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References
Optical tweezers with millikelvin precision of temperature-controlled objectives and base-pair resolution
Mahamdeh, M and Schäffer, E
Optics Express17, 17190-17199 (2009)
Protein Friction Limits Diffusive and Directed Movements of Kinesin Motors on Microtubules
Bormuth, V, Varga, V, Howard, J, and Schäffer, E
Science 325, 870-873 (2009)
Friction in Motor Proteins
Perspectives
Science 325, 826-827 (2009)
Protein Friction
Research Highlights
Nature 460, 935 (2009)
Optical trapping of coated microspheres
Bormuth, V, Jannasch, A, Ander, M, van Kats, C, van Blaaderen, A, Howard, J, and Schäffer, E
Optics Express16, 13831-13844 (2008)
Coated microspheres as enhanced probes for optical trapping
Jannasch, A, Bormuth, V, van Kats, C, van Blaaderen, A, Howard, J, and Schäffer, E
Proc. of SPIE 7038, 70382B-1-70382B-8 (2008)
LED illumination for video-enhanced DIC imaging of single microtubules
Bormuth, V; Howard, J and Schäffer, E
J. Microsc. 226, 1-5 (2007)
Surface forces and drag coefficients of microspheres near a plane surface measured with optical tweezers
Schäffer, E; Nørrelykke, SF and Howard, J
Langmuir 23, 3654-3665 (2007)
Brownian motion after Einstein: Some new applications and new experiments
Selmeczi, D; Tolić-Nørrelykke, SF; Schäffer, E; Hagedorn, P; Mosler, S; Berg-Sørensen, K; Larsen, N and Flyvbjerg, H
Lect. Notes Phys. 711, 181-199 (Springer Berlin 2007)
Brownian motion after Einstein and Smoluchowski: Some new applications and new experiments
Selmeczi, D; Tolić-Nørrelykke, SF; Schäffer, E; Hagedorn, P; Mosler, S; Berg-Sørensen, K; Larsen, N and Flyvbjerg, H
Acta Phys. Pol. B 38, 2407-2431 (2007)
Calibration of optical tweezers with positional detection in the back focal plane
Tolić-Nørrelykke, SF*; Schäffer, E*; Howard, J; Pavone, F; Jülicher, F and Flyvbjerg, H
Rev. Sci. Inst. 77, 103101 (2006)
*These authors contributed equally to the work.
Dynamic domain formation in membranes: Thickness modulation induced phase separation
Schäffer, E and Thiele, U
Eur. Phys. J. E 14, 169-175 (2004)
Molecular forces caused by the confinement of thermal noise
Morariu, MD; Schäffer, E and Steiner, U
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92,156102 (2004)
Self-organized organic nanostructures: structure formation in thin polymer blend films
Walheim, S; Schäffer, E and Steiner, U
Surf. Interface Anal. 36, 195-196 (2004)
Thermomechanical lithography: Pattern replication using a temperature gradient driven instability
Schäffer, E; Harkema, S; Roerdink, M; Blossey, R and Steiner, U
Adv. Mat. 15, 514-517 (2003)
Capillary instabilities by fluctuation induced forces
Morariu, MD; Schäffer, E and Steiner, U
Eur. Phys. J. E 12,375–381 (2003)
Morphological instability of a confined polymer film in a thermal gradient
Schäffer, E; Harkema, S; Roerdink, M; Blossey, R and Steiner, U
Macromolecules 36, 1645-1655 (2003)
Unsteady as she flows
Editors' Choice
Science 299, 1151 (2003)
The distribution of active force generators controls mitotic spindle position
Grill, SW; Howard, J; Schäffer, E; Stelzer, EHK and Hyman, AA
Science 301, 518-521 (2003)
Hierarchical structure formation and pattern replication induced by an electric field
Morariu, M; Voicu, N; Schäffer, E; Lin, Z; Russell, TP and Steiner, U
Nature Materials 2, 48-52 (2003)
Harnessing the unstable
News & Views
Nature Materials 2, 11-12 (2003)
Pattern replication by confined dewetting
Harkema, S; Schäffer, E; Morariu, M and Steiner, U
Langmuir 19, 9714-9718 (2003)
Aspects of electrohydrodynamic instabilities at polymer interfaces
