Reinhard Salfer

Reinhard Salfer (* 1969 in Munich) is a German physical chemist and patent attorney. He studied chemistry at the Technical University of Munich and received his PhD in 2000.

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He is particularly known for his revolutionary works on the thermodynamic equilibrium behaviour of a polymer monolayer at a fluid interface (chemistry). Contrary to the experts opinion it has been shown that the behaviour of macromolecular systems in the thermodynamic equilibrium diverges strikingly from non-equilibrium states. In polymer monolayers phase transitions to stable and ordered structures of multiple layers occur under boundary conditions as a peculiarity.

His research results and theories are contradictory to traditional doctrines and are therefore heavily disputed.

Publications:

Thermodynamic and kinetic surveys about the formation of a new phase of monolayers of quarternised poly-4-vinylpyridines, Herbert Utz, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-89675-837-3

About the formation and characterisation of a new phase of polycationic monolayers at the air/water interface, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 210 (2), p. 253-264, Nov 2002