Dr. Christian Schwieger
research interests
- electrostatic interactions of positively charged peptides with lipid membranes
- role of arginines for incorporation of peptides / proteins into lipid membranes
- conformation of milk proteins at the air/water interface
- influence of fluorinated surfactants on structure and function of milk proteins
- self-organization of polyphilic molecules / polymers at the air/water interface
- interaction of synthetic polyphilic molecules / polymers with lipid monolayers and vesicles
- simulation of infrared reflection absorption spectra (IRRAS)
- Conformational changes of membrane binding / shaping proteins
- Fusogenic Lipo-peptides
- influence of perfluorinated moieties on interactions of polyphilic polymers with lipid monolayers
- Self-aggregation of semi-fluorinated alkanes at the air/water interface
- stabilization of gas bubbles with PEGylated lipids for ultrasound application
methods
- Infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS)
- ATR FTIR, Transmission FTIR, FTIR Microscopy
- Monolayer techniques (Film balance, Brewster angle microscopy, Epi-fluorescence spectroscopy, GISAX, X-ray reflectometry)
- Calorimetry (DSC, ITC)
- Fluorescence spectroscopy
- Dynamic light scattering
- X-ray diffraction
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