Papers

2026

2025

2024

2026

Acaru, Silviu Florin; Comí, Marc; Falireas, Panagiotis; Vanpoucke, Danny E. P.; Vendamme, Richard; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Glass Transition Temperature Prediction in Lignin Polyurethanes Using Machine Learning on Small Experimental Dataset, Materials & Design 2026, 267, 116265, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2026.116265

Vynnytska, Sofiya; Winters, Jonas; Janssen, Stan; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Green synthesis of poly(succinimide) in ionic liquids as precursor for poly(aspartic acid), European Polymer Journal 2026, 253, 114764, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2026.114764, invited cover

Pichon, Enzo; Janssen, Stan; Freulings, Kim; Pich, Andrij; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, NIPUrea-epoxy vitrimeric networks for reprocessible hot-melt 2K glass coatings, Materials Today Chemistry 2026, 54, 103623, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2026.103623

Restrepo-Montoya, Ana C; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Eceiza, Arantxa; Saralegi, Ainara, Recyclable thermoset polyurethane adhesives based on thermoreversible DA-adducts for wood and metal substrates, Journal of Cleaner Production 2026, 556, 148209, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2026.148209.

Guit, Jarno; Benninga, Joël; Baas, Anouk; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Folkersma, Rudy; Loos, Katja; Voet, Vincent S.D., In Situ Nylon Salt Formation Enables the Molecular Recycling of Thermoplastic Polyurethane to Nylon 6.6, European Polymer Journal 2026, 250, 114705, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2026.114705

Post, Cornelis; Kalayci, Kübra; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Folkersma, Rudy; Voet, Vincent S. D.; Loos, Katja, Renewable and Biodegradable Tetrahydrofuran-Based Polyester Amides, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2026, 14, 3271−3281, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c14118

Bram Jacobs, Matteo Deroma, Ine Van Nieuwenhove, Pablo Reyes, Dagmar R. D’hooge, Geert-Jan Graulus, Katrien V. Bernaerts, An Verberckmoes, Valorisation of organosolv lignin in dynamic boronate ester gels by ethanol/water tandem batch depolymerization and exploiting glycerol carbonate functionalization, Reactive and Functional Polymers 2026, 106685, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2026.106685

Weng, Hongjuan; Decarli, Monize C.; Chen, Wen; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Moroni, Lorenzo, Engineering bioactive fibrous constructs: Bioprinting stem cell-laden collagen-derived hydrogels with short collagen microfibers, Biomaterials 2026, 329, 123965, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2025.123965

Benninga, Joël, Guit, Jarno, Baas, Anouk, Bernaerts, Katrien V., Folkersma, Rudy, Voet, Vincent, Loos, Katja Catalyst-free molecular recycling of a commercial polyurethane through a novel auto-acidolysis depolymerization technique, Polymer 2026, 350, 129801, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2026.129801

2025

Pichon, Enzo; Fordham, Alexander; Pich, Andrij; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Green synthesis of bio-based NIPUrea-acrylate hybrids for versatile and fast-curing hot-melt coating development, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2025, 17, 51, 69960–69969; DOI 10.1021/acsami.5c17304.

Tharayil, Adithya; Verstappen, Joshua J.J.; De Franceschi, Irene; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*; Badi, N.*; Du Prez, Filip E.* Monodisperse Oligoamides as Precise Precursors for Nylon via Solid-State Polycondensation. ACS Macro Letters, 1701-1707 (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5c00620

Jacobs, B.; Graulus, G.J.; Bernaerts, K.V.; Verberckmoes, A., Comprehensive characterization of sustainably synthesized lignin-based polyols towards thermoset materials, Next Materials 9, 101279 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101279

Tao, Yinghua; Liu, Tao; Jin, Fenya; Tan, Xin; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Yin, Yi; Zhang, Tianzhu, Adipose-Derived Stem Cell-derived Exosome-Encapsulated G-Avs Patch for Modulating Inflammation and Promoting Tissue Regeneration, ACS nano 19 (31), 28966-28966 (2025)

