Research

The research activity of COMPLEX is focussed on basic studies of soft and complex matter. The table below summarizes the phenomena and materials that are studied.

Phenomena:

• Complex surface processes
• Conformation dynamics and macroscopic properties
• Electronic, functional, mechanical and packing properties
• Fracture morphology and dynamics
• Granular dynamics and flow in porous media
• Transport and pattern formation in complex fluids

  As manifested in materials:

  • Complex fluids, solutions, colloids and suspensions
  • Dry and wet granular media, porous and disordered media
  • Material surfaces
  • Systems of nano-particles such as biopolymers, carbon cones, clays, ferrofluids