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Physics of Complex Fluids Group
The PCF group performs experimental research focusing on the properties of liquids on scales ranging from a few nanometers to many micrometers. Our activities fall into the categories: i) nanofluidics, ii) (electro)wetting & microfluidics, iii) soft matter mechanics. We are mainly interested in fundamental physical mechanisms that may ultimately also break grounds for new technological applications in the future.
The PCF group is part of the MESA+ institute for Nanotechnology and of the Institute of Mechanics, Process and Control Twente (Impact) at the University of Twente.
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STW VALORISATION GRANT: NEXT GENERATION MALDI-MS DETECTION THROUGH ELECTROWETTING Researchers from the Physics of Complex Fluids Group are awarded an STW Valorisation Grant for exploring the commercialization of a “game changing” technique (eMALDI) for improving a workhorse method in analytical chemistry: Matrix assisted laser adsorption Ionization mass spectroscopy for short MALDI-MS. ... read more |
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Colloquium Jerome Bibette (Tuesday December 6, 16:00h, WA4) We herewith invite you for a MESA+ Nanofluidics colloquium that will be given by |
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Colloquium Bob Evans (Thursday November 10, 14.00 h, ZH 286) We herewith invite you for a colloquium given by Professor Bob Evans from the University of Bristol. |
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Nanofluidics Colloquium Tuesday 18 october Silica nanochannels filled with electrolytes are fundamental components in contemporary bionanofluidics, but despite the apparent simplicity of such systems, it is a challenge to develop a theoretical description of them with predictive power. In the talk is presented a combined theoretical and experimental analysis of the solid-liquid interface of fused silica nanochannels with and without a hydrophilic cyanosilane coating [1,2,3]. Our theoretical model consists of three parts: (i) a chemical equilibrium model of the bare or coated wall, (ii) a chemical equilibrium model of the buffered bulk electrolyte, and (iii) a self-consistent Gouy–Chapman–Stern triple-layer model of the electrochemical double layer coupling these two equilibrium models. To ... read more |
