Dr Damien Mertz

Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry), University of Strasbourg, France, 2008
M.Sc. (Polymers and Materials Science), University of Strasbourg, France, 2005
Agrégation de Sciences Physiques, France, 2004

Research Fellow

Email:
Telephone: +61 3 8344 4314
Fax: +61 3 8344 4153

Room 1.07, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Building 1

Nanostructured Interfaces and Materials (NIMS) Group

Honours/Awards

• 2009: SAUAS Thesis Prize, University of Strasbourg and the Council of Alsace Region

Professional Experience

• 2009 - Present: Research Fellow, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Australia
• 2005 - 2009: Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Strasbourg, France

Selected Publications

1. Mertz, D.; Vogt, C.; Hemmerlé, J.; Mutterer, J.; Ball, V; Voegel, J.-C.; Schaaf, P; Lavalle, P. "Mechanotransductive Surfaces for Reversible Biocatalysis Activation." Nat. Mater. 2009, 8, 731. [link]
2. Reisch, A.; Hemmerlé, J.; Voegel, J.-C.; Gonthier, E.; Decher, G.; Benkirane-Jessel, N.; Chassepot, A.; Mertz, D.; Lavalle, P.; Mésini, P.; Schaaf, P. "Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Coatings that Resist Protein Adsorption at Rest and under Stretching." J. Mater. Chem. 2008, 18, 4242. [link]
3. Mertz, D.; Hemmerlé, J.; Mutterer, J.; Ollivier, S.; Voegel, J.-C.; Schaaf, P; Lavalle, P. "Mechanically Responding Nanovalves Based on Polyelectrolyte Multilayers." Nano Lett. 2007, 7, 657. [link]
4. Mertz, D.; Hemmerlé, J.; Boulmedais, F.; Voegel, J.-C.; Lavalle, P.; Schaaf, P. "Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films under Mechanical Stretch." Soft Matter 2007, 3, 1413. [link]