 | 69. A quick and reproducible silanization method using plasma activation for hydrophobicity-based kinesin-single-molecule-fluorescence-microscopy assays. Chem. Eur. J. 28, e202202036 (2022); |
 | 68. Fast 3D imaging of giant unilamellar vesicles using reflected light-sheet microscopy with single molecule sensitivity. J. Microsc. 285, 40-51 (2022); DOI: 10.1111/jmi.13070 bioRxiv 2020.06.26.174102 |
 | 67. Anisotropic and amphiphilic mesoporous core–shell silica microparticles provide chemically selective environments for simultaneous delivery of curcumin and quercetin. Langmuir 37, 13460-13470 (2021); |
 | 66. Single depolymerizing and transport kinesins stabilize microtubule ends. Alexandra Ciorîță, Michael Bugiel, Swathi Sudhakar, Erik Schäffer, Anita Jannasch Cytoskeleton 78, 177-184 (2021); DOI: 10.1002/cm.21681 bioRxiv 2020.10.05.326330 |
 | 65. Germanium nanospheres for ultraresolution picotensiometry of kinesin motors. bioRxiv 2020.06.18.159640 Research highlight by Nina Vogt: High-resolution optical tweezers. Nature Methods 18, 333 (2021). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-021-01121-7 |
 | 64. The kinesin-8 Kip3 depolymerizes microtubules with a collective force-dependent mechanism. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.02.030 bioRxiv 844829 |
 | 63. In Vitro Reconstitution and Imaging of Microtubule Dynamics by Fluorescence and Label-free Microscopy. |
 | 62. Polycationic gold nanorods as multipurpose in vitro microtubule markers. bioRxiv 2020.04.25.061127 |
 | 61. Supported Solid Lipid Bilayers as a Platform for Single-Molecule Force Measurements. |
 | 60. Self-sensing enzyme-powered micromotors equipped with pH responsive DNA nanoswitches. |
 | 59. High performance passive vibration isolation system for optical tables using six-degree-of-freedom viscous damping combined with steel springs. DOI: 10.1063/1.5060707 arXiv: 1810.06641 |
 | 58. Three-dimensional optical tweezers tracking resolves random sideward steps of the kinesin-8 Kip3. |
 | 57. Label‐free high‐speed wide‐field imaging of single microtubules using interference reflection microscopy. DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12744 |
 | 56. Phragmoplast Orienting Kinesin 2 Is a Weak Motor Switching between Processive and Diffusive Modes, |
 | 55. LED-based interference-reflection microscopy combined with optical tweezers for quantitative three-dimensional microtubule imaging, |
 | 54. Influence of Enzyme Quantity and Distribution on the Self-Propulsion of Non-Janus Urease-Powered Micromotors Tania Patiño, Natalia Feiner-Gracia, Xavier Arqué, Albert Miguel-López, Anita Jannasch, Tom Stumpp, Erik Schäffer, Lorenzo Albertazzi, and Samuel Sánchez. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 7896-7903 (2018); DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b03460 |
 | 53. Determination of pitch rotation in a spherical birefringent microparticle. J. Opt. 20, 035603 (2018); |
 | Michael Bugiel, Aniruddha Mitra, Salvatore Girardo, Stefan Diez and Erik Schäffer. Nano Lett. 18, 1290-1295 (2018); |
 | 51. Kinesin rotates unidirectionally and generates torque while walking on microtubules. Avin Ramaiya, Basudev Roy, Michael Bugiel, and Erik Schäffer. PNAS 114, 10894-10899 (2017); |
 | 50. Developmentally Regulated GTP binding protein 1 (DRG1) controls microtubule dynamics. Schellhaus, A. K., D. Moreno-Andrés, M. Chugh, H. Yokoyama, A. Moschopoulou, S. De, F. Bono, K. Hipp, E. Schäffer and W. Antonin. Scientific Reports 7, 9996 (2017); |
 | 49. Bugiel, M., A. Jannasch and E. Schäffer. Implementation and Tuning of an Optical Tweezers Force-Clamp Feedback System. vol. 1486 of Methods in Molecular Biology. Optical Tweezers: Methods and Protocols. A. Gennerich. New York, NY, Springer New York: 109-136 (2017); |
 | 48. Custom-Made Microspheres for Optical Tweezers. vol. 1486 of Methods in Molecular Biology. Optical Tweezers: Methods and Protocols. A. Gennerich. New York, NY, Springer New York: 137-155 (2017); Anita Jannasch , Mohammad K. Abdosamadi , Avin Ramaiya , Suman De, Valentina Ferro, Aaron Sonnberger, Erik Schäffer. |
 | 47. Improved antireflection coated microspheres for biological applications of optical tweezers. DOI: 10.1117/12.2239025. |
 | 46. Directed rotational motion of birefringent particles by randomly changing the barrier height at the threshold in a washboard potential. |
 | 45. Kinesin Kip2 enhances microtubule growth in vitro through length-dependent feedback on polymerization and catastrophe. |
 | 44. Versatile microsphere attachment of GFP-labeled motors and other tagged proteins with preserved functionality. DOI: 10.14440/jbm.2015.79 |
 | 43. Enzyme-Powered Hollow Mesoporous Janus Nanomotors. |
 | 42. A Single-Strand Annealing Protein Clamps DNA to Detect and Secure Homology. |
 | 41. The Kinesin-8 kip3 switches protofilaments in a sideward random walk asymmetrically biased by force. |
 | 40. The Growth Speed of Microtubules with XMAP215-Coated Beads Coupled to their Ends is Increased by Tensile Force |
 | 39. Kinesin-8 Is a Low-Force Motor Protein with a Weakly Bound Slip State |
 | 38. Nanonewton Optical Force Trap Employing Anti-Reflection Coated, High-Refractive-Index Titania Microspheres |
 | 37. Functional Surface Attachment in a Sandwich Geometry of GFP-Labeled Motor Proteins |
