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ITN - SNAL: bilayer alteration MCube is a member of the Initial Training Network SNAL: Smart Nano-objects for Alteration of Lipid (...)
ANR - KBT: membrane translocation The KBTproject brings together Soft Matter Physicists and Physical Chemists in order to tackle the (...)
Pebble shapes Expertise in dealing with the characterization of shapes by means of curvature, as required for the (...)
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Surface Force Apparatus The surface force apparatus (SFA) is a technique pioneered by D. Tabor, R.H.S. Winterton, J.N. (...)
Adhesion and polymer dynamics We have quantified polymer chain dynamics and the kinetics and spatial range of tethered ligand-receptor (...)
Mestastability of a circular o-ring An o-ring takes spontaneously the shape of a chair when strong enough torsion is applied in its tangent (...)