3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Odd Polycatenanes Tank-Tread in Strong Shear Flow
Ali Seyedi, Charles W. Manke, Alex Albaugh
Polycatenanes are mechanically interlocked polymers composed of ring molecules linked through mechanical bonds. Here, we investigate the single-molecule dynamics of linear polycate…
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Right: Boosting Current in Coupled Motors
Geyao Gu, Drew Alvarez, John Strahan +3
Catalysis-driven synthetic molecular motors operate in a loose mechanochemical coupling regime, one in which a decomposition of a fuel molecule does not reliably produce a forward…
cond-mat.soft2025
Mechanically Interlocked Polymers in Dilute Solution under Shear and Extensional Flows: A Brownian Dynamics Study
Ali Seyedi, Alex Albaugh
Mechanically interlocked polymers (MIPs) are a novel class of polymer structures in which the components are connected by mechanical bonds instead of covalent bonds. We measure the…