In the last decade, a new class of proteins has emerged that contain a topological knot in
their backbone. Although these structures are rare, they nevertheless challenge our …

This book provides an introduction to lattice models of polymers. This is an important topic
both in the theory of critical phenomena and the modelling of polymers. The first two …

Most proteins, in order to perform their biological function, have to fold to a compact native
state. The increasing number of knotted and slipknotted proteins identified suggests that …

Among the thousands of known three-dimensional protein folds, only a few have been found
whose backbones are in knotted configurations. The rarity of knotted proteins has important …

Hydrodynamic interactions can dramatically influence the dynamics of fully flexible, ring-
shaped polymers in ways unknown for any other polymer architecture or topology. Tumbling …

Following an abrupt quench from good to poor solvent conditions, an isolated polymer is
expected to collapse from a swollen coil to a compact globule. An interesting conjecture1-3 …

Segregation is a well-known principle for micellization, as solvophobic components try to
minimize interactions with other entities (such as solvent) by self-assembly. An opposite …

Single molecule studies allow for the direct observation of polymer dynamics in dilute and
concentrated solutions, thereby revealing polymer chain conformations and molecular sub …

The stress-elongation (λ) relations at large deformations for the polymer network chains with
randomcoiled and supercoiled conformations are investigated using the polysiloxane …

The mechanical properties of polydimethylsiloxane networks with a supercoiled structure,
which are prepared by removing solvent from the networks crosslinked at low concentration …