CRC 1459 - B01: Towards intelligent light-propelled nano- and microsystems
Basic data for this project
Description
Artificially propelled colloidal particles constitute biomimetic analogues to natural microswimmers and represent ideal building blocks or agents for responsive and adaptive soft matter. In a common theoretical and experimental project, we develop an advantageous novel class of such particles that are light-actuated based on symmetry-broken refraction. We will investigate individual particles and suspensions, where self-assembled adaptive networks and light-responsive swarms are expected, as novel types of nonlinear optical materials. Increasing the complexity by incorporating structured light, light-responsive shape-changing materials, delay, and memory, we will answer the question how swarm intelligence emerges. Thus, our project paves the way towards intelligent light-propelled nano- and microsystems.
- DFG - Collaborative Research Centre (SFB)
Project management at the University of Münster
| Denz, Cornelia | |
| Wittkowski, Raphael |
Applicants from the University of Münster
| Denz, Cornelia | |
| Wittkowski, Raphael |
Projects of the following funding period
Duration: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster |
Related main project
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster |
Publications of the University of Münster resulting from the project
Mayer Martins, Jonas; Wittkowski, Raphael (2022) In: Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, 106(3), 034616. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.106.034616 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Schmitz, Georg J.; te Vrugt, Michael; Haug-Warberg, Tore; Ellingsen, Lodin; Needham, Paul; Wittkowski, Raphael (2023) In: Entropy, 25(2), 315. doi:10.3390/e25020315 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
te Vrugt, M; Frohoff-Hülsmann, T; Heifetz, E; Thiele, U; Wittkowski, R (2023) In: Nature Communications, 14, 1302. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35635-1 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Bröker, Stephan; te Vrugt, Michael; Jeggle, Julian; Stenhammar, Joakim; Wittkowski, Raphael (2024) In: Soft Matter, 20, 224-244. doi:10.1039/D3SM00987D Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Volpe, Giovanni; et al. (2023) In: Journal of Physics: Photonics, 5(2), 022501. doi:10.1088/2515-7647/acb57b Review article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published |