Weng, Hongjuan; Caiado Decarli, Monize; He, Lei; Chen, Wen; van Rijt, Sabine; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Moroni, Lorenzo, Mechanical Reinforced and Self-healing Hydrogels: Bioprinted Biomimetic Methacrylated Collagen Peptide-Xanthan Gum Constructs for Ligament Regeneration, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2502341 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202502341

Carolane Gerbehaye, Katrien V. Bernaerts, Gaelle Fontaine, Serge Bourbigot, Rosica Mincheva, Jean-Marie Raquez, Solid-State Modification for Improved Flame Retardancy, Polymer Degradation and Stability 237 (2025), 111327, 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2025.111327

Bram Jacobs, Ine Van Nieuwenhove, Sander Driesen, Pablo Reyes, Dagmar R. D’hooge, Geert-Jan Graulus, Katrien V. Bernaerts, An Verberckmoes, Bio-polyol chemical design for self-healing boronate ester gels by green oxyalkylation of organosolv lignin, European Polymer Journal 228 (2025) 113846, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2025.113846

Ansari, Vahid; Massonnet, Philippe; Wenng Hongjuan; Kalogeropoulou, Maria; Heeren, Ron M. A.; Harings, Jules A.W.; Moroni, Lorenzo; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Versatile immobilization of mimicking peptides on additively manufactured functionalized a-amino acid based poly(ester amide)s, European Polymer Journal 2024, 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2024.113593

2024

Yao, Yawen; Kouris, Panos D.; Boot, Michael D.; Hensen, Emiel J.M.; Harings, Jules A.W.; Bernaerts, Katrien V., Aqueous Processing of Biobased Polyamide 11/Lignin Blends with Light Color, ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2024, DOI 10.1021/acsapm.4c02299

Calore, Andrea Roberto; Mota, Carlos; Bernaerts, Katrien; Harings, Jules A.W. and Moroni, Lorenzo, Melt-extrusion additive manufacturing for tissue engineering: applications and limitations, 3D printing and additive manufacturing, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2023.0104

Pichon, Enzo; Verstappen, Joshua; Stepanova, Svetlana; Pich, Andrij; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Bio-based non-isocyanate poly(urea)-PEG hybrids for VOC-free waterborne dispersions and fast UV-curable film application, European Polymer Journal 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2024.113309

Walkowiak, Jacek J.; Litzen, Inga; Michalska-Walkowiak, Joanna; Förster, Beate; Stouten, Jules; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Demco, Dan E.; Pich, Andrij, Microgels with controlled network topologies by photocrosslinking-assisted, continuous precipitation polymerization, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.059

De Grave, Lauren; Di Meo, Celeste; Gérard, Melanie; La Gatta, Annalisa; Thorrez, Lieven ; Bernaerts, Katrien V ; Schiraldi, Chiara; Van Vlierberghe, Sandra, Direct versus indirect 3D printing of photo-crosslinkable hybrid hydrogels based on gelatin and poly(aspartic acid) derivatives, Sustainability Science and Technology 2024, 1, 014002, https://doi.org/10.1088/2977-3504/ad5b62

De Grave, Lauren; Bernaerts, Katrien V., Van Vlierberghe, Sandra, Development of photo-crosslinked poly(aspartic acid) fiber networks via electrospinning, Next Materials 2024, 3, 100172; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxmate.2024.100172

Liu, Jian; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Preparation of lignin-based imine vitrimers and their potential application as repairable, self-cleaning, removable and degradable coatings, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D3TA06338K

Liu, Jian; Pich, Andrij; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Preparation of lignin-based vinylogous urethane vitrimer materials and their potential use for on-demand removable adhesives, Green Chemistry 2024, 26, 1414-1429, DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02799F

