Biological Physics & Soft Matter

The Biological Physics and Soft Matter group aims to use bespoke technology and analytical methods borrowed from the Physical Sciences to address important fundamental questions in Biology. Building up on a strong tradition in Biophysics at King’s, the purpose of the research group is to employ cutting-edge experimental and computational approaches to tackle the most exciting unresolved scientific challenges in this highly interdisciplinary field.

Members

Rosie Austin

PhD Student

Sergi Garcia-Manyes

Professor of Biophysics

Archie Isted

PhD Student

Iveta Ivanova

PhD Student

Melissa Jade Mitchell

PhD Student

Cambrin Kemble-Diaz

PhD Student

Kateryna Lemishko

Research Associate

Chris Lorenz

Chair of Faculty Computing Committee

Patrick Mesquida

Senior Lecturer

Carla Molteni

Professor of Physics

Marc Mora Hortal

Research Associate

Eva Philippaki

Senior Lecturer in Experimental Physics Education

Shahriar Sajjadi

Senior Lecturer

Katelyn Spillane

Senior Lecturer in Experimental Biophysics

Klaus Suhling

Professor

Rafael Tapia-Rojo

Research Associate

Tong Zhu

PhD Student

Rob Ziolek

Research Associate

AC Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Enables Charge Mapping in Water
Hackl, T., Schitter, G. & Mesquida, P., 10 Oct 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS Nano. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c07121
Biocompatible magnetic conjugated polymer nanoparticles for optical and lifetime imaging applications in the first biological window
Bourke, S., Dona, F., Teijeiro Gonzalez, Y., Qazi Chaudhry, B., Panamarova, M., Mackay, E., Zammit, P. S., Dailey, L. A., Eggert, U. S., Suhling, K. & Green, M. A., 11 Nov 2022, In: ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 4, 11, p. 8193–8202 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.2c01153
The Effects of Cholesterol Oxidation on Erythrocyte Plasma Membranes: A Monolayer Study
Lechner, B. D., Smith, P., McGill, B., Marshall, S., Trick, J. L., Chumakov, A. P., Winlove, C. P., Konovalov, O. V., Lorenz, C. D. & Petrov, P. G., Sep 2022, In: Membranes. 12, 9, 828. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12090828
Conformational Heterogeneity and Interchain Percolation Revealed in an Amorphous Conjugated Polymer
Ziolek, R. M., Santana-bonilla, A., López-ríos De Castro, R., Kühn, R., Green, M. & Lorenz, C. D., 27 Sep 2022, In: ACS Nano. 16, 9, p. 14432-14442 11 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c04794
In search of a softer environment
Beedle, A. E. M. & Roca-Cusachs, P., 1 Sep 2022, In: NATURE MATERIALS. 21, 9, p. 995-996 2 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01345-8
On the interactions of diols and DMPC monolayers
Rhys, N. H., Barlow, D. J., Lawrence, M. J. & Lorenz, C. D., 15 Oct 2022, In: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS. 364, 119963. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119963
Understanding the role of mechanics in nucleocytoplasmic transport
Andreu, I., Granero-Moya, I., Garcia-Manyes, S. & Roca-Cusachs, P., 1 Jun 2022, In: APL Bioengineering. 6, 2, 020901. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0076034
Mechanical properties of collagen fibrils determined by buckling analysis
Gachon, E. & Mesquida, P., 1 Sep 2022, In: Acta Biomaterialia. 149, p. 60-68 9 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2022.06.044
A Single-Molecule Strategy to Capture Non-native Intramolecular and Intermolecular Protein Disulfide Bridges
Mora, M., Board, S., Languin-Cattoën, O., Masino, L., Stirnemann, G. & Garcia-Manyes, S., 25 May 2022, In: Nano Letters. 22, 10, p. 3922-3930 9 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00043
Localized Soft Vibrational Modes and Coherent Structural Phase Transformations in Rutile TiO2 Nanoparticles under Negative Pressure
Wang, K., Molteni, C. & Haynes, P. D., 27 Jul 2022, In: Nano Letters. 22, 14, p. 5922-5928 7 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01939

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Seminars

The BPSM seminars normally take place on Thursdays at 12.00, alternating weeks with P&N. All are welcome to attend. The Light & Matter (L&M) seminars normally take place on Wednesdays at 14.00. All are welcome to attend.

Current vacancies in the group will be listed here:

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Major collaborations include:

London Centre for Nanotechnology

Thomas Young Centre

Group lead

Sergi Garcia-Manyes

Professor of Biophysics

Biological Physics & Soft Matter

Members

Rosie Austin

Sergi Garcia-Manyes

Archie Isted

Iveta Ivanova

Melissa Jade Mitchell

Cambrin Kemble-Diaz

Kateryna Lemishko

Chris Lorenz

Patrick Mesquida

Carla Molteni

Marc Mora Hortal

Eva Philippaki

Shahriar Sajjadi

Katelyn Spillane

Klaus Suhling

Rafael Tapia-Rojo

Tong Zhu

Rob Ziolek

AC Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Enables Charge Mapping in Water

Biocompatible magnetic conjugated polymer nanoparticles for optical and lifetime imaging applications in the first biological window

The Effects of Cholesterol Oxidation on Erythrocyte Plasma Membranes: A Monolayer Study

Conformational Heterogeneity and Interchain Percolation Revealed in an Amorphous Conjugated Polymer

In search of a softer environment

On the interactions of diols and DMPC monolayers

Understanding the role of mechanics in nucleocytoplasmic transport

Mechanical properties of collagen fibrils determined by buckling analysis

A Single-Molecule Strategy to Capture Non-native Intramolecular and Intermolecular Protein Disulfide Bridges

Localized Soft Vibrational Modes and Coherent Structural Phase Transformations in Rutile TiO2 Nanoparticles under Negative Pressure

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