Applications & References

Engineering Programmable DNA Particles and Capsules Using Catechol-Functionalized DNA Block Copolymers

Kim, C.-J., Ercole, F., Goudeli, E., Bhangu, S.K., Chen J., Faria, M., Quinn, J.F., Caruso, F.
Mater. 2022, 34(16), 7468-7480 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c01586

Vibrational Dynamics of a Two-Dimensional Microgranular Crystal

Vega-Flick, A., Duncan, R.A., Wallen, S.P., Boechler, N., Stelling, C., Retsch, M., Alvarado-Gil, J.J., Nelson, K.A., Maznev, A.A.
Physical Review B 2017, 96 (02), 024303 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.96.024303

Thermofluidic Nonequilibrium Assembly of Reconfigurable Functional Structures

Quinn, D.J., Paul, D., Cichos, F.
ACS Nano 2025, 19(23), 21820-21829 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c05766

• thermofluidics ° nonequilibrium assembly ° self-assembly ° functional nanostructures ° photonic crystals

Optically-Boosted Planar IBC Solar Cells with Electrically-Harmless Photonic Nanocoatings

Santos, I.M., Alexandre, M., Mihailetchi, V.D., Silva, J.A., Mateus, T., Mouquinho, A., Boane, J., Vicente, A.T., Nunes, D., Menda, U.D., Águas, H., Fortunato, E., Martins, R., Mendes, M.J.
Optical Mater. 2023, 11(15), 2300276 DOI: 10.1002/adom.202300276

Keywords:

• crystalline silicon solar cells ° light management ° photonic nanostructured coatings ° photovoltaic

Toward Hyperuniform Disorder via Self-Assembly of Bidisperse Colloidal Patterns at an Electrode

Piechulla, P.M., Wehrspohn, R.B., Sprafke, A.N.
Mater. Interfaces 2023, 10(3), 202201395 DOI: 10.1002/admi.202201395

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Exploiting Anisotropic Particle Shape to Electrostatically Assemble Colloidal Molecules with High Yield and Purity

Shelke, Y., Marín-Aguilar, S., Camerin, F., Dijkstra, M., Kraft, D.J.
Colloid Interface Sci. 2023, 629(A), 322-333 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.158

Keywords:

• templated self-assembly ° colloidal clusters ° anisotropic shape ° monte carlo simulations ° parking algorithm

Flexible Colloidal Molecules with Directional Bonds and Controlled Flexibility

Shelke, Y., Camerin, F., Marín-Aguilar, S., Verweij, R.W., Dijkstra, M., Kraft, D.J.
ACS Nano 2023, 17(13), 12234-12246 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c00751

• self-assembly ° confined motion ° multivalent bonds ° anisotropic shape ° Monte Carlo (MC) simulations

Search for non-Newtonian Interactions at Micrometer Scale with a Levitated Test Mass

Blakemore, C.P., Fieguth, A., Kawasaki, A., Priel, N., Martin, D., Rider, A. D., Wang, Q., Gratta, G.
Phys. Rev. D 104, L061101 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.104.L061101

• Experimental studies of gravity ° Force sensing ° multivalent bonds ° Gravitation ° Optical tweezers

Cooling of a Levitated Nanoparticle to the Motional Quantum Ground State

Delić, U., Reisenbauer, M., Dare, K., Grass, D., Vuletić, V., Kiesel, N., Aspelmeyer, M.
Science 2020, 367 (6480), 892-894 DOI: 10.1126/science.aba3993

Spatial Segregation of Microspheres by Rubbing-Induced Triboelectrification on Patterned Surfaces

Jimidar, I.S.M., Sotthewes, K., Gardeniers, H., Desmet, G.
Langmuir 2020, 36(24), 6793-6800 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00959

Absolute Pressure and Gas Species Identification With an Optically Levitated Rotor

Blakemore, C.P., Martin, D., Fieguth, A., Kawasaki, A., Priel, N., Rider, A.D., Gratta, G.
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 2020, 38(2), 024201 DOI: 10.1116/1.5139638

Optical Levitation of 10-ng Spheres with Nano-g Acceleration Sensitivity

Monteiro, F., Ghosh, S., Getzels Fine, A., Moore, D.C.
Physical Review A 2017, 96 (6), 063841 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.96.063841

PCR Quantification of SiO2 Particle Uptake in Cells in the ppb and ppm Range via Silica-Encapsulated DNA Barcodes

Hoop, M., Paunescu, D., Stoessel, P.R., Eichenseher, F., Stark, W.J., Grass, R.N.
Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 10707-10709 DOI:10.1039/C4CC04480K

Microfluidic Device for the Manipulation of Microparticles for Flow Cytometry Application

Attard, M., Coral, D., Pedrol, È., Aguiló, M., Díaz, F., Mateos, X.
Part. Syst. Charact. 2023, 40(9), 2300038 DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.202300038

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Diffusiophoresis and Diffusio-osmosis into a Dead-End Channel: Role of the Concentration-Dependence of Zeta Potential

Akdeniz, B., Wood, J.A., Lammertink, R.G.H.
Langmuir 2023, 39(6), 2322-2332 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03000

Keywords:

• diffusion ° fluid dynamics ° fluids ° salts ° solution chemistry

Electrocatalytic Reaction Induced Colloidal Accumulation: The Role of Dielectrophoresis