2024

2023

Pichon, Enzo; De Smet, David; Rouster, Paul; Freulings, Kim; Pich, Andrij; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Bio-based non-isocyanate polyurethane(urea) waterborne dispersions for water resistant textile coatings, Materials Today Chemistry 2023, 34, 101822; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2023.101822
Liu, Jian; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Towards sustainable and on-demand adhesives: catalyst-free preparation of lignin-based covalent adaptable networks with superior bonding and recyclability, Chemical Engineering Journal 2023, 477, 147299; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.147299
Stouten, Jules; Pich, Andrij; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Renewable and Functional Latexes Synthesized by Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly for UV Curable Films, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2023, 15, 52939−52952; 10.1021/acsami.3c11657
Liu, Jian; Pich, Andrij; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Preparation of lignin-based vinylogous urethane vitrimer materials and their potential use for on-demand removable adhesives, Green Chemistry, DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02799F
Calore, Andrea Roberto; Mota, Carlos; Bernaerts, Katrien; Harings, Jules A.W. and Moroni, Lorenzo, Melt-extrusion additive manufacturing for tissue engineering: applications and limitations, submitted to 3D printing and additive manufacturing
van Leuken, Stijn; van Osch, Dannie J.G.P.; Kouris, Panos; Yao, Yawen; Jedrzejczyk, Monika; Cremers, Geert; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; van Benthem, Rolf; Tuinier, Remco; Hensen, Emiel; Vis, Mark Quantitative Prediction of the Solvent Fractionation of Lignin, Green Chemistry 2023, 25, 7534-7540, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3GC00948C
Stouten, Jules; Schnelting, Geraldine H.M.; Hul, Jerzy; Sijstermans, Nick; Janssen, Kylian; Darikwa, Tinashe; Ye, Chongnan; Loos, Katja; Voet, Vincent S.D.; Bernaerts, Katrien V., Biobased Photopolymer Resin for 3D Printing Containing Dynamic Imine Bonds for Fast Reprocessability, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15, 27110−27119; DOI 10.1021/acsami.3c01669
Jules Stouten; Maria K. N. de Roy; Katrien V. Bernaerts*, Synthesis and Characterization of Water-borne Vanillin Polymethacrylates Containing Dynamic Imine Cross-links, Materials Today Sustainability 2023, 22, 100396; DOI:10.1016/j.mtsust.2023.100396
De Grave, Lauren; Di Meo, Celeste; Gréant, Coralie; Van Durme, Bo; Gérard, Melanie; La Gatta, Annalisa; Schiraldi, Chiara; Thorrez, Lieven; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Van Vlierberghe, Sandra, Photo-crosslinkable Poly(aspartic acid) for Light-based Additive Manufacturing: Chain-growth Versus Step-growth Crosslinking, European Polymer Journal, 2023, 190(25), 112017
Yao, Yawen; Meng , Xintong; Li, Cheng; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Zhang, Kai, Tuning the chiral structures from self-assembled carbohydrate derivatives, Small, 2023, 2208286, DOI: 10.1002/smll.202208286
Bram Jacobs, Yawen Yao, Ine Van Nieuwenhove, Dhanjay Sharma, Geert-Jan Graulus, Katrien V. Bernaerts, An Verberckmoes, Sustainable lignin modifications and processing methods – green chemistry as the way forward, Green Chemistry, 2023, 25, 2042-2086DOI: 10.1039/D2GC04699G
Calore, Andrea Roberto; Srinivas, Varun; Groenendijk, Linda; Serafim, Andrada; Stancu, Izabela Cristina; Wilbers, Arnold; Leoné, Nils; Sanchez, Ane Albillos; Auhl, Dietmar; Mota, Carlos; Bernaerts, Katrien; Harings, Jules A.W. and Moroni, Lorenzo, Manufacturing of Scaffolds with Interconnected Internal Open Porosity and Surface Roughness. Acta Biomaterialia, 2023, 156, 158-176; http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4048682

