3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Anomalous Long-range Hard-wall Repulsion between Polymers in Solvent Mixtures and Its Implication for Biomolecular Condensates
Luofu Liu, Rui Wang
The system of polymers in solvent mixtures is a widely-used model to represent biomolecular condensates in intracellular environments. Here, we apply a variational theory to contro…
cond-mat.soft2024
A Variational Approach to Trap Macromolecules
Luofu Liu, Chao Duan, Rui Wang
Trapping macromolecules is impoartant for the study of their conformations, interactions, dynamics and kinetic processes. Here, we develop a variational approach which self-consist…
cond-mat.soft2023
A Molecular Theory for Liquid Crystal Elastomers: Nematic Ordering, Shape Deformation and Mechanical Response
Luofu Liu, Rui Wang
Modeling liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) at the molecular level is crucial for the predictable design of energy-conversion and stimuli-responsive materials. Here, we develop a sel…