Interactions of responsive soft microgels with lipid membranes
(C07*)
Subject Area
Experimental and Theoretical Physics of Polymers
Term
from 2020 to 2024
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 191948804
We will study interaction of responsive microgels with lipid-bilayer membranes – in particular adsorption, wrapping, and self-assembly. Experiments and computer simulations will allow us to understand and predict the physics of microgel-membrane systems. The behavior is affected by a multitude of properties, such as microgel and membrane deformability, chemical forces, and membrane-mediated interactions. We aim to generate fundamental understanding that can be used, inter alia, to design responsive bio-nanostructured materials and to rationalize interactions of soft colloids with complex biological systems such as cells.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
