Micro 2026 in Cadiz, Spain
From 12 – 16 October there will be the 6th Edition of the International Conference MICRO 2026. We are looking forward to these interesting and exciting days in Cádiz. ...more
CRC 1357 PhD Symposium 2026
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and the Start-Up ESTER Biotech in Leipzig as well as the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research and the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTWD) were exciting stops at this years PhD Symposia. ...more
Save the date
We are delighted to welcome Dr G. K. Auernhammer from the ipf, Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research, to the CRC X-mas Seminar! Don’t miss it: 14 December 2026. Further details to follow ...more
New CRC 1357 Publication
Congrats to A. Gagsteiger, O. Turak and B. Höcker for the contribution of the section “Enzymatic Degradation of Synthetic Polymers” on the latest „Protein engineering: status report“ in the Journal “Protein Engineering, Design and Selection”. ...more
New CRC 1357 Publication
Congrats to K. Fritsche and S. Reich, K. A. Retsch, V. Jérôme, T. Scheibel, R. Freitag: „Distinct cellular responses in liver macrophages to short- and long-term exposure to pristine and artificially aged polystyrene microplastic particles“ in „Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety“. ...more
Editor's Choice Award 2025
The article "Hydrodynamics Shape Riverine Biofilms on Microplastics: Insights from an In Situ Incubation Study" by Rizwan Khaleel was selected as one of 15 Editor's Choice articles by Environmental Systems Research. ...more
New CRC 1357 Publication
Congrats to Max Döring and to his co-authors H. Feldhaar, A. A. Vital and M. Mair on the article “Oxidative Stress after Pollutant Exposure Depends Strongly on Experimental Design and Pollutant Properties in Annelids: A Meta-Analysis” in the Journal “Environmental Science & Technology”. ...more
New CRC 1357 Publication
Congrats to E. Fulajtar, S. Agarwal and colleagues to the publication „Bioderived Multibranched Covalent Adaptable Networks: A Simple Approach to Recyclable and Degradable Elastomers“ in the journal „ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering“ ...more
New CRC 1357 Publication
Congratulations to Bashir Olasunkanmi Ayinde and colleagues: their new study demonstrates, for the first time, how size and shape influence the detachment and transport of tyre wear particles by the wind. ...more
New CRC 1357 Publication
Congratulations to Aileen Jung and the groups of Tillmann Lüders und Eva Lehndorff at BayCEER for the publication: “Conventional and biodegradable microplastics elicit contrasting taxon-level responses in rhizosphere microbiomes of maize and strawberry”. ...more