2022

De Grave, Lauren; Tenório Filho, José Roberto; Snoeck, Didier; Vynnytska, Sofiya; De Belie, Nele; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Van Vlierberghe, Sandra, Poly (aspartic acid) superabsorbent polymers as biobased and biodegradable additives for self-sealing of cementitious mortar, Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, 2022, 1-16, DOI: 10.1080/21650373.2022.2137861
Defize, Thomas; Bouyahyi, Miloud; Rozanski, Artur; Yang, Lanti; Patham, Bhaskar; Sweere, Augustinus Johannes Maria; Hochstädt, Sebastian; Hansen, Michel Ryan ; Geens, Jérémy; Bernaerts, Katrien; Jasinska-Walc, Lidia; Duchateau, Robbert, Self-organization of Graft Copolymers and Retortable iPP-based Nanoporous Membranes Thereof, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2022, 4 (10), 6897-6907, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.2c00839
Katalagarianakis, Amalia; Van de Voorde, Babs; Pien, Nele; Polyzos, Efstratios; Duretek, Ivica; Holzer, Clemens; Cardon, Ludwig; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Van Hemelrijck, Danny; Van Vlierberghe, Sandra; Pyl, Lincy, The effect of carbon fiber content on physico-mechanical properties of recycled PET composites 3D printed through fused filament fabrication, Additive Manufacturing, 2022, 60, 103246
Stuyck, Wouter; Janssens, Kwinten; Denayer, Mats; De Schouwer, Free; Coeck, Robin; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Vekeman, Jelle; De Proft, Frank; De Vos, Dirk, A sustainable way of recycling polyamides: dissolution and ammonolysis of polyamides to diamines and diamides using ammonia and biosourced glycerol, Green Chemistry, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/d2gc02233h
Stouten, Jules; Sijstermans, Nick; Babilotte, Joanna; Pich, Andrij; Moroni, Lorenzo; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Micellar Drug Delivery Vehicles formed from Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Bearing Photo-Cross-linkable Cyclopentenone Side Groups, Polymer Chemistry, 2022, 13, 4832 – 4847; DOI: 10.1039/D2PY00631F
Dai, Jidong; Zhang, Zhigang; Bernaerts, Katrien; Zhang, Qianli; Zhang, Tianzhu, Amphiphilic Crosslinked Four-Armed Poly(lactic- co-glycolide) Electrospun Membranes for Enhancing Cell Adhesion, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2022, 8(6):2428-2436; doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00381
Jafari, Hafez; Alimoradi, Houman; Delporte, Christine; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Heidari, Reza; Podstawczyk, Daria; Niknezhad, Seyyed Vahid; Shavandi, Amin, An injectable, self-healing, 3D printable, double network co-enzymatically crosslinked hydrogel using marine poly- and oligo-saccharides for wound healing application, Applied Materials Today, 2022, 29, 101581; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2022.101581
Calore, Andrea Roberto; Hadavi, Darya; Honing, Maarten; Albillos-Sanchez, Ane; Mota, Carlos; Bernaerts, Katrien; Harings, Jules; Moroni, Lorenzo, Cholecalciferol as bioactive plasticizer of high Mw PDLLA scaffolds for bone regeneration, Tissue Engineering Part C, Methods, 2022, 28(7), 335-350; doi: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2022.0041
Jedrzejczyk, Monika A.; Kouris, Panos D.; Boot, Michael D.; Hensen, Emiel J.M.; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Renewable Thiol−yne “Click” Networks Based on Propargylated Lignin for Adhesive Resin Applications, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2022, 4, 4, 2544–2552; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.1c01853
Jedrzejczyk, Monika A.; Madelat, Negin; Wouters, Benny; Smeets, Hans; Wolters, Maartje; Stepanova, Svetlana A.; Vangeel, Thijs; Van Aelst, Korneel; Van den Bosch, Sander; Van Aelst, Joost; Polizzi, Viviana; Servaes, Kelly; Vanbroekhoven, Karolien; Lagrain, Bert; Sels, Bert F.; Terryn, Herman; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Preparation of Renewable Thiol-yne ‘Click’ Networks Based on Fractionated Lignin for Anticorrosive Protective Films Applications, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2022, 2100461; https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202100461
Gerbahaye, Carolane; Bernaerts, Katrien B.; Mincheva, Rosica; Raquez, Jean-Marie, Solid-State Modification of Poly(Butylene Terephthalate): Design of Process from Calorimetric Methods for Catalyst Investigation to Reactive Extrusion, European Polymer Journal, 2022, 166, 111010; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111010
Zago, Erika; Tillier, Cecile; De Leener, Gael; Nandasiri, Ruchira; Delporte, Cedric; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Shavandi, Amin, Sustainable production of low molecular weight phenolic compounds from Belgian Brewers’ spent grain, Bioresource Technology Reports, 2022, 17, 100964; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2022.100964
Jafari, Hafez; Delporte, Christine; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Alimoradi, Houman; Nie, Lei; Podstawczyk, Daria; Tam, Kam Chiu; Shavandi, Amin; Synergistically complexation of phenol functionalized polymer induced in-situ microfiber formation for 3D printing of marine-based hydrogel, Green Chemistry 2022, 24, 2409-2422, DOI: 10.1039/d1gc04347a
Ansari, Vahid; Calore, Andrea; Moroni, Lorenzo; Harings, Jules A.W.; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*; Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of α-amino acid based Poly(ester amide)s for 3D printing, Biomacromolecules, 2022, 23, 3, 1083–1100, 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01417
Van de Voorde, Babs; Katalagarianakis, Amalia; Huysman, Sofie; Toncheva, Antoniya; Raquez, Jean-Marie; Duretek, Ivica; Holzer, Clemens; Cardon, Ludwig; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Van Hemelrijck, Danny; Pyl, Lincy; Van Vlierberghe, Sandra, Effect of extrusion and fused filament fabrication processing parameters of recycled PET on the crystallinity and mechanical properties, Additive Manufacturing, 2022, 50, 102518; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102518
Vanpoucke, Danny E.P.; Delgove, Marie A.F.; Stouten, Jules; Noordijk, Jurrie; De Vos, Nils; Matthysen, Kamiel; Deroover, Geert G.P.; Mehrkanoon, Siamak; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, A machine learning approach for the design of hyperbranched polymeric dispersing agents based on aliphatic polyesters for radiation curable inks, Polymer International, 2022, 71(8), 966-975, https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6378

