omo, M., Leopold, K., Iavicoli, I., Talesa, V. N., & Antognelli, C. (2025). "Redox-Sensitive Glyoxalase 1 Up-Regulation Is Crucial for Protecting Human Lung Cells from Gold Nanoparticles Toxicity (vol 9, 697, 2020)" , Antioxidants , 14 , 597.
DOI:10.3390/antiox14050597

2024

72.
Blaimer, D., & Leopold, K. (2024). "Analytical methods for identification, characterization, and quantification of metal-containing nanoparticles in biological and biomedical samples, food and personal care products" , Trac-Trends In Analytical Chemistry , 181 , 118031.
DOI:10.1016/j.trac.2024.118031
71.
Blaimer, D., & Leopold, K. (2024). "Greenness of analytical methods for the study of metal-containing nanoparticles in biomedical samples, personal care products and food" , Trac-Trends In Analytical Chemistry , 170 , 117433.
DOI:10.1016/j.trac.2023.117433
70.
Boecker, M., Lander, S., Mueller, R., Gaus, A., Neumann, C., Moser, J., Micheel, M., Turchanin, A., Delius, M. v., Synatschke, C. V., Leopold, K., Waechtler, M., & Weil, T. (2024). "Screening Cobalt-based Catalysts on Multicomponent CdSe@CdS Nanorods for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution in Aqueous Media" , Acs Applied Nano Materials , 7 , 14146-14153.
DOI:10.1021/acsanm.4c01645

2023

69.
Kund, J., Kruse, J., Gruber, A., Trentin, I., Langer, M., Read, C., Neusser, G., Blaimer, D., Rupp, U., Streb, C., Leopold, K., Schacher, F. H., & Kranz, C. (2023). "CataLight: The Collaborative Research Center for Light-Driven Catalysis in Soft Matter" , Angewandte Chemie-International Edition , 62 , e202306030.
DOI:10.1002/anie.202306030
68.
Zhang, W., Zhan, S., Xiao, J., Petit, T., Schlesiger, C., Mellin, M., Hofmann, J. P., Heil, T., Mueller, R., Leopold, K., & Oschatz, M. (2023). "Coordinative Stabilization of Single Bismuth Sites in a Carbon-Nitrogen Matrix to Generate Atom-Efficient Catalysts for Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia" , Advanced Science , 10 ,
DOI:10.1002/advs.202302623
67.
Benndorf, S., Schleusener, A., Mueller, R., Micheel, M., Baruah, R., Dellith, J., Undisz, A., Neumann, C., Turchanin, A., Leopold, K., Weigand, W., & Waechtler, M. (2023). "Covalent Functionalization of CdSe Quantum Dot Films with Molecular [FeFe] Hydrogenase Mimics for Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution" , Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces , 15 , 18889-18897.
DOI:10.1021/acsami.3c00184
66.
Bock, F., Gruber, A., Leopold, K., & Bruhn, H. (2023). "Efficient and robust image registration for two-dimensional micro-X-ray fluorescence measurements" , Journal Of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry , 38 ,
DOI:10.1039/d2ja00347c
65.
Knoop, P., Yilmaz, D., Paganoni, R., Steele-Perkins, P., Gruber, A., Akdogan, B., Zischka, H., Leopold, K., & Vujic Spasic, M. (2023). "Hfe Actions in Kupffer Cells Are Dispensable for Hepatic and Systemic Iron Metabolism" , International Journal Of Molecular Sciences , 24 , 8948.
DOI:10.3390/ijms24108948
64.
Kund, J., Kruse, J., Gruber, A., Trentin, I., Langer, M., Read, C., Neusser, G., Blaimer, D., Rupp, U., Streb, C., Leopold, K., Schacher, F. H., & Kranz, C. (2023). "Multimodal Analysis of Light-Driven Water Oxidation in Nanoporous Block Copolymer Membranes" , Angewandte Chemie-International Edition , 62 , e202217196.
DOI:10.1002/anie.202217196
63.
Kawach, R., Diedrich, V., Gruber, A., Leopold, K., Herwig, A., & Spasic, M. V. (2023). "Seasonal and fasting induced changes in iron metabolism in Djungarian hamsters" , Plos One , 18 , e0293971.
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0293971

2022

62.
Hauser, S., Andres, S., & Leopold, K. (2022). "Determination of trace elements in placenta by total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry: effects of sampling and sample preparation" , Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry , 414 , 4519-4529.
DOI:10.1007/s00216-022-04112-5
61.
Brueckmann, J., Mueller, C., Maisuradze, T., Mengele, A. K., Nauroozi, D., Fauth, S., Gruber, A., Graefe, S., Leopold, K., Kupfer, S., Dietzek-Ivansic, B., & Rau, S. (2022). "Pyrimidoquinazolinophenanthroline Opens Next Chapter in Design of Bridging Ligands for Artificial Photosynthesis" , Chemistry-A European Journal , 28 , e202200766.
DOI:10.1002/chem.202200766

2021

60.
Friedland, J., Brandt, A., Leopold, K., & Guettel, R. (2021). "Atomization of gold nanoparticles in graphite furnace AAS: Modelling and simulative exploration of experimental results" , Spectrochimica Acta Part B-Atomic Spectroscopy , 182 , 106249.
DOI:10.1016/j.sab.2021.106249
59.
Tangudu, N. K., Yilmaz, D., Woerle, K., Gruber, A., Colucci, S., Leopold, K., Muckenthaler, M. U., & Spasic, M. V. (2021). "Macrophage-HFE controls iron metabolism and immune responses in aged mice" , Haematologica , 106 , 259-263.
DOI:10.3324/haematol.2019.235630
58.
Stock, V., Mutschler, A., Linden, M., & Leopold, K. (2021). "Photoactive Titanium Dioxide Films with Embedded Gold Nanoparticles for Quantitative Determination of Mercury Traces in Humic Matter-Containing Freshwaters" , Nanomaterials , 11 , 512.
DOI:10.3390/nano11020512
57.
Leopold, K. (2021). "X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy for laboratory applications" , Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry , 413 , 6455-6456.
DOI:10.1007/s00216-021-03592-1