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Titvinidze, G., Dumbadze, N., Kreuer, J.-F., Klose, C., Münchinger, A., Schare, C., Heck, B., Oeß, C., Schuster, M., Hicke, D. and Kreuer, K.-D. (2026). Rational design of hydrocarbon proton-conducting membranes replacing perfluorosulfonic acids in polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis. Chemistry of Materials, 38(13), pp. 6590–6603. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c00775. Impact Factor: 7.1.

Stiegeler, J., Yazili-Marini, D., Piesold, C., Rusitov, D., Titvinidze, G., Koch, S., Dumbadze, N., Joachimsen, N., Münchinger, A., de Wild, T. and Klose, C. (2026). Localized ionomer degradation analysis of sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfones) in fuel cell applications using confocal Raman microscopy. RSC Applied Polymers, 4, pp. 408–421. DOI: 10.1039/D5LP00284B.

Schare, C., Titvinidze, G., Piesold, C., Cruz-Ortiz, E., Dumbadze, N., Schuster, M., Kreuer, K.D., Klose, C. and Münchinger, A. (2026). Thin reinforced sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfone) membranes for durable water electrolysis: Suppressed swelling and enhanced stability over 2000 hours. Advanced Energy Materials, 2026, e05888. DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202505888. Impact Factor: 26.0.

Piesold, C., Schare, C., Klose, C., Viviani, M. and Titvinidze, G. (2026). Novel branched sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfone)s for PEM-water electrolysis application. Polymer Bulletin, 83, 129. DOI: 10.1007/s00289-025-06098-3. Impact Factor

Nemeth, T., Saatkamp, T., Nauser, T., de Wild, T., Yazili-Marini, D., Titvinidze, G., Miyatake, K. and Gubler, L. (2026). Chemical resilience of hydrocarbon-based PEMs in fuel cells: Effect of aromatic electron density on molecular degradation and in-situ aging. Journal of Power Sources, 674, 239794. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2026.239794. Impact Factor: 8.4.

Navrozashvili, M., Kevkhishvili, N., Münchinger, A. and Titvinidze, G. (2026). Solvent-mediated thermal crosslinking of sulfonated aromatic polymers. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. Accepted. Impact Factor: 5.2.

Dumbadze, N., Viviani, M., Kreuer, K.-D. and Titvinidze, G. (2024). A simple and cost-efficient route to prepare sulfonated dihalo-monomers for synthesizing sulfonated aromatic PEMs. RSC Advances, 14, pp. 37272–37277. Impact Factor: 3.9.

Schare, C., Titvinidze, G., Platenburg, N., Viviani, M., Cruz Ortiz, E., Vierrath, S., Kreuer, K.-D., Klose, C. and Münchinger, A. (2025). Crosslinked sulfonated polyphenylenes: Overcoming the performance–gas permeation–stability trilemma in water electrolyzers. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13, pp. 19292–19296. Impact Factor: 9.5.

Yazili-Marini, D., Talley Fogang, L., Marini, E., Morawietz, T., Titvinidze, G., Bansmann, J., Hölzle, M. and Jörissen, L. (2025). Exploring the integration of sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfone) ionomers into the cathode catalyst layers of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources, 641, 236896. Impact Factor: 7.9.

Dumbadze, N., Viviani, M., Kreuer, K.-D. and Titvinidze, G. (2024). A simple and cost-efficient route to prepare sulfonated dihalo-monomers for synthesizing sulfonated aromatic PEMs. RSC Advances, 14, pp. 37272–37277. Impact Factor: 3.9.

Qelibari, R., Ortiz, E. C., van Treel, N., Lombeck, F., Schare, C., Münchinger, A., Dumbadze, N., Titvinidze, G., Klose, C., Vierrath, S. (2024). 74 µm PEEK‐Reinforced Sulfonated Poly (phenylene sulfone) ‐ Membrane for Stable Water Electrolysis with Lower Gas Crossover and Lower Resistance than Nafion N115. Advanced Energy Materials, 14, 2303271.

van Treel, N., Qelibari, R., Titvinidze, G., Klose, C., Münchinger, A., Ortiz, E. C., Vierrath, S. (2023). Casting Electrodes on PEEK Reinforced Sulfonated Polyphenylsulfone Membrane. Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 244, 1877-1877.

