Wonmuk Hwang

Design of nanostructured biological materials through self-assembly of peptides and proteins.

Interfacial nano-structuring of designed peptides regulated by solution pH.

Kinetic control of dimer structure formation in amyloid fibrillogenesis.

Hierarchical self-assembly of a coiled-coil peptide into fractal structure.

Atomistic simulation approach to a continuum description of self-assembled beta-sheet filaments.

Alzheimer Research Forum Live Discussion: Now you see them, now you don't: The amyloid channel hypothesis.

Calculation of conformation-dependent biomolecular forces.

Force generation in kinesin hinges on cover-neck bundle formation.

Region-specific role of water in collagen unwinding and assembly.

Kinesin's cover-neck bundle folds forward to generate force.

Site-directed nanoparticle labeling of cytochrome c.

Critical buckling length versus persistence length: what governs biofilament conformation?

Mechanical design of translocating motor proteins.

Surface manipulation of microtubules using self-assembled monolayers and electrophoresis.

Computational analysis of viscoelastic properties of crosslinked actin networks.

Thermodynamic selection of steric zipper patterns in the amyloid cross-beta spine.

Modulation of elasticity in functionally distinct domains of the tropomyosin coiled-coil.

Motor proteins: kinesin drives with an underhead cam.

Molecular Biomechanics: The Molecular Basis of How Forces Regulate Cellular Function.

Molecular basis for optical clearing of collagenous tissues.

Role of hydration force in the self-assembly of collagens and amyloid steric zipper filaments.

Epitaxially guided assembly of collagen layers on mica surfaces.

Hysteresis-based mechanism for the directed motility of the Ncd motor.

Dynamic role of cross-linking proteins in actin rheology.