Nanofabrication has been utilized to manufacture one-, two-, and three-dimensional
functional nanostructures for applications such as electronics, sensors, and photonic …

Ferrofluids investigated along for about five decades are ultrastable colloidal suspensions of
magnetic nanoparticles, which manifest simultaneously fluid and magnetic properties. Their …

The natural microenvironment of tumors is composed of extracellular matrix (ECM), blood
vasculature, and supporting stromal cells. The physical characteristics of ECM as well as the …

Ferrofluids are suspensions of magnetic nanoparticles that have the attractive feature of
being controlled by applied magnetic fields. Ferrofluids have been studied for decades in an …

Synchronization occurs widely in the natural and technological worlds, from the rhythm of
applause and neuron firing to the quantum mechanics of coupled Josephson junctions, but …

The assembly of complex structures out of simple colloidal building blocks is of practical
interest for building materials with unique optical properties (for example photonic crystals …

Nanoparticles possess exceptional optical, magnetic, electrical, and chemical properties.
Several applications, ranging from surfaces for optical displays and electronic devices, to …

We present here our recent studies on the magnetic-field-guided assembly of colloidal
matter. Starting from a brief introduction of the magnetic interactions exerted on colloidal …

Interest in assemblies of colloidal particles,,, has long been motivated by their applications in
photonics,, electronics,, sensors and microlenses. Existing assembly schemes,,,,, can …

Directed assembly of nano and microscale particles is of great interest and has widespread
applications in various fields including electronics, nanomaterials and tissue engineering …