Klose, C., Schare, C., Qelibari, R., Piesold, C., Khutsishvili, L., Viviani, M., Münchinger, A., Titvinidze, G., Kreuer, K.-D., Vierrath, S. (2023). All-Hydrocarbon PEM Water Electrolyzers: An Engineering Perspective. 244th ECS Meeting.

Yazili, D., Marini, E., Saatkamp, T., Münchinger, A., de Wild, T., Gubler, L., Titvinidze, G., Schuster, M., Schare, C., Jörissen, L., Kreuer, K., D. (2023). Sulfonated Poly (Phenylene sulfone) blend membranes finding their way into proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources (Elsevier). 563, 232791

Katcharava, Z., Saatkamp, T., Muenchinger, A., Dumbadze, N., Kreuer, K. D., Schuster, M., Titvinidze, G. (2022). Optimized step-growth polymerization of water-insoluble, highly sulfonated poly (phenylene sulfone), Polymers for Advanced Technologies (Wiley), 33, 2336-2343

Ochkhikidze, N., Titvinidze, G., Gverdtsiteli, M., Otinashvili, G., Tugushi, D., Katsa­­rava, R. (2020). Synthesis of AABB-polydepsipeptides, poly (ester amide)s and functional polymers on the basis of O,O-diacyl-bis-glycolic acids.  J. Macromol.Sci., Part A, Pure & Appl. Chem. 57(12), 854–864

Tsiklauri, G., Kantaria, Tem., Kantaria, Ten., Katsarava, R., Titvinidze, G. (2020). Synthesis of novel main-chain azo-benzene poly(ester amide)s via interfacial polycondensation. Int. J. Appl. Chem., 7(2), 63-69.

Klose, C., Saatkamp, T., Münchinger, A., Bohn, L., Titvinidze, G., Breitwieser, M., Kreuer, K. D., Vierrath, S. (2020). All-hydrocarbon MEA for PEM water electrolysis combining low hydrogen crossover and high efficiency. Advanced Energy Materials. 10 (14), 2070061

Zavradashvili, N., Sarisozen, C., Titvinidze, G., Kantaria, Teng., Tugushi, D., Puiggali, J., Torchilin, V., Katsarava. R. (2019).  Library of Cationic Polymers Composed of Polyamines and Arginine as Gene Transfection Agents, ACS Omega, 2090-2101

Kobaladze, A., Lomidze, A., Maludze, S., Sakevarishvili, A., Dideblide, K., Metreveli, Z., Titvinidze, G., Tarabara, V. (2019). Filterability of surface water from Tbilisi Sea. Preliminary assessment of ultrafiltration as a process alternative. Separation science and Technology

Kantaria, Ten., Kantaria, Tem., Titvinidze, G., Otinashvili, G., Kupatadze, N., Zavradashvili, N., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R. (2018). New 1,2,3-Triazole Containing Polyesters via Click Step-Growth Polymerization and Nanoparticles Made of Them.  Int. J. Polym. Sci.,V, Article ID 6798258.

Martin-Zarco, M., Titvinidze, G., Garcia-Martinez, J.C., Rodriguez-Lopez, J. (2016). Sulfonated dendrimer- and hyperbranched polyglycerol-PBIOO^® blend membranes for fuel cells. Journal of Polymer Science A: Polymer Chemistry. 54, 69-80

Tatrishvili, T., Titvinidze, G., Pirckheliani, N., Aneli, J., Zaikov, G., Mukbaniani, O. (2015). Hydro­sily­la­tion reactions of polymethylhydrosiloxane with acrylates and methacrylates and solid poly­mer electrolyte membranes on their basis. Oxidation Communications. 38(2), 776-788

Titvinidze, G., Wohlfarth, A., Kreuer, K. D., Schuster, M., Meyer, W.H. (2014). Reinforcement of Highly Proton Conducting Multi-Block Copolymers by Online Crosslinking. Fuel Cells, 14, 325-331

Titvinidze, G., Dundua, A., Mukbaniani, O. (2014). Kinetic Study of Dehydrocondensation Reactions of Polymethylhydrosiloxanes with Alcohols. Oxidation Communications. 37 (1), 372-378

Titvinidze, G., Dundua, A., Doroshenko, M., Mukbaniani, O. (2014). Synthesis and Investigation of New Functional Polysiloxanes. Oxidation Communications. 37 (1), 362-371