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ERC Consolidator Grant

DYNAPOL – Modeling approaches toward bioinspired dynamic materials

Abstract 

The DYNAPOL project will develop multiscale molecular models and use advanced computational simulation and machine learning techniques to discover the fundamental chemical-physical principles to learn how to design new classes of artificial materials with bio-inspired dynamic properties, or similar to those of living materials.



Description of the research project 

DYNAPOL will explore new routes to design new types of artificial materials for various technological applications. It will use innovative chemical-physical concepts, different from those on which technological materials are typically based, and exploit self-assembly properties. The idea is to take inspiration from nature and how it builds complex materials possessing fascinating properties, such as the ability to actively respond to different types of external stimuli: environmental (temperature, salt concentrations, pressure), biological (specific interactions with proteins or tissues), chemical and physical. Examples of similar natural supramolecular materials are microtubules or protein filaments, which can reconfigure in response to specific inputs.
In order to design bioinspired artificial polymeric materials it is necessary to understand in detail the molecular principles that control their dynamic behavior, and to learn the relationships existing between the chemical structure of the constitutive self-assembling building blocks and the dynamic properties of the assemblies that these form across various spatio-temporal scales. To this end, the DYNAPOL project will use multiscale molecular models, advanced molecular simulation techniques and machine learning. The models obtained will be validated through continuous comparison with experimental data from various international collaborations. This is a highly multidisciplinary research with a pioneering character, which will avail of the close collaboration between chemists, physicists, engineers and computer scientists.

Impact  

DYNAPOL is a fundamental research project that aims at exploring approaches and trace new routes toward innovative technological materials. The results of this project will impact various research fields and technological areas of high current interest, such as biomedical, pharmaceutical, energy, chemical. At the same time it will develop new knowledge allowing to explore applications not yet foreseen in the field of innovative materials and complex molecular systems.

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We explore new routes in physical chemistry, self-assembly & bioinspired materials with molecular modeling, computer simulations & ML. @PoliTOnews @supsi_ch

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AvatarGiovanni M. Pavan Lab@LabPavan·
17 May

Fresh @AIP_Publishing our new work on data-driven detection (via SOAP-based distances) of “ephemeral ice-like environments in classical rigid models of liquid water”!🥳
Terrific work by @ric_capelli & Francesco MM!🙌
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https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0088599

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7 May

Keeping COFs in the loop https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-022-00940-1

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AvatarFrancesco Stellacci@frstella·
25 Apr

I have and open position for a post-doc to perform protein simulations in the @befcorreia lab and antivirals experiments in my laboratory. Please apply to my EPFL email if you want to experience an interdisciplinary research project. RT appreciated.

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AvatarFerruccio Palazzesi@FPalazzesi22·
20 Apr

#Evotec #Italy is #hiring...again!!

Are you a #computationalchemist?
Do you want to work on integrated #drugdiscovery projects?

Don't hesitate and join the brilliant Molecular Architects team of #Verona!

#compchem #chemjobs #researchneverstops

https://evotecgroup.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Evotec_Career_Site/details/Principal-Scientist---Molecular-Architects_REQ-05315?q=molecular%20architect

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AvatarGiovanni M. Pavan Lab@LabPavan·
20 Apr

Come @NatureComms & see supramolecular polymers as complex systems:

"Molecular communications in complex systems of dynamic supramolecular polymers"
https://nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29804-5

Great job @martanit @Clanzow & Anna!🥳
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