New Paper: “Unsupervised learning unravels the structure of four-arm and linear block copolymer micelles”

In our recent manuscript, we provide new fundamental insights into the microscopic structure of linear and four-arm block copolymers (members of the Pluronic and Tetronic families, respectively). The Pluronics and Tetronics typically self-assemble into small micelles in aqueous solution, which have found societally important applications in biomaterials and drug delivery. …

New Paper: “Two coexisting membrane structures are defined by lateral and transbilayer interactions between sphingomyelin and cholesterol”

Sphingomyelin and cholesterol are prominent lipids in the plasma membrane of animal cells.  In this manuscript, we have combined X-ray scattering experiments, performed by our collarborator Prof. Peter Quinn (KCL, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science), and all-atom molecular dynamics to investigate the bilayer structures observed within an equimolar mixture of palmitoylsphingomyelin …