Proteins that self-assemble into polyhedral shell-like structures are useful molecular
containers both in nature and in the laboratory. Here we review efforts to repurpose diverse …

Self-assembly is a ubiquitous process in synthetic and biological systems, broadly defined
as the spontaneous organization of multiple subunits (macromolecules, particles, etc.) into …

The name active matter refers to any collection of entities that individually use free energy to
generate their own motion and forces. Through interactions, active particles spontaneously …

Electrostatic intermolecular interactions are important in many aspects of biology. We have
studied the main electrostatic features involved in the interaction of the receptor-binding …

A string of nucleotides confined within a protein capsid contains all the instructions
necessary to make a functional virus particle, a virion. Although the structure of the protein …

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a severe threat to human health with unprecedented social
and economic disruption. Spike (S) glycoprotein in the SARS-CoV-2 virus is pivotal in …

Recently, the potential dangers of viral infection transmission through water and air have
become the focus of worldwide attention, via the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The …

Much of the science underpinning the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic lies in the
soft matter domain. Coronaviruses are composite particles with a core of nucleic acids …

We provide here a general view on the interactions of surfactants with viruses, with a
particular emphasis on how such interactions can be controlled and employed for inhibiting …

We report on the novel observation about the gain in nanomechanical stability of the SARS-
CoV-2 (CoV2) spike (S) protein in comparison with SARS-CoV from 2002 (CoV1). Our …