Dr. Viviane Lütz Bueno

Soft Matter Scientist at SANS-LLB (she/her)
Dr. Lutz-Bueno
Telefon
+41 56 310 29 97
Orc-ID
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9735-5470
Paul Scherrer Institute PSI
Forschungsstrasse 111
5232 Villigen PSI
Switzerland
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My research is based on small-angle scattering (SAS) techniques, with a particular focus on characterizing the structure of soft matter systems with neutrons SANS and X-rays SAXS. So far, I've worked in different projects and groups with various types of soft materials, and my passion for SAS remains constant. During my exchanges between ETH (lecturer) and PSI (soft matter and beamline scientist), I have acquired expertise in performing and interpreting standard SAS measurements in diverse complex soft matter materials, as well as method development for in situ SAS measurements, such as the structural mapping of fluids under flow, imaging and tomographic techniques. 

My research interests span a broad spectrum, for example hierarchical biomaterials (polysaccharide-based), self-assembled systems, and alternative routes for biopolymers and material characterization. Currently, I am co-responsible for the commissioning and user program of a new SANS-LLB instrument, which is shared among LLB (Saclay, France), and SINQ/PSI. 

My current projects involve in situ SANS method development, mainly applied to soft matter under flow. These include the development of microfluidics platforms for SANS, chemical reactions under confinement and dark-field imaging.

 

Role

Organization

Duration

Tenure-Track ScientistPSI Center for Neutrons and Muons, Soft Matter Group, Switzerland2021 - present
Visiting ScientistUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil2023
Senior ScientistETH Zürich, Laboratory of Food and Soft Materials Science, Switzerland2019-2021
PostDocPSI Center for Photon Science, Swiss Light Source, cSAXS beamline, Switzerland 2016-2018
Visiting ResearcherOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University,
Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit, Japan		2016
PhDETH Zürich, Laboratory of Food Processing, Switzerland2013-2016
MasterMaterials Science Exploiting Large Scale Facilities (MaMaSelf), University of Rennes, TUM Munich and PSI.2010-2012
BachelorUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Materials Engineering, Brazil2005-2009
Project titleFunding sourceCollaboratorsAmount (CHF)Period
Macromolecules under extreme flow conditions: rupture or aggregation?SNSF--460kMay 2025 - April 2029
Impact of nanoreactor anisotropy and confinement on chemical reactionsSNSF, Weave project MINTProf. Edvaldo Sabadini, UNICAMP, Brazil320kJan 2025 - Dec 2028
Flow-SAS: deciphering the 3D structure of fluids under flow in situPSI Research grant, aiming at strengthening interdisciplinary research of collaborative projects with synergetic added value to PSI. Prof. Marco Stampanoni, Dr. Christian Schlepütz, and Prof. Markus Strobl270kSep 2023 – Aug 2027
Microfluidic-small-angle neutron scattering: probing nanostructures in dynamic systemsResearch Partnership Grants ASEAN is to establish new scientific collaborations between scientists based in Switzerland and Asia. Prof. Amy Shen (OIST)26kFeb 2024 – Jan 2025
Shear banding of wormlike micellesJapan Society for the Promotion of Science. JSPS granted me a joint fellowship with ETH to visit OIST.Prof. Amy Shen (OIST) and Prof. Peter Fischer (ETH)100kDec 2015 –Jun 2016

  • Multidisciplinary approach to NPs characterization (MSE-674): Winter semester at EPFL. Course description.

     

