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Probing and modeling of transport properties of hydrogels (A03)

Subject Area Experimental and Theoretical Physics of Polymers
Term since 2021
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 431232613
 
Biological hydrogels such as mucus form natural barriers for infectious agents. Here, we will develop and apply combined experimental/theoretical approaches using advanced microscopy to track the transport of particles (e.g., proteins, viruses, bacteria) in hydrogels and to extract spatially resolved diffusivity and free-energy profiles, which are the material parameters needed to accurately describe and predict particle transport. The interplay of individual hydrogel components on the barrier functionality will be addressed by a systematic variation of particle and hydrogel properties and of the resulting particle-hydrogel interaction.
DFG Programme Collaborative Research Centres
Applicant Institution Freie Universität Berlin
 
 

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