TY - JOUR
T1 - An advanced light scattering apparatus for investigating soft matter onboard the International Space Station
AU - Martinelli, Alessandro
AU - Buzzaccaro, Stefano
AU - Galand, Quentin
AU - Behra, Juliette
AU - Segers, Niel
AU - Leussink, Erik
AU - Dhillon, Yadvender Singh
AU - Maes, Dominique
AU - Lutsko, James
AU - Piazza, Roberto
AU - Cipelletti, Luca
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PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Colloidal solids (COLIS) is a state-of-the-art light scattering setup developed for experiments onboard the International Space Station (ISS). COLIS allows for probing the structure and dynamics of soft matter systems on a wide range of length scales, from a few nm to tens of microns, and on time scales from 100 ns to tens of hours. In addition to conventional static and dynamic light scattering, COLIS includes depolarized dynamic light scattering, a small-angle camera, photon correlation imaging, and optical manipulation of thermosensitive samples through an auxiliary near-infrared laser beam, thereby providing a unique platform for probing soft matter systems. We demonstrate COLIS through ground tests on standard Brownian suspensions, and on protein, colloidal glasses, and gel systems similar to those to be used in future ISS experiments.
AB - Colloidal solids (COLIS) is a state-of-the-art light scattering setup developed for experiments onboard the International Space Station (ISS). COLIS allows for probing the structure and dynamics of soft matter systems on a wide range of length scales, from a few nm to tens of microns, and on time scales from 100 ns to tens of hours. In addition to conventional static and dynamic light scattering, COLIS includes depolarized dynamic light scattering, a small-angle camera, photon correlation imaging, and optical manipulation of thermosensitive samples through an auxiliary near-infrared laser beam, thereby providing a unique platform for probing soft matter systems. We demonstrate COLIS through ground tests on standard Brownian suspensions, and on protein, colloidal glasses, and gel systems similar to those to be used in future ISS experiments.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41526-024-00455-8
DO - 10.1038/s41526-024-00455-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 39702437
AN - SCOPUS:85212793934
SN - 2373-8065
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 15
JO - npj Microgravity
JF - npj Microgravity
IS - 1
M1 - 115
ER -