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Yera Ussembayev

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50 Results

2026

Optical blaster : trapping and shooting of nanostructured microparticles

Yera UssembayevFilip BeunisAlbert SchenningKristiaan Neyts

Photothermal transport for guiding nanoparticles through the vitreous humor

Léa GuerassimoffYera UssembayevLouise De ClerckDeep PunjMartijn van den BroekFilip BeunisKatrien RemautKevin BraeckmansStefaan De SmedtFélix Sauvage

U Journal Article in ADVANCED SCIENCE

2025

Axial electrokinetic trapping of label-free nanoparticles using evanescent field scattering

Yera UssembayevFarshad RezakhanlooKristiaan NeytsFilip Strubbe

A1 Journal Article in NANOSCALE

Cationic polyelectrolyte adsorption onto anionic nanoparticles analyzed with frequency-domain scanning fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

Lucas OorlynckLenny Van DaeleAlina MyslovskaSarah GoddaerSumit SumitYera UssembayevKatrien RemautIwan MoreelsPeter DubruelFilip Strubbe

A1 Journal Article in SMALL METHODS

Cationic polyelectrolyte adsorption onto anionic nanoparticles analyzed with frequency‐domain scanning fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (Small Methods 9/2025)

Lucas OorlynckLenny Van DaeleAlina MyslovskaSarah GoddaerSumit SumitYera UssembayevKatrien RemautIwan MoreelsPeter DubruelFilip Strubbe

Light-powered microengines based on chiral liquid crystalline polymers

Yera UssembayevFilip BeunisAlbert SchenningKristiaan Neyts

Liquid crystal 3D optical waveguides based on photoalignment

Peter RopacYu-Tung HsiaoBrecht BertelootYera UssembayevInge NysMiha RavnikKristiaan Neyts

A1 Journal Article in ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS

Liquid crystal 3D optical waveguides based on photoalignment (Advanced Optical Materials 4/2025)

Peter RopačYu-Tung HsiaoBrecht BertelootYera UssembayevInge NysMiha RavnikKristiaan Neyts

Optical blaster : launching nanostructured microrockets out of an optical trap by a single laser beam

Yera UssembayevYuki ArakawaFilip BeunisAnne SpoelstraTom BusAlbert SchenningKristiaan Neyts

A1 Journal Article in ACS NANO

Optical properties and applications of photoaligned liquid crystal

Kristiaan NeytsSunqian LiuMiglė StebrytėRohan SharmaYera UssembayevKe XuPouya NosratkhahLe ZhouInge Nys

Optical trapping and shooting of chiral nanostructured microbullets

Yera UssembayevFilip BeunisAlbert SchenningKristiaan Neyts

Optical trapping for charge detection and spinning

Yera UssembayevFilip BeunisFilip StrubbeKristiaan Neyts

Tunable electrokinetic motion of charged nanoparticles in an aqueous solution using interdigitated microelectrodes

Farshad RezakhanlooYera UssembayevMohammadreza BahramiFilip BeunisKevin BraeckmansIlia GoemaereDeep PunjAmin AhmadLouis Van der MeerenKristiaan Neyts

A1 Journal Article in NANOMATERIALS

2024

Anti-Brownian electrokinetic trapping of fluorescence-free nanoparticles in water

Farshad RezakhanlooYera UssembayevKristiaan NeytsFilip Strubbe

Discrete charge fluctuations on nanoparticles in aqueous solution

Yera UssembayevFilip BeunisLucas OorlynckMohammadreza BahramiFilip StrubbeKristiaan Neyts

The dynamics of single elementary charging events at nanoparticles in water

Yera UssembayevFilip BeunisLucas OorlynckMohammadreza BahramiFilip StrubbeKristiaan Neyts

2023

Chiral photonic micromotors : uni‐ and bidirectional rotation and speed control in chiral photonic micromotors powered by light (Small 20/2023)

Yera UssembayevNoah De WitteXiaohong LiuAlberto BelmonteTom BusSjoukje LubachFilip BeunisFilip StrubbeAlbert P. H. J. SchenningKristiaan Neyts

Electromagnetic fields interaction with nanoparticles for light-emitting and sensing applications

Yera UssembayevKristiaan NeytsFilip Strubbe

Laser‐scanning microscopy for electrophoretic mobility characterization of single nanoparticles

Lucas OorlynckYera UssembayevIngrid Amer CidJuan FraireCharlotte HinnekensKevin BraeckmansFilip Strubbe

A1 Journal Article in PARTICLE & PARTICLE SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION

Single elementary charge fluctuations on nanoparticles in aqueous solution

Yera UssembayevFilip BeunisLucas OorlynckMohammadreza BahramiFilip StrubbeKristiaan Neyts

A1 Journal Article in ACS NANO

Uni- and bidirectional rotation and speed control in chiral photonic micromotors powered by light

Yera UssembayevNoah De WitteXiaohong LiuAlberto BelmonteTom BusSjoukje LubachFilip BeunisFilip StrubbeAlbert SchenningKristiaan Neyts

A1 Journal Article in SMALL

2022

Broadband optical phase modulation by colloidal CdSe quantum wells

Ivo TangheJustinas ButkusKai ChenRonnie R. TammingShalini SinghYera UssembayevKristiaan NeytsDries Van ThourhoutJustin M. HodgkissPieter Geiregat

A1 Journal Article in NANO LETTERS

Fast laser scanning imaging for single nanoparticle analysis

Lucas OorlynckYera UssembayevJuan FraireCharlotte HinnekensKevin BraeckmansFilip Strubbe

