Dr. Janne-Mieke Meijer
Expertise | Experimental Techniques Platform | Synthesis Platform | Theory and Simulation Platform |
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NA 1 - Colloidal Composites, Gels and Glasses | X | X | |
NA 2 - Self-assembling and Biomimetic Systems | |||
NA 4 - Polymer Based Complex Systems |
The research in our group focuses on complex colloids and their self-assembly to understand how building block properties, interactions and overall assembly kinetics influence superstructures that form. For this we combine quantitative real-space (confocal) microscopy with light and x-ray scattering techniques to obtain insights into the underlying microscopic structure, physical mechanisms and dynamics of colloidal self-assembly from a single-particle to a bulk material level.