The rheological characterisation of liquids finds application in several fields ranging from
industrial production to the medical practice. Conventional rheometers are the gold standard …

The use of microfluidics to make mechanical property measurements is increasingly
common. Fabrication of microfluidic devices has enabled various types of flow control and …

The occurrence of coiled or helical morphologies is common in nature, from plant roots to
DNA packaging into viral capsids, as well as in applications such as oil drilling processes. In …

We investigate the shear and extensional flow behavior of dispersions composed of two
types of worm-like nanoparticles (WLNPs) with comparable cross-sectional diameters …

We employ a state-of-the-art microfabrication technique (selective laser-induced etching) to
fabricate a set of axisymmetric microfluidic geometries featuring a 4: 1 contraction followed …

The optimal design seeks the best possible solution (s) for a mechanical structure, device, or
system, satisfying a series of requirements and leading to the best performance. In this work …

Fluid forces and their effects on cells have been researched for quite some time, especially
in the realm of biology and medicine. Shear forces have been the primary emphasis, often …

Naturally derived colloidal rods (CR) are promising building blocks for developing
sustainable soft materials. Engineering new materials based on naturally derived CR …

Similarly to their biological counterparts, suspensions of chemically active autophoretic
swimmers exhibit a non-trivial dynamics involving self-organisation processes as a result of …

Polymers and rod-like colloids (PaRC) adopt a favorable orientation under sufficiently strong
flows. However, how the flow kinematics affect the alignment of such nanostructures …