My research areas are physical chemistry, thermochemistry and surface chemistry with emphasis on hydration of biomaterials and nanomaterials. Here you can find information about my research interests, my publications (including full text versions of some of my articles) and some links
Research Interests
- Properties of water
- Sorption calorimetry
- QCM-D
- Hydration of proteins
- Water sorption by lysozyme
- Bound water
- Glass transition in proteins
- Structure of lysozyme in solid state
- Denaturation of lysozyme at low water contents
- Hydration of surfactants and lipids
- Phase transitions in surfactants and lipids
- Alkyl glucosides
- Alkyl maltosides
- Monoolein
- DDAO
- Hydration of nanomaterials
- Hydration of carbohydrates
- Starch
- Cellulose
- Xanthan Gum
- Non-freezing water
- Glass transitions
- Glassy liquid crystals
- Glassy state of proteins
- Ab Initio calculations
- Molecular dynamics simulations
- Ionic surfactants
- Water in nanopores