Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Modified Surfaces

The Laboratory of Physico-Chemistry of Modified Surfaces was established at the Frumkin Institute of Physics and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1989 on the initiative of Academician Boris Vladimirovich Deryagin, an outstanding scientist who laid the foundations of modern science on colloids and surfaces. B.V.Deryagin moved to a new laboratory with his research group. In addition, Rabinovich's group joined the laboratory. Since 1993, the laboratory has been headed by Olga I. Vinogradova. Currently, the main areas of work of our laboratory are related to the application of theoretical and mathematical methods to problems arising at the interface of soft condensed matter, fluid and solid mechanics, as well as nanoscience. Current research topics include micro- and nanofluidics, membranes, microgels and microcapsules, and active colloids. Our applications lie in the fields of materials science, electrochemical systems, wetting, adhesion and friction, drug delivery, and more.