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This is the homepage of Roberto Cerbino, physicist.

I currently hold a permanent position as ricercatore (Assistant Professor) at Università degli Studi di Milano. Please, have a look to the Complex Fluids and Molecular Biophysics Lab website.

My research focuses on the study of soft materials, including biological samples, with advanced optical techniques. I like developing new techniques based on microscopy and scattering such as for example Differential Dynamic Microscopy and X-ray near field scattering.

Here's a link to my profile on Google Scholar and here on Mendeley.

If you are looking for a project for a BS (Laurea triennale) or Master (Laurea magistrale) thesis go here.

Recent Announcements

  • random DNA oligomers self-assemble into liquid crystals T. Bellini, G. Zanchetta, T. P. Fraccia, R. Cerbino, E. Tsai, G. P. Smith, M. J. Moran, D. M. Walba, N. A. Clark, , "Liquid crystal self-assembly of random-sequence DNA oligomers", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. early online (2012)
    Posted Jan 12, 2012 6:31 AM by Roberto Cerbino
  • DDM on aggregating nanoparticles You can find here a paper appeared in EPJ Special Topics and describing the results of DDM experiments for the study of the aggregation of nanoparticles. The paper is the outcome of the Stella School 2011, held in Como and is the result of the joint work of a group of students from different countries. 
    Posted Dec 9, 2011 9:17 AM by Roberto Cerbino
  • Topological defects of nematic liquid crystals confined in porous networks Our Soft Matter article on the formation and control of liquid crystal defects in a porous network is available as Advance Article on the Soft Matter website.
    Posted Sep 7, 2011 3:28 AM by Roberto Cerbino
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