The 10th Minisymposium was organized by Prof. Bernd Abel (UL) and Dr. Jonas Warneke (UL).

Due to the corona situation it was held as a Zoom webinar.

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The 9th Minisymposium was organized by Prof. Daniel Sebastiani (MLU).

Due to the corona situation it was held as a Zoom webinar.

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The 8th Minisymposium was organized by Dr. Martin Tress (Leipzig University).

Due to the corona situation it was held as a webinar.

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Universität Leipzig

Carl-Ludwig-Institute for Physiology

Liebigstraße 27

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Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Heide Campus

Theodor-Lieser-Straße 9

Gustav Mie Lecture Hall(1.04)

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Universität Leipzig

Carl-Ludwig-Institute for Physiology

Liebigstraße 27

Smal Lecture Hall(Room 103)

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Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Löwengebäude

Hörsaal XIV a/b

Universitätsplatz 11

06108 Halle(Saale)

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Universität Leipzig

Theoretischer Hörsaal

Linnéstraße 5

04103 Leipzig

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Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Von-Seckendorf-Platz 1

06120 Halle(Saale)

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Universität Leipzig

Carl-Ludwig-Institute for Physiology

Liebigstraße 27

Smal Lecture Hall(Room 103)

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@ Gustav-Mie auditorium of the Institute of Physics, Theodor-Lieser-Str.9, 5.00 pm

The National Creative Research Initiative Center for
Intelligent Hybrids School of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

<span class=”apple-style-span” style=”margin: 0px; padding: 0px;”>”Natural and Synthetic Polymeric Systems under
Nano-Confinement”

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Controlling the response of polymeric materials against surrounding environment holds promise to engineer novel nanostructured materials. Particularly, constraints imposed by nanometer-scale confinement lead to significant changes in the bulk equilibrium behavior of chained molecules, breaking the symmetry in the assembled structure….

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@ auditorium of the Institute of Theoretical Physics Linnéstr. 5, 5.00 pm

Experimentelle Physik kondensierter Materie, Physik weicher Materie, Technische Universität Darmstadt

“Multiscale dynamics in a complex liquid”

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The three component system of water, oil and surfactant forms a  nanostructured liquid called a microemulsion. In a range of compositions  it consists of spherical droplets of one phase, covered by a surfactant  layer and embedded in the other phase. …

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@ Gustav-Mie auditorium of the Institute of Physics, Theodor-Lieser-Str.9, 4.00 pm

Institute for Computational Physics
Universität Stuttgart

“Investigating Magnetic Soft Matter”

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Ferrogels are hydrogels that additionally contain magnetic single-domain  particles and whose properties can be controlled by using external  magnetic fields. We will present recent results on the microstructure,  the magnetic behavior, and the mechanical and viscoelastic properties of  2D and 3D magnetic gels on the basis of 2 microscopic particle models.  In the first model the nano-magnets are part of the chain monomers,  whereas in the second model the magnetic particles are restricted to the  network nodes….

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@ auditorium of the Institute of Theoretical Physics Linnéstr. 5, 5.00 pm

Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi 221 005, India

<span class="apple-style-span” style=”margin: 0px; padding: 0px;”>”DNA under force: New insights from simulations“

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Separation of a double stranded DNA (dsDNA) is prerequisite for  the essential cellular processes, such as, replication and  transcription. It is now well known that DNA is stabilized by inter- and  intra- molecular interactions. Single Molecular Force Spectroscopy  (SMFS) techniques, e.g. optical tweezers, magnetic tweezers and atomic  force microscopy, have emerged as powerful tools to investigate these  interactions. These experiments have provided various insights and  understanding of biological processes at the molecular level….

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@ auditorium of the Institute of Theoretical Physics Linnéstr. 5, 5.00 pm

Institut für Festkörperphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt

<span class="apple-style-span” style=”margin: 0px; padding: 0px;”>”Experimental and Computational Studies on the Dynamics of Confined Water“

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Water in confinements of nanoscopic size and in mixtures with various molecules, ranging from alcohols to proteins, is of great relevance in many fields, from biology to geology. For these systems, the water properties can be strongly affected by finite-size effects and specific interface interactions. To gain fundamental insights, we combine nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS) with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations…

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@ Gustav-Mie auditorium of the Institute of Physics, Theodor-Lieser-Str.9

Physikalisches Institut, Fakultät für Mathematik und Physik
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

<span class="apple-style-span” style=”margin: 0px; padding: 0px;”>”Correlating Polymer Crystals via Self‐Induced Nucleation”

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Crystallizable polymers often form multiple stacks of uniquely oriented lamellae, which have good registry despite being separated by amorphous fold surfaces. These correlations require multiple synchronized, yet unidentified, nucleation events. Here, we demonstrate that in thin films of isotactic polystyrene, the probability of generating correlated lamellae is controlled by the branched morphology of a single primary lamella…

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@ auditorium of the Institute of Theoretical Physics Linnéstr. 5

Institut für Physikalische Chemie ,
RWTH Aachen University

<span class="apple-style-span” style=”margin: 0px; padding: 0px;”>”Are complex microgels special?”

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Multi-sensitive, “smart” microgels display a variety of properties that distinguish them from rigid colloidal particles. The swelling of the soft particles can be controlled via the chemical composition as well as the morphology of the particle. Due to the chemical structure of the microgels, their size can respond to variations, e.g., of temperature, pH, pressure or solvent composition. The porosity of the microgels further allows for the uptake and release of guest species, which can be controlled by external stimuli…

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@ auditorium of the Institute of Theoretical Physics Linnéstr. 5

TU München

“Kinetics of collapse and aggregation in thermoresponsive micellar block copolymer solutions“

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Thermoresponsive, polymeric hydrogels respond in a controlled and  reversible way with a volume change to a small change of temperature  across the cloud point. These switchable and nanostructured materials  are of great interest for controlled molecular ultrafiltration. A widely  used thermoresponsive polymer is poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) which exhibits a cloud point at 32 °C. We investigate self-assembled,  physically crosslinked thermoresponsive hydrogels formed by  amphiphilic, symmetric triblock copolymers having short, fully  deuterated polystyrene (P(S-d8)) end blocks and a large (PNIPAM) middle block.

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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Complex Systems, ICS-6 Strukturbiochemie, 52425 Jülich

“Aβ-oligomer targeted therapy and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.”

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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Several lines of evidence suggest a central role of amyloid-β-peptide (Aβ) in the pathogenesis of AD. More than Aβ fibrils, small soluble and prion-like Aβ oligomers are suspected to be the major toxic species responsible for disease development and progression. Therefore, these oligomers should be our major target for therapy and used as the most direct biomarker for diagnosis and therapy monitoring…

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@ Gustav-Mie auditorium of the Institute of Physics, Theodor-Lieser-Str.9

Theory of Soft Condensed Matter, Universite du Luxembourg  

“Crystal Nucleation in Alkanes“

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Although the crystallization process in alkanes has been studied  intensively for decades, molecular details of crystal nucleation events  have not been accessible until very recently. We present a  computer simulation study of crystallization from sheared as well as  quiescent undercooled melts of C20 and C150 and analyse the crystal  nucleation process…

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