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Persoonlijk profiel
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“Insight into even the most complex materials or problems can often come from surprisingly simple experiments.”
Research profile
Hans Wyss is associate professor in microfluidics and soft matter in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Hans’ group studies materials that are structured at the meso-scale - larger than molecules but smaller than macroscopic objects. The group develops and uses simple tools, often based on microfluidics technology, for studying the mechanics, dynamics and structure of complex soft materials.
Examples of materials studied include colloidal suspensions and gels, emulsions, foams, biological systems, and polymers. Their rich phase behavior is one reason why they can be encountered in a wide range of applications; at the same time they hold a tremendous potential for studying fundamental scientific questions that are relevant to the behavior of all materials. A key expertise of the group is the measurement of mechanical properties of soft materials at small length scales. Further focus points are the study of the mechanics and dynamics of microgel particles, and the study of phoretic forces acting on colloidal particles, which the group has recently shown to be responsible for the previously unexplained “exclusion-zone” effect, an intriguing long-range repulsion of colloidal particles from a solid surface. More information on Hans’ research activities can be found on his research website, http://www.mate.tue.nl/~wyss.
Academic background
Hans Wyss received his PhD (dr. sc. nat.) from the Materials Department at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, where he worked on ceramic suspensions and gels. In his undergraduate education he studied experimental physics at the Physics Department of ETH Zurich. Before joining TU/e in 2009, Hans worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Experimental Soft Matter group at Harvard University. He is a core member of the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS) and regularly collaborates with other ICMS members, particularly on the study of responsive hydrogels and microgels. Outside TU/e, Hans regularly collaborates with a range of international groups from countries including the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Hong Kong, China, Korea, and the United States.
Affiliated with
- Microsystems Section, Department of Mechanical Engineering, TU/e
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS)
- Materials Technology Group TU/e
- Eindhoven Polymer Laboratories (EPL)
Partners in (semi-)industry
- FrieslandCampina (Dutch dairy company, Wageningen, NL)
- Wetsus (Industry-funded water research institute, Leeuwarden, NL)
Expertise gerelateerd aan duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen van de VN
In 2015 stemden de VN-lidstaten in met 17 wereldwijde duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen (Sustainable Development Goals, SDG's) om armoede te beëindigen, de planeet te beschermen en voor iedereen welvaart te garanderen. Het werk van deze persoon draagt bij aan de volgende duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstelling(en):
Vingerafdruk
- 1 Soortgelijke profielen
Samenwerkingen en hoofdonderzoeksgebieden uit de afgelopen vijf jaar
Projecten
- 1 Actief
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DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL ASSESSMENTS FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND IMPACT ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH 101057510
Wyss, H. M. (Project Manager), Taghipour, M. (Projectmedewerker) & Fiore, A. (Projectmedewerker)
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: Third tier
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Compression and reswelling of microgel particles after an osmotic shock
Sleeboom, J. J. F., Voudouris, P., Punter, M. T. J. J. M., Aangenendt, F. J., Florea, D., van der Schoot, P. P. A. M. & Wyss, H. M., 31 aug. 2017, In: Physical Review Letters. 119, 9, 5 blz., 098001.Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
Open AccessBestand16 Citaten (Scopus)199 Downloads (Pure) -
Long-range repulsion of colloids driven by ion-exchange and diffusiophoresis
Florea, D., Musa, S., Huyghe, J. M. & Wyss, H. M., 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 111, 18, blz. 6554-6559Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
109 Citaten (Scopus)1 Downloads (Pure) -
Micromechanics of temperature sensitive microgels: Dip in poisson ratio near the LCST
Voudouris, P., Florea, D., Schoot, van der, P. P. A. M. & Wyss, H. M., 2013, In: Soft Matter. 9, blz. 7158-7166Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
63 Citaten (Scopus)4 Downloads (Pure) -
Capillary micromechanics : measuring the elasticity of microscopic soft objects
Wyss, H. M., Franke, T., Mele, E. & Weitz, D. A., 2010, In: Soft Matter. 6, 18, blz. 4550-4555Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
106 Citaten (Scopus)2 Downloads (Pure) -
Soft colloids make strong glasses
Mattsson, J., Wyss, H. M., Fernandez-Nieves, A., Miyazaki, K., Hu, Z., Reichman, D. R. & Weitz, D. A., 2009, In: Nature. 462, 7269, blz. 83-86Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
473 Citaten (Scopus)
Cursussen
Knipsels
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TU/e starts joint research institute with Zhejiang University
Wyss, H. M., Hu, J., Jiao, Y. & Lu, Y.
2/12/19
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