Nanopatterns of Macromolecules (B04)

• Subject Area: Experimental and Theoretical Physics of Polymers ; Statistical Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Complex Systems, Soft and Fluid Matter, Biological Physics
• Term: from 2011 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 189853844

This project is based on theoretical modeling and computer simulations of macromolecules under constraints of attractive substrates and geometrical confinement. Main objective is a better understanding of basic mechanisms for the adsorption of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) to a silver substrate and for semiflexible polymers to curved surfaces as for nanoparticles, as well as aggregation of semiflexible polymers in bulk and under confinement, being of conceptual relevance for the amyloid projects. Also surface induced crystallization shall be considered.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 102: Polymers under Multiple Constraints: Restricted and Controlled Molecular Order and Mobility
• Applicant Institution: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Wolfhard Janke