Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & Devices
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Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & Devices
We develop polymers with new responsive functionalities and integrate them into devices, to meet industrial and societal challenges in the fields of sustainable energy, healthcare, and personal comfort.
Developing devices to demonstrate the value of new polymers
Our group is internationally recognized for a complete chain‐of‐knowledge approach spanning from synthesis to device fabrication. In our view, integration of newly‐developed polymers into devices that employ their functionality is essential for demonstrating scientific and economic value. To pursue this integrated approach, we employ staff members with strong expertise in organic synthesis, self-assembly, nano‐ and micro‐structuring, polymer chemistry and technology, mechanics, device optics and physics. We have extensive expertise in manufacturing and testing of devices on a prototype scale.\ \ We develop functional materials by utilizing top‐down and bottom‐up strategies combining molecular design and synthesis, processing and device integration. For bottom‐up structuring of polymers we often apply self‐organization of photopolymerizable liquid crystals into defect‐free, monolithic structures with a wide variety of molecular architectures and functionalities. Often used top-down techniques are photolithography, photo-embossing, holography and (inkjet) printing.
Our group has been very successful in bringing academic results into industrial practice and societal application. Longstanding collaborations exist with industry, institutes, and small & medium‐size enterprises. Furthermore, many patents have been generated, of which several have resulted in spin‐off companies. In addition to the direct transfer of technology, we have educated many young students to become scientists bringing their knowledge to industry or academic institutions.
Meet our staff
[Full Professor
Albert Schenning](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/researchers/albert-schenning)[Associate Professor
Michael Debije](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/researchers/michael-debije)[Associate Professor
Danqing Liu](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/researchers/danqing-liu)[Full Professor
Dick Broer](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/researchers/dick-broer)
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Our research lines
### Sustainable Energy### Health### Personal Comfort
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News
[February 26, 2026
NWO Vici grants awarded to Danqing Liu and Richard Lopata
Danqing Liu plans to develop new liquid crystal polymer materials for touch display technologies to enhance user interactivity, while Richard Lopata is aiming...
Read more](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/26-02-2026-nwo-vici-grants-awarded-to-danqing-liu-and-richard-lopata) [June 10, 2025
Two KIC grants awarded with impact in the food industry and beyond
Two of five NWO KIC grants go to chemistry researchers
Read more](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/10-06-2025-two-kic-grants-awarded-with-impact-in-the-food-industry-and-beyond)
More news
[Challa Prize Winner Announced!
May 13, 2025](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/13-05-2025-challa-prize-winner-announced) [Thermochromic Liquid Crystal Oligomers for Solar Infrared Control in Windows
April 9, 2025](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/09-04-2025-thermochromic-liquid-crystal-oligomers-for-solar-infrared-control-in-windows) [Tim Hogervorst and Mert Astam appointed NWO Faculty of Impact fellows
March 4, 2025](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/04-03-2025-tim-hogervorst-and-mert-astam-appointed-nwo-faculty-of-impact-fellows) [Marina Pilz da Cunha wins the 2025 Marina van Damme Grant
February 12, 2025](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/12-02-2025-marina-pilz-da-cunha-wins-the-2025-marina-van-damme-grant)
Student opportunities
The mission of the Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & Devices group is to educate students in the field of polymer materials spanning from synthesis to device fabrication.
Recent Publications
Our most recent peer reviewed publications
- [### Mechanical and thermal performance of functionally graded TPMS porous structures
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
(2026)
Shuai Chen,Shouning Deng,Jie Xu,Yanan Liu,Yunlong Chen,Xue Wan,Bing Wang,Linzhi Wu](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/63d9493e-9ad3-4529-85da-b9ced13e3361) - [### Light-Responsive Surface Topographies Modulate Macrophage Immune Responses Through Dynamic Mechanical Cues
Macromolecular Bioscience
(2026)
Oksana K. Savchak,Ruth M.C. Verbroekken,Burcu Gumuscu,Albert P.H.J. Schenning](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/253c8eac-9c3f-4048-a4cf-b7da8742ff7d) - [### Stimuli-Responsive Afterglow from Luminescent Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Advanced Materials
(2026)
Lansong Yue,Michael G. Debije,Albert P.H.J. Schenning](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/c9dbbcf4-3271-4db2-a7ed-c1eeca6b0db7) - [### Multifunctional Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Materials as Thermo- and Mechanochromic Time Integrators
Advanced Optical Materials
(2026)
Ryno van Niekerk,Jitte Flapper,Stefan C.J. Meskers,A. Catarina C. Esteves,Albert P.H.J. Schenning](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/1a386481-0c9c-4ef7-8d71-9ec40908f18b) - [### Correction
Materials Horizons
(2026)
Tom Bruining,Daniela R. Tomé,Danqing Liu](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/bbbca867-770a-4c4a-8bc7-d83a1682a043)
Meet our Alumni
[### Hitesh Khandelwal
Hitesh works as European New Product Development Leader at Owens Corning.](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/stimuli-responsive-functional-materials-devices/alumni#c352319)[### Jurica Bauer
Jurica works as Assistant Professor at the MERLN Technology-Inspired Institute for Regenerative Medicine .](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/stimuli-responsive-functional-materials-devices/alumni#c352312)[### Marc del Pozo Puig
Marc is Team Leader for New Product Introductions (NPI) at IAI industrial systems](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/stimuli-responsive-functional-materials-devices/alumni#c352309)[### Marina Pilz del Cunha
Marina works as Lead Technology Scout at Findest](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/stimuli-responsive-functional-materials-devices/alumni#c352324)
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Management & Office Assistant
Marjolijn Voragen
E: m.c.m.voragen@remove-this.tue.nl
Contact
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Visiting address
Helix (STO 0.33)
Het Kranenveld 14
5612 AE Eindhoven
Netherlands
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Helix (STO 0.33)
Het Kranenveld 14
5612 AE Eindhoven
Netherlands
+31 (0)40 2473772 - ### Postal address
Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
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Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
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Teamlead
a.p.h.j.schenning@remove-this.tue.nl - ###
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