Towards Autonomous Soft Matter Systems
Experiments on Membranes and Active Emulsions
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Beschreibung
This book focuses on the assembly, organization and resultant collective dynamics of soft matter systems maintained away from equilibrium by an energy flux. Living matter is the ultimate example of such systems, which are comprised of different constituents on very different scales (ions, nucleic acids, proteins, cells). The result of their diverse interactions, maintained using the energy from physiological processes, is a fantastically well-organized and dynamic whole. This work describes results from minimal, biomimetic systems and primarily investigates membranes and active emulsions, as well as key aspects of both soft matter and non-equilibrium phenomena. It is shown that these minimal reconstitutions are already capable of a range of complex behaviour such as nonlinear electric responses, chemical communication and locomotion. These studies will bring us closer to a fundamental understanding of complex systems by reconstituting key aspects of their form and function in simple model systems. Further, they may also serve as the first technological steps towards artificial soft functional matter.
This book focuses on the assembly, organization and resultant collective dynamics of soft matter systems maintained away from equilibrium by an energy flux. Living matter is the ultimate example of such systems, which are comprised of different constituents on very different scales (ions, nucleic acids, proteins, cells). The result of their diverse interactions, maintained using the energy from physiological processes, is a fantastically well-organized and dynamic whole. This work describes results from minimal, biomimetic systems and primarily investigates membranes and active emulsions, as well as key aspects of both soft matter and non-equilibrium phenomena. It is shown that these minimal reconstitutions are already capable of a range of complex behaviour such as nonlinear electric responses, chemical communication and locomotion. These studies will bring us closer to a fundamental understanding of complex systems by reconstituting key aspects of their form and function in simple model systems. Further, they may also serve as the first technological steps towards artificial soft functional matter.
Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation, Germany Develops novel experimental systems and techniques aimed at building futuristic soft functional matter A cross-disciplinary work that is broadly applicable to research and development in physics, chemistry, biology and engineering
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Shashi Thutupalli
Themen in »Towards Autonomous Soft Matter Systems«
Active Emulsions Active Matter Complex Collective Behavior Functional Soft Matter Membrane Fusion Microfluidics and Membranes Protein Embedded Lipid Bilayers SNARE Fusion X-ray Imaging of Soft Matter