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  • A Escañuela-Copado, J López-Molina, M Kanduč, AB Jódar-Reyes, M Tirado-Miranda, D Bastos-González, JM Peula-García, I Adroher-Benítez, A Moncho-Jordá, "Diffusion and Interaction Effects On Molecular Release Kinetics From Collapsed Microgels", ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2024)
  • M Pedrosa, A Moncho-Jordá, MJ Gálvez-Ruiz, M Kanduč, "Impact of cholesterol on the structure and phase separation of DPPC Langmuir monolayers: Experiments and simulations", Surfaces and Interfaces, 104757 (2024)
  • E Schneck, J Reed, T Seki, Y Nagata, M Kanduč, "Experimental and simulation-based characterization of surfactant adsorption layers at fluid interfaces", Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 103237 (2024)
  • B Liu, S Babaei, M Kanduč, S Tian, L Bai, Y Xu, M Ostadhassan, "Helium expansion Revisited: Effects of accessible volume on excess adsorption in kerogen matrices", Chemical Engineering Journal, 152690 (2024)
  • M Kanduč, J Reed, A Schlaich, E Schneck, "Molecular dynamics simulations as support for experimental studies on surfactant interfacial layers", Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 101816
  • A. Schlaich, J.O. Daldrop, B. Kowalik, M. Kanduč, E. Schneck, R.R. Netz, "Water structuring induces nonuniversal hydration repulsion between polar surfaces: quantitative comparison between molecular simulations, theory, and experiments", Langmuir 40 (15), 7896-7906 (2024)
  • N. Sanchouli, S. Babaei, M. Kanduč, F. Molaei, M. Ostadhassan, "Wetting Behavior of Kerogen Surfaces: Insights from Molecular Dynamics," Langmuir 40, 5715 (2024)
  • S. Mamatkulov, J. Polák, J. Razzokov, L. Tomaník, P. Slavíček, J. Dzubiella, M. Kanduč, J. Heyda, "Unveiling the Borohydride Ion through Force-Field Development," J. Chem. Theory Comput. 20, 1263 (2024) 
  • M. Kanduč, E. Schneck, R.R. Netz, "Understanding the 'Berg limit': The 65° contact angle as the universal adhesion threshold of biomatter," Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 26, 713 (2024)
  • M. Kanduč, C. Stubenrauch, R. Miller, and E Schneck, "Interface Adsorption versus Bulk Micellization of Surfactants: Insights from Molecular Simulations," J. Chem. Theory Comput. 20, 1568 (2024); Special Issue
  • M. Šako, F. Staniscia, E. Schneck, R.R. Netz, M. Kanduč, "Conditions for the stable adsorption of lipid monolayers to solid surfaces,"  PNAS Nexus, pgad190 (2023)
  • S. Micciulla, P. Gutfreund, M. Kanduč, and L. Chiappisi, "Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions of Nonionic Polymer Brushes," Macromolecules 56, 1177 (2023)
  • F. Staniscia and M. Kanduč, "Apparent line tension induced by surface-active impurities," J. Chem. Phys. 157, 184707 (2022)
  • C. Park, M. Kanduč, T.F. Headen, T.G.A. Youngs, J. Dzubiella, and S. Risse, “Toward unveiling structure and property relationships from ionic ordering in Li/S battery electrolytes: Neutron total scattering and molecular dynamics simulations”, Energy Stor. Mater., 52, 85 (2022)
  • W. K. Kim, S. Milster, R. Roa, M. Kanduč, and J. Dzubiella, "Permeability of Polymer Membranes beyond Linear Response", Macromolecules 55, 7327 (2022)
  • F. Staniscia, H. V. Guzman, M. Kanduč, Tuning Contact Angles of Aqueous Droplets on Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces by Surfactants, J. Phys. Chem. B 126, 3374 (2022)
  • S. Poblete, A. Božič, M. Kanduč, R. Podgornik, and H. V. Guzman, RNA Secondary Structures Regulate Adsorption of Fragments onto Flat Substrates, ACS Omega 6, 32823 (2021)
