2008

Optically driven fluid flow
along arbitrary microscale patterns
using thermoviscous expansion

Franz M. Weinert and Dieter Braun
Journal of Applied Physics 104, 104701 (2008)

Picked by Nature Photonics, 3, 80 (2009)

Observation of Slip Flow in Thermophoresis

Franz M. Weinert and Dieter Braun
Physical Review Letters 101, 168301 (2008)

Microscale Fluid Flow Induced by
Thermoviscous Expansion Along a Traveling Wave

Franz M. Weinert, Jonas A. Kraus, Thomas Franosch and Dieter Braun
Physical Review Letters 100, 164501 (2008)

2007

Melting curve analysis in a snapshot

Philipp Baaske, Stefan Duhr and Dieter Braun
Applied Physics Letters 91, 133901 (2007)

From the cover:
Extreme Accumulation of Nucleotides in Simulated Hydrothermal Pore Systems

Philipp Baaske, Franz M. Weinert, Stefan Duhr, Kono H. Lemke, Michael J. Russell, Dieter Braun
PNAS 104, 9346–9351 (2007)

[Commentary by Eugene V. Koonin, PNAS 104, 9105-9106 (2007)]

Size Determination of (Bio)conjugated Water-Soluble Colloidal Nanoparticles: A Comparison of Different Techniques

R. A. Sperling, T. Liedl, S. Duhr, S. Kudera, M. Zanella, C.-A. J. Lin, W. H. Chang, D. Braun, and W. J. Parak
J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 11552-11559 (2007)

Thermodiffusion of Charged Colloids: Single-Particle Diffusion

Jan K. G. Dhont, Simone Wiegand, Stefan Duhr and Dieter Braun
Langmuir 23, 1674-1683 (2007)

2006

From the cover:
Why molecules move along a temperature gradient

Stefan Duhr and Dieter Braun
PNAS 103, 19678–19682 (2006)

[Commentary by Dean Astumian, PNAS 104, 3-4 (2007)]

Optothermal Molecule Trapping by Opposing Fluid Flow with Thermophoretic Drift

Stefan Duhr and Dieter Braun
Physical Review Letters 97, 038103 (2006)

Thermophoretic Depletion Follows Boltzmann Distribution

Stefan Duhr and Dieter Braun
Physical Review Letters 96, 168301 (2006)

Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Wealth Condensation

Dieter Braun
Physica A, 369, 714-722 (2006)

2005

Convective polymerase chain reaction around micro immersion heater

Martin Hennig and Dieter Braun
Applied Physics Letters 87, 183901 (2005)

 [Discussed in Nature Methods 3, 8-9 (2006)]

The Role of Metal Nanoparticles in Remote Release of Encapsulated Materials

A.G. Skirtach, C. Déjugna, D. Braun, A.S. Susha, A.L. Rogach, W.J. Parak, H. Möhwald, G.B. Sukhorukov
Nano Letters 7:1371-1377 (2005)

Two-dimensional colloidal crystals formed by thermophoresis and convection

Stefan Duhr and Dieter Braun
Applied Physics Letters 86:131921 (2005)

2004

Thermophoresis of DNA determined by microfluidic fluorescence

Stefan Duhr, Silvia Arduini and Dieter Braun
European Physical Journal E 15:277-286 (2004)

PCR by Thermal Convection

Dieter Braun
Modern Physics Letters B, 18:775-784 (2004)

Imaging Neuronal Seal Resistance on Silicon Chip using Fluorescent Voltage-Sensitive Dye

Dieter Braun and Peter Fromherz
Biophysical Journal 87:1351-1359 (2004)

Thermal force approach to molecular evolution

Dieter Braun and Albert Libchaber
Physical Biology 1:P1-P8 (2004)

2003

Lock-In by molecular multiplication

Dieter Braun and Albert Libchaber
Applied Physics Letters 83:5554-5556 (2003)

Exponential DNA Replication by Laminar Convection

Dieter Braun, Noel L. Goddard and Albert Libchaber
Physical Review Letters 91:158103 (2003)

[Article by Physical Review Focus; Nature News Article]

Multiplexed DNA Quantification by Spectroscopic Shift of Two Microsphere Cavities

Frank Vollmer, Stephen Arnold, Dieter Braun, Iwao Teraoka and Albert Libchaber
Biophysical Journal 85:1974–1979 (2003)

[Article by Biophotonics International]

Nontrivial Bookkeeping: a mechanical Perspective

Robert Fischer and Dieter Braun
Physica A 324:266-271 (2003)

Transfer Potentials shape and equilibrate Monetary Systems

Robert Fischer and Dieter Braun
Physica A 321:605-618 (2003)

2002

Trapping of DNA by Thermophoretic Depletion and Convection

Dieter Braun and Albert Libchaber
Physical Review Letters 89:188103 (2002)
[Article in Physics Today page 1, page 2][Biophotonics International][New Scientist]

Computer-based Photon Counting Lock-In for Phase Detection at the Shot Noise Limit

Dieter Braun and Albert Libchaber
Optics Letters 27:1418-1420 (2002)

Protein detection by optical shift of a resonant microcavity

F. Vollmer, D. Braun, A. Libchaber, M. Khoshsima, I. Teraok and S. Arnold
Applied Physics Letters 80:4057-4059 (2002)

before 2001

Capacitive Stimulation of Mammalian Cells on Silicon Chips imaged at Optical Resolution with Voltage-Sensitive Dyes

Dieter Braun, PhD thesis at the Technische Universität München (2000)

Fluorescence Interferometry of Neuronal Cell Adhesion on Microstructured Silicon.

Dieter Braun and Peter Fromherz
Physical Review Letters 81:5241-5244 (1998)

Fluorescence Interference-Contrast Microscopy of Cell Adhesion on Oxidized Silicon.

D. Braun, P. Fromherz
Applied Physics A 65:341-348 (1997)

Untersuchung der Struktur der Silizium-Neuron-Kopplung durch Fluoreszenzfarbstoffe

Dieter Braun. Diplomarbeit at the Technische Universität München (1996)