Erika Eiser
About
I studied Solid State Physics at the Universiy of Konstanz, Germany, and received my Masters Degree based on research I did on the interdiffusion in binary polymer melts using a particle accelerator, which I did at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. In the same group (Prof.Jacob Klein) I also did my PhD research, studying the normal and lubrication forces between polymer bearing surfaces using the Surface Force Balance. After receiving my PhD degree in 1997, I became an EU-postdoctoral researcher at the University of Montpellier II and subsequently at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (beam line ID1) in Grenoble, France. There I researched the self-assembly of block copolymers and their flow behaviour in combined Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) and rheology measurements. Continuing my love for Soft Matter Physics and in particular self-assembling systems, I became Assistent Professor at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands in 2000. There I started two research directions, one on the aging behaviour of clay suspentions, which we studied with Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Micro-Rheology, and the self-assembly of DNA-functionalized Colloids, which we studied with confocal microscopy. In 2008 I was offered a Seniour Lectureship and later Professorship at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambirdge, UK, where I continued both research lines and expanded my reaserch to also develop new micro-rheology and video-microscopy methods. In addition my group developed an approch that includes experiments, simulations and theory.
In 2021, I accepted a Professorship at the Physics Department of the NTNU and became PI at PoreLab, a Centre of Excellence. In the past 2 years I have built up an experimental Soft Matter lab to continue my DNA-research for diagnostic applications and to expand into research of environmentally systainable ground and binary flow in nano-porous media.
Every now and then I love to delve into the soft matter physics of foods such as Chinese century eggs and the spontaneous emulsification in the drink called 'Ouzo' or 'Pastis'. But we also studied the self-assembly of proteins.
Publications
You can see all my publications at my google scholar website.
2025
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Eiser, Erika;
Tammen, Rene;
Beechey-Newman, Ilaria;
Dumay, Yann;
Hennig, Andreas Andersen.
(2025)
Eiser Group at Researchers' Night 2025.
Other
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Flekkøy, Eirik Grude;
Hansen, Alex;
Eiser, Erika.
(2025)
Heat and super-diffusive melting fronts in unsaturated porous media.
http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat
Academic article
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Dumay, Yann;
Hennig, Andreas Andersen;
Beechey-Newman, Ilaria;
Tammen, Rene;
Eiser, Erika.
(2025)
Fra Kaffeflekker til Kvikksand.
Other presentation
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Dumay, Yann;
Eiser, Erika.
(2025)
What are Polymers?.
Other presentation
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Beechey-Newman, Ilaria;
Kizilova, Natalya;
Hennig, Andreas Andersen;
Flekkøy, Eirik Grude;
Eiser, Erika.
(2025)
Confined colloidal droplets dry to form circular mazes.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
Academic article
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Stoev, Iliya D.;
Mukhopadhyay, Anasua;
Tammen, Rene;
Eiser, Erika.
(2025)
Microrheological characterisation of clay-PEO nanocomposites.
Rheologica Acta
Academic article
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Sousa, Carlos G. L.;
Andrade, José S.;
Moreira, André A.;
Filho, Cesar I. N. Sampaio;
Eiser, Erika;
Hansen, Alex.
(2025)
Unlimited number of spanning clusters in three-dimensional percolation above the critical point.
Physical Review Research (PRResearch)
Academic article
2024
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Price, Sebastian Everard Nordby;
Einen, Caroline;
Moultos, Othonas A.;
Vlugt, Thijs J. H.;
Davies, Catharina de Lange;
Eiser, Erika.
(2024)
Ultrasound enhanced diffusion in hydrogels: An experimental and non-equilibrium molecular dynamics study.
Journal of Chemical Physics
Academic article
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Vanin, Ana Paula;
Camassola, Marli;
Eiser, Erika;
Stokke, Bjørn Torger.
(2024)
Characterization of the polysaccharide schizophyllan and schizophyllan–chitosan hydrogel formation by diffusing-wave spectroscopy.
Carbohydrate Polymers
Academic article
2023
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Sánchez, Pedro A.;
Caciagli, Alessio;
Kantorovich, Sofia S.;
Eiser, Erika.
