SOFT CONDENSED MATTER

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

We investigate the equilibrium phase behaviour, structure and dynamics of colloidal systems, their response to external fields and non-equilibrium phenomena. The new colloidal systems used in these studies are synthesized in-house.

MODEL SYSTEMS

DNA-constructs
Modified fd-Virus
Synthetic Colloids

EXTERNAL FIELDS

Shear Flow
Confinement
Temperature Gradients
Electric Fields

TRANSPORT

Charged Colloids
Filtration
Synapse Signal Cascade
Rod-like Colloids

PHASE BEHAVIOUR

DNA-based materials
Proteins
Rod-like Viruses

INSTRUMENTATION

Shear Cells and Rheometers
Light Scattering
Birefringence
Microscopes