  • M. Kanduč, W.K. Kim, R. Roa, J. Dzubiella, "Nanochannels and nanodroplets in polymer membranes controlling ionic transport", Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 56, 101501 (2021)
  • S. Carlson, M. Becker, F. N. Brünig, K. Ataka, R. Cruz, L. Yu, P. Tang, M. Kanduč, R. Haag, J. Heberle, H. Makki, and R. R. Netz, Hydrophobicity of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Alkanes: Fluorination, Density, Roughness, and Lennard-Jones Cutoffs, Langmuir 37, 13846 (2021)
  • Z. Li, V.G. Ruiz, M. Kanduč, J. Dzubiella, "Highly Heterogeneous Polarization and Solvation of Gold Nanoparticles in Aqueous Electrolytes", ACS Nano (2021) 
  • S. Milster, W.K. Kim, M. Kanduč, J Dzubiella: "Tuning the permeability of regular polymeric networks by the cross-link ratio", J. Chem. Phys. 154, 154902 (2021)
  • A. Božič, M. Kanduč, "Relative humidity in droplet and airborne transmission of disease", J. Biol. Phys. 47, 1 (2021)
  • M. Kanduč, W.K. Kim, R. Roa, J. Dzubiella, "How the Shape and Chemistry of Molecular Penetrants Control Responsive Hydrogel Permeability", ACS Nano 15, 614 (2021)
  • M. Kanduč, E. Schneck, and C. Stubenrauch, "Intersurfactant H-bonds between head groups of n-dodecyl-β-d-maltoside at the air-water interface", J. Colloid Interface Sci. 586, 588 (2021)
  • A. Moncho-Jordá, A. B. Jódar-Reyes, M. Kanduč, A. Germán-Bellod, J. M. López-Romero, R. Contreras-Cáceres, F. Sarabia, M. García-Castro, H. A. Pérez-Ramírez, and G. Odriozola, "Scaling Laws in the Diffusive Release of Neutral Cargo from Hollow Hydrogel Nanoparticles: Paclitaxel-Loaded Poly (4-vinylpyridine)", ACS Nano 14, 15227 (2020)
  • Z. Li, V.G. Ruiz, M. Kanduč, J. Dzubiella, "Ion-Specific Adsorption on Bare Gold (Au) Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solutions: Double-Layer Structure and Surface Potentials", Langmuir 36, 13457 (2020) 
  • J. C. Fernández-Toledano, T. D. Blake, J. De Coninck, and M. Kanduč, "Hidden microscopic life of the moving contact line of a waterlike liquid ", Phys. Rev. Fluids 5, 104004 (2020)
  • W. K. Kim, R. Chudoba, S. Milster, R. Roa, M. Kanduč, and J. Dzubiella, "Tuning the selective permeability of polydisperse polymer networks", Soft Matter 16, 8144 (2020)
  • R. Nikam, X. Xu, M. Kanduč, and J. Dzubiella, "Competitive sorption of monovalent and divalent ions by highly charged globular macromolecules", J. Chem. Phys. 153, 044904 (2020)
  • M. Kanduč, E. Schneck, P. Loche, S. Jansen, H. J. Schenk, and R. R. Netz, "Cavitation in lipid bilayers poses strict negative pressure stability limit in biological liquids", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 117, 10733 (2020).
  • S. W Coles, C. Park, R. Nikam, M. Kanduč, J. Dzubiella, and B. Rotenberg, "Correlation Length in Concentrated Electrolytes: Insights from All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations", J. Phys. Chem. B 124, 1778 (2020)
  • M. Kanduč, W. K. Kim, R. Roa, and J. Dzubiella, “Modeling of stimuli-responsive nanoreactors: rational rate control towards the design of colloidal enzymes", Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., (2020)
  • M. Kanduč, W. K. Kim, R. Roa, and J. Dzubiella, “Aqueous Nanoclusters Govern Ion Partitioning in Dense Polymer Membranes”, ACS Nano 13, 11224 (2019)
  • C. Park, A. Ronneburg, S. Risse, M. Ballauff, M. Kanduč, J. Dzubiella, “Structural and Transport Properties of Li/S Battery Electrolytes: Role of the Polysulfide Species”, J. Phys. Chem. C 123, 10167 (2019)
  • N. Dubouis, C. Park, M. Deschamps, S. Abdelghani-Idrissi, M. Kanduč, A. Colin, M. Salanne, J. Dzubiella, A. Grimaud, and B. Rotenberg, “Chasing Aqueous Biphasic Systems from Simple Salts by Exploring the LiTFSI/LiCl/H2O Phase Diagram”, ACS Cent. Sci. 5, 640 (2019).