2021

Dai, Jidong; Liang, Min; Zhang, Zhigang; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Zhang, Tianzhu, Synthesis and crystallization behavior of poly (lactide-co-glycolide), Polymer, 2021, 235, 124302; 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124302
Würdemann, Martien A.; Faber, T.; Harings, J.A.W.; Bernaerts, K.V.; Orru, R.V.A.; Pich, A., Post-modification of bio based pyrazines and their polyesters, Macromolecules, 2021, 54, 23, 10850–10859; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01592
Hobbi, Parinaz; Okoro, Oseweuba Valentine; Delporte, Christine; Alimoradi, Houman; Podstawczyk, Daria; Nie, Lei; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Shavandi, Amin; Kinetic modelling of the solid-liquid extraction process of polyphenolic compounds from apple pomace: Influence of solvent composition and temperature, Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2021, 8, 114-127; https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-021-00465-4
Calore, Andrea Roberto; Srinivas, Varun; Anand, Shivesh; Albillos-Sanchez, Ane; Looijmans, Stan F. S. P.; van Breemen, Lambert C. A.; Mota, Carlos; Bernaerts, Katrien; Harings, Jules A. W.; Moroni, Lorenzo; Shaping and properties of thermoplastic scaffolds in tissue regeneration: The effect of thermal history on polymer crystallization, surface characteristics and cell fate, Journal of Materials Research, 2021, 36, 3914–3935, DOI:10.1557/s43578-021-00403-2
Wróblewska, Aleksandra A.; Ching, Vincent H. Y.; Noordijk, Jurrie; De Wildeman, Stefaan M.A.; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Radical formation in sugar-derived acetals under solvent-free conditions, Molecules, 2021, 26, 5897-5904; https:// doi.org/10.3390/molecules26195897
Jedrzejczyk, Monika; Van den Bosch, Sander; Van Aelst, Joost; Van Aelst, Korneel; Kouris, Panos D.; Maolin, Mohamed; Haenen, Guido; Boot, Michael D.; Hensen, Emiel J.M.; Lagrain, Bert; Sels, Bert F.; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Lignin based antioxidative additives for improved thermo-oxidative stability of biolubricants, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2021, 9, 37, 12548–12559, 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02799, supplementary cover
Jedrzejczyk, Monika; Engelhardt, Julian; Djokic, Marko; Bliznuk, Vitaliy; Van Geem, Kevin; Verberckmoes, An; De Clercq, Jeriffa; Katrien V. Bernaerts, Development of lignin-based mesoporous carbons for the adsorption of humic acid, ACSOmega 2021, 6, 23, 15222–15235, 10.1021/acsomega.1c01475.
Wróblewska, Aleksandra A.; Harings, Jules A.W.; De Wildeman, Stefaan M.A.; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Cyclic dioxolane moieties in polyamides – the effect of the additional oxygen and the bulky cyclic structure on the global interactions between polymeric chains, Polymer 2021, 226, 123799; 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123799
Stouten, Jules; Wróblewska, Aleksandra A.; Grit, Glenn; Noordijk, Jurrie; Gebben, Bert; Meeusen-Wierts, Monique H.M.; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*; Polyamides containing a biorenewable terephthalic acid equivalent based on coumalate esters: from synthesis to evaluation of the thermal and mechanical properties, invited for special issue “Sustainable Polymers” of Polymer Chemistry 2021, 12, 2379-2388; https://doi.org/10.1039/D1PY00005E.
Jafari, Hafez; Delporte, Christine; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; De Leener, Gaël; Luhmer, Michel; Nie, Lei; Shavandi, A; Development of marine oligosaccharides for potential wound healing biomaterials engineering, Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 2021, 7, 100113, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2021.100113

