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 …
From colloidal particles to photonic crystals: advances in self-assembly and their emerging applications
Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …
Competing protein-RNA interaction networks control multiphase intracellular organization
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) mediates formation of membraneless condensates
such as those associated with RNA processing, but the rules that dictate their assembly …
such as those associated with RNA processing, but the rules that dictate their assembly …
Perspective: Advances, challenges, and insight for predictive coarse-grained models
WG Noid - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2023 - ACS Publications
By averaging over atomic details, coarse-grained (CG) models provide profound
computational and conceptual advantages for studying soft materials. In particular, bottom …
computational and conceptual advantages for studying soft materials. In particular, bottom …
From predictive modelling to machine learning and reverse engineering of colloidal self-assembly
An overwhelming diversity of colloidal building blocks with distinct sizes, materials and
tunable interaction potentials are now available for colloidal self-assembly. The application …
tunable interaction potentials are now available for colloidal self-assembly. The application …
Intrinsically disordered linkers determine the interplay between phase separation and gelation in multivalent proteins
Phase transitions of linear multivalent proteins control the reversible formation of many
intracellular membraneless bodies. Specific non-covalent crosslinks involving …
intracellular membraneless bodies. Specific non-covalent crosslinks involving …
Colloidal matter: Packing, geometry, and entropy
VN Manoharan - Science, 2015 - science.org
BACKGROUND Colloids consist of solid or liquid particles, each about a few hundred
nanometers in size, dispersed in a fluid and kept suspended by thermal fluctuations …
nanometers in size, dispersed in a fluid and kept suspended by thermal fluctuations …
Liquid network connectivity regulates the stability and composition of biomolecular condensates with many components
One of the key mechanisms used by cells to control the spatiotemporal organization of their
many components is the formation and dissolution of biomolecular condensates through …
many components is the formation and dissolution of biomolecular condensates through …
The role of local structure in dynamical arrest
CP Royall, SR Williams - Physics Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
Amorphous solids, or glasses, are distinguished from crystalline solids by their lack of long-
range structural order. At the level of two-body structural correlations, glassformers show no …
range structural order. At the level of two-body structural correlations, glassformers show no …
Anisotropy of building blocks and their assembly into complex structures
A revolution in novel nanoparticles and colloidal building blocks has been enabled by
recent breakthroughs in particle synthesis. These new particles are poised to become the …
recent breakthroughs in particle synthesis. These new particles are poised to become the …