(2023)
Kinetically limited valence of colloidal particles with surface mobile DNA linkers.
Journal of Molecular Liquids
Academic article
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Gallagher, Kit;
Yu, Jiaming;
King, David. A.;
Liu, Ren;
Eiser, Erika.
(2023)
Toward new liquid crystal phases of DNA mesogens.
APL Materials
Academic article
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Xu, Peicheng;
Cao, Ting;
Fan, Qihui;
Wang, Xiaochen;
Ye, Fangfu;
Eiser, Erika.
(2023)
Whole-Genome Detection using Multivalent DNA-Coated Colloids.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
Academic article
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Liu, Ren;
Caciagli, Alessio;
Yu, Jiaming;
Tang, Xiaoying;
Ghosh, Rini;
Eiser, Erika.
(2023)
Dynamic Light Scattering Based Microrheology of End-Functionalised Triblock Copolymer Solutions.
Polymers
Academic article
2022
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Erdem, Talha;
O’Neill, Thomas;
Zupkauskas, Mykolas;
Caciagli, Alessio;
Xu, Peicheng;
Lan, Yang.
(2022)
Transparent Colloidal Crystals With Structural Colours.
Frontiers in Physics
Academic article
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Mukhopadhyay, Anasua;
Stoev, Iliya D.;
King, David. A.;
Sharma, Kamendra P.;
Eiser, Erika.
(2022)
Amyloid-Like Aggregation in Native Protein and its Suppression in the Bio-Conjugated Counterpart.
Frontiers in Physics
Academic article
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Erdem, Talha;
Zupkauskas, Mykolas;
O´Neill, Thomas;
Cassiagli, Alessio;
Xu, Peicheng;
Altintas, Yemliha.
(2022)
Magnetically controlled anisotropic light emission of DNA-functionalized supraparticles.
MRS bulletin
Academic article
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Sánchez, Pedro A.;
Caciagli, Alessio;
Kantorovich, Sofia S.;
Eiser, Erika.
(2022)
Kinetically limited valence of colloidal particles with surface mobile DNA linkers.
arXiv.org
Academic article
2021
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Stoev, Iliya D.;
Caciagli, Alessio;
Mukhopadhyay, Anasua;
Ness, Christopher;
Eiser, Erika.
(2021)
Bulk rheology of sticky DNA-functionalized emulsions.
Physical Review E (PRE)
Academic article
Journal publications
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Flekkøy, Eirik Grude;
Hansen, Alex;
Eiser, Erika.
(2025)
Heat and super-diffusive melting fronts in unsaturated porous media.
http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat
Academic article
-
Beechey-Newman, Ilaria;
Kizilova, Natalya;
Hennig, Andreas Andersen;
Flekkøy, Eirik Grude;
Eiser, Erika.
(2025)
Confined colloidal droplets dry to form circular mazes.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
Academic article
-
Stoev, Iliya D.;
Mukhopadhyay, Anasua;
Tammen, Rene;
Eiser, Erika.
(2025)
Microrheological characterisation of clay-PEO nanocomposites.
Rheologica Acta
Academic article
-
Sousa, Carlos G. L.;
Andrade, José S.;
Moreira, André A.;
Filho, Cesar I. N. Sampaio;
Eiser, Erika;
Hansen, Alex.
(2025)
Unlimited number of spanning clusters in three-dimensional percolation above the critical point.
Physical Review Research (PRResearch)
Academic article
-
Price, Sebastian Everard Nordby;
Einen, Caroline;
Moultos, Othonas A.;
Vlugt, Thijs J. H.;
Davies, Catharina de Lange;
Eiser, Erika.
(2024)
Ultrasound enhanced diffusion in hydrogels: An experimental and non-equilibrium molecular dynamics study.
Journal of Chemical Physics
Academic article
-
Vanin, Ana Paula;
Camassola, Marli;
Eiser, Erika;
Stokke, Bjørn Torger.
