Dr. Thomas Pfohl
Institute of Physics
Experimental Polymer Physics
University of Freiburg
Hermann-Herder-Str. 3
D-79104 Freiburg
Phone: +49 761 203 97779
thomas.pfohl@physik.uni-freiburg.de
Scientific Interests and Expertise
- Physics of polymers and soft matter
- Biophysics
- Micro- and nanofluidics
- Dynamics of self-assembly and self-organization
- Motility and survival strategies of unicellular parasites
- Optical and spectro-optical microscopy
- X-ray scattering and high-resolution imaging
- Lab on a chip, cells and tissue on a chip
Work Experience and Education
Since 2017 Academic Researcher and Docent, Experimental Polymer Physics, University of Freiburg
2016 – 2017 Research Associate, Biomaterials Research Center (BMC), University of Basel
2009 – 2016 Assistant Professor, Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Basel
2004 – 2011 Research Project Leader, Max Planck Institute of Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen
2001 – 2006 Emmy-Noether Research Group Leader, supported by DFG
2000 – 2004 Research Project Leader, Applied Physics, University of Ulm
1998 – 2000 Postdoctoral Researcher, Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara,
Prof. Dr. Cyrus Safinya
1995 – 1998 PhD Thesis in Physical Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Berlin/Potsdam,
Dr. Hans Riegler and Prof. Dr. Helmuth Möhwald
1989 – 1995 Studies of Chemistry at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Publications
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.ch/citations?user=XlELUWEAAAAJ&hl=de
Tuning the hydraulic resistance by swelling-induced buckling of membranes in high-aspect-ratio microfluidic devices. C.-H. Stamp, B. Solomon, F. Lang, E. Mitropoulos, T. Pfohl, Lab Chip dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2lc01120d
- Nucleation assisted through the memory of a polymer melt: A different polymorph emerging from the melt of another one. B. Bessif, B. Heck, T. Pfohl, C. M. Q. Le, A. Chemtob, V. Pirela, J. Elgoyhen, R. Tomovska, A. J. Müller, G. Reiter, Macromolecules dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02252
Bacteria-on-a-bead: probing the hydrodynamic interplay of dynamic cell appendages during cell seperation. N. Sauter, M. Sangermani, I. Hug, U. Jenal, T. Pfohl, Communicatons Biology dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04026-z
In situ dissolution and swelling of confined lamellar polymer crystals through exposure to humid air. B. Bessif, T. Pfohl, B. Heck, Y. Alshetwi, E. Khechine, J. Xu, G. Reiter, Macromolecules dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00496
Primary nucleation in metastable solutions of poly(3-hexylthiophene). T. Wu, S. Chandran, Y. Zhang, T. Zheng, J. Xu, T. Pfohl, G. Reiter, Macromolecules dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02193
Semi-crystalline poly(thioether) prepared by visible-light-induced organocatalyzed thiol-ene polymerization in emulsion. C. M. Q. Le, G. Schrodj, I. Ndao, B. Bessif, B. Heck, T. Pfohl, G. Reiter, J. Elgoyhen, R. Tomovska, A. Chemtob, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 43, 2100740 (2022). dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.202100740
Measurements of periodically perturbed dewetting force fields and their consequences on the symmetry of the resulting patterns. K. Roumpos, S. Fontaine, T. Pfohl, O. Prucker, J. Rühe, G. Reiter, Scientific Reports 11, 13149 (2021). dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41498-021-92544-x
Surface-modified elastomeric nanofluidic devices for single nanoparticle trapping. D. Sharma, R. Y. H. Lim, T. Pfohl, Y. Ekinci, Microsystems & Nanoengineering 3, 46 (2021). dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41378-021-00273-y
Self-seeding procedure for obtaining stacked block copolymer lamellar crystals in solution. B. Bessif, T. Pfohl, G. Reiter, Polymers 13, 1676 (2021). dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13111676
Optimization of nanofluidic devices for geometry-induced electrostatic trapping. D. Sharma, R. Y. H. Lim, T. Pfohl, Y. Ekinci, Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 38, 2000275 (2021). dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppsc202000275
Formation of needle-like poly(3-hexylthiophene) crystals from metastable solutions. T. Wu, T. Pfohl, S. Chandran, M. Sommer, G. Reiter, Macromolecules dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01529
TAD pili play a dynamic role in Caulobacter crescentus surface colonization. M. Sangermani, I. Hug, N. Sauter, T. Pfohl, U. Jenal, mBio (2019). dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01237-19
