Research - Holographic Tools for Biofabrication
Our research interests lie in holographic techniques to shape ultrasound and light fields with high fidelity in 3D – and how we can use them for the remote and rapid assembly of biological cells to user-defined 3D shapes. We design and build practical setups, ranging from microfluidic channels to culture dishes and well plates, and investigate their application towards current challenges in biofabrication and tissue engineering.
This junior research group is funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung.
Current Research Interests
Research Videos
Holograms for Sound
This video explains the working principle of acoustic holograms and how they enable us to shape diffraction-limited ultrasound pressure fields. In other words we can project acoustic images with them. The complex 3D pressure and phase distributions produced by these acoustic holograms enable us to demonstrate new approaches to controlled ultrasonic manipulation of both solids in water, and liquids and solids in air.
References:
“Holograms for Acoustics” Nature (2016) by Kai Melde, Dr. Andrew G. Mark, Dr. Tian Qiu and Prof. Peer Fischer
