Laboratory № 7 – Theory and Modeling of Polymer Systems

 

Phone: (812) 328-56-01

Head of the Laboratory: Prof. Sergey Vladimirovich Lyulin, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

 

E-mail: sergey.v.lyulin@gmail.com

 

Theoretical calculations (statistical mechanics and dynamics) of complex polymer systems with partial ordering and high molecular mobility, including studies of:

 

• structure and dynamics of network and branched polymers;
• structure of block copolymers and their mixtures;
• structure of polymer brushes;
• liquid crystalline polymer systems;
• nematic elastomers, brushes;
• polymer-based composites and complexes;
• development of theory and simulation of complex polyelectrolyte systems;
• investigation of the influence of external fields on structure and dynamics of polymers.

 

Laboratory profile

Statistical mechanics and dynamics of complex polymer systems.

 

Lines of research

• Theory and computer simulation of branched macromolecules and polymer brushes.
• Self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers.
• Theory and modeling of mechanic properties of individual polymer and biopolymer molecules.
• Influence of inter- and intramolecular interactions on structure and mobility of hyperbranched polyectrolytes and their complexes.
• Structure and dynamics of linear and branched polypeptides and polysaccharides.
• Computer simulation of complex biopolymer systems.
• Theory and modeling of dynamic properties of network and dendritic polymer systems. Structural changes occurring during phase transitions in rigid-chain heterocyclic polyelectrolytes.
• Computer simulation of organic-inorganic composites intended for biomedical applications.
• Multiscale simulation of thermoplastic polyimides and nanocomposites based on these polyimides.

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