Fully isotactic poly(p-methylstyrene): Precise synthesis via catalytic polymerization and crystallization studies. T. Wu, L. Valencia, T. Pfohl, B. Heck, G. Reiter, P. Lutz, R. Mülhaupt, Macromolecules (2019). dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00640
Spatially resolved small-angle X-ray scattering for characterising mechano-responsive liposomes using microfluidics. M. Buscema, H, Deyhle, T. Pfohl, A. Zumbuehl, B. Müller, Materials Today Bio 1, (2019). dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2019.100003
Pneumatically controlled nanofluidic devices for contact-free trapping and manipulation of nanoparticles. M. A. Gerspach, N. Mojarad, D. Sharma, Y. Ekinci, T. Pfohl, Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 35, 1800161 (2018). dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppsc201800161
Monitoring single-cell gene regulation under dynamically controllable conditions with integrated microfluidics and software. M. Kaiser, F. Jug, T. Julou, S. Deshpande, T. Pfohl, O. K. Silander, G. Myers, E. van Nimwegen, Nature Communications 9, 212 (2018). dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02505-0
Second messenger-mediated tactile response by a bacterial rotary motor. I. Hug, S. Deshpande, K. S. Sprecher, T. Pfohl, U. Jenal, Science 358, 531-534 (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aan5353
Live cell X-ray imaging of autophagic vacuoles formation and chromatin dynamics in fission yeast. N. Strelnikova, N. Sauter, M. Guizar-Sicairos, M. Göllner, A. Diaz, P. Delivani, M. Chacon, I. M. Tolić, V. Zaburdaev, T. Pfohl, Scientific Reports 7, 13775 (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13175-9
Soft electrostatic trapping in nanofluidics. M. A. Gerspach, Nassir Mojarad, Deepika Sharma, T. Pfohl, Y. Ekinci Microsystems & Nanoengineering 3, 17051 (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1038/micronano.2017.51
Gold layers on elastomers near the critical stress regime. B. Osmani, H. Deyhle, T. Töpper , T. Pfohl, B. Müller, Advanced Materials Technologies, doi: 10.1002/admt.201700105 (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1002/admt.201700105
Live Immunological response to nitroglycerin-loaded shear-responsive liposomes in vitro and in vivo . M. Buscema, S. Matviykiv, T. Mészaros, G. Gerganova, A. Weinberger, U. Mettal, D. Mueller, F. Neuhaus, E. Stalder, T. Ishikawa, R. Urbanics, T. Saxer, T. Pfohl, J. Szebeni, A. Zumbuehl, B. Müller, J. Control. Release 264, 14-23 (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.08.010
Time-resolved plasmonics used to on-line monitor metal/elastomer deposition for low-voltage dielectric elastomer transducers. T. Töpper, S. Lörcher, H. Deyhle, B. Osmani, V. Leung, T.Pfohl, B. Müller, Advanced Electronic Materials 3, 1700073 (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1002/aelm.201700073
X-ray micro computed tomography for the visualization of an atherosclerotic human coronary artery. S. Matviykiv, M. Buscema, H. Deyhle, T. Pfohl, A. Zumbühl, T. Saxer, B. Müller, Journal of Physics: Conf. Series 849, 012002 (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/849/1/012002
Liposomes: bio-inspired nano-containers for physically triggered targeted drug delivery. S. Matviykiv, M. Buscema, T. Mészáros, G. Gerganova, T. Pfohl, A. Zumbühl, J. Szebeni, B. Müller, Proc. SPIE 10162, 101620A (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2258378
Biocatalytic atom transfer radical plymerization in a protein cage nanoreactor. K. Renggli, N. Sauter, M. Rother, M. G. Nussbaumer, R. Urbani, T. Pfohl, N. Bruns, Polymer Chemistry 8, 2133-2136 (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6py02155g
Single positively charged particle trapping in nanofluidic systems. D. Sharma, M. A. Gerspach, T. Pfohl, R. Y. H. Lim, Y. Ekinci, Microelectronic Engineering 175, 43-49 (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2017.01.001
Nanofluidic lab-on-a-chip trapping devices for screening electrostatics in concentration gradients. M. A. Gerspach, N. Mojarad, D. Sharma, T. Pfohl, Y. Ekinci, Microelectronic Engineering 175, 17-22 (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2016.12.017
Direct observation of alternating stretch-coil and coil-stretch transitions of semiflexible polymers in microstructured flow. N. Strelnikova, M. Göllner, T. Pfohl, Macromol. Chem. Phys. 218, 1600474 (2017). dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.201600474
Self-organization on a chip: from nanoscale actin assemblies to tumor spheroids. C.-A. Schoenenberger and T. Pfohl, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for Human Health, B. Müller and M. van der Voorde (eds), Wiley-VCH, ISBN: 978-3-527-33860-3, 191-208 (2017).