2020

Wang, Faming; Ren, Pengfei; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Yifu, Fu; Hu, Wanjun; Zhou, Naizhen; Zhang, Tianzhu, Thermoresponsive Poly(2-propyl-2-oxazoline) Surfaces of Glass for Nonenzymatic Cell Harvesting, ACS Applied Bio Materials 2020; 3(8), 5428–5437, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c00650
Jafari, Hafez; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Dodi, Gianina; Shavindi, Amin, Chitooligosaccharides features for wound healing biomaterials design, Materials Science & Engineering C, 2020; 117, 111266, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111266
Würdemann, Martien A.; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Biobased Pyrazine-Containing Polyesters, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2020; 8(32), 12045–12052, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03159
Li, Guotai; Yu, Kui; Noordijk, Jurrie; Meeusen-Wierts, Monique H.M.; Gebben, Bert; oude Lohuis, Petra A.M.; Schotman, Anton H.M.; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*, Hydrothermal Polymerization towards Fully Biobased Polyazomethines, Chemical Communications 2020; 56, 9194 – 9197, 10.1039/d0cc03026k
Delgove, Marie A.F.; Wróblewska, Aleksandra A.; Stouten, Jules; van Slagmaat, Christian A.M.R.; De Wildeman, Stefaan M.A., Bernaerts, Katrien V.*; Organocatalyzed ring opening polymerization of regio-isomeric lactones: reactivity and thermodynamics considerations, Polymer Chemistry 2020; 11(23), 3573-3584, https://doi.org/10.1039/C9PY01777A, backcover
Würdemann, Martien A.; Niţu, Cristina; De Wildeman, Stefaan M.A.; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Orru, Romano V.A.The Forgotten Pyrazines: Exploring the Dakin-West Reaction. Chemistry a European Journal 2020; 26(36), 8090-8100, https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202000475.
Zhou, Naizhen; Ma, Xiao; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Ren, Pengfei; Hu, Wanjun; Zhang, Tianzhu, Expansion of ovarian cancer stem-like cells in poly(ethylene glycol)-crosslinked poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic acid) and alginate double-network hydrogels, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering 2020; 6(6), 3310-3326, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01967
Coenen, Anna M. J.; Harings, Jules A. W.; Ghazanfari, Samaneh; Jockenhoevel, Stefan; Bernaerts, Katrien V.*; Formation of cyclic structures in the cationic ring opening polymerization of poly(1,3-dioxolane), RSC Advances 2020; 10, 9623-9632, DOI: 10.1039/d0ra00904k.
Stouten, Jules; Vanpoucke, Danny E. P.; Van Assche, Guy; Bernaerts, Katrien V.* UV-Curable Biobased Polyacrylates Based on a Multifunctional Monomer Derived from Furfural, Macromolecules 2020; 53, 1388−1404, https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02659
van Slagmaat, Christian A. M. R.; Delgove, Marie A. F.; Stouten, Jules; Morick, Lukas; van der Meer, Yvonne; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; De Wildeman, Stefaan M. A.; Solvent-Free Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to gamma-Valerolactone using a Shvo Catalyst precursor: Optimization, Thermodynamic Insights, and Life Cycle Assessment, Green Chemistry 2020; 22, 2443–2458, DOI: 10.1039/c9gc02088h
Vanpoucke, Danny E. P.; van Knippenberg, Onno S. J.; Hermans, Ko; Bernaerts, Katrien V*, Mehrkanoon, Siamak, Small Data Materials Design with Machine Learning: When the Average Model Knows Best, Journal of Applied Physics 2020; 128, 054901, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0012285, selected as featured article of this journal issue, highlighted as a Scilight with https://doi.org/10.1063/10.0001749

