3 papers
cond-mat.soft2021
Computational design of armored nanodroplets as nanocarriers for encapsulation and release under flow conditions
François Sicard, Jhoan Toro-Mendoza
Nanocarriers are nanosized materials commonly used for targeted-oriented delivery of active compounds, including antimicrobials and small-molecular drugs. They equally represent fu…
physics.bio-ph2018
Control of DNA denaturation bubble nucleation to advance nano-biosensing
François Sicard, Nicolas Destainville, Philippe Rousseau +2
In the demanding biosensing environment, improving selection efficiency strategies has become an issue of great significance. DNA minicircles containing between 200 and 400 base-pa…
cond-mat.stat-mech2018
Computing Transition Rates for Rare Event: When Kramers Theory meets Free Energy Landscape
François Sicard
Computing reactive trajectories and free energy (FE) landscapes associated to rare event kinetics is key to understanding the dynamics of complex systems. The analysis of the FE su…