A self-filling microfluidic device for noninvasive and time-resolved single red blood cell experiments. M. Göllner, A. C. Toma, N. Strelnikova, S. Deshpande, T. Pfohl, Biomicrofluidics 10, 054121 (2016). dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4966212
Tracking single-cell gene regulation in dynamically controlled environments using an integrated microfluidic and computational setup. M. Kaiser, F. Jug, O. Silander, S. Deshpande, T. Pfohl, T. Julou, G. Myers, E. van Nimwegen, BioRXiv, 076224 (2016). dx.doi.org/10.1101/076224
Scanning-SAXS of microfluidic flows: nanostructural mapping of soft matter. V. Lutz-Bueno, J. Zhao, R. Mezzenga, T. Pfohl, P. Fischer, M. Liebi, Lab on a Chip 16, 4028-4035 (2016). dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6lc00690f
Reaction front propagation of actin polymerization in a comb-reaction system. A. Iomin, V. Zaburdaev, T. Pfohl, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 92, 115-122 (2016). dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2016.09.011
Brownian and advective dynamics in microflow studied by coherent X-ray scattering experiments. R. Urbani, F. Westermeier, B. Banusch, M. Sprung, T. Pfohl, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 23, 1401-1408 (2016). dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600577516012613
Formation of actin networks emerging in microfluidic concentration gradients. N. Strelnikova, F. Herren, C.-A. Schoenenberger, T. Pfohl, Front. Mater. – Biomaterials 3, 20 (2016). dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2016.00020
Motility, force generation, and energy consumption of unicellular parasites. A. Hochstetter, T. Pfohl, Trends in Parasitology 32, 531-541 (2016). dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2016.04.006
Characterization of mechano-sensitive nano-containers for targeted vasodilation. M. Buscema, H. Deyhle, T. Pfohl, S. Hieber, A. Zumbuehl, B. Müller, Proc. SPIE 9797, 97970S (2016). dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2222033
Trapping, entanglement and synchronization of semiflexible polymers in narrow asymmetric confinement. Z. Swank, S. Deshpande, T. Pfohl, Soft Matter 12, 87-92 (2016). dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5sm02304a
Preparation of lipid and polymer based gold nanohybrids using a nanoreactor approach. D. Witzigmann, S. Sieber, F. Porta, P. Grossen, A. Bieri, N. Strelnikova, T. Pfohl, C. P. Baschong, J. Huwyler, RSC Advances 5, 74320-74328 (2015). dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra13967h
Microfluidics-based single cell analysis reveals drug-dependent motility changes in trypanosomes. A. Hochstetter, E. Stellamanns, S. Deshpande, S. Uppaluri, M. Engstler, T. Pfohl, Lab on a Chip 15, 1961-1968 (2015). dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5lc00124b
Glass-based geometry-induced electrostatic trapping devices for improved scattering contrast imaging of nano-objects. M. Gerspach, N. Mojarad, T. Pfohl, Y. Ekinci, Microelectronic Engineering 145, 43-48 (2015). dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2015.02.035
Real-time dynamics of emerging actin networks in cell-mimicking compartments. S. Deshpande, T. Pfohl, PLOS ONE 10, e0116521 (2015). dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116521
Optical trapping reveals propulsion forces, power generation and motility efficiency of the unicellular parasites Trypanosoma brucei brucei. E. Stellamanns, S. Uppaluri, A. Hochstetter, N. Heddergottc, M. Engstler, T. Pfohl, Scientific Reports 4, 6515 (2014). dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep06515
Effect of molecular parameters on the architecture and membrane properties of 3D assemblies of amphiphilic copolymers. D. Wu, M. Spulber, F. Itel, M. Chami, T. Pfohl, C. Palivan, W. Meier, Macromolecules 47, 5060-5069 (2014). dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma500511r