Laser-scanning imaging and electrophoresis of single nanoparticles

Filip StrubbeLucas OorlynckYera UssembayevJuan FraireCharlotte HinnekensKevin Braeckmans

2021

High-speed laser-scanning microscopy for single-nanoparticle tracking velocimetry

Lucas OorlynckYera UssembayevFilip Strubbe

Measurement of the amplitude and phase of the electrophoretic and electroosmotic mobility based on fast single‐particle tracking

Ingrid Amer CidYera UssembayevKristiaan NeytsFilip Strubbe

A1 Journal Article in ELECTROPHORESIS

Polarized photoluminescence from structured nanoparticles

Kristiaan NeytsYera UssembayevZeger Hens

Stimulated emission through an electron-hole plasma in colloidal CdSe quantum rings

Carmelita RodàBastiaan B.V SalzmannIsabella WagnerYera UssembayevKai ChenJustin HodgkissIwan MoreelsKristiaan NeytsDaniel VanmaekelberghPieter Geiregat

Stimulated emission through an electron–hole plasma in colloidal CdSe quantum rings

Carmelita RodàBastiaan B. V. SalzmannIsabella WagnerYera UssembayevKai ChenJustin M. HodgkissKristiaan NeytsIwan MoreelsDaniel VanmaekelberghPieter Geiregat

A1 Journal Article in NANO LETTERS

Waveguiding of photoluminescence in a layer of semiconductor nanoparticles

Yera UssembayevNatalia Klaudia ZawackaFilip StrubbeZeger HensKristiaan Neyts

A1 Journal Article in NANOMATERIALS

2020

Dual light and temperature responsive micrometer‐sized structural color actuators

Alberto BelmonteYera UssembayevTom BusInge NysKristiaan NeytsAlbertus P. H. J. Schenning

A1 Journal Article in SMALL

Electrokinetic trapping of non-fluorescent nanoparticles in water

Yera UssembayevVincent De ClercqKristiaan NeytsFilip Strubbe

Large angle forward diffraction by chiral liquid crystal gratings with inclined helical axis

Migle StebryteInge NysYera UssembayevJeroen BeeckmanKristiaan Neyts

A1 Journal Article in CRYSTALS

Structural color actuators : dual light and temperature responsive micrometer‐sized structural color actuators (Small 1/2020)

Alberto BelmonteYera UssembayevTom BusInge NysKristiaan NeytsAlbertus P. H. J. Schenning

2019

Anisotropic light absorption and emission in structured nanoparticles

Kristiaan NeytsYera UssembayevZeger Hens

Axial electrokinetic trapping of single particles at kHz feedback rates

Yera UssembayevVincent De ClercqFilip Strubbe

Chiral liquid crystals : tilted chiral liquid crystal gratings for efficient large‐angle diffraction (Advanced Optical Materials 22/2019)

Inge NysMigle StebryteYera UssembayevJeroen BeeckmanKristiaan Neyts

Contrasting anisotropy of light absorption and emission by semiconductor nanoparticles

Yera UssembayevZeger HensKristiaan Neyts

A1 Journal Article in ACS PHOTONICS

Liquid Crystal TV and OLED TV : issues and opportunities

Kristiaan NeytsInge NysBoxuan GaoMiglė StebrytėBrecht BertelootXiangyu XueFrederik Van AckerYera UssembayevMohammad MohamadimasoudiJeroen Beeckman

Patterned photo-alignment and surface topography for chiral liquid crystal superstructures with unique electro-optic properties

Inge NysMiglė StebrytėYera UssembayevJeroen BeeckmanKristiaan Neyts

Tilted chiral liquid crystal gratings for efficient large‐angle diffraction

Inge NysMiglė StebrytėYera UssembayevJeroen BeeckmanKristiaan Neyts

A1 Journal Article in ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS

2018

Quantum dot particles for linearly polarized LCD backlights

Kristiaan NeytsYera UssembayevMohammad MohammadimasoudiNatalia Klaudia ZawackaZeger Hens

2016

HD DVD substrates for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy analysis : fabrication, theoretical predictions and practical performance

A. I. RaduYera UssembayevM. JahnU. S. SchubertK. WeberD. Cialla-MayS. HoeppenerA. HeisterkampJ. Popp

A1 Journal Article in RSC ADVANCES

Highly birefringent TiO2 nanocylinders : characterization and application in the optical torque wrench

Yera UssembayevSeungkyu HaRichard JanissenMaarten van OeneNynke Dekker

Trapping of highly birefringent rutile nanocylinders in the optical torque wrench

Yera UssembayevSeungkyu HaRichard JanissenMaarten van OeneNynke Dekker

Tunable top-down fabrication and functional surface coating of single-crystal titanium dioxide nanostructures and nanoparticles

Seungkyu HaRichard JanissenYera UssembayevMaarten van OeneBelen SolanoNynke Dekker

A1 Journal Article in NANOSCALE

2015

Fabrication and surface functionalization of highly birefringent rutile particles for trapping in an optical torque wrench

Seungkyu HaYera UssembayevRichard JanissenMaarten van OeneNynke Dekker

Fluorine-based dry etching and selective surface functionalization of titanium dioxide nanostructures

Seungkyu HaRichard JanissenYera UssembayevMaarten van OeneNynke Dekker

2013

Design and fabrication of different plasmonic gold nanostructures for the laser-based cell manipulation

Yera Ussembayev

Plasmonics on nanostructures for cell manipulation

Alexander HeisterkampYera UssembayevUlrich RichterJudith KrawinkelDag HeinemannMarkus SchomakerHeiko Meyer