I am interested in how macroscopic behaviour of soft matter systems relates to their microscopic composition. If we know the properties of the microscopic particles, can we predict the behaviour of a macroscopic system containing many millions of these particles? Current and past applications range from ionic liquids in supercapacitors, liquid in porous media and self-assembly of protein cages to lipid membranes, liquid crystals and polymer melts. Based on concepts from statistical mechanics, it is possible to determine the static and dynamic properties of these systems by particle-based simulation techniques like molecular dynamics and Brownian dynamics.

Expertise

  • Physics

    • Simulation
    • Particle
    • Liquids
    • Model
    • Colloid
    • Molecular Dynamics
  • Chemistry

    • Polymer
    • Procedure

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2024
2023
Molecular simulations of Supercapacitors. University of Twente. Sitlapersad, R. S.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036558129Numerical simulations of liquid bridges between colloids. Onofri, S., Hulikal Chakrapani, T., Luding, S., Scholten, E., Jarray, A. & den Otter, W. K.Numerical simulations of liquid bridges between colloids. Onofri, S., Hulikal Chakrapani, T., Luding, S., Scholten, E., Jarray, A. & den Otter, W. K.Stress-dependent macromolecular crowding in the mitochondrial matrix, Article e108533. Bulthuis, E. P., Dieteren, C. E. J., Bergmans, J., Berkhout, J., Wagenaars, J. A., van de Westerlo, E. M. A., Podhumljak, E., Hink, M. A., Hesp, L. F. B., Rosa, H. S., Malik, A. N., Lindert, M. K. t., Willems, P. H. G. M., Gardeniers, H. J. G. E., den Otter, W. K., Adjobo-Hermans, M. J. W. & Koopman, W. J. H.https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.2021108533The permeability of pillar arrays in microfluidic devices: an application of Brinkman's theory towards wall friction, 436-450. Hulikal Chakrapani, T., Bazyar, H., Lammertink, R. G. H., Luding, S. & den Otter, W. K.https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sm01261h
2022

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Horst Complex (building no. 20), room N230
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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