GaTech - Soft Condensed Matter Lab

Soft Condensed Matter Laboratory

Publications

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PATENTS

2012

L. Andrew Lyon, A. Fernandez-Nieves, The Polymer/Colloid Duality of Microgel Suspensions, Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 63, 2.1 (2012)

J. C. Gaulding, M. H. Smith, J. S. Hyatt, A. Fernandez-Nieves, L. Andrew Lyon, Reversible Inter- and Intra-Microgel Cross-Linking using Disulfides, Macromolecules 45, 39 (2012).

2011

J. J. Lietor-Santos, B. Sierra-Martin, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Bulk and shear moduli of compressed microgel suspensions, Physical Review E 84, 060402 (R) (2011).

B. Sierra-Martin, Y. Laporte, A. B. South, L. A. Lyon, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Bulk modulus of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels through the swelling transition, Physical Review E 84, 011406 (2011).

N. Vilanova, V. R. Gundabala, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Drop size control in electro-coflow, Applied Physics Letters 99, 021910 (2011). Selected for publication in "Virtual J Nanoscale Sci and Tech", August 1, 2011

J. J. Lietor-Santos, B. Sierra-Martín, U. Gasser, A. Fernandez-Nieves, The effect of hydrostatic pressure over the swelling of microgel particles, Soft Matter 7, 6370 (2011).

T. Lopez-Leon, A. Fernandez-Nieves, M. Nobili, C. Blanc, Nematic-Smectic Transition in Spherical Shells, Physical Review Letters 106, 247802 (2011).

B. Sierra-Martin, J. A. Frederick, Y. Laporte, G. Markou, J. J. Lietor-Santos, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Article in special issue "smart gels": Determination of the bulk modulus of microgel particles, Colloid and Polymer Science 289, 721 (2011).

T. Lopez-Leon, V. Koning, K. B. S. Devaiah, V. Vitelli, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Frustrated Nematic Order in Spherical Geometries, Nature Physics 7, 391 (2011).

T. Lopez-Leon, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Review paper: Drops and shells of liquid crystal, Colloid and Polymer Science 289, 345 (2011).

Edited Book: Microgels Suspensions - Fundamentals and Applications, Editors: A. Fernandez-Nieves, H. M. Wyss, J. Mattsson, D. A. Weitz (Wiley-VCH Verlag & Co. KGaA, 2011).

Book chapter: H. M. Wyss, J. Mattsson, T. Franke, A. Fernandez-Nieves, D. A. Weitz, Mechanics of single microgel particles. In: Microgels Suspensions - Fundamentals and Applications, Editors: A. Fernandez-Nieves, H. M. Wyss, J. Mattsson, D. A. Weitz (Wiley-VCH Verlag & Co. KGaA, 2011).

Book chapter: B. Sierra-Martin, J. J. Lietor-Santos, A. Fernandez-Barbero, T. T. Nguyen, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Swelling thermodynamics of microgel particles. In: Microgels Suspensions - Fundamentals and Applications, Editors: A. Fernandez-Nieves, H. M. Wyss, J. Mattsson, D. A. Weitz (Wiley-VCH Verlag & Co. KGaA, 2011).

2010

V. R. Gundabala, N. Vilanova, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Current-voltage characteristic of electrospray processes in microfluidics, Physical Review Letters 105, 154503 (2010).

H. C. Shum, A. Sauret, A. Fernandez-Nieves, H. A. Stone, D. A. Weitz, Corrugated interfaces in multiphase core-annular flow, Physics of Fluids 22, 082002 (2010).

J. J. Lietor-Santos, U. Gasser, R. Vavrin, Z. B. Hu, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Structural changes of pNIPAM-based microgels induced by hydrostatic pressure and temperature studied by small-angle neutron scattering, Journal of Chemical Physics 133, 034901 (2010).

G. Romeo, A. Fernandez-Nieves, H. M. Wyss, D. Acierno and D.A. Weitz, Temperature-Controlled Transitions Between Glass, Liquid and Gel States in Dense p-NIPA Suspensions , Advanced Materials 22, 3441 (2010).

U. Gasser and A. Fernandez-Nieves, Crystal structure of highly concentrated, ionic microgel suspensions studied by small angle X-ray scattering, Physical Review E 81, 052401 (2010).

