Theses
2024
- Nanoparticle synthesis and self-assembly: Tailoring supraparticles for catalysis
Kelly Brouwer, 24 September 2024, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2024) - Measuring interactions between colloidal (nano)particles
Maarten Bransen, 27 May 2024, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2024) -
Mark Mangnus, 14 February 2024, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2024)
2023
- Insights into two dimensional materials obtained from in situ transmission electron microscopy
Dnyaneshwar Gavhane, 10 July 2023, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2023)
2022
- High temperature transformations of transition metal oxide nanocrystals studied by in-situ transmission electron microscopy
Xiaodan Chen, 8 December 2022, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2022) - Extending in situ liquid phase transmission electron microscopy to etching of silica and the swelling-collapse of temperature sensitive polymer microgels
Albert Grau Carbonell, 12 October 2022, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2022) - Crystalline titania nanorods for colloidal liquid crystal based switchable optics (under embargo till April 2023)
Seyednaveed Hosseininohoji, 19 September 2022, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2022) - Rattle-type particles: Tuning colloidal interactions and electrokinetics for switchable colloidal crystals
Tom Welling, 1 juni 2022, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2022)
2021
- Function follows form: Geometric effects in colloidal self-assembly
Robin van Damme, 15 December 2021, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2021) - Artificial intelligence meets soft matter: Machine learning applications for the study of colloidal self-assembly
Emanuele Boattini, 15 September 2021, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2021) - Beyond the ensemble: Excited-state dynamics unveiled by single-nanoparticle spectroscopy
Stijn Hinterding, 1 September 2021, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2021) - On the effect of capillarity and polarity in colloidal suspensions of nanoparticles
Carmine Anzivino, 14 June 2021, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2021)
2020
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New ways to explore colloid anisotropy in self-assembly, active matter, liquid crystals, supraparticles and self-propulsion (under embargo till December 2024) Ramakrishna Kotni, 9 December 2020, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2020)
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Synthesis, microscopy and manipulation of colloidal matter
Chris Kennedy, 25 November 2020, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2020) - Nematics that splay, twist, and bend: understanding periodically modulated liquid crystal phases and their structural and dynamical properties
Massimiliano Chiappini, 21 October 2020, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2020) - Chemistry and interactions of silica based particles studied by liquid cell electron microscopy
Sina Sadighikia, 2 September 2020, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2020) - Exploration of gold nanoplatelets: synthesis, structures, and plasmonic properties (under embargo till June 2024)
Xiaobin Xie, 15 June 2020, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2020)
2019
- Hydrodynamic effects on phase transformations in colloidal suspensions
Giulia Fiorucci, 16 December 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019) - Bridging cellular dimensions by CLEM: novel tools for live-cell correlative imaging (under embargo till December 2022)
Job Fermie, 4 December 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019) - Colloidal colorants: from zein protein to color carrier
Frankje de Boer, 25 September 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019) - UV-absorbing colloids for advanced photoprotection and functional materials
Douglas Hayden, 4 September 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019) - Collective behaviour of self-propelled particles: Non-equilibrium phase coexistence in active systems
Siddharth Paliwal, 8 July 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019) - Gold based nanorods: tuning the structure for catalysis and sensing
Jessi van der Hoeve, 12 June 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019) - From fibrillar networks to functional materials: structure, properties and application of nanocellulose networks
Srivatssan Mohan, 2 April 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019) - Quantitative 3D real-space studies of arrested colloidal structures and processes
Ernest van der Wee, 18 March 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019) - Colloidal crystallization in bulk, gravity and spherical confinement
Tonnishtha Dasgupta, 6 March 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019) - A Self-assembly tale: collective structural and optical phenomena in supraparticles of nanocrystals
Federico Montanarella, 28 January 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019) - Single atoms, molecules, and sub-nanometer sized metals on cadmium sulfide surfaces: a density functional theory investigation
Somil Subhashchandra Gupta, 14 January 2019, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2019)
2018
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Quantitative real-space analysis of colloidal supraparticles self-assembled from monodisperse nanoparticles (under embargo till May 2024)
Da Wang, 31 October 2018, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2018) - Defects and diffusion in colloidal crystals
Berend van der Meer, 19 September 2018, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2018) - Sculpting at the nanoscale: Colloidal rods with graded chemistry (not available due to the copyright policy of the publisher)
Fabian Hagemans, 27 Juni 2018, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2018)
2017
- Balls, beams and blocks: In situ observation of colloidal particles in confinement and under electron irridiation
Wessel S. Vlug, 22 November 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017) - Active matter in silico: phase behaviour of attractive, repulsive and anisotropic self-propelled particles
Vasileios Prymidis, 13 September 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017) - Quasi-periodic and periodic photonic chrystals: A simulation study of their self-assembly, stability and photonic properties
Harini Pattabhiraman, 5 July 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017) - Order from disorder
Nikos Tasios, 28 June 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017) - Point Defects in 2D and 3D Nanomaterials: A Density Functional Theory Exploration
Wun-Fan Li, 8 May 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017) - Plasmonics and Thermal Stability of Anisotropic nanoparticles: Heating and Fs-Laser Excitation
