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Frontiers In The Self-Assembly Of Charged Macromolecules, Khatcher O. Margossian Oct 2022

Frontiers In The Self-Assembly Of Charged Macromolecules, Khatcher O. Margossian

Doctoral Dissertations

The self-assembly of charged macromolecules forms the basis of all life on earth. From the synthesis and replication of nucleic acids, to the association of DNA to chromatin, to the targeting of RNA to various cellular compartments, to the astonishingly consistent folding of proteins, all life depends on the physics of the organization and dynamics of charged polymers. In this dissertation, I address several of the newest challenges in the assembly of these types of materials. First, I describe the exciting new physics of the complexation between polyzwitterions and polyelectrolytes. These materials open new questions and possibilities within the context …


Source Data For "End Exclusion Zones In Strongly Stretched, Molten Polymer Brushes Of Arbitrary Shape", Michael S. Dimitriyev, Gregory M. Grason Jan 2021

Source Data For "End Exclusion Zones In Strongly Stretched, Molten Polymer Brushes Of Arbitrary Shape", Michael S. Dimitriyev, Gregory M. Grason

Data and Datasets

Supplementary code for solving the constraint equations that describe curved polymer brushes. Also contains software for analyzing the resulting solutions.