Research Interests

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
  • Mesoporous silica (MCM-41, SBA-15)
  • Carbon nanotubes
• 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