A chaperonin as protein nanoreactor for atom-transfer radical polymerization. K. Renggli, M. G. Nussbaumer, R. Urbani, T. Pfohl, N. Bruns, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 1443-1447 (2014). dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201306798
Understanding biorelevant drug release from a novel thermoplastic capsule by considering microstructural formulation changes during hydration. Z. Misic, R. Urbani, T. Pfohl, K. Muffler, G. Sydow, M. Kuentz, Pharm Res. 31, 194-203 (2014). dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11095-013-1152-y
Translational medicine: nanoscience and -technology to improve patient care. B. Müller, A. Zumbühl, M. A. Walter, T. Pfohl, P. C. Cattin, J. Huwyler, S. E. Hieber, Nano-Micro Interface II – Bridging the Micro and Nano Worlds, Wiley-VCH, ISBN-10: 3-527-30978-0, 291-309 (2014).
Analysis of complex fluids using microfluidics: the particular case of DNA/polycations assemblies. A. C. Toma, R. Dootz, T. Pfohl, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 46, 114001 (2013). dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/46/11/114001
Trypanosome motion represents an adaptation to the crowded environment of the vertebrate bloodstream. N. Heddergott, T. Krüger, S. B. Babu, A. Wei, E. Stellamanns, S. Uppaluri, T. Pfohl, H. Stark, M. Engstler, PLoS Pathogens 8, e1003023 (2012). dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003023
Polymer nanoreactors with dual functionality: simultaneous detoxification of peroxynitrite and oxygen transport. D. Dobrunz, A. C. Toma, P. Tanner, T. Pfohl, C. G. Palivan, Langmuir 28, 15889-15998 (2012). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la302724m
Flow loading induces oscillatory trajectories in a blood stream parasite. S. Uppaluri, N. Heddergott, E. Stellamanns, S. Herminghaus, A. Zöttl, H. Stark, M. Engstler, T. Pfohl, Biophysical Journal 103, 1162-1169 (2012). dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2012.08.020
Hierarchical self-assembly of actin in micro-confinements using microfluidics. S. Deshpande and T. Pfohl, Biomicrofluidics 6, 034120 (2012). dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4752245
Monofunctionalized gold nanoparticles stabilized by a single dendrimer form dumbbell structures upon homocoupling. J. P. Hermes, F. Sander, U. Fluch, T. Peterle, D. Thompson, R. Urbani, T. Pfohl, M. Mayor, Journal of the American Chemical Society 134, 14674-14677 (2012). dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja306253t
Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) of supramolecular assemblies. A. Toma and T. Pfohl, Supramolecular Chemistry: From Molecules to Nanomaterials, J. W. Steed and P. A. Gale (eds). John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, 437-450 (2012). dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470661345
X-ray studies of biological matter in microfluidic environments. S. Köster and T. Pfohl, Modern Physics Letters B 26, 1230018 (2012). dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0217984912300189
Mobility gradient induces cross-streamline migration of semiflexible polymers. D. Steinhauser, S. Köster, T. Pfohl, ACS Macro Letters 1, 541-545 (2012). dx.doi.org/10.1021/mz3000539
African Trypanosomes as model system for functional analyses of microbial motility. M. Engstler, N. Heddergott, T. Krüger, E. Stellamanns, S. Uppaluri, T. Pfohl, Nature-inspired fluid mechanics, C. Tropea and H. Bleckmann (eds). Notes on numerical fluid mechanics and multidisciplinary design (NNFM) 119, 43-61 (2012). dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28302-4_3
