This is an overview of theoretical approaches to semiflexible polymers and their networks.
Such semiflexible polymers have large bending rigidities that can compete with the entropic …

The mechanical stability and integrity of biological cells is provided by the cytoskeleton, a
semidilute meshwork of biopolymers. Recent research has underscored its role as a …

A molecular motor is made of either a single macromolecule or a macromolecular complex.
Just like their macroscopic counterparts, molecular motors “transduce” input energy into …

In the presence of condensing agents such as nonadsorbing polymer, multivalent counter
ions, and specific bundling proteins, chiral biopolymers typically form bundles with a finite …

Mitotic spindle assembly is crucial for chromosome segregation and relies on bundles of
microtubules that extend from the poles and overlap in the middle. However, how these …

Contractile rings are formed from cytoskeletal filaments during cell division. Ring formation is
induced by specific crosslinkers, while contraction is typically associated with motor protein …

Bundles and networks of semiflexible biopolymers are key elements in cells, lending them
mechanical integrity while also enabling dynamic functions. Networks have been the subject …

We review the current state on the thermodynamic behavior and structural phases of self-
and mutually-attractive dilute semiflexible polymers that undergo temperature-driven …

We study the aggregation transition of a finite theta-polymer system in dependence on the
bending stiffness κ with the help of parallel multicanonical simulations. In order to distinguish …

We present a straightforward microfluidics system to achieve step-by-step reaction
sequences in a diffusion-controlled manner in quasi two-dimensional micro-confinements …