Orlin Velev

Bio

Dr. Velev’s research is focused on fundamental and exploratory projects in colloids, microfluidics and nanoscience, with particular emphasis on controlled on-chip assembly of colloidal particles into advanced materials and microscopic functional structures.

Professor Orlin Velev has established a record of innovative interdisciplinary studies, creativity and intellectual leadership in colloid science, nanoscience, and microfluidics. His key contributions are in the area of colloidal assembly. His group advanced the field of directed and programmed colloidal assembly by using electric fields to make structures out of nanoparticles, microspheres, Janus and patchy particles. Velev’s group has also recently discovered and developed new types of self-propelling microdevices, gel-based photovoltaic cells, soft robotic hydrogel actuators and microbot prototypes. His earlier research achievements include the first report of convective assembly of 2D colloidal crystals, the first templated fabrication of “colloidosome” and supraparticle clusters and the synthesis of “inverse opal” structures.

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Publications

• An integrated chemical engineering approach to understanding microplastics , AICHE JOURNAL (2023)
• Assembly and manipulation of responsive and flexible colloidal structures by magnetic and capillary interactions , SOFT MATTER (2023)
• Computational investigation of the phase behavior of colloidal squares with offset magnetic dipoles , SOFT MATTER (2023)
• Molecular structure effects on the mechanisms of corrosion protection of model epoxy coatings on metals , Materials Chemistry Frontiers (2023)
• Polymer Color Intelligence: Effect of Materials, Instruments, and Measurement Techniques - A Review , ACS OMEGA (2023)
• The Science of Active Colloids Continues to Evolve while Crossing Discipline Boundaries , CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE (2023)
• A Critical Review of the Performance and Soil Biodegradability Profiles of Biobased Natural and Chemically Synthesized Polymers in Industrial Applications , ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2022)
• AC electrohydrodynamic propulsion and rotation of active particles of engineered shape and asymmetry , CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE (2022)
• An accelerated antibody aggregation test based on time sequenced dynamic light scattering , COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS (2022)
• Controlled adhesion, membrane pinning and vesicle transport by Janus particles , CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS (2022)