9. October 2025
Molecular dynamics investigation of polymer-decorated nanoparticles with co-nonsolvent
A new study by Sommer and colleagues in the Journal of Chemical Physics investigates how polymer-decorated nanoparticles (PDNPs)—tiny particles coated with grafted polymer chains—undergo structural changes in mixed-solvent environments. Using detailed molecular dynamics simulations, the authors of…
6. April 2021
The key role of solvent in condensation: Mapping water in liquid-liquid phase-separated FUS
What drives the formation of biomolecular condensates from proteins in water? The Adams group, in collaboration with colleagues from Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, measured the thermodynamic forces leading to the expulsion of water from condensates as they form through protein-protein…