Herre Jelger

Peripheral membrane proteins (PMPs) are a class of proteins that transiently adhere to the surface of the biological membranes that encapsulate and compartmentalize cells. These protein–membrane interactions are crucial for the protein’s subcellular localization and related function, e.g. in membrane remodelling, transport, or lipid metabolism (Whited and Johs 2015, Monje-Galvan and Klauda 2016).

Defects play an important role in many functional materials, and obtaining control over their density, structure, and connectivity is a long-standing challenge for the rational design of nanostructured materials. For instance, the ability to generate block copolymer materials containing only few defects, or only defects of a particular nature, is crucial for applications in nanolithography.