Spring School
Spring School
30th May 2026
14:00 – 15:30 Spring school session 1: Structure and thermodynamics of soft interfaces,
Ruibing Wang (University of Macau) & Tomazo Zambelli (ETH Zurich)
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30 Spring school session 2: The functional mechanics of soft and biological interfaces,
Bianxiao Cui (Stanford University) & Menglin Chen (Aarhus University)
31st May 2026
08:30 – 10:30 Spring school session 3: Basics of Electrochemical measurements at the nanoscale,
Frédéric Kanoufi (CNRS Paris)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 11:45 Spring school session 3: Basics of Electrochemical measurements at the nanoscale,
Frédéric Kanoufi (CNRS Paris)
11:45 – 12:30 Optical microscopy and super-resolution in biological systems,
Michelle Peckham, University of Leeds
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:45 Electron Microscopy,
Tom Willhammar, Stokholm University
14:45 – 15:30 Atomic Force microscopy,
Ricardo Garcia, CSIC Madrid
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
1. Structure and thermodynamics of soft interfaces
Ruibing Wang (University of Macau) & Tomazo Zambelli (ETH Zurich)
Some of the key topics covered include:
• Molecular self-assembly to create complex biomaterials
• Principles of molecular recognition
• Responsive biomaterials
• Mechanical deformation of cells
• Drug delivery
2. Mechanics of soft matter: viscoelasticity, diffusion and deformation across scales
Bianxiao Cui (Stanford University) & Menglin Chen (Aarhus University)
Some of the key topics covered include:
- The interface between material mechanics and biology: how materials of different bulk stiffness, roughness, and flexibility affect their integrations with cells and tissues
- Fabrication of 3D nanobiointerfaces: electrowriting, hydrogel technology, extrusion-based and light-based bioprinting, for biomedical applications such as neuromodulation, tissue engineering, and disease modeling
3. Basics of Electrochemical measurements at the nanoscale
Frédéric Kanoufi (CNRS Paris)
Some of the key topics covered include:
- General introduction to electrochemical processes
- Nanoscale vs macroscale electrochemistry: imaging electrochemistry and practical examples
- Experimental approaches: recent instrumental approaches to image local electrochemistry: nanopipettes (SECCM), microelectrodes (SECM), combinations with other microscopies
4. Microscopy techniques: a practical overview of what they can and cannot do
Some of the key topics covered include:
- Optical microscopy and super-resolution in biological systems (Michelle Peckham, University of Leeds)
- Electron Microscopy (Tom Willhammar, Stokholm University)
- Atomic Force microscopy (Ricardo Garcia, CSIC Madrid)
See below for the list of speakers for the spring school.
Menglin Chen
Aarhus University, Denmark
Bianxiao Cui
University Stanford, USA
Ricardo Garcia
CSIC Madrid
Frederic Kanoufi
CNRS Paris, France
Michelle Peckham
Leeds University, UK
Tom Willhammar
Stockholm University, Sweden
Ruibing Wang
University of Macau
Tomazo Zambelli
ETHZ, Switzerland
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