Biopolymers
In collaboration with G. Floudas and F. Kremer, we study both natural and synthetic biopolymers. The first part deals with model synthetic peptides, aiming in the understanding of fundamental processes, such as folding and relaxation. The second part of our research refers to systems with high toughness, such as silk and collagen.
Selected publications
Spider silk
- Schneider, D.; Gomopoulos, N.; Koh, C. Y.; Papadopoulos, P.; Kremer, F.; Thomas, E. L.; Fytas, G. "Nonlinear Control of High-Frequency Phonons in Spider Silk" Nat Mater (2016)
- R. Ene, P. Papadopoulos*, F. Kremer; "Combined structural model of spider dragline silk" Soft Matter 2009, 5, 4568-4574
- P. Papadopoulos*, J. Solter, F. Kremer; "Hierarchies in the structural organization of spider silk - a quantitative model" Colloid Polym. Sci. 2009, 287, 231-236
- R. Ene, P. Papadopoulos*, F. Kremer; "Partial deuteration probing structural changes in supercontracted spider silk" Polymer 2010, 51, 4784-4789
- R. Ene, P. Papadopoulos*, F. Kremer; "Supercontraction in Nephila spider dragline silk - Relaxation into equilibrium state" Polymer 2011, 52, 6056-6060
Synthetic polypeptides
- P. Papadopoulos, G. Floudas*, I. Schnell, T. Aliferis, H. Iatrou, N. Hadjichristidis*; "Nanodomain-induced chain folding in poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate)-b-polyglycine diblock copolymers" Biomacromolecules 2005, 6, 2352
- P. Papadopoulos, G. Floudas*, I. Schnell, H.-A. Klok, T. Aliferis, H. Iatrou, N. Hadjichristidis*; ""Glass transition" in peptides. Temperature and pressure effects" J. Chem. Phys. 2005, 122, 224906
- P. Papadopoulos, G. Floudas*, H.-A. Klok, I. Schnell, T. Pakula; "Self-Assembly and Dynamics of Poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate) Peptides" Biomacromolecules 2004, 5, 81-89
Collaborations
Molecular Physics - University of Leipzig (F. Kremer)