J. J. Lietor-Santos, C. Kim, M. L. Lynch, A. Fernandez-Nieves, D. A. Weitz, The Role of Polymer Polydispersity in Phase Separation and Gelation in Colloid-Polymer Mixtures, Langmuir 26, 3174 (2010).

J.E. Diaz, A. Barrero, M. Marquez, A. Fernandez-Nieves, I.G. Loscertales, Absorption properties of microgel-PVP composite nanofibers made by electrospinning, Macromolecular Rapid Communications 31, 183 (2010). Cover of Macromolecular Rapid Communications.

2009

Z. Hu, J. Wahrmund, J-W. Kim, L-Y. Chu, C. Wang, Y. Li, A. Fernandez-Nieves, D.A. Weitz, A. Krokhin, Swelling kinetics of a microgel shell, Macromolecules 42, 9357 (2009).

J. Mattsson, H.M. Wyss, A. Fernandez-Nieves, K. Miyazaki, Z. Hu, D.R. Reichman, D.A. Weitz, Soft colloids make strong glasses, Nature 462, 83 (2009).

E. de Castro, V. Gundabala, A. Fernandez-Nieves, J.M. Gordillo, Scaling the drop size in co-flow experiments, New Journal of Physics 11, 075021 (2009).

J.J. Lietor-Santos, B. Sierra-Martin, R. Vavrin, Z. Hu, U. Gasser, A. Fernandez-Nieves, De-swelling microgel particles using hydrostatic pressure, Macromolecules 42(16), 6225 (2009).

E. Pairam, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Generation and stability of toroidal droplets in a viscous liquid, Physical Review Letters 102, 234501 (2009).

A. Fernandez-Barbero, I.J. Suarez, B. Sierra-Martin, A. Fernandez-Nieves, F.J. de las Nieves, M. Marquez, J. Rubio-Retama, E. Lopez-Cabarcos, Gels and microgels for nanotechnological applications, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 147, 88 (2009).

U. Gasser, B. Sierra-Martin, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Crystal structure of highly concentrated, ionic microgel suspensions studied by neutron scattering, Physical Review E 79, 051403 (2009).

K. J. Humphry, A. Ajdari, A. Fernandez-Nieves, H.A. Stone, D.A. Weitz, Suppression of instabilities in multiphase flow by geometric confinement, Physical Review E 79, 056310 (2009).

T. Lopez-Leon, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Topological transformations in bipolar shells of nematic liquid crystals, Physical Review E 79, 021707 (2009). Selected for PRE Kaleidoscope

JJ. Lietor-Santos, C. Kim, P.J. Lu, A. Fernandez-Nieves, D.A. Weitz, Gravitational compression of colloidal gels, European Physical Journal E 28, 159 (2009).

J.J. Lietor-Santos, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Motion of microgels in electric fields, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 147, 178 (2009).

2008

D. Capriles, B. Sierra-Martin, A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, Coupled de-swelling of multiresponsive microgels, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 112, 12195 (2008).

G. Romeo, G. Filippone, A. Fernandez-Nieves, P. Russo, D. Acierno, Elasticity and dynamics of particle gels in non-Newtonian melts, Rheologica Acta 47, 989 (2008).

J.E. Diaz, A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Barrero, M. Marquez, I.G. Loscertales, Fabrication of structured micro and nanofibers by coaxial electrospinning, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 127, 012008 (2008).

R.K. Shah, H.C. Shum, A.C. Rowat, D. Lee, J.J. Agresti, A.S. Utada, L-Y. Chu, J-W. Kim, A. Fernandez-Nieves, C.J. Martinez, D.A. Weitz, Designer emulsions using microfluidics, Materials Today 11, 18 (2008). Cover of Materials Today

A.S. Utada, A. Fernandez-Nieves, J.M. Gordillo, D.A. Weitz, Absolute instability of a liquid jet in a co-flowing stream, Physical Review Letters 100, 014502 (2008).

E.C. Cho, J-W. Kim, A. Fernandez-Nieves, D.A. Weitz, Highly responsive hydrogel scaffolds by 3-dimensional organization of sub-micron sized microgel particles, Nano Letters 8, 168 (2008).

