Research output per year
Research output per year
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Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Natural Sciences, McMaster University
Award Date: 20 Nov 2015
Master's degree, Natural Sciences, Aarhus University
Award Date: 3 Aug 2011
Bachelor's degree, Natural Sciences, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 25 Sept 2009
Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Forces and symmetry breaking of a living meso-swimmer
Lara, R. A., Sharadhi, N., Huttunen, A. A. L., Ansas, L., Rislakki, E. J. G., Bessa, G. M. & Backholm, M., Dec 2026, In: Communications Physics. 9, 1, 53.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Ultra-slow capillary rise on hydrogel surfaces
Datar, A., Ryssy, J., Toivonen, A. O. & Backholm, M., 29 Jul 2026, In: Soft Matter. 22, 29, p. 4940-4947 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Droplet Friction on Superhydrophobic Surfaces Scales With Liquid-Solid Contact Fraction
Lepikko, S., Turkki, V., Koskinen, T., Raju, R., Jokinen, V., Kiseleva, M. S., Rantataro, S., Timonen, J. V. I., Backholm, M., Tittonen, I. & Ras, R. H. A., 19 Feb 2025, In: Small. 21, 7, 2405335.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Soft matter mechanics of immune cell aggregates
Askari, S., Saldo Rubio, G., Datar, A., Harjunpää, H., Fagerholm, S. C. & Backholm, M., 23 Jul 2025, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 22, 228, p. 1-13 13 p., 20250231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Droplet slipperiness despite surface heterogeneity at molecular scale
Lepikko, S., Morais Jaques, Y., Junaid, M., Backholm, M., Lahtinen, J., Julin, J., Jokinen, V., Sajavaara, T., Sammalkorpi, M., Foster, A. & Ras, R., Apr 2024, In: Nature Chemistry. 16, 4, p. 506–513 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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SWARM: Direct measurements of collective swimming forces at the mesoscale
Backholm, M. (Principal investigator), Schinas, A. (Project Member), Prêcheur Llarena, C. (Project Member), Baron, A. (Project Member), Ayala Lara, R. (Project Member), Dhomne, S. (Project Member), Huttunen, A. (Project Member), Rislakki, E. (Project Member), Malik, L. (Project Member), Nagaraja, S. (Project Member) & Moreira Bessa, G. (Project Member)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2028
Project: EU Horizon Europe ERC
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Resolving how internal structures in living materials are affected by external forces
Backholm, M. (Principal investigator) & Datar, A. (Project Member)
01/11/2023 → 31/10/2026
Project: Domestic funds and foundations
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A new method to resolve the mechanical forces constraining plant root growth
Backholm, M. (Principal investigator), Askari, S. (Project Member) & Ryssy, J. (Project Member)
01/10/2023 → 30/09/2027
Project: Domestic funds and foundations
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Mesoswim: Swimming and swarming at the extreme ends of the mesoscale (MesoSwim)
Backholm, M. (Principal investigator), Ayala Lara, R. (Project Member), Doostaran, M. (Project Member) & Moreira Bessa, G. (Project Member)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: RCF Academy Research Fellow (new)
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ROOTS: A new method to resolve the mechanical forces constraining plant root growth
Backholm, M. (Principal investigator), Askari, S. (Project Member), Ryssy, J. (Project Member) & Huttunen, A. (Project Member)
01/06/2022 → 31/05/2026
Project: Unknown
Datasets
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Data from "Soft matter mechanics of immune cell aggregates"
Backholm, M. (Creator), Askari, S. (Contributor), Saldo Rubio, G. (Contributor), Datar, A. (Contributor), Harjunpää, H. (Contributor), Fagerholm, S. (Contributor) & Backholm, M. (Contributor), Zenodo, 16 May 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15016217, https://zenodo.org/records/15672310
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Data from "Ultra-slow capillary rise on hydrogel surfaces"
Datar, A. (Creator), Ryssy, J. (Creator), Toivonen, A. (Creator) & Backholm, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 20 Aug 2025
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Data from "Toward vanishing droplet friction on repellent surfaces"
Backholm, M. (Creator), Kärki, T. (Creator), Nurmi, H. (Creator), Vuckovac, M. (Creator), Turkki, V. (Creator), Lepikko, S. (Creator), Jokinen, V. (Creator), Quéré, D. (Creator), Timonen, J. (Creator) & Ras, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 29 Mar 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10889056, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10889057
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Data from "Forces and symmetry breaking of a living meso-swimmer"
Backholm, M. (Creator), Ayala Lara, R. (Contributor), Nagaraja, S. (Contributor), Huttunen, A. (Contributor), Ansas, L. (Contributor), Rislakki, E. (Contributor) & Moreira Bessa, G. (Contributor), Zenodo, 5 Jan 2026
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Prizes
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Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Grant
Backholm, M. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Granted funding (personal grants)
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Finnish Academy of Science and Letters Väisälä Starting Grant
Backholm, M. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Granted funding (personal grants)
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Forskningsprojekt om mekanoimmunologi och cancer
Backholm, M. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Granted funding (personal grants)
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Hannu Koskinen’s best presentation award at the Finnish Physics Days
Backholm, M. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Mesoscale swimming – dynamics and crowds of living critters
Backholm, M. (Speaker)
31 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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Forces and symmetry breaking of a living meso-swimmer
Backholm, M. (Speaker)
30 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Academic keynote or plenary lecture
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Swimming and crowding at the mesoscale
Backholm, M. (Speaker)
27 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Academic keynote or plenary lecture
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Dynamics and symmetry breaking of a living meso-swimmer
Backholm, M. (Speaker)
5 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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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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Mesoskaalan uimarit voivat avata tien kehonsisäisille roboteille, jotka kuljettavat lääkelastin perille
Backholm, M., Nagaraja, S. & Ayala Lara, R.
07/03/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Interview in the radio program "Ordet läcker" in Radio Vega, YLE
27/09/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Live radio interview about my research in Radio Vega, YLE
28/07/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media appearance