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David Beyer

PhD Student
Institute for Computational Physics

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+49 711 685 67704

Allmandring 3
70569 Stuttgart
Germany
Room: 1.039

  1. 2026

    1. Seitel, S., Beyer, D., Böhme, F., Bunk, C., El‐Faramawi, Y., Grün, J. J., Hagmann, K., Holm, C., Lang, M., Saalwächter, K., Schacher, F. H., Scholz, R., von Klitzing, R., Weinhart, M., & Seiffert, S. (2026). Toward Model Amphiphilic Polymer Co‐Networks: Linking Architecture to Structure and Properties. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 227, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202500497
    2. Beyer, D., & Holm, C. (2026). Charge Regulation and Swelling of Weak Polyelectrolyte Nanogels in Divalent Salt Solutions. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 227, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202500476
    3. Grün, J. J., Beyer, D., Mons, P. J., Seitel, S., Fribiczer, N., Poudel, P., Könemann, N., Zank, L. K. R. J., Zylla, P. F., Košovan, P., Seiffert, S., Holm, C., & Schacher, F. H. (2026). Triggered Dissolution of Electrostatically Crosslinked Hydrogels from Star‐Shaped Polyampholytic Block Copolymers. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 227, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202500499
    4. Kurahatti, S., Brito, M. E., Beyer, D., & Holm, C. (2026). Effect of Different Network Topologies on Swelling and Mechanical Properties of Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels. Macromolecules. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c03180
    5. Beyer, D., Holm, C., & Wang, Z.-G. (2026). A Sequence-Specific Theory for Charge-Regulating IDPs. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.10001808/v1
    6. Radhakrishnan, K., Beyer, D., & Holm, C. (2026). Charge Regulation and Orientation Dictate Protein Uptake into Polyelectrolyte Brushes. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.10001926/v1

  2. 2025

    1. Beyer, D., Holm, C., & Wang, Z.-G. (2025). Charge Regulation Dramatically Enhances Weak Polyelectrolyte Complexation. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-tkcg2
    2. Burth, L., Beyer, D., & Holm, C. (2025). A Comparison of Bead‐Spring and Site‐Binding Models for Weak Polyelectrolytes. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 34, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1002/mats.202500020
    3. Kurahatti, S., Brito, M. E., Beyer, D., & Holm, C. (2025). Effect of Different Network Topologies on Swelling and Mechanical Properties of Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-r7pd7
    4. Brito, M. E., Höpner, E., Beyer, D., & Holm, C. (2025). Modeling Swelling of pH-Responsive Microgels: Theory and Simulations. Macromolecules. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c03124
    5. Beyer, D., Holm, C., & Wang, Z.-G. (2025). Charge Regulation Effects in Weak Polyelectrolyte Complexation. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-tkcg2-v2

  3. 2024

    1. Weeber, R., Grad, J.-N., Beyer, D., Blanco, P. M., Kreissl, P., Reinauer, A., Tischler, I., Košovan, P., & Holm, C. (2024). ESPResSo, a Versatile Open-Source Software Package for Simulating Soft Matter Systems. In M. Yáñez & R. J. Boyd (Eds.), Comprehensive Computational Chemistry (First Edition) (First Edition, pp. 578–601). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821978-2.00103-3
    2. Beyer, D., Torres, P. B., Pineda, S. P., Narambuena, C. F., Grad, J.-N., Košovan, P., & Blanco, P. M. (2024). pyMBE: The Python-based molecule builder for ESPResSo. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 161, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0216389
    3. Radhakrishnan, K., Beyer, D., & Holm, C. (2024). How Charge Regulation Affect Protein Uptake in Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-b10lj
    4. Beyer, D., Blanco, P. M., Landsgesell, J., Kosovan, P., & Holm, C. (2024). How to Correct Systematic Errors in Constant-pH Ensemble Simulations. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-d4dbh
    5. Beyer, D., & Holm, C. (2024). Unexpected Two-Stage Swelling of Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes with Divalent Counterions. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-xxjr1
    6. Vogel, P., Beyer, D., Holm, C., & Palberg, T. (2024). CO2-induced Drastic Decharging of Dielectric Surfaces in Aqueous Suspensions. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2409.03049

  4. 2023

    1. Weeber, R., Grad, J.-N., Beyer, D., Blanco, P. M., Kreissl, P., Reinauer, A., Tischler, I., Košovan, P., & Holm, C. (2023). ESPResSo, a Versatile Open-Source Software Package for Simulating Soft Matter Systems. In Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821978-2.00103-3
    2. Beyer, D., & Holm, C. (2023). A generalized grand-reaction method for modeling the exchange of weak (polyprotic) acids between a solution and a weak polyelectrolyte phase. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 159, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0155973
    3. Beyer, D., Koss\fiovan, P., & Holm, C. (2023). Explaining Giant Apparent $pK_a$ Shifts in Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes. Phys. Rev. Lett., 131, Article 16. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.168101
    4. Gravelle, S., Beyer, D., Brito, M., Schlaich, A., & Holm, C. (2023). Assessing the Validity of NMR Relaxation Rates Obtained from Coarse-Grained Simulations of PEG–Water Mixtures. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 127, Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c01646
    5. Košovan, P., Landsgesell, J., Nová, L., Uhlík, F., Beyer, D., Blanco, P. M., Staňo, R., & Holm, C. (2023). Reply to the ‘Comment on “Simulations of ionization equilibria in weak polyelectrolyte solutions and gels”’ by J. Landsgesell, L. Nová, O. Rud, F. Uhlík, D. Sean, P. Hebbeker, C. Holm and P. Košovan, Soft Matter, 2019, 15, 1155–1185. Soft Matter, 19, Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SM00155E
    6. Gravelle, S., Beyer, D., Brito, M., Schlaich, A., & Holm, C. (2023). Assessing the validity of NMR relaxation rates obtained from coarse-grained simulations of PEG-water mixtures. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-f90tv-v4
    7. Beyer, D., Kosiovan, P., & Holm, C. (2023). Explaining Giant Apparent pKa Shifts in Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes. Phys. Rev. Lett., 131, Article 16. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.168101

  5. 2022

    1. Beyer, D., Landsgesell, J., Hebbeker, P., Rud, O., Lunkad, R., Kosovan, P., & Holm, C. (2022). Correction to “Grand-Reaction Method for Simulations of Ionization Equilibria Coupled to Ion Partitioning”. Macromolecules, 55, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02672
    2. Landsgesell, J., Beyer, D., Hebbeker, P., Kosovan, P., & Holm, C. (2022). The pH-Dependent Swelling of Weak Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels Modeled at Different Levels of Resolution. Macromolecules, 55, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02489
    3. Beyer, D., Kosovan, P., & Holm, C. (2022). Simulations Explain the Swelling Behavior of Hydrogels with Alternating Neutral and Weakly Acidic Blocks. Macromolecules, 55, Article 23. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01916
Lectures
Supervised Students
  • Devashish Tiwari, DAAD Internship Project
    "Path Integral Molecular Dynamics Simulations using ESPResSo" (2023).
  • Loris Burth, B.Sc. thesis and Propaedeuticum (SimTech)
    "Coarse-Grained Simulations of Weak Polyelectrolytes" (2023).

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