Molecular and Nanoscale Physics group

Well done to Ellie Griffin who presented her summer research project on protein hydrogels today. Thanks to @BraggRoyceLeeds @RoyceInstitute for funding Ellie's summer internship.

Thanks to @MacroGroup_UK for organising a fantastic meeting in Loughborough. Thoroughly enjoyed by PhD students Dimitra Katrantzi @moltoproduct and Ahmad Boroumand @MNP_Leeds

@physicsleedsuni @UoL_LICAMM @ScienceLeeds Superb talks from Fraser Macrae, Timea Feller, Dela Kpeglo and Matt Hughes in today's Biological networks workshop. Taking us from fibrin networks to engineered protein hydrogels to cell scaffolds.

Looking forward to today's workshop on 'Approaches in Understanding Biological Networks' with a fantastic lineup of speakers from @physicsleedsuni @UOL_LICAMM @ScienceLeeds

Congratulations to @MNP_Leeds PhD student Tim Brown on a successful PhD viva yesterday! Also the first @SweetmanGroup PhD student to complete their thesis defence! 🥳 Well done Tim!

Delighted to see Christa Brown's paper is a HOT ARTICLE in @BioMaterSci Structural and mechanical properties of folded protein hydrogels with embedded microbubbles pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… @Christa_pb

Well done @HarrisonLauren7 on the award of the Don McKenzie Paul thesis prize which recognises the use of neutrons in addressing a scientific challenge. Thanks to @isisneutronmuon for supporting Harry's extreme biophysics research. 👇

We are super proud of undergraduate project students Dan West and Rebecca Wurr who presented their research at the 6th Annual Student National Conference in London.

"There is no such thing as a dumb question" - in #interdisciplinary #science we must ask each other basic questions because these lead to new ideas. Reflections on Tom McLeish from Mark Leake in a profound moment from the @PhysicsofLifeUK conference 🙂 @BPSIYork @MNP_Leeds

This general kinetic model and the analysis tools generate predictions of network structure and porosity over a broad range of experimentally controllable parameters. Thanks to @EPSRC and @ERC_Research for support.

We identify the critical point of gel percolation, explore the range of network regimes covering diffusion-limited to reaction-limited cluster aggregation network formation mechanisms and predict the final network structure, fractal dimensions and final gel porosity.

By modelling folded proteins as colloids, there are rich opportunities to explore network formation mechanisms. Here we present a kinetic lattice-based model which simulates the formation of irreversibly chemically crosslinked, folded protein-based hydrogels.

Kalila Cook's @softmatter paper is now fully published! Modelling Network Formation in Folded Protein Hydrogels by Cluster Aggregation Kinetics pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Please RT Come join us! A PhD studentship opportunity to explore Smart biomaterials: developing new tools for structural characterisation. A collaborative project with @NotAnElf @BraggRoyceLeeds phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/1465-s…

@HarrisonLauren7 @MNP_Leeds @BraggRoyceLeeds Well done to Mazin Nasralla for presenting his neutron diffraction studies of the molecular mechanisms of protecting and denaturing osmolytes at Physics of Life #POL23 #TeamExtreme

We are excited to be in Harrogate for #POL2023 Looking forward to hearing great science, sharing our work and connecting with the Physics of Life community!

Well done to Mazin Nasralla for presenting his neutron diffraction studies of protecting and denaturing osmolytes to reveal atomistic insight into their action on biomolecules at Physics of Life UK #PoL2023 #TeamExtreme

@HarrisonLauren7 @MNP_Leeds @BraggRoyceLeeds @isisneutronmuon Well done to Matt Hughes for presenting his work on protein network formation, topology and mechanics at Physics of Life. #POL2023 #MesoNet

Crystal creation Maker kits with Beavers @scouts for #BSW23 Thanks to the wonderful @PhilippaShepley @NameProgramme for developing this kit to explore crystal structure patterns in Materials research. #STEM