Orlin Velev's web page ( Orlin D. Velev )

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Orlin D. Velev

Professor

What's New

We are hosting the 82nd ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, NCSU, 2008
Electric field assembly of live cell/particle biocomposites on a chip - Soft Matter paper
I am offering in Fall 2008 my special course in Colloid Science and Nanoscale Engineering (CHE 596I) - also available for Distance Education students - click here to for more information
First report of self-propelling Janus particles - Phys. Rev. Lett. paper
See the NCSU press release about the mobile Janus particles.
Remotely powered self-propelling particles and micropumps based on miniature diodes - Nature Materials paper
View the supplementary movies for the Nature Mater. paper here
The self-propelling diode paper highlighted in New Scientist, Science Daily and other media sources
Polyelectrolyte diode - nonlinear current response of a junction between aqueous ionic gels - JACS paper
On-chip micromanipulation and assembly of colloidal particles by electric fields - Soft Matter REVIEW paper
For more news check out the Velev research group web page

Research

Velev group research overview 2008 - view as image

Earlier nanomaterials results - click for larger image and details

Rapid deposition and long-range alignment of nanocoatings and arrays of electrically conductive wires from tobacco mosaic virus - Small paper
Colloidal crystals - we can make them electrically switchable or as large scale coatings Langmuir papers
Supplementary information for our paper in Nature vol. 294, p. 515 (2003).
Templated Assembly of Colloidal Structures
Colloidal Crystallization in 2D and 3D: The Quest for Novel Materials
Colloidal Forces, Interactions and Stability:
Proteins, Surfactants, Emulsions

Selected Press Releases and Outside Coverage

Chemists shrink beakers into drops
Nature Science Update story from the ACS 2003 meeting
Biomedical research tools - Microscopic factory on a chip
NCSU Achieve news story
Researcher Discovers a Way to Wire Electrical Circuits by Self-Assembly
NCSU news release
Wires grown in liquid may help find toxins
Christian Science Monitor
NANOTECH AND MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS
From Chemical and Engineering News: Chemical Highlights 2001
Bizz - Perspective
Microwire coverage in a German journal
UD researchers discover new way to synthesize microstructures
UD news release
Lab on a Chip? Cheap, disposable UD biosensor uses gold-on-plastic design
UD news release
"Rainbow metal," similar to opal, suggests light-steering computer parts and catalysts
UD news release

Earlier news and interesting links

Switchable colloidal crystals via dielectrophoresis
APL paper
Colloid Science and Nanoscale Engineering course offered Spring 2003
On-line SERS sensing on advanced substrates
Appl. Spectr. paper
Microwire paper in Science
Some press releases available further down
Watch the movie of microwire growth
1.1 Mb Quick Time file
Please present your work at the Spring 2003 MRS meeting
I have moved! Here is a very nice material from the Departmental newsletter

Academic

Short CV

Publications (downloadable files available)

Detailed CV in PDF

Teaching portfolio

Teaching and Outreach

Coming in Fall 2008: Colloid Science and Nanoscale Engineering (CHE 596I) - also available for Distance Education students - click here to register
Current course: CHE 315 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
Special course: CHE 596 D - Special Topics in Nanoscience
Resources for undergraduate microfluidics projects

Colloids class

Group Information

Velev Research Group page

Personal

Contact Information

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
EB1, 911 Partners Way (Office 2030)
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7905

E-mail: odvelev@unity.ncsu.edu
Phone: (919) 513-4318
Fax: (919) 515-3465

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