Patrick van der Wel
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Patrick van der Wel
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Solid-state NMR, Zernike Institute, university of Groningen. Posts = personal. Spectroscopy, biochemistry, structural biology, amyloid &
condensates, Huntington disease, membrane biophysics, biomaterials etc
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When this magnet did slow-quench in 2024 I was running a 2D experiment so you can see the FIDs just fail.
The last one with signal was when the switch opened, and you can see each scan (ns=32) in that increment move the water signal further and further downfield as the coil lost energy.
January 31, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Where this strikes me lately is when people say "With ChatBotEinstein™, students always have an expert to ask for help!"

Maybe not always having access to help is okay. Maybe waiting and letting it sit and coming back to it later is part of learning.
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Which ones?
January 29, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Latest issue of curated #engineeredlivingmaterials feed:

biomed.news/bims-enlima/...

via @biomednews.bsky.social #livingmaterials #ELMs

includes research on: remote controlled proteins, volumetric bioprinting, light-responsive protein hydrogels, biocatalytic surfaces in architecture, & more 🧪
Light-Responsive Protein Hydrogels Bridge Molecular Mechanics and Frequency-Dependent Mechanotransduction
Dynamic extracellular matrix mechanics regulate fundamental cellular processes, yet precise control over spatiotemporal rigidity modulation remains challenging. Protein-based photoresponsive hydrogels...
pubs.acs.org
January 25, 2026 at 11:16 AM
.. it is from a very nice collaboration with the group of Alessandra Operamolla from the University of Pisa. We looked at cellulose nanocrystals with conjugated lipase enzymes, using #ssNMR and other techniques. The #ssNMR was supported by @mosbri.bsky.social transnational access (TNA).
January 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM