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Research Interests
Research in the Olvera de la Cruz group is centered around the development of models to describe the self-assembly of heterogeneous molecules including amphiphiles, copolymers, and synthetic and biological polyelectrolytes, as well as the segregation and interface adsorption in multicomponent complex fluids. Work by the group has resulted in a revised model of ionic-driven assembly: demonstrating the electrostatic spontaneous symmetry breaking of ionic fibers and membranes, and identifying its relevance to biological functions and to the design of functional materials. The group's investigations into soft and condensed matter physics have advanced scientific knowledge and opened new research fields of technological importance, including gel electrophoreses dynamics, self-organization of molecular electrolytes into bio-mimetic materials, self-assembly of heterogeneous molecules into complex nanostructures, interface adsorption and phase segregation dynamics and structure of multicomponent fluids.
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, PhD, University of Cambridge
… → 1985
Physics, BA, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
… → 1981
Research interests keywords
- Polymer theory
- phase transformations
- poly-electrolytes
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Collaborative Research: DMREF: De Novo Proteins as Junctions in Polymer Networks
10/1/23 → 9/30/27
Project: Research project
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Olvera de la Cruz: Northwestern University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
9/1/23 → 8/31/29
Project: Research project
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Surfactants at Air-Aqueous Interfaces for Lanthanide Recovery
Olvera de la Cruz, M. & Olvera de la Cruz, M.
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Energy
9/1/21 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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NSF Center for Molecularly Optimized Networks
Kalow, J. A., Kalow, J. A., Olvera de la Cruz, M. & Olvera de la Cruz, M.
Duke University, National Science Foundation
9/1/21 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Activity-induced migration of viscous droplets on a solid substrate
Aggarwal, A., Kirkinis, E. & Olvera De La Cruz, M., Jan 25 2023, In: Journal of fluid Mechanics. 955, 955 A10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activity-induced propulsion and separation of passive chiral particles in liquids
Kirkinis, E. & Olvera De La Cruz, M., Feb 2023, In: Physical Review Fluids. 8, 2, 023302.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aggregation-Induced Asymmetric Charge States of Amino Acids in Supramolecular Nanofibers
Li, Y., Kim, M., Pial, T. H., Lin, Y., Cui, H. & Olvera de la Cruz, M., Sep 28 2023, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 127, 38, p. 8176-8184 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A polyelectrolyte handle for single-molecule force spectroscopy
Wang, J., Kouznetsova, T. B., Xia, J., Ángeles, F. J., de la Cruz, M. O. & Craig, S. L., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Polymer Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Colloidal Clusters and Networks Formed by Oppositely Charged Nanoparticles with Varying Stiffnesses
Morozova, S. M., López-Flores, L., Gevorkian, A., Zhang, H., Adibnia, V., Shi, W., Nykypanchuk, D., Statsenko, T. G., Walker, G. C., Gang, O., de la Cruz, M. O. & Kumacheva, E., Aug 8 2023, In: ACS nano. 17, 15, p. 15012-15024 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Data from: Random heteropolymers preserve protein function in foreign environments
Panganiban, B. (Contributor), Qiao, B. (Contributor), Jiang, T. (Contributor), DelRe, C. (Contributor), Obadia, M. M. (Contributor), Nguyen, T. D. (Contributor), Smith, A. A. A. (Contributor), Hall, A. (Contributor), Sit, I. (Contributor), Crosby, M. G. (Contributor), Dennis, P. B. (Contributor), Drockenmuller, E. (Contributor), Olvera de la Cruz, M. (Contributor), Xu, T. (Contributor), Olvera de la Cruz, M. (Contributor) & Xu, T. (Contributor), ZENODO, Feb 13 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.j1pt126, https://zenodo.org/record/5000092
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Single-chain heteropolymers transport protons selectively and rapidly
Jiang, T. (Creator), Hall, A. (Creator), Eres, M. (Creator), Hemmatian, Z. (Creator), Qiao, B. (Creator), Zhou, Y. (Creator), Ruan, Z. (Creator), Couse, A. D. (Creator), Heller, W. T. (Creator), Huang, H. (Creator), Olvera de la Cruz, M. (Contributor), Rolandi, M. (Creator), Xu, T. (Creator), Huang, H. (Creator), Olvera De La Cruz, M. (Creator) & Xu, T. (Creator), Dryad, Jan 7 2020
DOI: 10.6078/d1vx0b, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.6078/D1VX0B
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Data from: Random heteropolymers preserve protein function in foreign environments
Panganiban, B. (Creator), Qiao, B. (Creator), Jiang, T. (Creator), DelRe, C. (Creator), Obadia, M. M. (Creator), Nguyen, T. D. (Creator), Smith, A. A. A. (Creator), Hall, A. (Creator), Sit, I. (Creator), Crosby, M. G. (Creator), Dennis, P. B. (Creator), Drockenmuller, E. (Creator), Olvera de la Cruz, M. (Contributor), Xu, T. (Creator), Olvera De La Cruz, M. (Creator) & Xu, T. (Creator), Dryad, Feb 13 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.j1pt126, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.j1pt126
Dataset
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Single-chain heteropolymers transport protons selectively and rapidly
Jiang, T. (Contributor), Hall, A. (Contributor), Eres, M. (Contributor), Hemmatian, Z. (Contributor), Qiao, B. (Contributor), Zhou, Y. (Contributor), Ruan, Z. (Contributor), Couse, A. D. (Contributor), Heller, W. T. (Contributor), Huang, H. (Contributor), Olvera de la Cruz, M. (Contributor), Rolandi, M. (Contributor), Xu, T. (Contributor), Huang, H. (Contributor), Olvera de la Cruz, M. (Contributor) & Xu, T. (Contributor), ZENODO, Jan 7 2020
DOI: 10.6078/D1VX0B, https://zenodo.org/record/5023027
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