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Sarah Schyck
@sschyck.bsky.social
Postdoc working on ELMs among other things @ TUDelft 🍄🔬
sschyck.github.io
One of these ghosts is me, haunting my own experiments to make sure they behave. 🧪👻
Happy Halloween from SML! The only contamination we're allowing in the biolab this season is ectoplasm! 👻🧫
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
How fast can hematite swim? 🏊‍♀️
We show that simple calcination can greatly enhance the photocatalytic-driven motility of hematite microswimmers. Now out in Applied Materials Today!

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#ActiveMatter #Microswimmers #SoftMatter #AppliedMaterialsToday
Enhancing the active motion of hematite microswimmers
The demand for autonomous, self-propelled active particles is rapidly growing in soft matter research, driven by their potential applications in cargo…
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October 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Friday sparkle ✨ Memory Lane decided to show me some of the glitz from my PhD with these shimmering self-assembled hematite particles. So feel free to enjoy these little gems with me before the weekend. 💎
August 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy to have helped make this photo ☺️ Can't wait to see what all we will do with our fantastic fungi 🍄🎉
SML'ers won the Lustrum Photo Challenge for the Aerospace Faculty's 85th Anniversary! We 3D printed fungi for this super fun challenge. Here's some behind the scenes action as well. 📸🍾🎉🍄

@kmasania.bsky.social #AerospaceEngineering
May 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This started as a quest for better magnetic microparticles—and ended with some delightfully deformable ones featured on the cover of Soft Matter! 🧲💫
Huge thanks to my amazing co-authors Laura Rossi, Nitin Rajendra Madam!
📄 Read the article: lnkd.in/eGQBKhaQ
🎨 Check out the cover: lnkd.in/ep4NmFzn
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May 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
A little TU Delft energy in the middle of Manhattan. 🔥
Prometheus reminds us that knowledge is meant to be shared - the flame burns bright on both sides of the ocean.
#tudelft #Prometheus #NYC
April 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New paper out! 🧲 We present a simple method for making magnetic polymer microparticles that can be stretched into ellipsoids while keeping their magnetic response. Curious? Read more: doi.org/10.1039/D5SM00061K #MaterialsScience #SoftMatter#MagneticParticles
Reshapable magnetic particles for morphology-controlled soft systems
Spherical polymeric particles are essential in a wide range of applications, from fundamental self-assembly to bioseparation technologies, with well-established synthetic methodologies. However, incor...
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April 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Reposted by Sarah Schyck
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Reposted by Sarah Schyck
🎁🎄We had a wonderful Secret 'Saint Nicolas' (the Dutch Santa who comes in the beginning of December) at the @shapingmatterlab.bsky.social. I still haven't figured out which colleague gave me a pair of great books...

With @m-amani.bsky.social in the foreground taking the picture.
December 9, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Had some fun at #nwochains this year. 🌞 Presenting a poster and discussing with researchers in chemistry definitely offered some new perspectives. It was also great to catch up with some friends from the PhD.
December 5, 2024 at 10:24 AM