2007

J.J. Lietor-Santos, M. Chavez, M. Marquez, A. Fernandez-Nieves, M. Medina-Noyola, State diagram for the electrostatic adsorption of charged colloids on the confining walls: Simulation and theory, Physical Review E 76, 050403 (R) (2007).

A.S. Utada, L-Y. Chu, A. Fernandez-Nieves, D.R. Link, C. Holtze, D.A. Weitz, Dripping, jetting, drops and wetting: The magic of microfluidics, MRS Bulletin 32, 702 (2007). Cover of MRS Bulletin

K.S. Abedin, C. Kerbage, A. Fernandez-Nieves, D.A. Weitz, Optical manipulation and rotation of liquid crystal drops using high-index fiber-optic tweezers, Applied Physics Letters 91, 091119 (2007).

A. Fernandez-Nieves, V. Vitelli, A.S. Utada, D.R. Link, D.R. Nelson, D.A. Weitz, Novel defect structures in nematic liquid crystal shells, Physical Review Letters 99, 157801, (2007). Cover of PRL

J-W. Kim, A. Fernandez-Nieves, N. Dan, A.S. Utada, M. Marquez, D.A. Weitz, Colloidal assembly route for responsive colloidosomes with tunable permeability, Nano Letters 7, 2876 (2007).

A.S. Utada, A. Fernandez-Nieves, H.A. Stone, D.A. Weitz, Dripping to jetting transitions in co-flowing liquids, Physical Review Letters 99, 094502 (2007).

A. Fernandez-Nieves, D.R. Link, M. Marquez, D.A. Weitz, Topological changes in bipolar nematic droplets under flow, Physical Review Letters 98, 087801 (2007). Selected for publication in "Virtual J Nanoscale Sci and Tech", March 5, 2007

J-W. Kim, A.S. Utada, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Z. Hu, D.A. Weitz, Fabrication of monodisperse gel shells and functional microgels in microfluidic devices, Angewandte Chimie International Edition 46, 1819 (2007).

T. Lopez-Leon, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Probing the entropic influence of ions macroscopically: de-swelling neutral microgels with salt, Physical Review E 75, 011801 (2007).

2006

I.J. Suarez-Suarez, A. Fernandez-Nieves, M. Marquez, Swelling kinetics of poly-(N-isopropylacrylamide) minigels, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 25729 (2006).

A. Routh, A. Fernandez-Nieves, M. Bradley, B. Vincent, Effect of added free polymer on the swelling of neutral microgel particles: a thermodynamic approach, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 12721 (2006).

B. Sierra-Martin, M.S. Romero-Cano, A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, Thermal control over the electrophoresis of soft colloidal particles, Langmuir 22, 3586 (2006).

J. J. Lietor-Santos, A. Fernandez-Nieves, M. Marquez, Particle migrations induced by confinement of colloidal suspensions along the gravitational direction, Physical Review E 74, 051404 (2006). Selected for publication in "Virtual J Nanoscale Sci and Tech", November 27, 2006

A. Fernandez-Nieves (invited paper), Gotas de Cristal Liquido, Investigacion y Ciencia (Spanish Edition of Scientific American), March 2006.

A. Fernandez-Nieves (invited paper), Engineering colloids with optical and geometrical anisotropies: de-coupling size monodispersity and particle properties, Soft Matter 2, 105 (2006).

A. Fernandez-Nieves, D.R. Link, D.A. Weitz, Polarization dependent Bragg diffraction and electro-optic switching of 3D assemblies of nematic liquid crystal droplets, Applied Physics Letters 88, 121911 (2006).

2005

A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, B. Vincent, F.J. de las Nieves, Ionic correlations in highly charge-asymmetric colloidal fluids, Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 054905 (2005).

J.J. Lietor-Santos, A. Fernandez-Nieves, M. Marquez, Electrophoresis of large polyelectrolyte-coated colloidal particles, Physical Review E 71, 042401 (2005). Selected for publication in "Virtual J Biological Phys" 9, Issue 8, 2005

A. Fernandez-Nieves, G. Cristobal, V. Garces-Chavez, G.C. Spalding, K. Dholakia, D.A. Weitz, Optically anisotropic colloids of controllable shape, Advanced Materials 17, 680 (2005).

