3 papers
cond-mat.soft2024
A thermodynamic approach to adhesion and deformation of DNA-bound droplets
Nicolas Judd, Angus McMullen, Sascha Hilgenfeldt +1
Here we derive and experimentally test a free energy functional that captures the adhesion of DNA-coated emulsion droplets. Generalizing previous approaches, the theory combines im…
cond-mat.soft2022
Self-assembly Through Programmable Folding
Angus McMullen, Maitane Muñoz Basagoiti, Zorana Zeravcic +1
At the cutting edge of materials science, matter is designed to self-organize into structures that perform a wide range of functions. The past two decades have witnessed major inno…
cond-mat.soft2018
Colloidomers: freely-jointed polymers made of droplets
Angus McMullen, Miranda Holmes-Cerfon, Francesco Sciortino +2
An important goal of self-assembly is to achieve a preprogrammed structure with high fidelity. Here, we control the valence of DNA-functionalized emulsions to make linear and branc…