Coronavirus stands for a large family of viruses characterized by protruding spikes
surrounding a lipidic membrane adorned with proteins. The present study explores the …

The coronavirus is always idealized as a spherical capsid with radially protruding spikes.
However, histologically, in the tissues of infected patients, capsids in cross section are …

We explore the sedimentation dynamics of triply twisted Möbius bands, each characterized
by threefold rotational symmetry but distinguished by its construction and intrinsic …

In this work, a Smoothed Dissipative Particle Dynamics (SDPD) model is presented to
simulate dilute-to-concentrated colloidal suspensions with a Newtonian matrix. The …

Functionalized nanoparticles (NPs) are complex objects present in a variety of systems
ranging from synthetic grafted nanoparticles to viruses. The morphology and number of the …

By virtue of their lack of motility, viruses rely entirely on their own temperature (Brownian
motion) to position themselves properly for cell attachment. Spiked viruses use one or more …

Recent advancements in viral hydrodynamics afford the calculation of the transport
properties of particle suspensions from first principles, namely, from the detailed particle …

The current COVID-19 pandemic outbreak poses a serious threat to public health,
demonstrating the critical need for the development of effective and reproducible detection …

To gain access to cells, viruses employ host proteins as receptors. In soluble form, these
receptors are used as decoys to inhibit infection. We fused candidate soluble receptors to an …

Since 2019, the virus SARS-CoV-2 has been a critical issue worldwide because of its
massive health impact. Here, we investigate the diffusion of SARS-CoV-2 virions using …