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Altafulla: 6th Workshop on biomaterials and their interactions with biological and model membranes 2017

Vladimir Baulin — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 19:10:35 +0000

7-9 September 2017. 6th Workshop on biomaterials and their interactions with biological and model membranes 2017 will be held at the hotel Gran Claustre****, Altafulla (Costa Dorada), Spain Scope The meeting is a part of regular workshops held in Salou since 2011. The selected contributions to the meeting can be published in the web themed issue “Interaction of nano-objects with lipid membranes” in Soft Matter. The general topic of the meeting is the interaction of synthetic polymers, nanoparticles, surfactants, proteins, small biomolecules with biological and model phospholipid membranes (check our web site). Leading scientists and experts from biology, chemistry, physics, engineering and industry will participate in the meeting to give

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Salou: Workshop on biomaterials and lipid membranes 2016

Vladimir Baulin — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:37:15 +0000

30 September – 2 October 2016. 5th Workshop on biomaterials and their interactions with biological and model membranes 2016 will be held at the hotel Magnolia****, Salou (Costa Dorada), Spain. Scope The meeting is a part of regular workshops held in Salou since 2011. The selected contributions to the meeting can be published in the web themed issue “Interaction of nano-objects with lipid membranes” in Soft Matter. The general topic of the meeting is the interaction of synthetic polymers, nanoparticles, surfactants, proteins, small biomolecules with biological and model phospholipid membranes (check our web site). Leading scientists and experts from biology, chemistry, physics, engineering and industry will participate in the meeting to

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Fundamentals and applications of lipid membrane biophysics

Monika Kluzek — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:02:04 +0000

Horsley Park, 22nd-24th September 2015 Researchers from the ITN-SNAL network have met again to discuss the frontiers in the biophysics and biochemistry of lipid membranes. Throughout the two-day meeting (22.09.2015 – 24.09.2015) held in Horsley Park, UK, young researchers had a unique opportunity for active interactions with experts in the field. By showing their latest results and discussing conundrums that have arisen along the way, ITN PhD students gained fresh yet critical insights into their projects, along with suggestions to broaden their work towards more realistic applications. The meeting provided an opportunity for interactions both between researchers within the ITN-SNAL

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TV3 film in Terres de l’Ebre

Elena Ivanova — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:55:31 +0000

7 August 2015 – Massif Els Ports, Tarragona, Spain Outreach activity: Catalan TV channel TV3 film our expedition in Terres de l’Ebre to describe our research on dragonfly wings in Massif Els Ports. http://mp4-medium-dwn.media.tv3.cat/6/2/1440073012926.mp4 Highlight in newspapers and radio: TV3 TarragonaRadio URV Activa La Vanguardia Diari de Tarragona ElEconomista Comsciencia Ceics news Nacidigital Biblioteca Roquetes How it was filmed:

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SNAL @ Imperial Festival

Anna Sofia Tascini — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:26:32 +0000

Discover why a ‘split personality’ makes fat molecules key to life, and play with a sticky polymer slime you can make at home. From the 8th to the 10th of May, the Imperial Festival returns for the fourth time, opening its doors so that visitors can see, with their own eyes, some of the research carried out at Imperial College. Imperial’s South Kensington campus becomes crowded with interactive workshops, tours, talks and performances to describe the work of researchers at Imperial in a colourful, non-conventional and playful way! Support from mainstream media suggests that since 2012 the festival has grown

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Strasbourg: Principles of Imaging for Membrane systems

Fabrice Thalmann — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 19:36:14 +0000

Dates: 30 November – 3 December 2015 Location: Institut Charles Sadron (23, Rue de Loess, 67034, Strasbourg, France) Core training courses will cover such topics as methodology, models, and statistical estimation and hypothesis tests. Essential background and computational models for modelling lipid bilayers and their interactions with nano-objects will also be provided. Given the large differences in background between experimental and theoretical/computational ESRs, training courses will aim to highlight these two areas at different levels. Principles of imaging for membrane systems Courses will be given by senior academics in Strasbourg. A three days introduction to theoretical and experimental aspects of optical and

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Salou: Workshop on biomaterials and lipid membranes 2015

Vladimir Baulin — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:48:54 +0000

19-21 October 2015. 4th Workshop on biomaterials and their interactions with biological and model membranes 2015 will be held at the hotel Magnolia****, Salou (Costa Dorada), Spain. The meeting is a part of regular workshops held in Salou since 2011. The selected contributions to the meeting will be published in the web themed issue “Interaction of nano-objects with lipid membranes” in Soft Matter. The general topic of the meeting is the interaction of synthetic polymers, nanoparticles, surfactants, proteins, small biomolecules with biological and model phospholipid membranes (check our web site). Leading scientists and experts from biology, chemistry, physics, engineering and industry will participate in the meeting to give

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Imperial College London: Fundamentals and Applications of Lipid Membrane Biophysics

Shiqi Wang — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:19:45 +0000

Dates: 22nd-24th September 2015 Location: Horsley Park (Ockham Road South, East Horsley, KT24 6DT) SCOPE Lipid membranes are the basic building blocks for almost all living organisms. For years numerous reports have been focused on this area to establish a comprehensive understanding of membrane structures. More recently, the development of modern experimental techniques, such as small-angle X-ray scattering, small-angle neutron scattering and cyro-TEM, provides more powerful tools for this study. In addition to experimental study, theoretical models and computational simulations also contribute to broadening the scope of this field. The fundamental study of lipid membranes facilitates technical applications, for instance, designing drug carriers which can be transferred

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Self-assembly of interpolyelectrolyte complexes and their interaction with lipid membranes

Vladimir Baulin — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 19:13:11 +0000

Electrostatic interactions are instrumental in determining the structure and function of living organisms, biopolymers and drug delivery systems. Charged macromolecules can self-assemble and aggregate into compact intermolecular complexes. This ability of oppositely charged polymers to form finite size complexes determines their biological function, which for example is important in gene transfection and compactization of DNA, that provide promising alternatives to viral vectors. Such macromolecular systems, where electrostatic forces are usually stronger than van der Waals or hydrogen bonds, exhibit rich behavior and structural variability. The structures formed by opposite charges are usually more stable than neutral block copolymers micelles dissociating upon dilution or slight change in the external conditions. The

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