Droplet based microfluidics. R. Seemann, M. Brinkmann, T. Pfohl, S. Herminghaus, Reports on Progress in Physics 75, 016601 (2012). dx.doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/75/1/016601
Imaging of vascular smooth muscle cells with soft X-ray spectromicroscopy. J. Sedlmair, S.-C. Gleber, S. Öztürk, M. Bertilson, O. v. Hofsten, J. Thieme, T. Pfohl, Microscopy and Microanalysis 17, 991-1001 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1431927611012165
Gold nanoparticles stabilized by thioether dendrimers. J. P. Hermes, F. Sander, T. Peterle, R. Urbani, T. Pfohl, D. Thompson, M. Mayor, Chem. Eur. J. 17, 13473-13481 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201101837
X-ray spectromicroscopy of biomolecular matter and soils. J. Sedlmair, S.-C. Gleber, S. Öztürk, T. Pfohl, P. Guttmann, S. Wirick, J. Thieme, The 10th International Conference on X-Ray Microscopy, AIP Conf. Proc. 1365, 369-372 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3625380
PAMAM6 dendrimers and DNA: pH dependent "beads-on-a-string" behavior revealed by small angle X-ray scattering. R. Dootz, A. C. Toma, T. Pfohl, Soft Matter 7, 8343-8351 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1039/C1SM05632H
The impact of heparin intercalation at specific binding sites in telopeptide-free collagen type I fibrils. D. R. Stamov, T. A. K. Nguyen, H. M. Evans, T. Pfohl, C. Werner, T. Pompe, Biomaterials 32, 7444-7453 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.06.031
Impact of microscopic motility on the swimming behavior of parasites: straighter trypanosomes are more directional. S. Uppaluri, J. Nagler, E. Stellamanns, N. Heddergott, S. Herminghaus, M. Engstler, T. Pfohl, PLoS Comput Biol 7, e1002058 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002058
Phase behavior of vesicle-forming block copolymers in aqueous solutions. J. Braun, N. Bruns, T. Pfohl, W. Meier, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 212, 1245-1254 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.201100012
Langevin dynamics deciphers the motility pattern of swimming parasites. V. Zaburdaev, S. Uppaluri, T. Pfohl, M. Engstler, R. Friedrich, H. Stark, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 208103 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.208103
Tunable silk: using microfluidics to fabricate silk fibers with controllable properties. M. E. Kinahan, E. Filippidi, S. Köster, X. Hu, H. M. Evans, T. Pfohl, D. L. Kaplan, J. Wong, Biomacromolecules 12, 1504-1511 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm1014624
Structural and dynamic properties of linker histone H1 binding to DNA. R. Dootz, A. C. Toma, T. Pfohl, Biomicrofluidics 5, 024104 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3587096
Direct control of the spatial arrangement of gold nanoparticles in organic-inorganic hybrid superstructures. J. P. Hermes, F. Sander, T. Peterle, C. Cioffi, P. Ringler, T. Pfohl, M. Mayor, Small 7, 920-929 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.201002101
Dynamics of intermediate filament assembly followed in micro-flow by small angle X-ray scattering. M. E. Brennich, J.-F. Nolting, C. Dammann, B. Nöding, S. Bauch, H. Hermann, T. Pfohl, S. Köster, Lab on a Chip 11, 708-716 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1039/C0LC00319K
Biophysical Chemistry, D. Häussinger and T. Pfohl, Chimia 64, 874-876 (2010). dx.doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2010.874
Preparation of monodisperse block copolymer vesicles via flow focusing in microfluidics. J. Thiele, D. Steinhauser, T. Pfohl, S. Förster, Langmuir 26, 6860-6863 (2010). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la904163v
Analyse, Manipulation und Aggregation von biologischen Makromolekülen im mikrofluidischen Scherfluss. T. Pfohl, Jahrbuch der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 2009, De Gruyter, 331 (2010).
