• Indeed, soft glassy materials such as foams, creams, butter and mayonnaise can flow if we shake, push or spread them, while they stay firm and retain their shape like solids when we stop applying an external force. (espci.fr)
  • We investigate questions from physics, chemistry and mathematics, using the theory of statistical mechanics to understand the behaviour of complex systems including biomolecules, glassy liquids, and soft matter. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Her research aims to link small scale interactions and interfacial phenomena to the macroscopic behaviour of the complex flows and to the development of predictive models. (gla.ac.uk)
  • She specializes on complex multiphase flows particularly those involving two liquid phases. (gla.ac.uk)
  • The ability to predict the behaviour of multiphase flows reliably will address a major challenge of tremendous economic, scientific, and societal benefit to the UK. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • This phase of co-ordinated research topics continues the very successful investigations to improve industry's ability to understand Transient Multiphase Flows. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • We analyse four XMM-Newton observations obtained between January 2021 and January 2022 at key phases of the episode of enhanced disc activity. (hal.science)
  • Sciortino and his co-authors were also the first to identify colloidal gels as the outcome of a dynamical arrested phase separation process. (wikipedia.org)
  • Current work includes rheological and colloidal science of drilling fluids, particle transport in complex fluids and exploration of soft matter science applied to renewable energy technologies. (gla.ac.uk)
  • In particular, we enquire whether such a system features only a liquid- vapor phase separation (as in one-component colloid-polymer mixtures) or whether, additionally, liquid-liquid demixing of two colloidal phases can occur. (bris.ac.uk)
  • In 1997, Simons and Ikonen renewed the interest in lipid phase studies, suggesting that lateral phase separation in biological membranes could be functionally important [ 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Our group at Utrecht University is funded by the ERC-Starting Grant "3D-FABRIC" , by a NWO Vidi grant "Bijel templated membranes for molecular separations" , and at Rowan University by the American Chemical Society. (martinhaase.com)
  • With a background in soft matter and biological physics, his current research interests are encompassed by the physical properties and applications of biomimetic membranes. (royalsociety.org)
  • The phase transitions of binary lipid mixtures are studied by a combination of Peltier-element-based adiabatic scanning calorimetry (pASC) and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D). pASC, a novel type of calorimeter, provides valuable and unambiguous information on the heat capacity and the enthalpy, whereas QCM-D is proposed as a genuine way of determining phase diagrams by analysing the temperature dependence of the viscosity. (hindawi.com)
  • Both techniques give consistent phase diagrams, which compare well with literature results, showing their capability to map the phase behaviour of pure lipids as well as lipid mixtures. (hindawi.com)
  • This work can be considered as a departure point for further investigations on more complex lipid mixtures displaying relevant phases such as the liquid-ordered phase and solid-lipid interfaces with biologically functional importance. (hindawi.com)
  • In spite of the relevance of lipid-protein interactions, the phase behaviour of the lipid components of the cell membrane is believed to be of major importance to uncover some underlying principles behind the membrane function. (hindawi.com)
  • From a fundamental viewpoint, the interest in lipid phase behaviour stems from the nature and the thermodynamics of phase transitions, the mechanisms behind lipid miscibility and lateral phase separation, and the existence of critical phenomena [ 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • In turn, only recently surface-sensitive techniques have explored the phase behaviour of lipid layers in contact with solid surfaces, such as supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) and supported layers of vesicles (SLVs). (hindawi.com)
  • Information about the phase behaviour of supported lipid layers is relevant for lipid-based nanobiotechnology applications such as inmunosensors and lipid nanodevices [ 22 , 23 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Specific recent and current research topics that contribute to the synthetic biology toolbox for development of artificial cells include membrane texturing through phase separation, artificial DNA adhesion receptors, hybrid lipid-polymer membrane systems for enhanced stability and lifetime, encapsulation of feedback-responsive systems and controlled generation of eukaryote-like membrane architectures. (royalsociety.org)
  • Particle-resolved experiments show demixing-like behaviour, but when combined with bespoke Monte Carlo simulations, this proves illusory, and we reveal that only a single liquid-vapor transition occurs. (bris.ac.uk)
  • Progressive migration of the small particles to the liquid phase as the polymer concentration increases gives rise to composition inversion - a maximum in the large particle concentration in the liquid phase. (bris.ac.uk)
  • According to the space agency, the data gathered during earth's orbits enables scientists to analyse particle behaviour around the earth, particularly in the presence of earth's magnetic field. (thepearl.in)
  • The Influence Of Air On The Magneto-Vibratory Separation Of Binary Granular Mixtures Granular Matter. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Tricritical Behavior in Dynamical Phase Transitions. (cam.ac.uk)
  • The domains and domain walls that accompany these phase transitions are the subject of active research. (materialstoday.com)
  • The phase transitions below 105K stretch the crystal structure, creating dipoles,' says Banerjee. (materialstoday.com)
  • To study the effect on collective behaviour, the dynamics of switching need to be faster than the intrinsic time scale of the systems, e.g., rotational diffusion. (nature.com)
