Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Soft Matter and Wetting group is a multidisciplinary research group consisting of physicists and chemists and aims at functional soft materials and surfaces. Many of the materials we work on are inspired by nature, such as extremely water-repellent superhydrophobic surfaces.
LIBER
The Soft Matter and Wetting group is member of Center of Excellence in Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials (LIBER), funded by Academy of Finland’s Center of Excellence Programme (2022-2029).
ERC Consolidator Grant
Professor Robin Ras has received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The topic of this five-year project is "Superslippery Liquid-Repellent Surfaces".
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Ali Afzalifar
- Department of Applied Physics - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Soft Matter and Wetting - Postdoctoral Researcher
Person: Postdoctoral researchers
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Alireza Cheshmak
- Department of Applied Physics - Doctoral Researcher
- School of Science
- Soft Matter and Wetting - Doctoral Researcher
Person: Doctoral students, Doctoral Student
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Tommi Huhtamäki
- Department of Applied Physics - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Soft Matter and Wetting - Postdoctoral Researcher
Person: Postdoctoral researchers
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-: LIBER 2/Ras
Ras, R. (Principal investigator), Afzalifar, A. (Project Member), Zheng, W. (Project Member), Wagener, L. Z. J. S. (Project Member) & Fieber, L. (Project Member)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2026
Project: RCF Academy Project
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-: LIBER/Ras
Ras, R. (Principal investigator), Morais Jaques, Y. (Project Member), Lepikko, S. (Project Member), Nurmi, H. (Project Member), Junaid, M. (Project Member), Liu, K. (Project Member), Huhtamäki, T. (Project Member), Wagener, L. Z. J. S. (Project Member), Zhou, S. (Project Member), Al-Terke, H. (Project Member), Vuckovac, M. (Project Member), Afzalifar, A. (Project Member) & Mattila, M. (Project Member)
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2024
Project: RCF Academy Project
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A biofluid-repellent nanograss coating enhances flow of protein solutions and preserves transparency of glass capillaries upon exposure to blood
Hussain, M., Awashra, M., Kauppinen, C., Mirmohammadi, S. M., Addy-Tayie, N., Peltola, R., Leskinen, J., Puustinen, S., Nurmi, H. A., Ras, R. H. A., Franssila, S. & Jokinen, V., 6 Jan 2026, In: Nanoscale Advances. 8, 1, p. 67-79 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Durable Icephobic and Superhydrophobic Silicon Nanowire Surfaces
Mirmohammadi, S. M., Heikkilä, M., Fieber, L., Awashra, M., Hamed, S., Bhusare, S., Mohanty, G., Ras, R. H. A., Jokinen, V. & Franssila, S., 26 Nov 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 17, 47, p. 65242-65252 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Effects of LinTT1-peptide conjugation on the properties of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-(ε-caprolactone) nanoparticles prepared by the nanoprecipitation method
Känkänen, V., Hirvonen, S. P., Teesalu, T., Hirvonen, J., Balasubramanian, V. & Santos, H. A., Aug 2025, In: Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 15, 8, p. 2733-2748 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)5 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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CCDC 1574169: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Beyeh, N. (Creator), Pan, F. (Contributor), Ras, R. (Creator), Rissanen, K. (Contributor), Trant, J. F. (Contributor) & Turunen, L. (Contributor), Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre , 1 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1pv1n7, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1pv1n7&sid=DataCite
Dataset
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CCDC 1407239: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Beyeh, N. (Creator), Puttreddy, R. (Contributor) & Rissanen, K. (Contributor), Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre , 1 Jan 2016
DOI: 10.5517/cc1j7btx, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/cc1j7btx&sid=DataCite
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CCDC 1488067: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Beyeh, N. (Creator), Pan, F. (Contributor), Ras, R. (Creator) & Rissanen, K. (Contributor), Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre , 1 Jan 2016
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1lyg55, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1lyg55&sid=DataCite
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Prizes
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Academy of Finland (AoF) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Wong, W. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2022
Prize: Granted funding (personal grants)
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Anton Paar Research Award for Instrumental Analytics & Characterization
Ras, R. (Recipient) & Zhou, Q. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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ANU Discovery Translation Fund 2.0
Wong, W. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2017
Prize: Granted funding (personal grants)
Activities
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Shaping Tomorrow with Smart and Living Materials
Borghei, M. (Organiser), Tersteegen, J. (Organiser), Pollini, B. (Speaker), Kiseleva, M. (Speaker), Fieber, L. (Speaker), Turkki, V. (Speaker), Arias Barrantes, M. (Speaker), Sammalisto, F.-E. (Speaker), Harmat, A. (Speaker), Debais, G. (Speaker), Mantzari, E. (Speaker), Seitz, I. (Speaker), Saarinen, S. (Speaker), Sanz Velasco, A. (Speaker) & Rahimipour, A. (Speaker)
3 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of an event for a non-academic audience (public outreach)
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Life inspired materials – explore the future of materials science
Malkamäki, M. (Contributor), Sammalisto, F.-E. (Contributor), Aspelin, H. (Contributor), Debais, G. (Contributor), Harmat, A. (Contributor), Mantzari, E. (Contributor), Saarinen, S. (Contributor), Seitz, I. (Contributor), Sanz-Velasco, A. (Contributor), Anaya-Plaza, E. (Contributor), Niemiec, E. (Contributor), Haataja, J. (Contributor), Lepikko, S. (Contributor) & Tersteegen, J. (Contributor)
9 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk to non-academic audience (public outreach)
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ALD Grown Self-Assembled Monolayers: Using Area-Selective Deposition to Characterize Molecular Scale Pinholes
Lepikko, S. (Speaker), Morais Jaques, Y. (Contributor), Junaid, M. (Contributor), Backholm, M. (Contributor), Lahtinen, J. (Contributor), Julin, J. (Contributor), Jokinen, V. (Contributor), Sajavaara, T. (Contributor), Sammalkorpi, M. (Contributor), Foster, A. (Contributor) & Ras, R. (Contributor)
5 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Press/Media
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Kolme Aalto-yliopiston kansainvälistä tutkijaa sai EU:n tavoitellun miljoonarahoituksen
Coupette, C., Vuckovac, M. & Welsch, R.
04/09/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Aalto-yliopiston tutkijat keksivät, mikä kiskoo vesipisaroita huippuliukkailla pinnoilla
21/04/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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