(2024)
Characterization of the polysaccharide schizophyllan and schizophyllan–chitosan hydrogel formation by diffusing-wave spectroscopy.
Carbohydrate Polymers
Academic article
-
Sánchez, Pedro A.;
Caciagli, Alessio;
Kantorovich, Sofia S.;
Eiser, Erika.
(2023)
Kinetically limited valence of colloidal particles with surface mobile DNA linkers.
Journal of Molecular Liquids
Academic article
-
Gallagher, Kit;
Yu, Jiaming;
King, David. A.;
Liu, Ren;
Eiser, Erika.
(2023)
Toward new liquid crystal phases of DNA mesogens.
APL Materials
Academic article
-
Xu, Peicheng;
Cao, Ting;
Fan, Qihui;
Wang, Xiaochen;
Ye, Fangfu;
Eiser, Erika.
(2023)
Whole-Genome Detection using Multivalent DNA-Coated Colloids.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
Academic article
-
Liu, Ren;
Caciagli, Alessio;
Yu, Jiaming;
Tang, Xiaoying;
Ghosh, Rini;
Eiser, Erika.
(2023)
Dynamic Light Scattering Based Microrheology of End-Functionalised Triblock Copolymer Solutions.
Polymers
Academic article
-
Erdem, Talha;
O’Neill, Thomas;
Zupkauskas, Mykolas;
Caciagli, Alessio;
Xu, Peicheng;
Lan, Yang.
(2022)
Transparent Colloidal Crystals With Structural Colours.
Frontiers in Physics
Academic article
-
Mukhopadhyay, Anasua;
Stoev, Iliya D.;
King, David. A.;
Sharma, Kamendra P.;
Eiser, Erika.
(2022)
Amyloid-Like Aggregation in Native Protein and its Suppression in the Bio-Conjugated Counterpart.
Frontiers in Physics
Academic article
-
Erdem, Talha;
Zupkauskas, Mykolas;
O´Neill, Thomas;
Cassiagli, Alessio;
Xu, Peicheng;
Altintas, Yemliha.
(2022)
Magnetically controlled anisotropic light emission of DNA-functionalized supraparticles.
MRS bulletin
Academic article
-
Sánchez, Pedro A.;
Caciagli, Alessio;
Kantorovich, Sofia S.;
Eiser, Erika.
(2022)
Kinetically limited valence of colloidal particles with surface mobile DNA linkers.
arXiv.org
Academic article
-
Stoev, Iliya D.;
Caciagli, Alessio;
Mukhopadhyay, Anasua;
Ness, Christopher;
Eiser, Erika.
(2021)
Bulk rheology of sticky DNA-functionalized emulsions.
Physical Review E (PRE)
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Eiser, Erika;
Tammen, Rene;
Beechey-Newman, Ilaria;
Dumay, Yann;
Hennig, Andreas Andersen.
(2025)
Eiser Group at Researchers' Night 2025.
Other
UTSTILLING
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Dumay, Yann;
Hennig, Andreas Andersen;
Beechey-Newman, Ilaria;
Tammen, Rene;
Eiser, Erika.
(2025)
Fra Kaffeflekker til Kvikksand.
Other presentation
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Dumay, Yann;
Eiser, Erika.
(2025)
What are Polymers?.
