Mathematical and Computational Techniques for Solvent Mediated Interactions

This session deals with analytical or simulation approaches to both equilibrium and dynamical phenomena involving interactions between surfaces, colloidal particles, nanoparticles, polymers, proteins and/or other biomacromolecules in aqueous or organic solvents. Emphasis is on topics specifically related to the solvent effects and possible analytical/simulation approaches to coarse-graining such effects. Furthermore, molecular modeling methods pertaining to solvent-mediated interactions and their applications to predict the mesoscopic or macroscopic properties of materials, function, thermodynamic and dynamic behavior of biomacromolecules are also appropriate.