Wiebke Albrecht, 5 April 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017) - Phase behaviour of colloidal molecules with anisotropic interactions
Guido Avvisati, 21 March 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017) - How surfaces determine the properties of Nanomaterials: A Density Functional theory study (unavailable)
Rik Koster, 22 February 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017) - Directed Assembly of Colloidal Rods, Spheres and their Mixtures
Henriëtte Bakker, 13 February 2017, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2017)
2016
- When shape is enough: from colloidal spheres to twisted polyhedra, from icosahedral to chiral order
Simone Dussi, 27 June 2016, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2016)
2015
- Experiments in which oil, water and colloidal particles meet
Nina Elbers, 25 November 2015, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2015) - Towards Directional Colloidal Interactions
Marlous Kamp, 6 July 2015, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2015) - Self-assembly of faceted colloidal particles
Anjan Prasad Gantapara, 12 January 2015, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2015)
2014
- Towards crystals of crystals of nanocrystals: A self-assembly study
Bart de Nijs, 1 December 2014, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2014) - Self-assembly of colloidal spheres and rods in external fields
Thijs Besseling, 24 November 2014, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2014) - Monodisperse elastic shells: a 3D study of jammed granular matter and microencapsulation
Jissy Jose, 20 May 2014, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2014)
2013
- Many-body effects in anisotropic colloids: polarization, electrostatic interactions, and Van der Waals forces
Bas Kwaadgras, 9 September 2013, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2013) - Symmetry breaking in suspensions of anisotropic colloids : phase transitions, diffusion and effective interactions
Simone Belli, 26 June 2013, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2013) - Phase behavior of colloidal dimers and hydrodynamic instabilities in binary mixtures
Kristina Milinković, 13 May 2013, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2013) - Long-range repsulsive charged colloids in and out of equilibrium
Marjolein van der Linden, 22 April 2013, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2013) - Control over colloidal particle morphology by dispersion polymerization
Bo Peng, 11 March 2013, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2013)
2012
- Entropy-driven phase transitions in colloidal systems
Ran Ni, 2 July 2012, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2012) - Anisotropic Nanocolloids: Self-Assembly, Interfacial Adsorption, and Electrostatic Screening
Joost de Graaf, 25 June 2012, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2012)
Supplemental Information (thesis of Joost de Graaf) - Complex colloidal structures by self-assembly in electric fields
Hanumantha Rao Vutukuri, 8 February 2012, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2012) - Fluorescent colloidal silica rods – synthesis and phase behavior
Anke Kuijk, 23 January 2012, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2012) - Clustering and self-assembly of colloidal systems
Frank Smallenburg, 9 January 2012, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2012)
2011
- Using light scattering to track, characterize and manipulate colloids
Peter van Oostrum, 22 March 2011, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2011) - Self-assembly in colloidal hard-sphere systems
Laura Filion, 31 January 2011, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2011)
2010
- Oppositely charged colloids out of equilibrium
Teun Vissers, 15 November 2010, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2010) - Hard spheres out of equilibrium
Michiel Hermes, 31 May 2010, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2010) - Anisotropic colloids: synthesis and phase behavior of eccentric, dimer and string-like colloids
Ahmet Faik Demirörs, 18 January 2010, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2010)
2009
- Anisotropic colloids: bulk phase behavior and equilibrium sedimentation
Matthieu Marechal, 28 September 2009, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2009)
2008
- Manipulation of colloidal crystallization
Esther Vermolen, 24 November 2008, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2008) - Anisotropic Model Colloids
Carlos van Kats, 13 October 2008, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2008)
2007
- Characterization of photonic colloidal crystals in real and reciprocal space
Job Thijssen, 21 May 2007, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2007)
Supplemental movies: fluc_speckles.avi, stat_speckles.avi, switching.avi - Control over colloidal crystallization by shear and electric fields
Yu Ling Wu, 16 May 2007, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2007) - Manipulating colloids with charges & electric fields
Mirjam Leunissen, 26 February 2007, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2007) - Bulk and confinement-induced phase transitions in colloidal suspensions
Andrea Fortini, 12 February 2007, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2007)
2006
- Hollow colloidal particles by emulsion templating – from synthesis to self-assembly
Carmen Zoldesi, 27 September 2006, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2006) - Colloidal suspensions in shear flow – a real space study
Didi Derks, 27 September 2006, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2006) - High-refractive index particles in counter-propagating optical tweezers – manipulation
and forces
Astrid van der Horst, 25 September 2006, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2006) - Tunable plasmon resonances in anisotropic metal nanostructures
Joan Penninkhof, 25 September 2006, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2006) - Structure and phase behavior of colloidal rod suspensions
Svyatoslav Savenko, 8 May 2006, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2006)
2005
- Binary colloidal crystals
Christina Christova, 12 December 2005, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2005) - Phase behavior of charged colloids and the effect of external fields
Antti-Pekka Hynninen, 6 December 2005, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2005)
2004
- Optical tweezers in concentrated colloidal dispersions
Dirk Vossen, 22 November 2004, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2004)
2002
- Colloidal Epitaxy. A Real-Space Analysis
Jacob Hoogenboom, 30 September 2002, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2002) - Towards a Complete Photonic Band Gap in the Visible
Krassimir Velikov, 18 March 2002, PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2002)