Other presentation
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2025
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2025) Capillary driven pattern formation of viscoelastic colloidal droplets in confinement. RCN - INTPART Scheme Non-Newtonian Flow in Porous Media , Hurtigruten (Bergen to Tromsø) 2025-09-27 - 2025-09-29
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2025) Multivalent Colloidal Particles enabling Superselective Bacterial Genome Detection. 8th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials 2025 , Montpellier 2025-03-02 - 2025-03-05
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2025) Confined Coffee-Rings Are Different. Soft and Liquid Matter Physics: Past, Present and Future , Tokyo 2025-03-09 - 2025-03-12
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika; Beechey-Newman, Ilaria; Hennig, Andreas Andersen; Flekkøy, Eirik Grude; Kizilova, Natalya. (2025) Pattern Formation in Confined Coffee-Rings. Understanding Surfaces and Interfaces: A Symposium Celebrating 7 Decades of Service , Tempel University - Japan Campus, Kyoto 2025-03-12 - 2025-03-14
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Academic lectureBeechey-Newman, Ilaria; Eiser, Erika; Kizilova, Natalya; Hennig, Andreas Andersen; Flekkøy, Eirik Grude. (2025) Confined Colloidal Droplets Dry to Form Circular Mazes. Norwegian Physical Society (NFS) Annual Meeting , Trondheim 2025-06-15 - 2025-06-17
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PosterBeechey-Newman, Ilaria; Eiser, Erika; Hennig, Andreas Andersen; Kizilova, Natalya; Flekkøy, Eirik Grude. (2025) Confined Colloidal Droplets Dry to Form Circular Mazes. StatPhys29 2025, The 29th International Conference on Statistical Physics , Florence 2025-07-12 - 2025-09-18
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Academic lectureTammen, Rene; Eiser, Erika; Zabłocka, Kamila; Weerdt, Klaartje de. (2025) Characterization of Illite Clay Mineral in Norwegian Quick Clay. haracterization of Illite Clay Mineral in Norwegian Quick Clay , Dublin 2025-07-12 - 2025-07-17
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Academic lectureTammen, Rene; Eiser, Erika; Li, Ge; Wijn, Astrid S. de; Zabłocka, Kamila; Weerdt, Klaartje de. (2025) Experimental Investigation on Illite Clay for Sustainable Ground Stabilization. Experimental Investigation on Illite Clay for Sustainable Ground Stabilization , Albuquerque 2025-05-18 - 2025-05-21
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Academic lectureHennig, Andreas Andersen; Beechey-Newman, Ilaria; Kizilova, Natalya; Eiser, Erika. (2025) Circular finger pattern from a slowly drying colloidal droplet. 9th International Soft Matter Conference , Chania 2025-09-27 - 2025-10-02
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PosterHennig, Andreas Andersen; Beechey-Newman, Ilaria; Kizilova, Natalya; Flekkøy, Eirik Grude; Eiser, Erika. (2025) Confined Colloidal Droplets Make Circular Mazes. Dynamics of Non-Equilibrium Variables: Multiscale-multiphysics applications of fluctuating hydrodynamics , Zaragoza 2025-09-14 - 2025-09-18
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika; Stokke, Bjørn Torger; Vanin, A. P.. (2025) Hydrogels – characterization and applications. Nordic Polymer days 2025 , NTNU, Trontheim 2025-06-10 - 2025-06-12
2024
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2024) Structure and rheology of aqueous suspensions of triblock copolymers. Visit to Tempel University , Philadelphia, USA 2024-07-22 - 2024-07-25
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PosterPrice, Sebastian Everard Nordby; Einen, Caroline; Moultos, Othonas A.; Vlugt, Thijs J. H.; Davies, Ruth Catharina de Lange; Eiser, Erika. (2024) Ultrasound-Enhanced Diffusion in Hydrogels. The 28th Thermodynamics Conference , Delft 2024-09-04 - 2024-09-06
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Academic lectureBeechey-Newman, Ilaria; Eiser, Erika. (2024) Hierarchical drying patterns of confined colloidal suspensions. BIRS Workshop , Banff 2024-07-14 - 2024-07-19
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LectureLi, Ge; Wijn, Astrid S. de; Eiser, Erika; Høyvik, Ida-Marie; Xia, Lu; Tammen, Rene. (2024) Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Porous Illite Clay Surfaces and Particles. InterPore 2024 16th Annual Meeting , Qingdao 2024-05-13 - 2024-05-16
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LectureTammen, Rene; Wijn, Astrid S. de; Eiser, Erika; Li, Ge; Høyvik, Ida-Marie; Xia, Lu. (2024) Sustainable Ground Stabilisation of Norwegian Quick Clay. InterPore 2024 16th Annual Meeting , Qingdao 2024-05-13 - 2024-05-16
