Production of thermo-responsive virus-based systems with varying length and flexibility

We will focus on the development of the following model system Modification of rodlike virus particles such that the thickness can be tuned in situ To this end temperature responsive polymer shells will be grown onto the particles surface The thickness and crosslink density of the polymer layer offers control over the volume fraction and the hardness of the rod particlesThis deliverable will be a physical suspension of colloidal particles in a solvent