Ring polymers have fascinated theorists, simulators, and experimentalists as they are the
simplest polymer without ends, giving rise to important topology related properties. We …

All life forms are miraculous, but some are more inexplicable than others. Trypanosomes are
by far one of the most puzzling organisms on Earth: their mitochondrial genome, also called …

Conformationally fluctuating, globally compact macromolecules such as polymeric rings,
single-chain nanoparticles, microgels, and many-arm stars display complex dynamic …

We use molecular dynamics simulations to explore concentrated solutions of semiflexible
polyelectrolyte ring polymers, akin to the DNA mini-circles, with counterions of different …

We derive and parameterize effective interaction potentials between a multitude of different
types of ring polymers and linear chains, varying the bending rigidity and solvent quality for …

Polymers are an effective test bed for studying topological constraints in condensed matter
due to a wide array of synthetically available chain topologies. When linear and ring …

The structure and dynamics of polymers in the presence of nanoparticles (NPs) determine
the macroscopic properties of polymer–nanoparticle composites (PNCs). Through molecular …

Knots are deeply entangled with every branch of science. One of the biggest open
challenges in knot theory is to formalise a knot invariant that can unambiguously and …

We apply monomer-resolved computer simulations of supercoiled ring polymers under
shear, taking full account of the hydrodynamic interactions, accompanied, in parallel, by …

Ring polymers are an intriguing class of polymers with unique physical properties, and
understanding their behavior is important for developing accurate theoretical models. In this …