Phase transitions of associative biomacromolecules
Multivalent proteins and nucleic acids, collectively referred to as multivalent associative
biomacromolecules, provide the driving forces for the formation and compositional …
biomacromolecules, provide the driving forces for the formation and compositional …
The physics of protein self-assembly
Understanding protein self-assembly is important for many biological and industrial
processes. Proteins can self-assemble into crystals, filaments, gels, and other amorphous …
processes. Proteins can self-assemble into crystals, filaments, gels, and other amorphous …
Colloidal fibers and rings by cooperative assembly
Janus colloids with one attractive patch on an otherwise repulsive particle surface serve as
model systems to explore structure formation of particles with chemically heterogeneous …
model systems to explore structure formation of particles with chemically heterogeneous …
CAMELOT: A machine learning approach for coarse-grained simulations of aggregation of block-copolymeric protein sequences
We report the development and deployment of a coarse-graining method that is well suited
for computer simulations of aggregation and phase separation of protein sequences with …
for computer simulations of aggregation and phase separation of protein sequences with …
Self-assembly of “Mickey Mouse” shaped colloids into tube-like structures: experiments and simulations
The self-assembly of anisotropic patchy particles with a triangular shape was studied by
experiments and computer simulations. The colloidal particles were synthesized in a two …
experiments and computer simulations. The colloidal particles were synthesized in a two …
Equilibrium phases of one-patch colloids with short-range attractions
Inspired by experimental studies of short-ranged attractive patchy particles, we study with
computer simulations the phase behavior and the crystalline structures of one-patch colloids …
computer simulations the phase behavior and the crystalline structures of one-patch colloids …
Clustering of asymmetric dumbbell-shaped silica/polystyrene nanoparticles by solvent-induced self-assembly
We report a quite simple strategy to assemble silica/polystyrene dumbbell-shaped
nanoparticles into clusters with an aggregation number from two to more than 30. The …
nanoparticles into clusters with an aggregation number from two to more than 30. The …
Multivalent patchy colloids for quantitative 3D self-assembly studies
We report methods to synthesize sub-micron-and micron-sized patchy silica particles with
fluorescently labeled hemispherical titania protrusions, as well as routes to efficiently …
fluorescently labeled hemispherical titania protrusions, as well as routes to efficiently …
Key aspects of the past 30 years of protein design
GM Meconi, IR Sasselli, V Bianco… - Reports on Progress …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Proteins are the workhorse of life. They are the building infrastructure of living systems; they
are the most efficient molecular machines known, and their enzymatic activity is still …
are the most efficient molecular machines known, and their enzymatic activity is still …
Crystals of Janus colloids at various interaction ranges
We investigate the effect of interaction range on the phase behaviour of Janus particles with
a Kern-Frenkel potential. Specifically, we study interaction ranges Δ= 0.1σ, 0.3σ, 0.4σ, 0.5σ …
a Kern-Frenkel potential. Specifically, we study interaction ranges Δ= 0.1σ, 0.3σ, 0.4σ, 0.5σ …