Physical chemistry of complex systems

Research group no. 13

Physical chemistry of complex systems

Group leader

Prof. dr hab. Wojciech Góźdź

Research topics

We are interested in mathematical modeling of physicochemical processes encountered in soft matter, active matter, and biological systems. We develop theories within the framework of statistical physic to describe, understand and predict the behavior, and discover new physical phenomena in studied systems. We perform molecular simulations  using methods of Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics to investigate  on a molecular scale complex physical systems. In our work we combine the knowledge from many discipline of science such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science.

Members

  • dr hab. Svyatoslav Kondrat, prof. instytutu
  • dr Dariusz Gołowicz
  • dr Vishnu Prasad Kurupath
  • mgr Daniele Paolini

Publications

2021

Skóra, T., Popescu, M., & Kondrat, S.
Conformation-changing enzymes and macromolecular crowding.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CP06631A

Cruz, C., Kondrat, S., Lomba, E., & Ciach, A.
Capillary Ionization and Jumps of Capacitive Energy Stored in Mesopores.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c00624

Mo, T., Zeng, L., Wang, Z., Kondrat, S., & Feng, G. 
Symmetrizing cathode-anode response to speed up charging of nanoporous supercapacitors. 
Green Energy & Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2021.05.001

Mesarec, L., Iglič, A., Kralj-Iglič, V., Góźdź, W., Virga, E. G., & Kralj, S.
Curvature Potential Unveiled Topological Defect Attractors.
Crystals, https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11050539

Serna, H., Pozuelo, A. D., Noya, E. G., & Góźdź, W. T.
Formation and internal ordering of periodic microphases in colloidal models with competing interactions.
Soft Matter, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SM00445J

Góźdź, W. T.
Multicontinuous structures with intertwined networks of channels with different topology.
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126715

Lv, J.-Q., Chen, P.-C., Guan, L.-Y., Góźdź, W. T., Feng, X.-Q., & Li, B.
Collective migrations in an epithelial–cancerous cell monolayer.
Acta Mechanica Sinica, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-021-01083-1

Marino, E., Vasilyev, O., Kluft, B. B., Stroink, M. J. B., Kondrat, S., & Schall, P.
Controlled Deposition of Nanoparticles with Critical Casimir Forces.
Nanoscale Horizons, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NH00670J

Verkholyak, T., Kuzmak, A., & Kondrat, S.
Capacitive energy storage in single-file pores: Exactly-solvable models and simulations.
The Journal of Chemical Physics, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0066786

Zeman, J., Kondrat, S., & Holm, C.
Ionic screening in bulk and under confinement.
The Journal of Chemical Physics,  https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0069340

2022

Groda, Y., Dudka, M., Oshanin, G., Kornyshev, A. A., & Kondrat, S.
Ionic liquids in conducting nanoslits: How important is the range of the screened electrostatic interactions?
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/AC6307

Otero-Mato, J. M., Montes-Campos, H., Gómez-González, V., Montoto, M., Cabeza, O., Kondrat, S., & Varela, L. M.
Structure, dynamics and conductivities of ionic liquid-alcohol mixtures.
Journal of Molecular Liquids, https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MOLLIQ.2022.118955

Kondrat, S., Krauss, U., & von Lieres, E.
Enzyme co-localisation: Mechanisms and benefits.
Current Research in Chemical Biology, https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CRCHBI.2022.100031

Kondrat, S., & von Lieres, E.
Mechanisms and Effects of Substrate Channelling in Enzymatic Cascades.
Methods in Molecular Biology: Multienzymatic Assemblies, Springer, Humana New York 2022, ed. Haralambos Stamatis, 
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2269-8_3

Słyk, E., Skóra, T., & Kondrat, S.
How macromolecules’ softness affects diffusion under crowding.
Soft Matter, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SM00357K

Serna, H., Meyra, A. G., Noya, E. G., & Góźdź, W. T.
Self-Assembly of Optimally Packed Cylindrical Clusters inside Spherical Shells.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B., https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.JPCB.2C04850

Verkholyak, T., Kuzmak, A., Kornyshev, A. A., & Kondrat, S.
Less Is More: Can Low Quantum Capacitance Boost Capacitive Energy Storage?
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters,  https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.JPCLETT.2C02968

Janssen, M., Verkholyak, T., Kuzmak, A., & Kondrat, S. 
Optimising nanoporous supercapacitors for heat-to-electricity conversion.
Journal of Molecular Liquids,  https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MOLLIQ.2022.121093