2019

Wróblewska AA, Leone N, De Wildeman SMA, Bernaerts KV, Towards high-performance materials based on carbohydrate-derived polyamide blends, Polymers 2019; 11, 413 – 426, https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11030413
Delgove, Marie A.F.; Laurent, Achille-B. ; Woodley, John M., De Wildeman, Stefaan M.A., Bernaerts, Katrien V.; van der Meer, Yvonne; A prospective life-cycle assessment (LCA) of monomer synthesis: Comparison of biocatalytic and oxidative chemistry, ChemSusChem 2019; 12,1349 –1360, 10.1002/cssc.201900007
Delgove, Marie A.F.; Valencia, Daniela; Soléb, Jordi; Bernaerts, Katrien V.; De Wildeman, Stefaan M.A.; Guillén, Marina; Álvaro, Gregorio; High performing immobilized Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase and glucose dehydrogenase for the synthesis of Ɛ-caprolactone derivative, Applied Catalysis A: General 2019; 572, 134–141, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2018.12.036

2018

Wróblewska AA, Garsten W, Stevens S, De Wildeman SMA, Bernaerts KV*, Solvent-Free Method for the Copolymerization of Labile Sugar-Derived Building Blocks into Polyamides, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2018; 6(10), 13504-13517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03587
Coenen AMJ, Bernaerts KV, Harings J, Jockenhoevel S, Ghazanfari S, Elastic materials for tissue engineering applications: natural, synthetic, and hybrid polymers, Acta Biomaterialia 2018; 79, 60-82, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.08.027
Delgove MAF, Elford MT, Bernaerts KV, De Wildeman SMA, Towards upscaled biocatalyzed preparation of lactone buildings blocks for polymer applications, Organic Process Research and Development 2018; 22:803-812, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.8b00079
Jasinska-Walc L, Bouyahyi M, Lorenc P, Leijen Heeneman A, Rozanski, A, Duchateau R, Bernaerts KV*, Synthesis of isotactic polypropylene-b-polystyrene block copolymers as compatibilizers for isotactic polypropylene/polyphenylene oxide blends, Polymer 2018: 147, 121-132, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2018.05.075
Wróblewska AA, Noordijk J, Das N, Gerards C, De Wildeman SMA, Bernaerts KV*, Structure-Property Relations in New Cyclic Galactaric Acid Derived Monomers and Polymers Therefrom: Possibilities and Challenges, Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2018; 39(14), 1800077, invited for special issue “Young Talents 2018”, https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.201800077
Wróblewska AA, De Wildeman SMA, Bernaerts KV*, In depth study of the synthesis of polyamides in the melt using biacetal derivatives of galactaric acid in melt, Polymer Degradation and Stability 2018; 151:114-121, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.03.009
Delgove MAF, Elford MT, Bernaerts KV, De Wildeman SMA, Application of a thermostable Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase for the synthesis of branched polyester precursors, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 2018; 93, 2131–2140, https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5623, cover
Pucci F, Bernaerts K, Kwasigroch JM, Rooman M, Quantification of biases in predictions of protein stability changes upon mutations, Bioinformatics 2018, 34(21), 3659-3665, https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/bty348

