Publications

Repulsion and attraction in the interactions of opposite membrane deformations
A. Azadbakht, D.J. Kraft
(submitted) (2024)

The motion of catalytically active colloids approaching a surface
J. Melio, S. Riedel, A. Azadbakht, S. Caipa Cure, T. Evers, M. Babaei, A. Mashaghi, J. de Graaf, D.J. Kraft
(submitted) (2024)

Optimal self-assembly pathways towards colloidal lattices with tunable flexibility
Y. Shelke, D. Pearce, D.J. Kraft
(submitted) (2024)

Dumbbell impurities in 2D crystals of repulsive colloidal spheres induce particle-bound dislocations
V. Meester, C. van der Wel, R. Verweij, G. Biondaro, D.J. Kraft
Physical Review Letters, 133, 158202 (2024)

Non-additivity in many-body interactions between membrane-deforming spheres increases disorder
A. Azadbakht, T. Weikl, D.J. Kraft
ACS Nano, 18/34, 23067–23076 (2024)
Highlighted on the cover

Designing highly efficient lock-and-key interactions in anisotropic active particles
S. Riedel, L. Hoffmann, L. Giomi, D.J. Kraft
Nature Communications, 15, 5692 (2024)

Supported lipid membranes with designed geometry
M. Rinaldin, SLD. ten Haaf, EJ. Vegter, C. van der Wel, P. Fonda, L. Giomi, D.J. Kraft
Soft Matter, Advance Article (2024)
Highlighted on the inside front cover

Power-law intermittency in the gradient-induced self-propulsion of colloidal swimmers
N. Oikonomeas-Koppasis, S. Ketzetzi, D.J. Kraft, P. Schall
Soft Matter, 20, 6103-6108 (2024)
Highlighted on the back cover

Soft and stiff normal modes in floppy colloidal square lattices
J. Melio, S. Henkes, D.J. Kraft
Physical Review Letters, 132, 07820 (2024)
Highlighted on the cover of PRL: https://journals.aps.org/prl/issues/132/7#

Non-additivity in interactions between three membrane-wrapped colloidal spheres
A. Azadbakht, B. Meadowcroft, J. Majek, A. Saric, D.J. Kraft
Biophysical Journal, 123(3), 307-316 (2024)

Optimality and cooperativity in superselective surface binding by multivalent DNA nanostars
C. Linne, E. Heemskerk, J. Zwanikken, D.J. Kraft, L. Laan
Soft Matter (2024)

Wrapping pathways of anisotropic dumbbell particles by giant unilamellar vesicles
A. Azadbakht, B. Meadowcroft, T. Varkevisser, A. Saric, D.J. Kraft
Nano Letters, 23(10), 4267-4273 (2023)

Flexible Colloidal Molecules with Directional Bonds and Controlled Flexibility
Y. Shelke, F. Camerin, S. Marin-Aguilar, R.W. Verweij, M. Dijkstra, D.J. Kraft
ACS Nano, 17 (13), 12234–12246 (2023)

Brownian motion of flexibly linked colloidal rings
R.W. Verweij, J. Melio, I. Chakraborty, D.J. Kraft
Physical Review E, 107/3, 034602 (2023)

Exploiting anisotropic particle shape to electrostatically assemble colloidal molecules with high yield and purity
Y. Shelke, S. Marin-Aguilar, F. Camerin, M. Dijkstra, D.J. Kraft
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 629, 322-333 (2023)

Activity-induced interactions and cooperation of artificial microswimmers in one-dimensional environments
S. Ketzetzi, M. Rinaldin, P. Dröge, J. de Graaf, D.J. Kraft
Nature Communications, 13 (1), 1772 (2022)

Self-assembly dynamics of reconfigurable colloidal molecules
I. Chakraborty, D. Pearce, R. Verweij, S. Matysik, L. Giomi, D.J. Kraft
ACS Nano, 16 (2), 2471-2480 (2022)

Direct visualization of superselective colloid-surface binding mediated by multivalent interactions
C. Linne, D. Visco, S. Angioletti-Uberti, L. Laan, D.J. Kraft
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (36), e2106036118 (2021)

Conformations and diffusion of flexibly linked colloidal chains
R.W. Verweij, P.G. Moerman, L.P.P. Huijnen, N.E.G. Ligthart, I. Chakraborty, J. Groenewold, W.K. Kegel, A. van Blaaderen, D.J. Kraft
Journal of Physics:Materials, 4(3), 035002 (2021)
Awarded with Young Investigator Award

Flexibility-induced effects in the Brownian motion of colloidal trimers
R.W. Verweij, S. Ketzetzi, J. de Graaf, D.J. Kraft
Physical Review Research, 2(3), 033136 (2020)

