Elasticity of anisotropic macromolecular networks (A01)

• Subject Area: Statistical Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Complex Systems, Soft and Fluid Matter, Biological Physics
• Term: from 2011 to 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 178321814

In this project we will investigate the role of motor activity for mechanical and structural properties of cytoskeletal polymer networks. The goal is to develop a consistent simulation method that is able to reproduce various experimentally observed phenomena, like motor-induced stiffening or the breakdown of the fluctuation-dissipation relation. We will also be interested in the coupling of filament chirality, motor motion and network torques.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 937: Collective Behaviour of Soft and Biological Matter
• Applicant Institution: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
• Project Heads: Dr. Claus Heußinger, since 1/2015; Professorin Dr. Annette Zippelius