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Arnout Imhof is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University in the Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science. He specializes in the study of concentrated colloidal dispersions and their structural changes when subjected to shear flow and electric fields. His research focuses on the synthesis of new types of monodisperse colloidal particles and the investigation of three-dimensional structures of these dispersions primarily through confocal microscopy, complemented by light scattering and small-angle X-ray scattering techniques. Imhof has developed innovative shear cells that enable real-time imaging of dispersions under shear flow, applying techniques such as phase separation, crystallization, and melting of dispersions. He has also conducted experiments on the self-organizing properties of colloidal particles with non-spherical shapes, including rod-like, eccentric core-shell, bowl-shaped, and cluster-like geometries, under external fields.
Department of Psychology