Publications
Chosen filters:
Chosen filters:
Anomalous zipping dynamics and forced polymer translocation KU Leuven
We investigate by means of Monte Carlo simulations the zipping and unzipping dynamics of two polymers connected at one end and subject to an attractive interaction between complementary monomers. In zipping, the polymers are quenched from a high temperature equilibrium configuration to a low temperature state, such that the two strands zip up by closing up a ‘Y’-fork. In unzipping, the polymers are brought from a low temperature double-stranded ...
Specific Heat Capacity of Nitrobenzene-Tetradecane Near the Liquid-Liquid Critical Point KU Leuven
High-resolution adiabatic scanning calorimetry has been used to study the specific heat capacity anomaly of the nitrobenzene-tetradecane mixture near its upper critical point. The analysis, which is based on a method that uses heat capacity and enthalpy data, yields a value of the critical amplitude ratio A (+)/A (-) which is consistent with the universal, accepted one. The critical amplitude of the correlation length was derived via two-scale ...
Comparison of optical coherence tomography, microcomputed tomography, and histology at a three-dimensionally imaged trabecular bone sample KU Leuven
We investigate optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a method for imaging bone. The OCT images are compared directly to those of the standard methods of bone histology and microcomputed tomography (microCT) on a single, fixed human femoral trabecular bone sample. An advantage of OCT over bone histology is its noninvasive nature. OCT also images the lamellar structure of trabeculae at slightly higher contrast than normal bone histology. While ...