Russell, TP; Lin, Z; Schäffer, E and Steiner, U
Fibers Polym. 4, 1-7 (2003)
Acoustic instabilities in thin polymer films
Schäffer, E and Steiner, U
Eur. Phys. J. E 8, 347-351 (2002)
Temperature-gradient–induced instability in polymer films
Schäffer, E; Harkema, S; Blossey, R and Steiner, U
Eur. Phys. Lett. 60, 255-261 (2002)
Electric field induced dewetting at polymer/polymer interfaces
Lin, Z; Kerle, T; Russell, TP; Schäffer, E and Steiner, U
Macromolecules 35, 6255-6262 (2002)
Structure formation at the interface of liquid/liquid bilayer in electric fields
Lin, Z; Kerle, T; Russell, TP; Schäffer, E and Steiner, U
Macromolecules 35, 3971-3976 (2002)
Electrohydrodynamic instabilities in polymer films
Schäffer, E; Thurn-Albrecht, T; Russell, TP and Steiner, U
Eur. Phys. Lett. 53, 518-524 (2001)
Spreading of polydimethylsiloxane drops: Crossover from Laplace to van der Waals spreading
Pérez, E; Schäffer, E and Steiner, U
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 234, 178-193 (2001)
Electric field induced instabilities at liquid/liquid interfaces
Lin, Z; Kerle, T; Baker, SM; Hoagland, DA; Schäffer, E; Steiner, U and Russell, TP
J. Chem. Phys. 114, 2377-2381 (2001)
Contact line dynamics near the pinning threshold: A capillary rise and fall experiment
Schäffer, E and Wong, P-z
Phys. Rev. E 61, 5257-5277 (2000)
Electrically induced structure formation and pattern transfer
Schäffer, E; Thurn-Albrecht, T; Russell, TP and Steiner, U
Nature 403, 874-877 (2000)
Nanophase-separated polymer films as high-performance antireflection coatings
Walheim, S; Schäffer, E; Mlynek, J and Steiner, U
Science 283, 520-522 (1999)
Dynamics of contact line pinning in capillary rise and fall
Schäffer, E and Wong, P-z
Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 3069-3072 (1998)
Proceedings
Experimental study of contact line dynamics by capillary rise and fall
Wong, P-z and Schäffer, E
In Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion; Mittal, KL; editor; Vol. 3, 25-37 (2003)
Controlling film instabilities
Schäffer, E; Walheim, S and Steiner, U
In Proceedings of the 4th European Coating Symposium 2001; Buchlin, J.-M. and Anthoine, J., editors, 33-43 (2002)
Dynamics of contact line pinning in capillary rise and fall
Wong, P-z; Schäffer, E; and Pengra, DB
In Dynamics in Small Confining Systems; Drake, JM; Klafter, J and Kopelman, R; editors
MRS Conf. Proc. 464, 351-362 (1997)
Theses
Instabilities in thin polymer films: Structure formation and pattern transfer
Schäffer, E
Dissertation University of Konstanz (2001)
Contact line dynamics near the pinning threshold
Schäffer, E
Thesis (M.S.) University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1997)
Patents
Optical trapping particle and optical trapping method
Bormuth, V, Jannasch, A, van Blaaderen, A, Howard, J, and Schäffer, E
European Patent Registration PCT/EP2009/001425 (2008)


Method and apparatus for forming patterns in films using temperature gradients
Schäffer, E and Steiner, U
European Patent Registration PCT 124205.6 (2000)

Method and apparatus for forming submicron patterns on films
Schäffer, E; Thurn-Albrecht, T; Mlynek, J; Russell, TP and Steiner, U
US Patent Registration 07880-075001 (1999)

Verfahren zur Herstellung von Antireflexschichten
Walheim,S; Schäffer, E; Eggert, S; Mlynek, J and Steiner, U
International Patent Registration 99 932 749.7 (1999)
Press
Wie kräftig sind biologische Motoren?
B. Röthlein
Die Welt 18. August 2009, Seite 27
Lastenträger in der Laserfalle
F. Stadler
Sächsische Zeitung Dresden, 1. Februar (2007)