Organic chemistry of aggregated systems (dr. A.T.M. Marcelis)
Dr. Ton Marcelis is associate professor (UHD) at Wageningen University. He studied organic and inorganic chemistry at Nijmegen University and received his PhD at Leiden University in 1982 under the supervision of prof. Dr. Jan Reedijk. In the same year he started working at the Organic Chemistry Department of Wageningen University. His research interests are on developing and synthesizing new molecules and polymers that form association structures with or without the presence of solvent. This association behaviour can result in a variety of structures like micelles, vesicles, gels, liquid crystals and nanoparticles.
He has been involved in several projects on association polymers, liquid crystals and micellar and vesicular systems. Current research projects are on preparation of nano- and microparticles for encapsulation, nanoparticle toxicity and association behavior of polymeric nanoparticles.