  • S. Milster, R. Chudoba, M. Kanduč, and J. Dzubiella, “Cross-linker effect on solute adsorption in swollen thermoresponsive polymer networks”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21, 6588 (2019).
  • W. K. Kim, R. Roa, M. Kanduč, and J. Dzubiella, “Tuning the permeability of dense membranes by shaping nanoscale potentials”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 108001 (2019).
  • M. Kanduč, W. K. Kim, R. Roa, and J. Dzubiella, “Transfer Free Energies and Partitioning of Small Molecules in Collapsed PNIPAM Polymers”, J. Phys. Chem. B 123, 720 (2019).
  • M. Kanduč, L. Eixeres, S. Liese, and R. R. Netz, “Generalized line tension of water nan- odroplets”, Phys. Rev. E 98, 032804 (2018).
  • M. Kanduč, W. K. Kim, R. Roa, and J. Dzubiella, “Selective Molecular Transport in Thermore- sponsive Polymer Membranes: Role of Nanoscale Hydration and Fluctuations”, Macromolecules 51, 4853 (2018).
  • B. Petersen, R. Roa, J. Dzubiella, and M. Kanduč, “Ionic structure around polarizable metal nanoparticles in aqueous electrolytes”, Soft Matter, 14, 4053 (2018).
  • R. Nikam, X. Xu, M. Ballauff, M. Kanduč, and J. Dzubiella, “Charge and hydration structure of dendritic polyelectrolytes: molecular simulations of polyglycerol sulphate”, Soft Matter, 14, 4300 (2018).
  • C. Park, M. Kanduč, R. Chudoba, A. Ronneburg, S. Risse, M. Ballauff, and J. Dzubiella, “Molecular simulations of electrolyte structure and dynamics in lithium–sulfur battery solvents”, J. Power Sources 373, 70 (2018).
  • M. Kanduč, “Going beyond the standard line tension: Size-dependent contact angles of water nanodroplets”, J. Chem. Phys. 147, 174701 (2017).
  • W. K. Kim, A. Moncho-Jordá, R. Roa, M. Kanduč, and J. Dzubiella, “Cosolute partitioning in polymer networks: Effects of flexibility and volume transitions”, Macromolecules 50, 6227 (2017).
  • R. Roa, W. K. Kim, M. Kanduč, J. Dzubiella, and S. Angioletti-Uberti, “Catalyzed Bimolecular Reactions in Responsive Nanoreactors”, ACS Catal. 7, 5604 (2017).
  • B. Kowalik, A. Schlaich, M. Kanduč, E. Schneck, and R. R. Netz, “Hydration Repulsion Difference Between Ordered and Disordered Membranes Due to Cancellation of Membrane- Membrane and Water-Mediated Interactions”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 8, 14899 (2017).
  • M. Kanduč and R. R. Netz, “Atomistic simulations of wetting properties and water films on hydrophilic surfaces”, J. Chem. Phys. 146, 164705 (2017).
  • M. Kanduč, A. Schlaich, A. H. de Vries, J. Jouhet, E. Maréchal, D. Demé, R. R. Netz, and E. Schneck, “Tight Cohesion between Glycolipid Membranes Results from Balanced Water-Headgroup Interactions”, Nat. Commun. 8, 14899 (2017).
  • M. Kanduč, R. Chudoba, K. Palczynski, W. K. Kim, R. Roa, and J. Dzubiella, “Selective solute adsorption and partitioning around single PNIPAM chains”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 5906 (2017).
  • M. Kanduč, M. Moazzami-Gudarzi, V. Valmacco, R. Podgornik, and G. Trefalt, “Interactions between charged particles with bathing multivalent counterions: experiments vs. dressed ion theory”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 10069 (2017).
  • C. Yigit, M. Kanduč, M. Ballauff, and J. Dzubiella, “Interaction of Charged Patchy Protein Models with Like-Charged Polyelectrolyte Brushes”, Langmuir 33, 417 (2017).
  • M. Kanduč, A. Schlaich, E. Schneck, and R. R. Netz, “Water-Mediated Interactions between Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces”, Langmuir 32, 8767 (2016).
