Chris Wirth

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
We're focused on colloids that are anisotropic, away from equilibrium, or in crowded environments, all of which are relevant to coatings, the production of multiphase materials, and the understanding of synthetic and biological active colloids.
Office: 153 A.W. Smith Email: wirth@case.edu

Publications

Rashidi, A., Domínguez-Medina, S., Yan, J., Doicu, A., Vasilyeva, A., Efremenko, D., Wriedt, T., & Wirth, C. L. (2020). Developing Scattering Morphology Resolved Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (SMR-TIRM) for Orientation Detection of Colloidal Ellipsoids. Langmuir, 36 (43), 13041-13050.
Rashidi, A., Razavi, S., & Wirth, C. L. (2020). Influence of Cap Weight On the Motion Of A Janus Particle Very Near A Wall. Physical Review E , 101 , 042606.
Luo, Q., Wirth, C. L., & Pentzer, E. L. (2020). Efficient sizing of single layer graphene oxide with optical microscopy under ambient conditions. Carbon, 157 , 395--401.
Yan, J., Rashidi, A., & Wirth, C. L. (2020). Single and Ensemble Response of Colloidal Ellipsoids to a Nearby AC Electrode. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 606 , 125384.
Doicu, A., Vasilyeva, A., Efremenko, D., Wirth, C. L., & Wriedt, T. L. (2019). A light scattering model for total internal reflection microscopy of geometrically anisotropic particles. Journal of Modern Optics, 66 (10), 1139--1151.
Kode, V., Thompson, M., McDonald, C., Weicherding, J., Dobrila, T., Fodor, P., Wirth, C. L., & Ao, G. L. (2019). Purification and Assembly of DNA-Stabilized Boron Nitride Nanotubes into Aligned Films. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2 (4), 2099--2105.
Issa, M., Baumgartner, N., Kalil, M., Ryan, S., & Wirth, C. L. (2019). Charged Nanoparticles Quench the Propulsion of Active Janus Colloids. ACS omega, 4 (8), 13034--13041.
Rashidi, A., Razavi, S., & Wirth, C. L. (2019). Influence of cap weight on the motion of a Janus particle very near a wall. arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.09127 (accepted with minor revisions, PRE).
Ivancic, W., & Wirth, C. L. (2018). Combined effect of oxidative treatment and residual alcohol on the mechanics of a multiwalled carbon nanotube laden interface. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 551 , 42--49.
Rashidi, A., Issa, M., Martin, I., Avishai, A., Razavi, S., & Wirth, C. L. (2018). Local Measurement of Janus Particle Cap Thickness. ACS applied materials \& interfaces, 10 (37), 30925--30929.
Rashidi, A., & Wirth, C. L. (2017). Motion of a Janus particle very near a wall. The Journal of chemical physics, 147 (22), 224906.
Wirth, C. L., & Nuthalapati, S. L. (2016). Response of a doublet to a nearby dc electrode of uniform potential. Physical Review E, 94 (4), 042614.
Gijsenbergh, P., Pepicelli, M., Wirth, C. L., Vermant, J. L., & Puers, R. L. (2015). Langmuir monolayer characterization via polymer microtensiometers. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 229 , 110--117.
Wirth, C. L., De Volder, M. L., & Vermant, J. L. (2015). Fabrication of planar colloidal clusters with template-assisted interfacial assembly. Langmuir, 31 (5), 1632--1640.
Gijesenbergh, P., Pepicelli, M., Wirth, C. L., Vermant, J. L., & Puers, R. L. (2014). A polymer microdevice for tensiometry of insoluble components. Procedia Engineering, 87 , 80--83.
Wirth, C. L., Furst, E. L., & Vermant, J. L. (2014). Weak electrolyte dependence in the repulsion of colloids at an oil--water interface. Langmuir, 30 (10), 2670--2675.
Wirth, C. L., Sides, P. L., & Prieve, D. L. (2013). Electrolyte dependence of particle motion near an electrode during ac polarization. Physical Review E, 87 (3), 032302.
Sides, P., Wirth, C. L., & Prieve, D. L. (2012). Mechanisms of Directed Assembly of Colloidal Particles in Two Dimensions by Application of Electric Fields. Electrophoretic Deposition of Nanomaterials.
Wirth, C. L., Sides, P. L., & Prieve, D. L. (2011). The imaging ammeter. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.
Wirth, C. L., Rock, R. L., Sides, P. L., & Prieve, D. L. (2011). Single and Pairwise Motion of Particles near an Ideally Polarizable Electrode. Langmuir.
Prieve, D., Sides, P., & Wirth, C. L. (2010). 2-D assembly of colloidal particles on a planar electrode. Current Opinion in Colloid \& Interface Science, 15 (3), 160--174.
Sides, P., Wirth, C. L., & Prieve, D. L. (2010). An imaging ammeter for electrochemical measurements. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 13 , F10.