Dinsmore Group Soft Condensed Matter Physics Experiment

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Dinsmore Group - Soft Condensed Matter Physics
(Experiment)
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
Photonics Encapsulation, Electronics.
Stresses in amorphous solids
Curvature and forces in membranes liquid
interfaces
(Lipid vesicle)
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Example watching nucleation with single-particle
resolution
w/ John Savage Science 314, 795 (2006).
1 mm
Short-range attraction (experimentally adjustable)
(1-min. movie, taken with optical microscope)
nucleation
Track individual particles to watch freezing (or
melting). Found unexpected two-stage melting
confirmed predicted two-step freezing.