Surface patterning articles within Nature Physics

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• Article | 06 May 2019

  Scaling laws indicate distinct nucleation mechanisms of holes in the nuclear lamina

  The structural integrity of a cell’s nucleus is maintained by a polymer network known as the nuclear lamina. A simple biophysical theory reveals two regimes by which this network can rupture, depending on the structure of the nuclear envelope.

  • Dan Deviri
  • , Charlotte R. Pfeifer
  •  & Samuel A. Safran

• Letter | 24 April 2017

  Experimental realization and characterization of an electronic Lieb lattice

  Individual carbon monoxide molecules on a copper surface can be manipulated with scanning tunnelling microscopy to realize an electronic Lieb lattice.

  • Marlou R. Slot
  • , Thomas S. Gardenier
  •  & Ingmar Swart

• Article | 01 February 2016

  Directional transport of high-temperature Janus droplets mediated by structural topography

  Controlled motion of a droplet on a hot surface is hampered by the formation of an evaporation layer below the droplet (Leidenfrost effect). But a cleverly patterned surface induces a Leidenfrost–contact-boiling state, directing the droplet’s motion.

  • Jing Li
  • , Youmin Hou
  •  & Zuankai Wang