Classical dynamical density functional theory (DDFT) is one of the cornerstones of modern
statistical mechanics. It is an extension of the highly successful method of classical density …

Cell migration and invasion play a role in many physiological and pathological processes
and are therefore subject of intensive research efforts. Despite of the intensively investigated …

Spheroids are widely used in vitro 3D multicellular model systems that mimic complex
physiological microenvironments of tissues. As different cell types vary in deformability and …

Rheological properties of soft matter like polymer solutions/gels, colloidal dispersions, and
biological materials have been extensively studied by macroscopic methods. Recently, a set …

Focusing an annular laser beam can improve the axial trapping efficiency due to the
reduction of the scattering force, which enables the use of a lower numerical aperture (NA) …

Optical tweezers have been used to investigate the dependance of electrostatic inter-particle
forces on separation, in systems consisting of pairs of either model silica beads or emulsion …

Core–shell particles have attracted increased interest in the past two decades. The
properties of these composite materials are a symbiosis between the core and shell features …

The advent of technologies that allow the interactions of individual microscopic particles to
be probed “one-at-a-time” has paved the way for new experimental avenues of enquiry in …

The interfacial curvature surrounding colloidal particles pinned to fluid interfaces dictates
their interparticle capillary interaction and assembly; however, it is a nontrivial function of …

The precise tracking of micron sized colloidal particles-held in the vicinity of each other
using optical tweezers-is an elegant way to gain information about the particle-particle pair …