HERE ARE OUR #SUPERCOOL ESRs!  Have a look at this 👇🏼👇🏼 short video to meet them all! #Supercoolpeople #ESR #Whoisyourfavorite

Starting today, we will introduce the projects of all our ESRs, first up: Teun at @DTUTweet! Teun Huijben works on computational methods to improve localization microscopy on nanoparticles, check out his summary figure below 🔬 #staytunedformore

Sarojini TU Eindhoven works on experimentally investigating particle-induced mislocalizations using correlative super-resolution microscopy. To help gain a true picture of the nanoparticle and its molecular interface which can be further used as biosensor or drug deliverer.

Masih dtu investigates mislocalizations on dielectric particles by combining fluorescence imaging & fluidics he wants to characterize how the localization accuracy of super-resolution imaging changes as a function of the refractive index mismatch and particle optical properties

Our next ESR is iain harley Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung using #CryoEM to investigate how the functional groups that are attached to nanoparticles are effected during the functionalization process. This is important to ensure that the drug delivery system works as intended.

Next up: Francesca Mazzotta who works at the Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung @KLandfester Her work focuses on synthesising polymeric #Nanoparticles with controlled amount of functional groups. She is also working on introducing spatial control of the functional groups by synthesising Janus Nanoparticles.

Next up is ERS07 ➡️ Maria Antonietta at HiQ Nano in Puglia Italy! Maria is working on synthesis optimization and biotin-functionalization of dual-colored silica-based #nanosystems to be used in biomedical applications. Check out her work!🔽

Up next we have ESR08: Aleksandra! Aleksandra Adamczyk works with Guillermo Acuna Lab Uni Fribourg Her work focuses on orienting single fluorescent dyes using #DNAorigami technique for #plasmonics Check her out! 🔽

Bárbara TU Eindhoven works with synthesis and characterization of #DNA coated #colloids and their assembly behaviour. She aims to study surface functionalization density & distribution for subsequently fine tune the coating envisaging future application in #biosensing & #optics

Yesterday Rodrigo Rivas B, one of our ESRs Sapienza Università di Roma, gave a great talk on “Simulating Microgels” to share some of the SuperCol’s work with his fellow PhD students.

ESR 10 ➡️ Xhorxhina Shaulli   She works with prof. Frank Scheffold Uni Fribourg   Xhorxhina investigates porous, responsive #polymer particles with super resolution techniques for potential biomedical applications. ⬇️

Some more outreach…. Yesterday Maria HiQ Nano talked about us on a talk on “Trust me I’m a female scientists” #supercol #supercool

ESR11 Shanil Gandhi BluSense Diagnostics works on bioconjugating NPs with biomarkers for biosensing like sensitivity, specificity, dynamic range& response time. The conjugates are used for PEPTIDE-PAINT to quantify the active sites on a single NP & perform structure-functional correlation

We are happy to announce that we have achieved our FIRST MILESTONE! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Read about it here! ⬇️ supercol.eu/1st-milestone-…

Our next ESR is Vincenzo Lamberti TU Eindhoven His work focuses on single-molecule DNA sensing using plasmonic enhanced fluorescence 🧬 Here is an overview of his work ⬇️

Next up Pierre Cybulski at KU Leuven Pierre tracks the biological fate of functional colloids in 2D and 3D cell models that mimic the physiological features present in solid tumors ! Check an overview of his work⬇️

Today the first secondment of 2022 started! Masih Fahim, a PhD student at DTU is visiting HiQ Nano spin-off of IIT at Lecce, Italy, to learn and improve the synthesis of fluorescent silica nanoparticles. We wish him all the best in this adventure!

Our next ESR - Bahar Bahar aims to characterize #colloids in order to improve their performance📈 She utilizes super resolution imaging techniques such as #DNAPAINT and #STED to quantify functional groups and investigate their distribution on the surface of colloids🔽

Masih Fahim visited HiQ Nano under the supervision of Maria Ada Malvindi and worked with Anto on the synthesis of single and multicolor SiO2 NPs. He got a better understanding of the possibilities in particle fabrication, functionalization and characterization techniques.

Curiosity doesn’t kill the cat at #NANOP2022 🐈