# Group Wyss

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Group of microsystems

# Group Wyss

Microfluidics and Soft Matter

We develop and use simple experimental tools - often based on microfluidic devices - for studying the physical mechanisms that govern the properties and behavior of soft materials.

## Insight into even the most complex materials or problems can often come from surprisingly simple experiments

A particular focus of our activities is the measurement of mechanical properties of soft objects such as hydrogels, microgels, or biological cells. We are developing dedicated techniques for studying the viscoelastic response of microscopic soft objects, fluid transport in hydrogels and other porous materials, or swelling-deswelling processes in hydrogel materials.\
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Another important activity is the study of phoretic forces in colloidal suspensions, including our recent unraveling of the physical origins of so-called exclusion zone (EZ) formation, where colloidal particles in aqueous suspensions are observed to be repelled from certain surfaces over long distances.

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## Meet some of our Researchers

[Former Doctoral Candidate

### Kalpit Bakal](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/researchers/kalpit-bakal)[Associate Professor

### Hans Wyss](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/researchers/hans-wyss)

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## News

[March 5, 2026

Control of novel power exhaust solutions in nuclear fusion

Bob Kool defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on March 5.

Read more](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/05-03-2026-control-of-novel-power-exhaust-solutions-in-nuclear-fusion)
[March 4, 2026

Can a robot think without electronics?

Sergio Picella defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on March 4th.

Read more](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/04-03-2026-can-a-robot-think-without-electronics)

More news

[Time-dependent modeling of plasma exhaust in fusion reactors

March 3, 2026](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/03-03-2026-time-dependent-modeling-of-plasma-exhaust-in-fusion-reactors)
[Advancing metal powder production with computer modeling

March 2, 2026](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/02-03-2026-advancing-metal-powder-production-with-computer-modeling)
[Advancing clean heat with District Heating and Cooling systems

February 25, 2026](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/25-02-2026-advancing-clean-heat-with-district-heating-and-cooling-systems)
[Young researcher in the spotlight: Tommaso Magrini

February 24, 2026](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/24-02-2026-young-researcher-in-the-spotlight-tommaso-magrini)

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## Recent Publications

- [See all publications](https://research.tue.nl/en/organisations/group-wyss/publications/)

Our most recent peer reviewed publications

- [### Efficient Cell Trapping by Diffusiophoretic Transport into Dead-End Chambers

  Advanced Materials Interfaces

  (2025)

  Chris Li,Yuxin Zhou,Jaap M.J. den Toonder,Hans M. Wyss,Sailing He](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/a2281786-ca10-4d09-98f6-b4d1374412a5)
- [### Hybrid microfluidic device for on-demand control of droplet coalescence and testing of emulsion stability

  Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

  (2025)

  Kalpit Bakal,Xavier Casadevall i Solvas,Hans M. Wyss](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/bfc9b8ad-9bf9-4a83-ae20-bbe0463eed42)
- [### Enhanced particle transport in nonpolar solvents driven by electric fields

  Physical Review E

  (2025)

  Wei Liu,Mohammad Khorsand Ahmadi,Lei Zhuang,Alex Henzen,Jaap M.J. Den Toonder,Dong Yuan,Jan Groenewold,Guofu Zhou,Hans M. Wyss](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/e5c204d3-10f9-4365-bad5-ad530e9143c3)
- [### Charge injection mediated by inverse micelles in nonpolar solvents

  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

  (2025)

  Wei Liu,Wei Liu,Alex Henzen,Jaap M.J. den Toonder,Dong Yuan,Jan Groenewold,Guofu Zhou,Hans M. Wyss](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/5cffb52f-cc41-45b2-a787-7d1953896030)
- [### Using a Supramolecular Monomer Formulation Approach to Engineer Modular, Dynamic Microgels, and Composite Macrogels

  Advanced Materials

  (2024)

  Maritza M. Rovers,Theodora Rogkoti,Bram K. Bakker,Kalpit J. Bakal,Marcel H.P. van Genderen,Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez,Patricia Y.W. Dankers](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/7e3812ac-03f4-47d9-a1f7-ac7043e19a5e)

## Contact

- ### Visiting address

  Gemini-Zuid 3.127 (Building15)

  De Rondom 70

  5612 AP
  Eindhoven

  Netherlands
- ### Visiting address

  Gemini-Zuid 3.127 (Building15)

  De Rondom 70

  5612 AP
  Eindhoven

  Netherlands
- ### Postal address

  Department of Mechanical Engineering

  P.O. Box 513

  5600 MB
  Eindhoven

  Netherlands
- ### Postal address

  Department of Mechanical Engineering

  P.O. Box 513

  5600 MB
  Eindhoven

  Netherlands
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  Teamlead

  [H.M.Wyss@tue.nl](#)