2017

Delgove MAF, Fürst MJLJ, Fraaije MW, Bernaerts KV, De Wildeman SMA, Exploring the substrate scope of Baeyer-Villiger mono-oxygenases with branched lactones as entry towards polyesters, Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology 2017;18:1-8, DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700427.
Wroblewska AA, Lingier S, Noordijk J, Du Prez FE, De Wildeman SMA, Bernaerts KV*. Polyamides based on a partially bio-based spirodiamine, European Polymer Journal 2017; 96:221–231, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.08.056
Wróblewska AA, Bernaerts KV, De Wildeman SMA. Rigid, bio-based polyamides from galactaric acid derivatives with elevated glass transition temperatures and their characterization, Polymer 2017; 124:252-262, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.07.069.
Delgove MAF, Luchies J, Wauters I, Deroover GGP, De Wildeman SMA and Bernaerts KV*. Increasing the solubility range of polyesters by tuning their microstructure with comonomers. Polymer Chemistry 2017; 8:4696-4706; DOI: 10.1039/c7py00976c.

2008

Bernaerts KV, Fustin CA, Bomal-D’Haese C, Gohy JF, Martins JC, Du Prez FE. Advanced polymer architectures with stimuli-responsive properties starting from inimers. Macromolecules 2008;41:2593-2606, https://doi.org/10.1021/ma702547g.

2006

Bernaerts KV, Du Prez FE. Dual/heterofunctional initiators for the combination of mechanistically distinct polymerization techniques. Progress in Polymer Science 2006;31:671-722, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2006.08.007.
Bernaerts KV, Willet N, Van Camp W, Jérôme R, Du Prez FE. pH-Responsive diblock copolymers prepared by the dual initiator strategy. Macromolecules 2006;39:3760-3769.
Van Durme K, Van Mele B, Bernaerts KV, Verdonck BV, Du Prez FE. End-group modified poly(methyl vinyl ether): Characterization and LCST demixing behavior in water. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2006;44:461-469.

2005

Rieger J, Coulembier O, Dubois P, Bernaerts KV, Du Prez FE, Jérôme R, Jérôme C. Controlled synthesis of an ABC miktoarm star-shaped copolymer by sequential ring-opening polymerization of ethylene oxide, benzyl beta-malolactonate, and epsilon-caprolactone. Macromolecules 2005;38:10650-10657.
Erdogan T, Bernaerts KV, Van Renterghem LM, Du Prez FE, Goethals EJ. Preparation of star block co-polymers by combination of cationic ring opening polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization. Designed Monomers and Polymers 2005;8:705-714.
Bernaerts KV, Du Prez FE. Design of novel poly(methyl vinyl ether) containing AB and ABC block copolymers by the dual initiator strategy. Polymer 2005;46:8469-8482.

2004

Rieger J, Bernaerts KV, Du Prez FE, Jérôme R, Jérôme C. Lactone end-capped poly(ethylene oxide) as a new building block for biomaterials. Macromolecules 2004;37:9738-9745.
Tsarevsky NV, Bernaerts KV, Dufour B, Du Prez FE, Matyjaszewski K. Well-defined (co)polymers with 5-vinyltetrazole units via combination of atom transfer radical (co)polymerization of acrylonitrile and “click chemistry”-type postpolymerization modification. Macromolecules 2004;37:9308-9313.

2003

Bernaerts KV, Schacht EH, Goethals EJ, Du Prez FE. Synthesis of poly(tetrahydrofuran)-b-polystyrene block copolymers from dual initiators for cationic ring-opening polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2003;41:3206-3217. [IF 2.952]
Verbrugghe S, Bernaerts K, Du Prez FE. Thermo-responsive and emulsifying properties of poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) based graft copolymers. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2003;204:1217-1225. [IF 2.5]