  • X. Xu, M. Kanduč, J. Wu, and J. Dzubiella, “Potential of mean force and transient states in polyelectrolyte pair complexation”, J. Chem. Phys. 145, 034901 (2016).
  • E. Ioannidou, M. Kanduč, L. Li, D. Frenkel, J. Dobnikar, and E. Del Gado, “The crucial effect of early-stage gelation on the mechanical properties of cement hydrates”, Nat. Commun. 7, 12106 (2016).
  • M. Kanduč and R. R. Netz, “Hydration force fluctuations in hydrophilic planar systems”, Biointerphases 11, 019004 (2016).
  • A. Botan, F. Fernando, P. Fuchs, M. Javanainen, M. Kanduč, W. Kulig, A. Lamberg, C. Loison, A. Lyubartsev, M. Miettinen, L. Monticelli, J. Määttä, S. Ollila, M. Retegan, T. Róg, H. Santuz, and J. Tynkkynen, “Towards Atomistic Resolution Structure of Phosphatidylcholine Headgroup and Glycerol Backbone at Different Ambient Conditions”, J. Phys. Chem. B 119, 15075 (2015).
  • M. Kanduč and R. R. Netz, “From hydration repulsion to dry adhesion between asymmetric hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 112, 12338 (2015).
  • A. Schlaich, B. Kowalik, M. Kanduč, E. Schneck, and R. R. Netz, “Physical mechanisms of the interaction between lipid membranes in the aqueous environment”, Physica A 418, 105 (2015).
  • M. Kanduč, E. Schneck, and R. R. Netz, “Attraction between hydrated hydrophilic surfaces”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 610, 375 (2014).
  • M. Kanduč, A. Schlaich, E. Schneck, and R. R. Netz, “Hydration repulsion between membranes and polar surfaces: Simulation approaches versus continuum theories”, Adv. Colloid Inter- face Sci. 208, 142 (2014).
  • A. Naji, M. Kanduč, J. Forsman, and R. Podgornik, “Perspective: Coulomb fluids – weak coupling, strong coupling, in between and beyond”, J. Chem. Phys. 139, 150901 (2013).
  • M. Kanduč, E. Schneck, and R. R. Netz, “Hydration Interaction between Phospholipid Membranes: Insight into Different Measurement Ensembles from Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations”, Langmuir 29, 9126 (2013).
  • M. Kanduč, A. Naji, J. Forsman, and R. Podgornik, “Attraction between neutral dielectrics mediated by multivalent ions in an asymmetric ionic fluid”, J. Chem. Phys. 137, 174704 (2012).
  • M. Kanduč, A. Naji, J. Forsman, and R. Podgornik, “Dressed counterions: Polyvalent and monovalent ions at charged dielectric interfaces”, Phys. Rev. E 84, 011502 (2011).
  • M. Kanduč, A. Naji, and R. Podgornik, “Counterion-mediated weak and strong coupling electrostatic interaction between like-charged cylindrical dielectrics”, J. Chem. Phys. 132, 224703 (2010).
  • M. Kanduč, A. Naji, J. Forsman, and R. Podgornik, “Dressed Counterions: Strong Electrostatic Coupling in the Presence of Salt”, J. Chem. Phys. 132, 124701 (2010).
  • M. Kanduč, A. Naji, Y. S. Yho, P. A. Pincus, and R. Podgornik, “The role of multipoles in counterion-mediated interactions between charged surfaces: strong and weak coupling”, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 21, 424103 (2009).
  • M. Kanduč, J. Dobnikar, and R. Podgornik, “Counterion-mediated electrostatic interactions between helical molecules”, Soft Matter 5, 868 (2009).
  • Y. S. Jho, M. Kanduč, A. Naji, R. Podgornik, M. W. Kim, and P. A. Pincus, “Strong-Coupling Electrostatics in the Presence of Dielectric Inhomogeneities”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 188101 (2008).
  • M. Kanduč, M. Trulsson, A. Naji, Y. Burak, J. Forsman, and R. Podgornik, “Weak- and strong-coupling electrostatic interactions between asymmetrically charged planar surfaces”, Phys. Rev. E., 78, 061105 (2008).
  • M. Kanduč and R. Podgornik, “Electrostatic image effects for counterions between charged planar walls”, Eur. Phys. J. E 23, 265 (2007).

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