Smart, Living & Active Matter - Leiden

Leiden Institute of Physics

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The SLAM - Smart, Living, & Active Matter - initiative unites theory and experimental groups of the Leiden Institute of Physics. It currently gathers the groups of Luca Giomi, Louise Jawerth, Daniela Kraft, Martin van Hecke, Silke Henkes and Alexandre Morin.

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Coming up next

2026-07-27 - 10:00 @ DM1.15

MSc defence Lotte de Baat (Daniela’s student)

Title: Motion mechanisms of polarizable microparticles in AC electric fields Abstract: Recent work has shown that anisotropic particles made from a single dielectric material can propel in AC electric fields without requiring a metallic coating. However, the origin of this motion is still unclear. This project attempts to uncover the underlying motion mechanisms of such systems by systematically varying the field frequency, particle geometry, ionic concentration and surface material, supported by COMSOL simulations.

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