René Born

chemist, badminton player and author
Person human Q26932946
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Summary

René Born was born on 1967[1] in Herzberg (Elster)[2]. He has worked as a badminton player[3], non-fiction writer[4], badminton coach[5], and chemist[6]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[8]
  • Native language: German[9]
  • Employer: Photronics Inc[10]
  • Notable work: First evidence of chitin as a component of the skeletal fibers of marine sponges. Part I. Verongidae (demospongia: Porifera)[11], Electrochemically assisted deposition of thin calcium phosphate coatings at near-physiological pH and temperature[12], Chitin-based scaffolds are an integral part of the skeleton of the marine demosponge Ianthella basta[13], Three-dimensional chitin-based scaffolds from Verongida sponges (Demospongiae: Porifera). Part I. Isolation and identification of chitin[14], Interlayers for Diamond Deposition on Tool Materials[15], Discovery of 505-million-year old chitin in the basal demosponge Vauxia gracilenta[16], Nanostructural Organization of Naturally Occurring Composites - Part II: Silica-Chitin-Based Biocomposites[17], Biomimetic coatings functionalized with adhesion peptides for dental implants[18], Insights into Chemistry of Biological Materials: Newly Discovered Silica-Aragonite-Chitin Biocomposites in Demosponges[19], Three-dimensional chitin-based scaffolds from Verongida sponges (Demospongiae: Porifera). Part II: Biomimetic potential and applications[20], Identification and first insights into the structure and biosynthesis of chitin from the freshwater sponge Spongilla lacustris[21], Isolation and identification of chitin in the black coral Parantipathes larix (Anthozoa: Cnidaria)[22], Preparation of monolithic silica-chitin composite under extreme biomimetic conditions[23], Preparation of chitin-silica composites by in vitro silicification of two-dimensional Ianthella basta demosponge chitinous scaffolds under modified Stöber conditions[24]
  • Sex or gender: male[25]
  • Member of sports team: BV Tröbitz[26]
  • Academic degree: Diplom-Chemiker[27]
  • Handedness: right-handedness[28]
  • Sport: badminton[29]
  • Family name: Born[30]
  • Given name: René[31]
  • Playing hand: right-handedness[32]

FAQs

Where was René Born born?

René Born's place of birth was Herzberg (Elster)[2].

What did René Born do for work?

René Born worked as a badminton player[3], non-fiction writer[4], badminton coach[5], and chemist[6].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . ResearchGate. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . ResearchGate. wikidata.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . LinkedIn. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . ResearchGate. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  12. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  14. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [30] ↑ . ResearchGate. wikidata.org.
  16. [31] ↑ . ResearchGate. wikidata.org.
  17. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [17] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [18] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [19] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [20] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [21] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [22] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [23] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [24] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Orcid id → 0000-0001-6793-2273
    Date of birth → +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z
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