Mischa Megens

TL;DR: In this paper, the first example of synthetic, biomimetic microlens arrays with integrated pores is presented, whose appearance and function are strikingly similar to those of their biological prototype, a highly efficient optical element formed by brittlestars.

TL;DR: Nikolaides et al. as mentioned in this paper argue that this effect cannot account for the observed attraction, on the fundamental grounds that it is inconsistent with force balance, and they propose an alternative approach.

TL;DR: In this paper, a variety of different applied fields were used to control the density, growth, and structure of colloidal crystals, including electric fields on charged particles, temperature gradient on all particles, or an electric field gradient on uncharged particles (dielectrophoresis).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a method and a device for distinguishing a specific binding from a less specific binding between at least one magnetic nanoparticle and a surface of another entity by applying a magnetic field and detecting a physical parameter relating to magnetic nanoparticles rotational or motional freedom while the magnetic particle is attached to the surface.

TL;DR: In this article, a sensor device (15) for detecting magnetic particles (13) has a binding surface (40) with binding sites thereon and comprises: at least one sensor element (23), for detecting the presence of magnetic particles, and means for attracting magnetic structures comprising at least 1 magnetic particle toward and onto the binding surface of the sensor device.