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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.
Latest news
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Best paper of 2011 in EuroPhysics Letters The article “Electric field-driven instability on superhydrophobic surfaces” by Jung Min Oh et al. has been selected for the collection of best publications in 2011 in EuroPhysics Letters. The publication describes the physical principles governing the switching of topographically structured surfaces from the superhydrophobic Cassie state to the conventional Wenzel wetting state using electrodes embedded on the substrate below the surface pattern. This work is part of the general research line on electrically switchable smart surfaces in the Physics of Complex Fluids group with various applications in microfluidics and optofluidics. The article is freely accessible at http://iopscience.iop.org/0295-5075/93/5/56001. ... read more |
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An airbag for drops (PRL 108, 2012) In a car accident airbags inflate on time scale of few milliseconds to slow down passengers in a comparably gentle manner before they hit the hard structure of the car or they prevent the impact altogether. Liquid drops impacting onto a solid surface, like rain drops hitting ground and inkjet drops hitting a print medium, experience a similar air-cushion effect that guarantees a soft landing, as Jolet de Ruiter and coworkers from Twente University report in the Physical Review Letters. ... read more |
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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 |
