Department of Chemistry
University of Basel
Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR-1096
4058 Basel, Switzerland

phone: +41 61 207 57 93
email: manuel.kraus@unibas.ch

Asymmetric polymer matrices for functional surfaces in advanced technologic applications

R&D Engineer at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology CSEM Basel in the Integrated Flexible Sensors and Micro/Nano-Optics groups (10/2021 - 10/2022)

Internship at CSEM Basel on “Organ-on-chip membranes for cell isolation” (04/2021 - 09/2021)

M.Sc. in Nanosciences at University Basel (08/2018-01/2021). Master thesis on “Artificial cells: producing & manipulating giant unilamellar vesicles on-chip” at the D-BSSE of ETH Zürich (08/2018 - 01/2021)

Research project on “Single-molecule force spectroscopy of C. auris adhesins” at University Basel (02/2020 - 04/2020)

Research project on “Polymer inclusion membranes for precious metal recovery” at FHNW Muttenz (06/2019 - 09/2019)

B.Sc. in Nanosciences at University Basel (09/2015 - 07/2018)

Tunable Structural Color in Copolymer Microgels Through Controlled Synthesis and Thermally Induced Assembly [link]
M. Kraus, M. Malekovic, I. A. Dinu, C. G. Palivan
Small Science  2026, 6 (4), e202600001, DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202600001

Solid-Supported Polymer Membranes: How Different Deposition Methods Influence Their Inner Morphology and Properties [link]
M. S. Muthwill, M. Kraus, M. Bina, M. Malekovic, I. A. Dinu, C. G. Palivan
Langmuir 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00105

Nanoassemblies designed for efficient nuclear targeting [link]
M. Skowicki, S. Tarvirdipour, M. Kraus, C.-A. Schoenenberger, C. G. Palivan
Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 2024, 115354. DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2024.115354

Recovery of scandium from acidic waste solutions by means of polymer inclusion membranes [link]
S. Hedwig, M. Kraus, M. Amrein, J. Stiehm, E. C. Constable, M. Lenz
Hydrometallurgy, 2022, 213, 105916, DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2022.105916