Ashaju, A.A., Wood, J.A., Lammertink, R.G.H
Langmuir 2022, 38(10), 3040 -3050 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01938

Controlling Uniform Patterns by Evaporation of Multi-Component Liquid Droplets in a Confined Geometry

Pyeon, J., Kim, H.
Soft Matter 2021, 17(13), 3578-3585 DOI: 10.1039/D0SM01872D

Multistep Kinetic Self-Assembly of DNA-Coated Colloids

Di Michele, L., Varrato, F., Kotar, J., Nathan S.H., Foffi, G., Eiser, E.
Nature Communications 2013, 4: 2007; DOI:10.1038/ncomms3007

The Influence of Nanoplastics’ Surface Charge on the Formation of Protein Corona and the Subsequent Sorption of Cd2 + and Pb2+ Ions

Sadiq, A., Litti, L., Bogialli, S., Arrigoni, G., Pastore, P., Monikh, F.A.
Colloids and Surfaces C: Environmental Aspects 2026, 4, 100088 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsuc.2025.100088

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Magnetic Manipulation of Superparamagnetic Colloids in Droplet-Based Optical Devices

Mattich, I., Sendra, J., Galinski, H., Isapour, G., Demirörs, A.F., Lattuada, M., Schuerle, S., Studart, A.R.
Optical Mater. 2023, 11(21), 2300734 DOI: 10.1002/adom.202300734

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Versatile Microfluidics Separation of Colloids by Combining External Flow with Light-Induced Chemical Activity

Bekir, M., Sperling, M., Vasquez Muñoz, D, Braksch, C., Böker, A., Lomadze, N., Popescu, M.N., Santer, S.
Mater. 2023, 35(25), 2300358 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300358

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Synthesis of Customizable Macromolecular Conjugates as Building Blocks for Engineering Metal–Phenolic Network Capsules with Tailorable Properties

Kim, C.-J., Ercole, F., Ju, Y., Pan, S., Chen, J., Qu, Y., Quinn, J.F., Caruso, F.
Mater. 2021, 33(21), 8477-8488 DOI 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c02912

Active Particles Bound by Information Flows

Khadka, U., Holubec, V., Yang, H., Cichos, F.
Nature Communications 2018, 9:3864 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06445-1

The Apical Domain Is Required and Sufficient for the First Lineage Segregation in the Mouse Embryo

Korotkevich, E., Niwayama, R., Courtois, A., Friese, S., Berger, N., Buchholz, F., Hiiragi, T.
Developmental Cell 2017, 40 (3), 235–247 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.01.006

Keywords:

• early mammalian development ° symmetry breaking ° reduced systems ° cell-fate specification ° apico-basal polarity ° self-organization

Transport Behavior and Attenuation of Particles of Different Density and Surface Charge: A Karst Aquifer Field Study

Schiperski, F., Zirlewagen, J., Scheytt, T.
Environmental Science & Technology 2016, 50 (15), 8028–8035 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00335

• Aquifers ° Particles ° Particulate matter ° Physical and chemical processes ° Silicon

One-Step Assembly of Coordination Complexes for Versatile Film and Particle Engineering

Ejima, H., Richardson, J.J., Liang, K., Best, J.P., van Koeverden, M.P., Such, G.K., Cui, Jiwei, Caruso, F.
Science 2013, 341(6142), 154-157 DOI: 1126/science.1237265

Magnetic Colloidal Currents Guided on Self-Assembled Colloidal Tracks

Martín-Roca, J., Ortega, F., Valeriani, C., Rubio, R.G., Martínez-Pedrero, F.
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33(52), 2306541 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202306541

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Magnetic Manipulation of Superparamagnetic Colloids in Droplet-Based Optical Devices

Mattich, I., Sendra, J., Galinski, H., Isapour, G., Demirörs, A.F., Lattuada, M., Schuerle, S., Studart, A.R.
Optical Mater. 2023, 11(21), 2300734 DOI: 10.1002/adom.202300734

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Microfluidic Synthesis of Hydrogel Microparticles with Superparamagnetic Colloids Embedded at Prescribed Positions for Anticounterfeiting Applications

Zhang, M., Warth, T., Boon, N., Demirörs, A.F., Eral, H.B.
Mater. Interfaces 2022, 9(29), 2200899 DOI: 10.1002/admi.202200899

Micron-sized Iron Oxide-containing Particles for microRNA-targeted Manipulation and MRI-based Tracking of Transplanted Cells

Leder, A., Raschzok, N., Schmidt, C., Arabacioglu, D., Butter, A., Kolano, S., de Sousa Lisboa, L.L., Werner, W., Polenz, D., Reutzel-Selke, A., Pratschke, J., Sauer, I.M.
Biomaterials 2015, 51, 129-137; DOI:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.01.065

Micro- and Nanoplastics Breach the Blood–Brain Barrier (BBB): Biomolecular Corona’s Role Revealed

Kopatz, V., Wen, K., Kovács, T., Keimowitz, A.S., Pichler, V., Widder, J., Vethaak, A.D., Hollóczki, O., Kenner, L.
Nanomaterials 2023, 13(8), 1404 DOI: 10.3390/nano13081404

• polystyrene ° micro-/nanoplastic ° blood–brain barrier ° biomolecular corona ° computational uptake modeling