Filamentous bacteriophages such as fd-like viruses are monodisperse rod-like colloids that
have well defined properties of diameter, length, rigidity, charge and chirality. Engineering …

The behavior of an elastic curve bound to a surface will reflect the geometry of its
environment. This may occur in an obvious way: the curve may deform freely along …

In the presence of a nonadsorbing polymer, monodisperse rod-like particles assemble into
colloidal membranes, which are one-rod-length–thick liquid-like monolayers of aligned rods …

We study edge fluctuations of a flat colloidal membrane comprised of a monolayer of aligned
filamentous viruses. Experiments reveal that a peak in the spectrum of the in-plane edge …

Colloidal membranes are monolayer assemblies of rodlike particles that capture the long-
wavelength properties of lipid bilayer membranes on the colloidal scale. Recent …

The self-assembly of highly anisotropic colloidal particles leads to a rich variety of
morphologies whose properties are just beginning to be understood. This article uses …

I would first and foremost like to thank my advisor, Greg Grason, for his mentorship
throughout my graduate career. I would also like to thank my fellow group members: Amir …