An in vitro model for cytoskeletal confinement. S. Köster and T. Pfohl, Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 66, 771-776 (2009). dx.doi.org/10.1002/cm.20336
In situ formation, manipulation, and imaging of droplet-encapsulated fibrin networks. H. M. Evans, E. Surenjav, C. Priest, S. Herminghaus, R. Seemann, T. Pfohl, Lab on a Chip 9, 1933-1941 (2009). dx.doi.org/10.1039/b820511f
Characterization of single semiflexible filaments under geometric constraints. S. Köster, J. Kierfeld, T. Pfohl, European Physical Journal E 25, 439-449 (2008). dx.doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2007-10312-3
An in situ study of collagen self-assembly processes. S. Köster, H. M. Evans, J. Y. Wong, T. Pfohl, Biomacromolecules 9, 199-207 (2008). dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm700973t
Hydrodynamic flow-mediated protein sorting on the cell surface of trypanosomes. M. Engstler, T. Pfohl, S. Herminghaus, M. Boshart, G. Wiegertjes, Niko Heddergott, P. Overath, Cell 131, 505-515 (2007). dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2007.08.046
Highly packed and oriented DNA mesophases identified using in situ microfluidic x-ray microdiffraction. T. Pfohl, A. Otten, S. Köster, R. Dootz, B. Struth, H. M. Evans, Biomacromolecules 8, 2167-2172 (2007). dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm070317s
Manipulation of monodisperse gel emulsions in microchannels. E. Surenjav, H. M. Evans, T. Pfohl, C. Priest, S. Herminghaus, R. Seemann, The Proceedings of the µTAS 2007 Conference, Eds. J.-L. Viovy, P. Tabeling, S. Descroix, L. Malaquin, 339-342 (2007).
X-ray microdiffraction on flow controlled biomolecular assemblies. H. M. Evans, R. Dootz, S. Köster, B. Struth, T. Pfohl, Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Science – Technical Sciences 55, 217-227 (2007).
Fluctuations of single confined actin filaments. S. Köster, H. Stark, T. Pfohl, J. Kierfeld, Biophysical Reviews and Letters 2, 155-166 (2007). dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1793048007000374
Visualization of flow-aligned type I collagen self-assembly in tunable pH-gradients. S. Köster, J. B. Leach, B. Struth, T. Pfohl, J. Y. Wong, Langmuir 23, 357-359 (2007). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la062473a
Rapid prototyping of X-ray microdiffraction compatible continuous microflow foils. R. Dootz, H. Evans, S. Köster, T. Pfohl, Small 3, 96-100 (2007). dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.200600288
Evolution of DNA compaction in microchannels. Dootz, A. Otten, S. Köster, B. Struth, T. Pfohl, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 18, S639-S652 (2006). dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/18/18/S10
Raman and surface enhanced Raman microscopy of microstructured PEI/DNA multilayers. R. Dootz, J. Nie, B. Du, S. Herminghaus, T. Pfohl, Langmuir 22, 1735-1741 (2006). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la052739y
AFM-study of defect-induced depressions of the smectic-A/vapour interface. V. Designolle, S. Herminghaus, T. Pfohl, C. Bahr, Langmuir 22, 363-368 (2006). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la0525224
Microaligned collagen matrices by hydrodynamic focusing: controlling the pH-induced self-assembly. S. Köster, J. B. Leach, J. Y. Wong, T. Pfohl, MRS Proceedings 898E, 0989-L05-21 (2005). dx.doi.org/10.1557/PROC-0898-L05-21
Brownian motion of actin filaments in confining microchannels. S. Köster, D. Steinhauser, T. Pfohl, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 17, S4091-S4104 (2005). dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/17/49/006
Microfluidics of soft matter investigated by small angle x-ray scattering. A. Otten, S. Köster, B. Struth, A. Snigirev, T. Pfohl, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 12, 745-750 (2005). dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0909049505013580
Ordered patterns of liquid crystal toroidal defects by microchannel confinement. M. C. Choi, T. Pfohl, Z. Wen, Y. Li, M. W. Kim, J. N. Israelachvili, C. R. Safinya, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101, 17340-17344 (2004). dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0407925101
Application of microfocussing at a non-specific beamline. B. Struth, A. Snigirev, O. Konovalov, A. Otten, R. Gauggel, T. Pfohl, SRI 2003 Proceedings, AIP Conference Proceedings 705, 804-807 (2004). dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1757918
Trends in microfluidics with complex fluids. T. Pfohl, F. Mugele, R. Seemann, S. Herminghaus, ChemPhysChem 4, 1291-1298 (2003). dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.200300847
Structural polymorphism of DNA-dendrimer complexes. H. M. Evans, A. Ahmad, K. Ewert, T. Pfohl, A. Martin-Herranz, R. F. Bruinsma, C. R. Safinya, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 075501 (2003). dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.075501
Mikrofluidik mit komplexen Flüssigkeiten. T. Pfohl and S. Herminghaus, Physik Journal 2, 35-40 (2003).
