Orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light is an important feature of structured
electromagnetic fields exhibiting non-uniform spatial distribution. In contrast to a spin …

The interaction forces acting between colloidal particles in suspensions play an important
part in determining the properties of a variety of materials, the behaviour of a range of …

We present a method of calculating the electric charge density of glass and silica surfaces in
contact with aqueous electrolytes for two cases of practical relevance that are not amenable …

Cell entry of anionic nano-objects has been observed in various types of viruses and self-
assembled DNA nanostructures. Nevertheless, the physical mechanism underlying the …

A temperature gradient acts like an external field on colloidal suspensions and drives the
solute particles to the cold or to the warm, depending on interfacial and solvent properties …

In the past decade, the volvocine green algae, spanning from the unicellular
Chlamydomonas to multicellular Volvox, have emerged as model organisms for a number of …

The ability to create structures and patterns on micron and smaller length scales has
triggered a wide range of scientific investigations, as well as the development of many …

By using an independent self-assembly process that is occasionally controlled by
evaporation, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) may create films (pure or in conjunction with …

Dynamic self-assembly (DySA) processes occurring outside of thermodynamic equilibrium
underlie many forms of adaptive and intellligent behaviors in natural systems. Relatively …

We study the diffusive behavior of colloidal particles which are confined to one-dimensional
channels generated by scanning optical tweezers. At long times t, the mean-square …