Objective A multi-scale modeling study is proposed to develop a fundamental understanding of the segregation and self assembly of phospholipids and polypeptide amphiphiles at interfaces, and their interaction with liquid crystalline phases. The current study is moti vated by recent experiments that indicate that liquid crystalline phases are capable of interrogating the structure of phospholipidic interfaces at the scale of nanometers, thereby providing a powerful tool for probing nanoscale structure, and providing th e basis for development of sensors for biological molecules. This study is also motivated by experiments from the Stupp group that indicate that peptide amphiphile molecules self-assemble into highly organized structures whose interfaces provide an ideal s ubstrate for cell growth. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesthermodynamicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencescondensed matter physicssoft matter physicsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputational sciencemultiphysicsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringliquid crystals Keywords Nanotechnology Programme(s) FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) NMP-2004-NMP-NSF-1 - EU-NSF coordinated activities in Computational materials research Call for proposal FP6-2004-NMP-NSF-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID Address Avenida ramiro de maeztu 7 Madrid Spain See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH - SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Raemistrasse 101 Zurich See on map Links Website Opens in new window NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address Heroon polytechniou 9 Zografou See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA METROPOLITANA IZTAPALAPA Mexico EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenida san rafael atlixco 186 Iztapalapa, mexico df See on map Links Website Opens in new window