Height distribution and orientation of colloidal dumbbells near a wall
R.W. Verweij, S. Ketzetzi, J. de Graaf, D.J. Kraft
Physical Review E, 102(6), 062608 (2020)

Diffusion-based height analysis reveals robust microswimmer-wall separation
S. Ketzetzi, J. de Graaf, D.J. Kraft
Physical Review Letters, 125(23), 238001 (2020)

Catalytically propelled 3D printed colloidal microswimmers
R.P. Doherty, T. Varkevisser, M. Teunisse, J. Hoecht, S. Ketzetzi, S. Ouhajji, D.J. Kraft
Soft Matter, 16, 10463-10469 (2020)
Highlighted as one of the Images of the Year by Nature

Lipid exchange enhances geometric pinning in multicomponent membranes on patterned substrates
M. Rinaldin, P. Fonda, L. Giomi, D.J. Kraft
Soft Matter (2020)

Geometric pinning and antimixing in scaffolded lipid vesicles
M. Rinaldin, P. Fonda, L. Giomi, D.J. Kraft
Nature Communications (2020)

Slip length dependent propulsion speed of catalytic colloidal swimmers near walls
S. Ketzetzi, R. Doherty, J. de Graaf, D.J. Kraft
Physical Review Letters (2020)

Thermodynamic equilibrium of binary mixtures on curved surfaces
P. Fonda, M. Rinaldin, D.J. Kraft, L. Giomi
Physical Review E, 100(3), 032604 (2019)

Interactions between model inclusions on closed lipid bilayer membranes
T. Idema, D.J. Kraft
Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science (2019)

Colloid supported lipid bilayers for self-assembly
M. Rinaldin, R. Verweij, I. Chakraborty, D.J. Kraft
Soft Matter (2019)
Emerging Investigators Issue 2019, open access

Interface geometry of binary mixtures on curved substrates
P. Fonda, M. Rinaldin, D.J. Kraft, L. Giomi
Physical Review E, 98 (3), 032801 (2018)

Micrometer-sized TPM emulsion droplets with surface-mobile binding groups
C. van der Wel, G. van de Stolpe, R. Verweij, D.J. Kraft
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 30 (9) (2018)
Special issue, Liquid Matter 2017

Complex patchy colloids shaped from deformable seed particles through capillary interactions
V. Meester, D.J. Kraft
Soft Matter, 14, 1162-1170 (2018)

Tuning Patchy Bonds Induced by Critical Casimir Forces
T.A. Nguyen, A. Newton, D.J. Kraft, P.G. Bolhuis, P. Schall
Materials, 10 (11), 1265 (2017)

Surfactant-free colloidal particles with specific binding affinity
C. van der Wel, N. Bossert, Q.J. Mank, M.G.T. Winter, D. Heinrich, D.J. Kraft
Langmuir, 33 (38), 9803-9810 (2017)

Microparticle assembly pathways on lipid membranes
C. van der Wel, D. Heinrich, D.J. Kraft
Biophysical Journal, 113 (5), 1037-1046 (2017)
Biophysical Journal Paper of the Year 2017 Award

Switching colloidal superstructures by critical Casimir forces
T.A. Nguyen, A. Newton, S.J. Veen, D.J. Kraft, P.G. Bolhuis, P. Schall
Advanced Materials, 29 (34), 1700819 (2017)

Preparation of colloidal organosilica spheres through spontaneous emulsification
C. van der Wel, R.K. Bhan, R.W. Verweij, H.C. Frijters, Z. Gong, A.D. Hollingsworth, S. Sacanna, D.J. Kraft
Langmuir, 33 (33), 8174-8180 (2017)

Illuminating the reaction pathways of viromimetic assembly
H.E. Cingil, E.B. Boz, G. Biondaro, R. De Vries, M.A. Cohen Stuart, D.J. Kraft, P. van der Schoot, J. Sprakel
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139 (13), 4962-4968 (2017)

Modelling critical Casimir force induced self-assembly experiments on patchy colloidal dumbbells
A.C. Newton, T.A. Nguyen, S.J. Veen, D.J. Kraft, P. Schall, P.G. Bolhuis
Soft Matter, 13 (28), 4903-4915 (2017)

Colloidal joints with designed motion range and tunable joint flexibility
I. Chakraborty, V. Meester, C. van der Wel, D.J. Kraft
Nanoscale, 9 (23), 7814-7821 (2017)

Automated tracking of colloidal clusters with sub-pixel accuracy and precision
C. van der Wel, D.J. Kraft
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 29 (4), 044001 (2016)

Spherical, Dimpled, and Crumpled Hybrid Colloids with Tunable Surface Morphology
V. Meester, D.J. Kraft
Langmuir, 32 (41), 10668-10677 (2016)