  • He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award (2008) and of three awards from the American Physical Society: the Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award in Fluid Dynamics (2006), the François Frenkiel Award for Fluid Mechanics (2015) and the Early Career Award for Soft Matter Research (2018). (gla.ac.uk)
  • His research interests include theoretical approaches to model viscous flows, in particular in a biological context, the dynamics of complex fluids and interdisciplinary problems in soft matter physics. (gla.ac.uk)
  • This newly discovered mechanism appears to play a concrete role in controlling the dynamics of cellular microtubules.The synergy between CLIP-170 and EB3 is crucial for regulating microtubule growth, owing to this phase separation mechanism. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • Overall, this work links the features in the underlying single-molecule potential energy landscapes to their collective phase separation behaviour and identifies quantities ( and frustration metric) that can be utilised in soft material design. (bvsalud.org)
  • Active systems such as microorganisms and self-propelled particles show a plethora of collective phenomena, including swarming, clustering, and phase separation. (nature.com)
  • In a wide concentration range, the solutions are viscoelastic while also displaying a continuous transition from Isotropic to N, without detectable phase separation. (lu.se)
  • Such clients induce a re-entrant phase transition of CBX2 condensates. (bvsalud.org)
  • From the dosimetric point of view, the task of generating treatment plans of high quality is challenged by the complex anatomy of the thoracic district due to the neighbourhood of tissues of highly different density, composition and homogeneity, especially the lungs with a density much lower than the surrounding soft tissues. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The different thermal expansion of these 3D defects imposed thermal stress on the matrix grains, while their non-ferroelectric behaviour rendered them rigid during electric field application [4]. (tugraz.at)
  • A homogeneous distribution of the secondary phase within the piezoceramic grains would have been much more desired. (tugraz.at)
  • Conclusions: The observed behaviour of γ Cas suggests no direct link between the properties of the outer regions of the Be disc and the hard X-ray emission, but it favours a link between the level of X-ray emission and the properties of the inner part of the Be disc. (hal.science)
  • Using this approach, we have bettered the understanding of molecular behaviour at interfaces and developed several original and unprecedented materials. (martinhaase.com)
  • Sciortino has made seminal contributions in the field of statistical mechanics and soft condensed matter theory. (wikipedia.org)
  • Their propulsion is caused by a phase separation inside the droplets. (martinhaase.com)
  • A schematic of phase separation in emulsion droplets leading to the formation of concentric oil/water layers. (martinhaase.com)
  • Essentially, these proteins separate from the cellular liquid to form a second liquid phase at the microtubule's tip, like oil droplets in water.This phase separation phenomenon significantly increases the concentration of certain proteins, including tubulin, which in turn, stimulate the growth rate of microtubules, while reducing their breakdown. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • The thermal behaviour of paracetamol espercil with the intended separation method. (hotpod.net.au)
  • Our research combines experimental studieswith numerical and analytic approaches to model granular behaviour. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Whereas theoretical predictions of macromolec- use of nonadsorbing polymers, like polyethylene glycol, for ular crowding effects abound, there are remarkably few protein separation (Albertsson, 1986) and crystallization experimental studies of this universal phenomenon. (lu.se)
  • J.Zemła, J.Bobrowska, K.Pogoda, A.Kubiak, T.Zieliński, J.Pabijan, P.Bobrowski M.Lekka - Indenting soft samples (hydrogels and cells) with cantilevers possessing various shapes of the probing tip - European Biophysics Journal 49 (2020) 485-495. (edu.pl)
  • P.N. Osuchowska, P.Wachulak, A.Nowak-Stępniowska, A.Bartnik, K.Gnanachandran, M.Lekka, J.Czwartoś, H.Fiedorowicz, E.A. Trafny - Imaging of cell structural features using optimized soft X-ray contact microscopy - Applied Sciences 10(19) (2020) 6895. (edu.pl)
  • K. Suchanek, M. Perzanowski, K. Suchy, M. Lekka, B. Szafraniec, M. Marszałek - Assessment of phase stability and in vitro biological properties of hydroxyapatite coatings composed of hexagonal rods - Surf. (edu.pl)
  • Aim of the present study was the assessment of its behaviour in clinical cases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, less is known about the dynamic behaviour of self-propelled rods in three- or quasi-two- dimensions, which can be found in biological systems, for example, during the formation of bacterial aggregates and biolms. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • Both undergo a phase separation of oil and water, but the second one also contains surface active nanoparticles. (martinhaase.com)
  • increasing the movement increases the strain (soft piezoceramics for actuators and sensors), while clamping the domain walls reduces the losses (hard piezoceramics for highfrequency applications, e.g., transducers). (tugraz.at)
  • This phenomenon of phase separation, at the microtubule level, increases the concentration of proteins, including tubulin, and significantly stimulates the growth rate of microtubules while reducing depolymerization events, i.e., microtubule decay events. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • More features may occur for peptides containing residues with better phase separation propensity and the energy landscape is more frustrated for such peptides. (bvsalud.org)
  • Controlling and switching the nature of interactions (e.g., attractive to repulsive and vice versa) between individual units without changing the chemistry of starting building blocks is a major challenge in soft condensed matter 22 . (nature.com)
