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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.
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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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Ionic Conductivity in Confinement
Olvera de la Cruz, M. (PD/PI) & Jimenez Angeles, F. (Co-PD/PI)
4/1/25 → 3/31/28
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: DMREF: De Novo Proteins as Junctions in Polymer Networks
Olvera de la Cruz, M. (PD/PI)
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
Olvera de la Cruz, M. (Other) & Olvera de la Cruz, M. (Other)
9/1/23 → 8/31/29
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: DMREF: GOALI: High-Affinity Supramolecular Peptide Materials for Selective Capture and Recovery of Proteins
Olvera de la Cruz, M. (PD/PI) & Olvera de la Cruz, M. (PD/PI)
10/1/21 → 9/30/25
Project: Research project
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Surfactants at Air-Aqueous Interfaces for Lanthanide Recovery
Olvera de la Cruz, M. (PD/PI), Olvera de la Cruz, M. (PD/PI) & Olvera de la Cruz, M. (PD/PI)
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Energy
9/1/21 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Coupling of Charge Regulation and Geometry in Soft Ionizable Molecular Assemblies
McCourt, J. M., Lopez-Flores, L., Kewalramani, S., Welke, N. B., Olvera de la Cruz, M. & Bedzyk, M. J., Apr 17 2025, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 129, 15, p. 3814-3828 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Protein Coatings Dictate the Dispersibility and Stability of Hydrophobic Zeolitic-Imidazolate Frameworks in Water
DelRe, C., Hong, H., Jiménez-Ángeles, F., Wenny, M. B., Erdosy, D. P., Cho, J., Britt, S., Olvera de la Cruz, M. & Mason, J. A., Mar 20 2025, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 129, 11, p. 3120-3130 11 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., Apr 1 2024, In: Journal of Polymer Science. 62, 7, p. 1277-1286 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Autonomous phototaxis of hydrogel swimmers
Cezan, S. D., Aggarwal, A., Li, C., Yuan, H., Palmer, L. C., de la Cruz, M. O. & Stupp, S. I., Dec 10 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 50, e2411092121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamics and Structure of Unentangled Associative Polymers
Xia, J. & Olvera de la Cruz, M., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Macromolecules.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations
Datasets
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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), de la Cruz, M. O. (Contributor), Rolandi, M. (Contributor) & Xu, T. (Contributor), ZENODO, Jan 7 2020
DOI: 10.6078/D1VX0B, https://zenodo.org/records/5023027
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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), De La Cruz, M. O. (Contributor) & Xu, T. (Contributor), ZENODO, Feb 13 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.j1pt126, https://zenodo.org/records/5000092
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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), De La Cruz, M. O. (Contributor) & Xu, T. (Creator), Dryad, Feb 13 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.j1pt126, https://datadryad.org/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.j1pt126
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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), de la Cruz, M. O. (Contributor), Rolandi, 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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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), de la Cruz, M. O. (Contributor), Rolandi, M. (Creator) & Xu, T. (Creator), Dryad, Jan 7 2020
DOI: 10.6078/d1vx0b, https://datadryad.org/dataset/doi:10.6078/D1VX0B
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