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DUFRESNE Eric

Professor, Research group DUFRESNE

Laboratory of Soft and Living Materials 538 Clark Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 United States

Email:	erd43@cornell.edu
Website:	https://softliv-lab.cornell.edu/

Projects lead

Physical mechanisms underlying the self-assembly of living optical materials

Addressing the question of how living organisms make colorful materials

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Projects team

Adaptive functional polymers and nanocontainers

Introducing structure hierarchy to mechanoresponsive materials to access multifunctionality

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Interplay of order and disorder in biophotonic materials

Investigating the reasons behind partial disorder in Nature's photonic materials

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NanoRoomba: Cellular uptake and durotaxis on ‘’soft and rigid‘’ nanoparticle carpet

Understanding the effect of nanoparticle stiffness on cellular mechanics and durotaxis

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Structurally colored micron scaled pigments for inkjet printing

Bringing the concepts of structural color to printing applications

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Complete photonic band gap materials made by self-assembly of bottlebrush block terpolymers

A bottom-up approach to mimic the weevil scale’s photonic band gap

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Enhancing structural colour through absorption

Towards unprecedently bright and colour-pure photonic crystals

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Increasing dispersion stability with biocompatible small molecules

Modulating particle aggregation within the cell and in industrial formulations

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Fabrication of load-bearing soft actuators

3D printing load-bearing stimuli-responsive materials

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Publications

When black and white make green: the surprising interplay of structure and pigments
Sai Tianqi, Wilts Bodo D., Sicher Alba, Steiner Ullrich, Scheffold Frank, Dufresne Eric R.
CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry (2019)

Supramolecular assembly by time-programmed acid autocatalysis
Panzarasa Guido, Sai Tianqi, Torzynski Alexandre L., Smith-Mannschott Katrina, Dufresne Eric
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering (2019)

Transient supramolecular assembly of a functional perylene diimide controlled by a programmable pH cycle
Panzarasa Guido, Torzynski Alexandre L., Sai Tianqi, Smith-Mannschott Katrina, Dufresne Eric R.
Soft Matter (2020)

Elastic ripening and inhibition of liquid–liquid phase separation
Rosowski Kathryn A., Sai Tianqi, Vidal-Henriquez Estefania, Zwicker David, Style Robert W., Dufresne Eric R.
Nature Physics (2020)

Designing refractive index fluids using the Kramers-Kronig relations
Sai Tianqi, Saba Matthias, Dufresne Eric, Steiner Ullrich, Wilts Bodo
Faraday Discussions (2020)

Surface tensiometry of phase separated protein and polymer droplets by the sessile drop method
Ijavi Mahdiye, Style Robert W., Emmanouilidis Leonidas, Kumar Anil, Meier Sandro M., Torzynski Alexandre L., Allain Frédéric H. T., Barral Yves, Steinmetz Michel O., Dufresne Eric R.
Soft Matter (2020)

Elastic stresses reverse Ostwald ripening
Rosowski Kathryn A., Vidal-Henriquez Estefania, Zwicker David, Style Robert W., Dufresne Eric R.
Soft Matter (2020)

Extreme cavity expansion in soft solids: Damage without fracture
Kim Jin Young, Liu Zezhou, Weon Byung Mook, Cohen Tal, Hui Chung-Yuen, Dufresne Eric R., Style Robert W.
Science Advances (2020)

Enhancing the refractive index of polymers with a plant‐based pigment
Yasir Mohammad, Sai Tianqi, Sicher Alba, Scheffold Frank, Steiner Ullrich, Wilts Bodo D., Dufresne Eric R.
Small (2021)

Putting the squeeze on phase separation
Fernández-Rico Carla, Sai Tianqi, Sicher Alba, Style Robert W., Dufresne Eric R.
JACS Au (2021)

Evolution of single gyroid photonic crystals in bird feathers
Saranathan Vinodkumar, Narayanan Suresh, Sandy Alec, Dufresne Eric R., Prum Richard O.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2021)

Structural color from solid-state polymerization-induced phase separation
Sicher Alba, Ganz Rabea, Menzel Andreas, Messmer Daniel, Panzarasa Guido, Feofilova Maria, Prum Richard O., Style Robert W., Saranathan Vinodkumar, Rossi René M., Dufresne Eric R.
Soft Matter (2021)

Hydroelastomers: soft, tough, highly swelling composites
Moser Simon, Feng Yanxia, Yasa Oncay, Heyden Stefanie, Kessler Michael, Amstad Esther, Dufresne Eric R., Katzschmann Robert K., Style Robert W.
Soft Matter (2022)

Geometrical frustration of phase-separated domains in Coscinodiscus diatom frustules
Feofilova Maria, Schüepp Silvan, Schmid Roman, Hacker Florian, Spanke Hendrik T., Bain Nicolas, Jensen Katharine E., Dufresne Eric R.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2022)

Elastic microphase separation produces robust bicontinuous materials
Fernández-Rico Carla, Schreiber Sanjay, Oudich Hamza, Lorenz Charlotta, Sicher Alba, Sai Tianqi, Bauernfeind Viola, Heyden Stefanie, Carrara Pietro, Lorenzis Laura De, Style Robert W., Dufresne Eric R.
Nature Materials (2023)

Structural color from pigment-loaded nanostructures
Sai Tianqi, Froufe-Pérez Luis S., Scheffold Frank, Wilts Bodo D., Dufresne Eric R.
Soft Matter (2023)

Phase-separated droplets swim to their dissolution
Jambon-Puillet Etienne, Testa Andrea, Lorenz Charlotta, Style Robert W., Rebane Aleksander A., Dufresne Eric R.
Nature Communications (2024)

DUFRESNE Eric

Physical mechanisms underlying the self-assembly of living optical materials

Adaptive functional polymers and nanocontainers

Interplay of order and disorder in biophotonic materials

NanoRoomba: Cellular uptake and durotaxis on ‘’soft and rigid‘’ nanoparticle carpet

Structurally colored micron scaled pigments for inkjet printing

Complete photonic band gap materials made by self-assembly of bottlebrush block terpolymers

Enhancing structural colour through absorption

Increasing dispersion stability with biocompatible small molecules

Fabrication of load-bearing soft actuators