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| − | '''Electrophoresis''' is one of the main techniques to separate DNA | + | '''Ferrofluids''' on construction |
| − | molecules by size and has shown its effectiveness in the sequencing of entire
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| − | genomes, including our own. This success story also increased the demand for improved and faster sequencing methods, in order to meet the upcoming challenges.
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| − | Over the last years, many experimental investigations have been
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| − | performed in the field of electrophoresis, in order to improve
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| − | existing methods or to develop new separation techniques which yield a
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| − | improvements gave rise to many interesting questions that still need to be dealt
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| − | The aim of this research is to provide these fundamental understandings
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| − | of the electrophoretic separation process by means of computer simulations using {{ES}}.
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| − | Special topics that are currently under investigation are:
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| − | * free-solution electrophoresis
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| − | * end-labeled free-solution electrophoresis
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| − | * electrophoresis in confined geometries
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| − | Hydrodynamic interactions are implemented in simulations by using a frictional coupling of the MD particles to a Lattice Boltzmann fluid. This efficient way of treating hydrodynamics enables a detailed study of the complex electrohydrodynamic interactions.
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| | == Coworkers == | | == Coworkers == |
| | * [[Christian Holm]]: Project supervisor | | * [[Christian Holm]]: Project supervisor |
| − | * [[Kai Grass]]: PhD thesis on ''Hydrodynamic effects in polyelectrolyte electrophoresis'' | + | * [[Joan J. Cerda]]: |
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| | == Collaborators == | | == Collaborators == |
| − | * M. Hervé Cottet, CNRS laboratory, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, France | + | * |
| − | * [http://www.ipfdd.de/Dr-Ulrich-Scheler.134.0.html?&L=1 Ulrich Scheler], Leibnitz-Institute for Polymer Research (IPF), Dresden, Germany
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| − | * [http://www.science.uottawa.ca/phy/eng/profs/slater/default.htm Gary W. Slater], University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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| | == Publications == | | == Publications == |
| − | Hydrodynamics with Lattice Boltzmann fluid: <bibentry pdflink="yes">ahlrichs99a</bibentry>
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| | == Links == | | == Links == |
| − | * {{Download|MMSD07-poster.pdf|Poster presented at MMSD07}} | + | * {{Download|xxxx| Posters, presentations & co }} |