A. Fernandez-Nieves, M. Marquez, Electrophoresis of ionic microgel particles: from hard charged sphere to polyelectrolyte-like behaviour, Journal of Chemical Physics 122, 084702 (2005).

2004

A. Fernandez-Nieves, D.R. Link, D. Rudhardt, D.A. Weitz, Electro-optics of bipolar nematic liquid cristal droplets, Physical Review Letters 92, 105503 (2004). Cover of PRL

V. Garces-Chavez, D. McGloin, M.D. Summers, A. Fernandez-Nieves, G.C. Spalding, G. Cristobal, K. Dholakia, Reconstruction of optical angular momentum after distortion in amplitude, phase and polarization, Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics 6, S235 (2004).

A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, F.J. de las Nieves, Static light scattering from microgel particles: model of variable dielectric permittivity, Journal of Chemical Physics 120, 374 (2004).

2003

A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, B. Vincent, F.J. de las Nieves, Osmotic de-swelling of ionic microgel particles, Journal of Chemical Physics 119, 10383 (2003). Selected for publication in "Virtual J Nanoscale Sci and Tech", November 10, 2003.

D. Rudhardt, A. Fernandez-Nieves, D.R. Link, D.A. Weitz, Phase-switching of ordered arrays of liquid crystal emulsions, Applied Physics Letters 82, 2610 (2003). Cover of APL. Article highlighted in Science 300, 867 (2003).

2002

Y. Levin, A. Diehl and A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, Thermodynamics of ionic microgels, Physical Review E 65, 036143 (2002). Selected for publication in "Virtual J Nanoscale Sci and Tech", March 18, 2002.

A. Fernandez-Barbero, A. Fernandez-Nieves, I. Grillo, E. Lopez-Cabarcos, Structural modifications in the swelling of inhomogeneous microgels by light and neutron scattering, Physical Review E 66, 051803 (2002).

2001

A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, B. Vincent, F.J. de las Nieves, Reversible aggregation of soft particles, Langmuir 17, 1841 (2001).

A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, F.J. de las Nieves, Particle-counterion clustering in highly charge asymmetric complex fluids, Physical Review E 63, 041404 (2001).

A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero,F.J. de las Nieves, Nonlinear effects in the stability of highly charged colloidal suspensions, Physical Review E 64, 032401 (2001).

A. Fernandez-Nieves, J.S. van Duijneveldt, A. Fernandez-Barbero, B. Vincent, F.J. de las Nieves, Structure formation from mesoscopic soft particles, Physical Review E 64, 051603 (2001).

A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, F.J. de las Nieves, Salt effects over the swelling of ionized mesoscopic gels, Journal of Chemical Physics 115, 7644 (2001).

2000

A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, B. Vincent, F.J. de las Nieves, Charge controlled swelling of microgel particles, Macromolecules 33, 2114 (2000).

A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, F.J. de las Nieves, Experimental test of the ion condensation, Langmuir 16, 4090-4093 (2000). [Erratum: Langmuir 18, 3758 (2002)]

A. Fernandez-Nieves, A. Fernandez-Barbero, B. Vincent, F.J. de las Nieves, Motion of microgel particles under the presence of an external electric field, Journal of Physics C: Condensed Matter 12, 3605 (2000).

1998

A. Fernandez-Nieves, F.J. de las Nieves, About the propulsion system of a kayak and of Basiliscus-Basiliscus, European Journal of Physics 19, 425 (1998). Paper selected as "Featured Article" of the journal

PATENTS

V. Gundabala, I. G. Loscertales, A. Barrero, A. Fernandez-Nieves, Device and fluidic method to produce emulsions and particle suspensions, US Provisional patent 61/237,764, filed 08/28/09.

L-Y. Chu, H.C. Shum, A. Fernandez-Nieves, A.S. Utada, E. Santanach-Carreras, D.A. Weitz, Emulsions and Techniques for Formation, PCT filed 3/28/08, priority to provisional patent 60/920,574, filed 03/28/07 (70292US00).

D.A. Weitz, J-W. Kim, A. Fernandez-Nieves, E-C. Cho, Highly Responsive Hydrogel Scaffolds by 3-Dimensional Organization of Submicron-sized Microgel Particles, US Provisional 2998 UStba filed 12/18/07

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