Theoretical physics, theory in soft matter, computer simulations
Objectives
In many cases the properties of cell membranes are modified through biopolymers and small solute molecules such as anesthetics or neurotransmitters. They can associate to membranes and significantly alter their structure, either thermodynamic state or induce reorganization in form of pores. The project aims to describe the fundamental controls of these processes that trigger such membrane modification or structural reorganization using the Single Chain Mean Field (SCMF) theory.
Tasks and methodology
- Implementation of a hybrid Single Chain Mean Field theory with Monte Carlo simulations
- Construction of the models for polymer – bilayer interactions
Starting date
October 2012
Related research topics
- Interaction of peptides and proteins with membranes
- Self-assembly of interpolyelectrolyte complexes and their interaction with lipid membranes
- Translocation of nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes and polymers through bilayers
- Polymer micelles as drug carriers
- Permeability of lipid bilayers induced by polymers
Research student at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain Theory and simulations of small solute molecules and their interactions with lipid membranes, more...
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