3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
A single-chain nanoparticle-based mean-field theory for associative polymers
Marco Cappa, Stefano Chiani, Francesco Sciortino +1
Associative polymers are a class of polymers containing attractive stickers that can reversibly bind to each other. Their fully-bonded state gives rise, in dilute conditions, to a…
cond-mat.soft2025
Entropy-driven phase behaviour of all-DNA associative polymers
Francesco Tosti Guerra, Federico Marini, Francesco Sciortino +1
Associative polymers (APs) with reversible, specific interactions between ``sticker'' sites exhibit a phase behavior that depends on a delicate balance between distinct contributio…
cond-mat.soft2025
A phase-field model for solutions of DNA-made particles
Marco Cappa, Francesco Sciortino, Lorenzo Rovigatti
We present a phase-field model based on the Cahn-Hilliard equation to investigate the properties of phase separation in DNA nanostar systems. Leveraging a realistic free-energy fun…