Lipid membrane-mediated attraction between curvature inducing objects
C. van der Wel, A. Vahid, A. Šarić, T. Idema, D. Heinrich, D.J. Kraft
Scientific Reports, 6, 32825 (2016)

Synthesis of sub-micron sized hollow, and nanoporous phenylsiloxane spheres through use of phenyltrimethoxysilane as surfmer: Insights into the surfactant and factors influencing the particle architecture
M. Segers, M. Sliepen, D.J. Kraft, M. Möller, P. Buskens
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 497, 378-384 (2016)

Self-Assembly Dynamics of Linear Virus-Like Particles: Theory and Experiment
M.T. Punter, A. Hernandez-Garcia, D.J. Kraft, R. de Vries, P. van der Schoot
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 120 (26), 6286-6297 (2016)

Colloidal Recycling: Reconfiguration of Random Aggregates into Patchy Particles
V. Meester, R.W. Verweij, C. van der Wel, D.J. Kraft
ACS Nano, 10 (4), 4322-4329 (2016)

Selective depletion interactions in mixtures of rough and smooth silica spheres
M. Kamp, M. Hermes, C.M. Van Kats, D.J. Kraft, W.K. Kegel, M. Dijkstra, A. van Blaaderen
Langmuir, 32 (5), 1233-1240 (2016)

Self-assembly of "Mickey Mouse" shaped colloids into tube-like structures: experiments and simulations
J.R. Wolters, G. Avvisati, F. Hagemans, T. Vissers, D.J. Kraft, M. Dijkstra, W.K. Kegel
Soft Matter, 11 (6), 1067-1077 (2015)

Design and self-assembly of simple coat proteins for artificial viruses
A Hernandez-Garcia, D.J. Kraft, A.F.J. Janssen, P.H.H. Bomans, N.A.J.M. Sommerdijk, D.M.E. Thies-Weesie, M.E. Favretto, R. Brock, F.A. de Wolf, M.W.T. Werten, P. van der Schoot, M. Cohen Stuart, R. de Vries
Nature Nanotechnology, 9 (9), 698-702 (2014)

Brownian motion and the hydrodynamic friction matrix for colloidal particles of arbitrary shape
D.J. Kraft, R. Wittkowski, B. ten Hagen, K. Edmond, D.J. Pine, H. Löwen
Rapid Communication, Phys. Rev. E, 88 (5), 050301(R) (2013)

Surface Roughness Directed Self-Assembly of Colloidal Micelles
D.J. Kraft, R. Ni, F. Smallenburg, M. Hermes, K. Yoon, D. Weitz, A. van Blaaderen, J. Groenewold, M. Dijkstra, W.K. Kegel
PNAS, 109 (27), 10787-10792 (2012)
Highlighted on the Cover of PNAS

A Kinetic Zipper Model and the Assembly of Tobacco Mosaic Virus
D.J. Kraft, W.K. Kegel, P. van der Schoot
Biophysical Journal, 102 (12), 2845-2855 (2012)

Reversible emulsification controlled by ionic surfactants and responsive nanoparticles
J. Zwanikken, K. Ioannidou, D. Kraft, R. van Roij
Soft Matter, 7 (23), 11093-11097 (2011)
Highlighted on the cover

Patchy polymer colloids with tunable anisotropy dimensions
D.J. Kraft, J. Hilhorst, M.A.P. Heinen, M.J. Hoogenraad, B. Luigjes, W.K. Kegel
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115 (22), 7175-7181 (2010)
Erratum

Evolution of Equilibrium Pickering Emulsions - A Matter of Time Scales
D.J. Kraft, B. Luigjes, J.W.J. de Folter, A.P. Philipse, W.K. Kegel
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114 (38), 12257-12263 (2010)

Conditions for equilibrium solid-stabilized emulsions
D.J. Kraft, J.W.J. de Folter, B. Luigjes, S.I.R. Castillo, S. Sacanna, A.P. Philipse, W.K. Kegel
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114 (32), 10347-10356 (2010)

Self-Assembly of Colloids with Liquid Protrusions
D.J. Kraft, W.S. Vlug, C.M. van Kats, A. van Blaaderen, A. Imhof, W.K.Kegel
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(3), 1182-1186 (2009)
Science Highlight: This article was highlighted in the Editor’s Choice Section: A Colloidal Erector Set, Science, 323, p. 855

Colloidal Molecules with Well-Controlled Bond Angles
D.J. Kraft, J. Groenewold, W.K. Kegel
Soft Matter, 5(2), 3823-3826 (2009)

Analysis of multifrequency interferometry in a cylindrical plasma
D.J. Kraft, R.D. Bengtson, B.N. Breizman, D.G. Chavers, C.C. Dobson, J.E. Jones, V.T. Jacobson
Rev. Sci. Instrum., 77, 10E910 (2006)