 | 36. Inertial effects of a small Brownian particle cause a colored power spectral density of thermal noise |
 | 35. Measuring the complete force field of an optical trap DOI: 10.1364/OL.36.001260 |
 | 34. Seeded growth of titania colloids with refractive index tunability and fluorophore-free luminescence DOI: 10.1021/la103717m |
 | 33. Under-filling trapping objectives optimizes the use of the available laser power in optical tweezers DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.011759 |
 | 32. Breaking of bonds between a kinesin motor and microtubules causes protein friction DOI: 10.1117/12.863545 |
 | 31. Microtubule dynamics reconstituted in vitro and imaged by single-molecule fluorescence microscopy |
 | 30. Optical tweezers with millikelvin precision of temperature-controlled objectives and base-pair resolution DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.017190 |
 | 29. Protein friction limits diffusive and directed movements of kinesin motors on microtubules |
 | 28. Optical trapping of coated microspheres DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.013831 |
 | 27. Coated microspheres as enhanced probes for optical trapping DOI: 10.1117/12.795389 |
 | 26. LED illumination for video-enhanced DIC imaging of single microtubules |
 | 25. Surface forces and drag coefficients of microspheres near a plane surface measured with optical tweezers DOI: 10.1021/la0622368 |
 | 24. Brownian motion after Einstein: Some new applications and new experiments |
 | 23. Brownian motion after Einstein and Smoluchowski: Some new applications and new experiments |
 | 22. Calibration of optical tweezers with positional detection in the back focal plane DOI: 10.1063/1.2356852 |
 | 21. Dynamic domain formation in membranes: Thickness modulation induced phase separation |
 | 20. Molecular forces caused by the confinement of thermal noise |
 | 19. Self-organized organic nanostructures: structure formation in thin polymer blend films DOI: 10.1002/sia.1670 |
 | 18. Thermomechanical lithography: Pattern replication using a temperature gradient driven instability |
 | 17. Capillary instabilities by fluctuation induced forces |
 | 16. Morphological instability of a confined polymer film in a thermal gradient DOI: 10.1021/ma021080p |
 | 15. The distribution of active force generators controls mitotic spindle position |
 | 14. Hierarchical structure formation and pattern replication induced by an electric field DOI: 10.1038/nmat789 |
 | 13. Pattern replication by confined dewetting DOI: 10.1021/la034527b |
 | 12. Aspects of electrohydrodynamic instabilities at polymer interfaces DOI: 10.1007/BF02899322 |
 | 11. Acoustic instabilities in thin polymer films |
 | 10. Temperature-gradient-induced instability in polymer films |
 | 9. Electric field induced dewetting at polymer/polymer interfaces DOI: 10.1021/ma020311p |
 | 8. Structure formation at the interface of liquid/liquid bilayer in electric fields DOI: 10.1021/ma0122425 |
 | 7. Electrohydrodynamic instabilities in polymer films |
 | 6. Spreading of polydimethylsiloxane drops: Crossover from Laplace to van der Waals spreading |
 | 5. Electric field induced instabilities at liquid/liquid interfaces DOI: 10.1063/1.1338125 |
 | 4. Contact line dynamics near the pinning threshold: A capillary rise and fall experiment |
 | 3. Electrically induced structure formation and pattern transfer DOI: 10.1038/35002540 |
 | 2. Nanophase-separated polymer films as high-performance antireflection coatings |
 | 1. Dynamics of contact line pinning in capillary rise and fall |
Patents
| Optical trapping particle and optical trapping method Bormuth, V; Jannasch, A; van Blaaderen, A; Howard, J and Schäffer, E European Patent Registration PCT/EP2009/001425 (2008) |
| Method and apparatus for forming patterns in films using temperature gradients Schäffer, E and Steiner, U European Patent Registration PCT 124205.6 (2000) |
| Method and apparatus for forming submicron patterns on films Schäffer, E; Thurn-Albrecht, T; Mlynek, J; Russell, TP and Steiner, U US Patent Registration 07880-075001 (1999) |
| Verfahren zur Herstellung von Antireflexschichten Walheim,S; Schäffer, E; Eggert, S; Mlynek, J and Steiner, U International Patent Registration 99 932 749.7 (1999) |
Press
| Wie kräftig sind biologische Motoren? B. Röthlein Die Welt 18. August 2009, Seite 27 |
| Lastenträger in der Laserfalle F. Stadler Sächsische Zeitung Dresden, 1. Februar (2007 |
Proceedings
| Experimental study of contact line dynamics by capillary rise and fall Wong, P-z and Schäffer, E In Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion;Mittal, KL; editor; Vol. 3, 25-37 (2003) |
| Controlling film instabilities Schäffer, E; Walheim, S and Steiner, U In Proceedings of the 4th European Coating Symposium 2001; Buchlin, J.-M. and Anthoine, J., editors, 33-43 (2002) |
| Dynamics of contact line pinning in capillary rise and fall Wong, P-z; Schäffer, E; and Pengra, DB In Dynamics in Small Confining Systems; Drake, JM; Klafter, J and Kopelman, R; editors MRS Conf. Proc. 464, 351-362 (1997) |
Theses
| Instabilities in thin polymer films: Structure formation and pattern transfer Schäffer, E Dissertation University of Konstanz (2001) |
| Contact line dynamics near the pinning threshold Schäffer, E Thesis (M.S.) University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1997) |