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The combination of educating students with doing research inspires me. I want to reveal relations between the nanoworld and physical properties in liquids, such as phase stability and complex structures.
Research profile
Remco Tuinier heads the Physical Chemistry group which is active in the field of polymeric and/or colloidal liquids and (modified) advanced solid surfaces and liquid-liquid interfaces. At the intersection of theoretical and experimental physical chemistry and the fields of polymeric and colloid science. The group aims at advancing the state of the art of physical chemistry and, in particular, soft matter science. Also, the physical chemistry group develops a scientific basis for sustainable, functional and responsive materials that are urgently needed to solve societal challenges related to sustainability, the energy transition and health. Our research program establishes a strong link between experimental and theoretical aspects as well as computer simulations to gain a deeper understanding of the physical and chemical phenomena involved and the building of competences to design and manufacture advanced functional materials. As the link between teaching and research is essential, we offer high-level physical and materials chemistry education at TU/e.
Academic background
Remco Tuinier studied food science at Wageningen University where he obtained his PhD in 1999 for research on exocellular polysaccharides and protein-polysaccharide mixtures, performed in cooperation with the NIZO food research institute. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Utrecht University, and in 2001 became a staff member at the Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany. Between 2008 and 2015 he worked at DSM ChemTech Center in Geleen (the Netherlands). Between 2010 and 2020 he combined this with a part-time position at Utrecht University at the Van 't Hoff laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry where he held the part-time chair 'Colloid-Polymer Mixtures'. With Henk N.W. Lekkerkerker he wrote the book 'Colloid and the Depletion Interaction' (Springer), which appeared in 2011. Since 2015 he is full professor of Physical Chemistry at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) at the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry.
Affiliated with
- Debye Institute, Utrecht University
- Van ‘t Hoff Laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Utrecht University
Partners in (semi-)industry
- DSM
- DOW
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Phase behaviour of biopolymer mixtures in plant-based products CHEMIE.PGT.2021.015
Vis, M. (Project Manager), Martens, C. M. (Project member), Tuinier, R. (Project member) & Smits, P. (Project member)
1/09/21 → 31/08/25
Project: Third tier
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Drying of colloid-polymer mixtures and the role of interactions and phase stability
Tuinier, R. (Project Manager) & Opdam, J. (Project member)
1/05/18 → 30/04/22
Project: Research direct
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Multiphase Coexistence in Binary Hard Colloidal Mixtures: Predictions from a Simple Algebraic Theory
Opdam, J., Peters, V. F. D., Wensink, H. H. & Tuinier, R. (Corresponding author), 12 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 14, 1, p. 199-206 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Defying the Gibbs Phase Rule: Evidence for an Entropy-Driven Quintuple Point in Colloid-Polymer Mixtures
Peters, V. F. D., Vis, M., Gonzalez Garcia, A., Wensink, H. H. & Tuinier, R. (Corresponding author), 18 Sept 2020, In: Physical Review Letters. 125, 12, 6 p., 127803.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access25 Citations (Scopus) -
Colloids and the depletion interaction
Lekkerkerker, H. N. W. & Tuinier, R., 2011, Dordrecht: Springer. 233 p. (Lecture notes in physics; vol. 833)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic
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Analytical phase diagrams for colloids and non-adsorbing polymer
Fleer, G. J. & Tuinier, R., 4 Nov 2008, In: Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 143, 1-2, p. 1-47 47 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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How depletion affects sphere motion through solutions containing macromolecules
Tuinier, R., Dhont, J. K. G. & Fan, T. H., 15 Sept 2006, In: Europhysics Letters. 75, 6, p. 929-935 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
54 Citations (Scopus)4 Downloads (Pure)
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Dataset from: Experimental Evidence for Algebraic Double-Layer Forces
Stojimirović, B. (Contributor), Vis, M. (Contributor), Tuinier, R. (Contributor), Philipse, A. P. (Contributor) & Trefalt, G. (Contributor), Zenodo, 14 Apr 2020
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Self-assembly and micellization
Tuinier, R. (Researcher)
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Polymers and colloids at surfaces
Tuinier, R. (Researcher) & Esteves, A. C. C. (Researcher)
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