Guillaume Charras
Our lab focuses on understanding the interplay between cytoskeletal organisation and the mechanics of cells and tissues. Our work is organised around four main themes: the cellular actin cortex: we are trying to understand the dynamic molecular mechanisms responsible...
Bart Hoogenboom
Bart Hoogenboom’s research is in nanoscale biophysics, broadly centred on physical-chemical questions related to biology at a scale between single molecules and living cells. His core expertise is in atomic force microscopy (AFM). Using an extremely sharp tip,...
LCN researchers propose new design for future microscopic vehicles powered by light
LCN researchers at King’s have proposed a new design for future microscopic vehicles powered by light. Published in Optics Letters the team of researchers, including Dr Jack Kingsley-Smith and Dr Yanhui Hu, designed a 2D metasurface that is capable of controlling and...