Research overview

Project 1: Structured illumination microscopy
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Project 2: Rotating coherent scattering (ROCS) microscopy
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Spiroplasms – propagation dynamics of the simplest form of life, trapped and scanned in a light tube.

Particle binding and uptake into cells

 Project 1: The nano-mechanics of phagocytosis
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Project 2: Cargo-transport by coupled molecular motors
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Project 3: Membrane biophysics with giant unilamelar vesicles (GUV)
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Project 1:         LSM using holographically shaped beams 
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Project 2:         LSM using Bessel beams with two photon
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We investigate viscoelastic properties of single and multiple microtubules coupled by thermally fluctuating trapped beads as nucleation sites.

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With fast SR techniques we investigate cytoskeletal MreB filaments. These move through poorly understood mechanisms underneath the membrane of rod -shaped bacteria and help to organize the cell wall.

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Surface scanning with optically trapped probes in the presence of phase disturbing structures.

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We use video rate spectroscopy and MHz interferometric particle tracking to to understand the formation of metal nanoparticles (NP) to more complex structures inside an optical trap.

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Wave optics. We developed theories and program code to describe light propagation in inhomogeneous media, scattering, optical forces and advanced 3D imaging.  
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Brownian Dynamics. We develop theories and program code to describe particular diffusion and binding in complex environments.      
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Interferometric tracking of dynamic particle interactions with scanning line optical tweezers.

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