58. Optothermal Pulling of colloids using Nanowire Plasmons – my talk at Compflu 2021

Linked is my recorded-talk presented at Compflu 2021 today (13th Dec) in the session : Active and Living Matter.

I discuss our recent work on optothermal pulling, trapping and assembly of micro-colloids under the influence of thermoplasmonic field of a single silver nanowire.

The talk was recorded on 2nd Dec 2021, so the reference on conclusion-slide is not updated.

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Author: G.V. Pavan Kumar

Namaste, Hola & Welcome from G.V. Pavan Kumar. I am a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India. My research interests are : (1) Optics & Soft Matter: Optically Induced Forces – Assembly, Dynamics & Function; (2) History and Philosophy of Science – Ideas in Physical Sciences. I am interested in the historical and philosophical evolution of ideas and tools in the physical sciences and technology. I research the intellectual history of past scientists, innovators, and people driven by curiosity, and I write about them from an Indian and Asian perspective. My motivation is to humanize science. In the same spirit, I write and host my podcast Pratidhvani – Humanizing Science.

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