In order to critically discuss the potential of Pickering-type emulsions in food applications this
review provides the theoretical background of the stabilizing mechanisms, the resulting …

We review approaches aimed at deciphering the physical mechanisms responsible for viral
structure and assembly. We discuss the basic principles of condensed matter physics …

Our goal is to provide an introduction to the study of minimal energy problems, particularly
from the perspective of generating point configurations that provide useful discretizations of …

We present an approach to fabricate solid capsules with precise control of size, permeability,
mechanical strength, and compatibility. The capsules are fabricated by the self-assembly of …

Growing experimental evidence indicates that topological defects could serve as organizing
centers in the morphogenesis of tissues. Here, we provide a quantitative explanation for this …

We describe experimental investigations of the structure of two-dimensional spherical
crystals. The crystals, formed by beads self-assembled on water droplets in oil, serve as …

Hexagons can easily tile a flat surface, but not a curved one. Introducing heptagons and
pentagons (defects with topological charge) makes it easier to tile curved surfaces; for …

We show that the icosahedral packings of protein capsomeres proposed by Caspar and
Klug for spherical viruses become unstable to faceting for sufficiently large virus size, in …

One of the most spectacular phenomena in physics in terms of dynamical range is the glass
transition and the associated slowing down of flow and relaxation with decreasing …

Many systems in nature and the synthetic world involve ordered arrangements of units on
two-dimensional surfaces. We review here the fundamental role payed by both the topology …