Colloidal Organosilica Spheres for Three-Dimensional Confocal Microscopy by Liu, Y, Yanagishima, T, Curran, A, Edmond, KV, Sacanna, S, Dullens, RPA

The ice-water interface and its interactions with colloidal monolayers by Chen, S

“…<p>We investigate the interaction of colloidal particles with the ice-water interface using a combination of a directional solidification stage, a light microscope and thin sample cells. …”

Confinement induced splay-to-bend transition of colloidal rods. by Dammone, O, Zacharoudiou, I, Dullens, R, Yeomans, J, Lettinga, M, Aarts, D

Identification of colloidal silica polishing induced contamination in silicon by Tweddle, D, Hamer, P, Shen, Z, Moody, MP, Wilshaw, PR

“…This paper presents a multiscale characterisation approach, analysing the effect of colloidal silica polishing on crystallographic defects in multicrystalline silicon. …”

Direct measurement of thermodynamic properties of colloidal hard spheres by Dullens, R, Kegel, W, Aarts, D

“…Recently, we have shown how to measure thermodynamic properties of colloidal hard sphere suspensions by microscopy [Dullens et al. (2006) PNAS 103, 529]. …”

Dynamics of grain boundaries in two-dimensional colloidal crystals by Lavergne, F

“…<p>The dynamics of grain boundaries in two-dimensional colloidal crystals is studied using optical microscopy and holographic optical tweezing. …”

Light-driven oscillations of entangled nematic colloidal chains by Gomilšek, M, Škarabot, M, Žumer, S, Muševič, I, Seč, D, Ravnik, M

“…Laser tweezers have been used to drive the oscillations of a chain of entangled colloidal particles in the nematic liquid crystal 5CB. …”

Statistical mechanics of colloids and active matter in and out of equilibrium by Balin, A

“…This flow is persistent, and transports the colloid with it along the channel. By this mechanism, a passive colloid is able to spontaneously induce its own transport through an otherwise quiescent fluid.…”

Thermal capillary waves in colloid-polymer mixtures in water by Jamie, E, Davies, G, Howe, MD, Dullens, R, Aarts, D

“…We develop two colloid-polymer mixtures in water and study their phase and interface behaviour by means of confocal scanning laser microscopy. …”

Polymer induced depletion potentials in polymer-colloid mixtures by Louis, A, Bolhuis, P, Meijer, E, Hansen, J

Nematic colloidal assemblies: Towards photonic crystals and metamaterials by Žumer, S, Muševič, I, Ravnik, M, Škarabot, M, Poberaj, I, Babič, D, Tkalec, U

“…Colloidal structures assembled in confined nematic liquid crystals are examined. …”

Active atoms and interstitials in two-dimensional colloidal crystals by Dietrich, K, Volpe, G, Sulaiman, M, Renggli, D, Buttinoni, I, Isa, L

“…We study experimentally and numerically the motion of a self-phoretic active particle in two-dimensional loosely packed colloidal crystals at fluid interfaces. Two scenarios emerge depending on the interactions between the active particle and the lattice: the active particle either navigates throughout the crystal as an interstitial or is part of the lattice and behaves as an active atom. …”

Shape-tuning the colloidal assemblies in nematic liquid crystals by Dontabhaktuni, J, Ravnik, M, Zumer, S

“…Colloidal platelets are natural building blocks for the shape-controlled assembly of two-dimensional periodic lattices and can form versatile optical elements. …”

Colloidal liquid crystals: phase behavior, dynamics and confinement by Cortes, L

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Segregated ice growth in a suspension of colloidal particles by Aarts, D, Dullens, R, Schollick, J, Style, R, Wettlaufer, J, Curran, A, Velikov, K, Warren, P, Dufresne, E

“…We study the freezing of a dispersion of colloidal silica particles in water, focusing on the formation of segregated ice in the form of ice lenses. …”

Colloidal lithography approaches to study plasmon coupling and plasmonicdevices by Sutherland, DS, Dyrnesli, H, Klös, G, Salazar, MGDRH, Okholm, KR, Bochenkov, VE

Colloidal structures and interactions in a nematic liquid crystal by Škarabota, M, Ravnik, M, Tkalec, U, Humar, M, Žumer, S, Nychc, A, Ognysta, U, Nazarenko, V, Muševič, I

“…In the experiments we have used different size, different symmetry of colloids (elastic dipoles and quadrupoles) and different way of colloidal binding (via localized defects and via entangled defects). …”

Energy landscapes of colloidal clusters: thermodynamics and rearrangement mechanisms. by Calvo, F, Doye, J, Wales, D

“…New experiments involving direct observation of colloidal clusters by optical microscopy promise to deliver a wealth of new information about such systems. …”

Driven colloidal particles in optical potential energy landscapes by Abbott, J

Subjects: “…Colloids--Optical properties…”

Light-driven oscillations of entangled nematic colloidal chains. by Gomilšek, M, Seč, D, Skarabot, M, Ravnik, M, Zumer, S, Muševič, I

“…Laser tweezers have been used to drive the oscillations of a chain of entangled colloidal particles in the nematic liquid crystal 5CB. …”