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Molenkamp, Jaro Eduard (2020)

Controlled motion of colloidal atoms in flexible colloidal molecules

Bachelor thesis | Natuurkunde (BSc)
Flexible colloidal molecules with site-specific interaction offer many possibilities for designing flexible colloidal structures. In this project, we have analyzed how differently shaped colloidal building blocks, so called colloidal ”atoms”, can influence the flexibility and formation of colloidal molecules, which is a finite sized cluster of colloidal atoms. We investigated how particle shape and size and linker DNA control or affect the flexibility of colloidal molecules and the translational and angular displacement of the colloidal ”atom”. We also have shown preferred angles between atoms, by analyzing the location of the bonded particles on the face of the cube.
Colloid
Colloidal molecule
Flexibility
DNA
Brownian motion
Author
Molenkamp, Jaro Eduard
Faculty
Faculty of Science
Specialisation
Physics, Soft Matter
Supervisors

Kraft, Daniela
Linnartz, Harold
Shelke, Yogesh

ECTS Credits
3
Language
en