  • Liquid-gas phase separation in confined vibrated dry granular matter Physical Review Letters. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • The behaviour of water-immersed glass-bronze particulate systems under vertical vibration Granular Matter. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Our work in this field thus far has led us to our current research focus: Non-equilibrium soft matter structures. (martinhaase.com)
  • Moreover, the charge separation in the semiconducting ZnO additionally pinned the domain walls at the semiconductor/piezoceramic boundaries. (tugraz.at)
  • Various intermolecular forces, such as aromatic-aromatic and cation-aromatic interactions, promote phase separation. (bvsalud.org)
  • Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1) undergoes phase separation to form Polycomb condensates that are multi-component hubs for silencing Polycomb target genes. (bvsalud.org)
  • She has been investigating the effects of surfactants, particles and non-Newtonian rheologies on microchannel drop formation and on coalescence, as well as their applications to the analysis and intensification of metal separations, and to the manufacturing of complex formulations. (gla.ac.uk)
  • Phase separation plays an important role in the formation of membraneless compartments within the cell and intrinsically disordered proteins with low-complexity sequences can drive this compartmentalisation. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, little is known about how the ability of proteins to phase separate under physiological conditions is encoded in their energy landscapes and this is the focus of the present investigation. (bvsalud.org)
  • According to the discovery by Julie Miesch, a Ph.D. student, and her team, two proteins, CLIP-170 and EB3, are responsible for controlling the growth of microtubules in cells through a unique liquid phase separation process. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • This mechanism involves two specific proteins, CLIP-170 and EB3, undergoing a process called liquid-liquid phase separation at the tip of the microtubules during their growth. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • Stage 3 the discriminate stage this is when the infant has formed a strong attachment to one individual, it is this stage that the child also experiences anxiety, distress and separation. (bartleby.com)
  • Real focus should be put into socialisation and separation, as they can suffer anxiety when left alone which in turn can lead to destructive behaviour. (omlet.us)
  • Riback J, Brangwynne C. Can phase separation buffer cellular noise? . (princeton.edu)
  • It is observed that the behaviour of cellular microtubules is directly and physically impacted by this mechanism. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • b) Applications require either large strain (soft) or low losses/hysteresis (hard). (tugraz.at)
  • Guiton, B. and Davies , P. K., "Nanochessboard superlattices formed by spontaneous phase separation in oxides" Nature Materials (to appear July 2007). (upenn.edu)
  • The religious objections have mostly aimed to protect God's sovereign freedom to do what He pleases with his creation, a freedom which, the dissenters argue, would be limited by the existence of universal and unbreakable laws of nature, or indeed of inevitable laws of history or human behaviour. (faith.org.uk)
  • The cruise phase began soon after separation from the launch vehicle when the spacecraft completed the launch phase. (cnes.fr)
  • Following the SOI exit, the cruise phase will commence, and subsequently, the spacecraft will be placed into a large halo orbit around L1. (thepearl.in)
  • These STEPS measurements will persist during the cruise phase and will continue once the spacecraft reaches its intended orbit. (thepearl.in)
  • Following our previous study where we reported that the initiation of the multilayer formation can be accounted by the framework of motility-induced phase separation (MIPS), this study analysed how this phase separation is impacted by the presence of stress, specially under the exposure to a gradient of antibiotic. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • online пиротехник искусство изготовления фейерверков of Features: conceptual phases( adult port). (lightseed.com)
  • Equivalent widths and peak velocity separations are measured for a number of prominent emission lines. (hal.science)
  • However, at two occasions, including at the maximum disc activity, the soft X-ray emission of γ Cas is strongly attenuated, suggesting more efficient obscuration by material from a large flaring Be disc. (hal.science)
  • We have also analyzed the X-ray emission properties of this star using data obtained by the ROSAT X-ray observatory during its All-Sky Survey phase. (ias.ac.in)
  • We show that, with just a few reasonable assumptions, the emission of soft gluons is constrained to produce an ordered field in the form of a helix. (lu.se)
  • The quantitative and qualitative evaluation of recurrence plots allowed the selection of two variables (standard deviation of the RR normal intervals (SDNN) and the average length of the vertical lines (trapping time)), that when correlated in a phase space, discriminate individuals with adequate autonomic control (healthy children and adults), from those with autonomic systems compromised by immaturity or progressive loss of function. (bvsalud.org)
  • We investigate the correlation among phase behaviour, structure and rheological properties in DNA helices of thousands of base pairs. (lu.se)
  • which explains water's anomalous behaviour with the presence of a hidden critical point in supercooled water. (wikipedia.org)
  • We show that this basic system exhibits surprisingly rich phase behaviour. (bris.ac.uk)
  • Hotjar and Clarity help us to understand our users' behaviour by visually representing their clicks, taps and scrolling. (gla.ac.uk)
  • Historically, researchers have strived to prepare these materials in a single-phase form with uniform microstructures. (tugraz.at)
  • Materials scientists from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have now analyzed the behaviour of strontium titanium oxide, a platform material for memristor research, and used the 2D material graphene to probe it. (materialstoday.com)