Biological polyelectrolyte complexes in solution and confined on patterned surfaces. T. Pfohl, Y. Li, J. H. Kim, Z. Wen, G. C. L. Wong, M. W. Kim, I. Koltover, C. R. Safinya, Colloids & Surfaces A: Physiochemical and Engineering Aspects 198, 613-623 (2002). dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0927-7757(01)00978-5
Selective surface modification in silicon microfluidic channels for micromanipulation of biological macromolecules. Y. Li, T. Pfohl, J. H. Kim, M. Yasa, Z. Wen, M. W. Kim, C. R. Safinya, Biomedical Microdevices 3, 239-244 (2001). dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1011467431506
Controlled modification of microstructured silicon surfaces for manipulation and confinement of biopolymers and liquid crystals. T. Pfohl, J. H. Kim, M. Yasa, H. P. Miller, G. C. L. Wong, F. Bringezu, Z. Wen, L. Wilson, Y. Li, M. W. Kim, C. R. Safinya, Langmuir 17, 5343-5351 (2001). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la010145z
Influence of the polymer charge density on lipid-polyelectrolyte complexes at the air/water-interface. K. de Meijere, G. Brezesinski, T. Pfohl, H. Möhwald, J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 8888-8893 (1999). dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp984470f
Influence of ethanol on the thickness and free energy of film formation of DMPC foam films. J. L. Toca-Herrera, H.-J. Müller, R. Krustev, T. Pfohl, H. Möhwald, Colloids and Surfaces A 152, 357-365 (1999). dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0927-7757(98)00871-1
Ellipsometric chain length dependence of fatty acid Langmuir monolayers. A head-and-tail model. J. G. Petrov, T. Pfohl, H. Möhwald, J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 3417-3424 (1999). dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp984393o
Critical wetting of a liquid/vapor interface by octane. T. Pfohl and H. Riegler, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 783-786 (1999). dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.783
Ellipsometric study of the wetting of air/water interfaces with hexane, heptane, and octane from saturated alkane vapors. T. Pfohl, H. Möhwald, H. Riegler, Langmuir 14, 5285-5291 (1998). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la970430b
Silicon containing structures at interfaces – the wetting behavior of carbohydrate modified Si surfactants on perfluorinated surfaces and the modification of rough metal surfaces by hydrophilic polysiloxane networks. R. Wagner, Y. L. Wu, L. Richter, T. Pfohl, S. Siegel, J. Weissmüller, J. Reiners, M. Stelzle, R. Fröhlich, Chem. Engineering & Technology 21, 172-174 (1998). dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-4125(199802)21:2<172::AID-CEAT172>3.0.CO;2-4
Influence of the molecular ordering on the wetting of SiO2/air interfaces by alkanes. C. Merkl, T. Pfohl, H. Riegler, Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 4625-4628 (1997). dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4625
An ellipsometric study of the surface freezing of liquid alkanes. T. Pfohl, D. Beaglehole, H. Riegler, Chem. Phys. Lett. 260, 82-86 (1996). dx.doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(96)00836-6
Ellipsometry and X-ray reflectivity studies on monolayers of phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine in contact with n-dodecane, n-hexadecane, and bicyclohexyl. M. Thoma, M. Schwendler, H. Baltes, C. A. Helm, T. Pfohl, H. Riegler, H. Möhwald, Langmuir 12, 1722-1728 (1996). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la9508194
Thermodynamic relation of an insoluble monolayer at the oil/water interface and at the air/water interface in contact with oil. M. Thoma, T. Pfohl, H. Möhwald, Langmuir 11, 2881-2888 (1995). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la00008a007