Douwe Jan Bonthuis
Theoretical Biophysics
Institute of Theoretical and Computational Physics
Graz University of Technology
Petersgasse 16
8010 Austria
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| Office: | PH 02 106 |
| Telephone: | +43 (316) 873 - 8179 |
| Email: | bonthuis@tugraz.at |
Master's and bachelor's projects available
Possible topics include:
- Nonlinear electrokinetics of small colloids
- Dielectric spectra of water and electrolytes
- X-ray spectroscopy of lipid membranes
- Ion adsorption on amyloid bundles
Please send an email in case of interest.
Box-model with analytic solution used to study sub-nanometer-wide interfacial layer
Small concentrations of charged impurities explain surface tension and electrophoretic mobility
pH determines the conductivity of electrolyte-filled carbon nanotubes as a function of salinity
Power-law behavior of electro-osmotic mobility as a sensitive probe for the interfacial viscosity
Ion-ion interactions inside nanopores give rise to rising noise spectrum at low frequency
Molecular dynamics simulations and continuum theory reveal molecular structure of aqueous interfaces
The interfacial dielectric profile and viscosity determine electrokinetic flow and conductivity