Dinsmore Group Soft Condensed Matter Physics

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Dinsmore Group - Soft Condensed Matter Physics
Statistical mechanics of colloids, vesicles,
emulsions, suspended nanoparticles,
How inter-particle forces affect macroscopic
structure dynamics
Self-assembly of novel materials
Freezing/melting of crystals (Liquan Pei)
Electronics, Photonics, Encapsulation. (Kan Du,
Matt Gratale)
Stress structure in amorphous solids (Hao Wang)
Curvature and forces in membranes liquid
interfaces (Chuan Zeng, Jaime Hutchison)
(Lipid vesicle)
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Example watching sublimation with
single-particle resolution
w/ John Savage, Don Blair, Bob Guyer, Alex
Levine Science 314, 795 (2006).
1 mm
Short-range attraction (experimentally adjustable)
Track individual particles. Watch sublimation,
melting, or freezing.