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2024) Multivalency & Super-Selectivity in Bacterial Genome Detection. Adolf Merkel Institute AMI Seminar series , Fribourg 2024-03-21 -
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2024) Two-phase flow in confined geometries. Kick-off meeting of HORIZON – MSCA – 2022– DN FLUXIONIC , Barcelona 2024-03-06 - 2024-03-08
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2024) Self-Assembly. Young Investigator Workshop, International Soft Matter Conference 2024 , Raleigh 2024-07-26 - 2024-07-28
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika; Frenkel, Daan. (2024) Thermodynamics of Multivalent Nanoparticles in Bacterial Genome Detection. 28th Thermodynamics Conference , Delft 2024-09-04 - 2024-09-06
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2024) DNA-Coated Colloids for Whole Genome Detection. 8th International Soft Mater Conference , Raleigh, North Carolina 2024-07-29 - 2024-08-02
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2024) Whole Genome Detection Using Multivalent DNA-Coated Colloids. Kavli Prize lectures at the NTNU , Trondheim 2024-09-05 -
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2024) Microrheology in Hydrogels. Workshop on Non-Newtonian Flows in Porous Media , Banff 2024-07-14 - 2024-07-19
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika; Beechy-Newman, Ilaria; Kizilova, Natalya; Henning, Andreas. (2024) Hierarchical drying patterns of colloidal solutions. Computer Simulations in Physical and Life Sciences , Rome 2024-10-24 - 2024-10-25
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika; Xu, Peicheng; Cao, Ting. (2024) DNA-Coated Colloids: A new Approach to Pathogen Detection using Supe-Selectivity. 12th Liquid Matter Conference 2024-07-22 - 2024-07-27
2023
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LectureEiser, Erika. (2023) Entropy-Driven Genome Identification: Superselectivity and Multivalency. Physics Colloquium , University of Konstanz 2023-04-18 -
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2023) Entropy-Driven Genome Detection. UK Colloids 2023 , Liverpool 2023-07-17 - 2023-07-19
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2023) Detecting Whole Bacterial Genome using Multivalency. Fysikermøtet 2023 at the Univ. Bergen , Bergen 2023-08-09 - 2023-08-11
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2023) Entropy-Driven Genome Identification. CECAM workshop on 'Challenges and opportunities in nonequilibrium soft matter' , Mont Sant Benet 2023-09-24 - 2023-09-27
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2023) Passive Microrheology in DNA-Hydrogels. OIST Workshop on Recent Trends in Microrheology and Microfluidics , Okinawa 2023-01-10 - 2023-01-12
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2023) Programmability of DNA-Hydrogels. CECAM workshop on ‘Liquid, soft, alive: identifying the biological questions in the physics of cells’ , Lausanne 2023-02-13 - 2023-02-16
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2023) Towards Programmable DNA-Hydrogels – Whole Genome Detection. Workshop on Topological Soft Matter 2023-05-10 -
2022
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2022) DNA blocks and tethers for colloidal assembly and tuneable hydrogels. annual Physic dpt/ NCCR lecture 2022-10-26 - 2022-10-27
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LectureEiser, Erika. (2022) Designer-Made, Colloidal Materials for the Study of Flow in Pores Media. Workshop on Non-Newtonian Flow in Porous Media 2022-06-28 - 2022-06-30
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LectureEiser, Erika. (2022) Optofluidic crystallization of colloids tethered at interfaces. 13th IWAM - International Workshop on Advanced Materials - , Raz al Khaimah 2022-02-20 - 2022-02-22
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LectureEiser, Erika. (2022) Optofluidic crystallization of colloids tethered at interfaces. A Random Walk In Soft Matter – Conference in Honor of Jacob Klein , Weizman Institute 2022-06-21 - 2022-06-23
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LectureEiser, Erika. (2022) Optofluidic crystallization of colloids tethered at interfaces. From Water to Colloidal Water Conference , Rom 2022-06-06 - 2022-06-08
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Academic lectureEiser, Erika. (2022) Nacre-inspired approach to design clay-biopolymer composites for functional coatings. Interpore - 5th National Workshop on Porous media 2022-12-01 - 2022-12-01