  • Scattering of Soft Matter (327-2147-00L): Spring semester at ETH. Course description.
  • Almeida M, Dudzinski D, Couturaud B, Prévost S, Lutz-Bueno V, Mahmoudi N, et al.
    Design of thermo-responsive self-assembly of PEGylated fatty acids: switching reversibly from tubes or vesicles to micelles at physiological temperature
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2025; 693: 137571 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.137571
    DORA PSI
  • Nogueira HCN, Escobar da Silva LC, Plivelic TS, Lutz-Bueno V, Sabadini E
    Alkane selection as a critical factor in structuring reverse wormlike micelles
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2025; 684(Part 2): 170-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.01.085
    DORA PSI
  • Silva Barreto I, Liebi M, Le Cann S, Ahmed S, Nielsen LC, Grünewald TA, et al.
    Lack of embryonic skeletal muscle in mice leads to abnormal mineral deposition and growth
    Journal of Structural Biology. 2025; 217(1): 108178 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2025.108178
    DORA PSI
  • Warmbier-Wytykowska E, Williams AP, Rozanski J, Fischer P, Lutz-Bueno V, Handschin S, et al.
    How do the valency and radii of cations affect the rheological properties of aqueous solutions of zwitterionic and anionic surfactant mixtures?
    Langmuir. 2025; 41(5): 3561-3571. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c04689
    DORA PSI
  • Ali A, Ganguillet S, Turgay Y, Keys TG, Causa E, Fradique R, et al.
    Surface cross-linking by macromolecular tethers enhances virus-like particles' resilience to mucosal stress factors
    ACS Nano. 2024; 18(4): 3382-3396. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c10339
    DORA PSI
  • Di Spirito NA, Grizzuti N, Lutz-Bueno V, Urciuoli G, Auriemma F, Pasquino R
    Pluronic F68 micelles as carriers for an anti-inflammatory drug: a rheological and scattering investigation
    Langmuir. 2024; 40(2): 1544-1554. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03682
    DORA PSI
  • Firth CR, Jeanguenat C, Lutz-Bueno V, Boureau V, Sivula K
    A halted photodeposition technique controls co-catalyst loading and morphology on organic semiconductor nanoparticles for solar H2 production
    Advanced Energy Materials. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202403372
    DORA PSI
  • Fischer P, Lutz-Bueno V
    Glycyrrhizic acid aggregates seen from a synthetic surfactant perspective
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2024; 26(4): 2806-2814. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp04835g
    DORA PSI
  • Hanczyc P, Alfarano SR, Bolisetty S, Zhou J, Peydayesh M, Lutz-Bueno V, et al.
    Photonics of hydrothermally treated β-lactoglobulin amyloids
    Small Science. 2024; 4(7): 2400054 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202400054
    DORA PSI
  • Saade C, Pozza A, Bonneté F, Finet S, Lutz-Bueno V, Tully MD, et al.
    Enhanced structure/function of mTSPO translocator in lipid:surfactant mixed micelles
    Biochimie. 2024; 224: 3-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2024.04.008
    DORA PSI
  • Victorelli FD, Lutz-Bueno V, Santos KP, Wu D, Sturla SJ, Mezzenga R
    Cubosomes functionalized with antibodies as a potential strategy for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2024; 673: 291-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.091
    DORA PSI
  • Zink JI, Lutz-Bueno V, Handschin S, Dütsch C, Diaz A, Fischer P, et al.
    Structural and mechanical anisotropy in plant-based meat analogues
    Food Research International. 2024; 179: 113968 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.113968
    DORA PSI
  • Björn L, Melhado Mazza R, Andreasson E, Linell F, Lutz-Bueno V, Guizar-Sicairos M, et al.
    Scanning small-angle X-ray scattering of injection-molded polymers: anisotropic structure and mechanical properties of low-density polyethylene
    ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 2023; 5(8): 6429-6440. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c01007
    DORA PSI
  • De Angelis G, Gray N, Lutz-Bueno V, Amstad E
    From surfactants to viscoelastic capsules
    Advanced Materials Interfaces. 2023; 10(13): 2202450 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202202450
    DORA PSI
  • De Angelis G, Lutz-Bueno V, Amstad E
    Rheological properties of ionically crosslinked viscoelastic 2D films vs. corresponding 3D bulk hydrogels
    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2023; 15(19): 23758-23764. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c02675
    DORA PSI
  • Gonçalves Carvalho Dias AM, Pimentel Moreira I, Lychko I, Lopes Soares C, Nurrito A, Moura Barbosa AJ, et al.
    Hierarchical self-assembly of a reflectin-derived peptide
    Frontiers in Chemistry. 2023; 11: 1267563 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2023.1267563
    DORA PSI
  • Kutzli I, Lutz-Bueno V, Bagnani M, Diaz A, Almohammadi H, Nicholson RA, et al.
    From amyloid fibrils to microfiber condensates: tuning microfluidic coextrusion of food-grade β-lactoglobulin-pectin core-shell fibers by changes of protein structure
    Food Hydrocolloids. 2023; 143: 108845 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108845
    DORA PSI
  • Li C‐R, Lutz‐Bueno V, Amstad E
    Charge‐selectively permeable self‐healing microcapsules
    Advanced Materials Interfaces. 2023; 10(35): 2300531 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202300531
    DORA PSI
  • Peydayesh M, Kistler S, Zhou J, Lutz-Bueno V, Damiani Victorelli F, Bagliotti Meneguin A, et al.
    Amyloid-polysaccharide interfacial coacervates as therapeutic materials
    Nature Communications. 2023; 14(1): 1848 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37629-z
    DORA PSI
  • Radiom M, Keys T, Turgay Y, Ali A, Preet S, Chesnov S, et al.
    Mechanical tuning of virus-like particles
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2023; 634: 963-971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.12.090
    DORA PSI
  • Victorelli FD, Rodero CF, Lutz-Bueno V, Chorilli M, Mezzenga R
    Amyloid fibrils enhance the topical bio-adhesivity of liquid crystalline mesophase-based drug formulations
    Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2023; 12(12): 2202720 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202202720
    DORA PSI
  • Catalini S, Lutz-Bueno V, Usuelli M, Diener M, Taschin A, Bartolini P, et al.
    Multi-length scale structural investigation of lysozyme self-assembly
    iScience. 2022; 25(7): 104586 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104586
    DORA PSI
  • Finnilä MAJ, Das Gupta S, Turunen MJ, Hellberg I, Turkiewicz A, Lutz‐Bueno V, et al.
    Mineral crystal thickness in calcified cartilage and subchondral bone in healthy and osteoarthritic human knees
    Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2022; 37(9): 1700-1710. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4642
    DORA PSI
  • Gonçalves Carvalho Dias AM, Cena C, Lutz-Bueno V, Mezzenga R, Marques A, Ferreira I, et al.
    Solvent modulation in peptide sub-microfibers obtained by solution blow spinning
    Frontiers in Chemistry. 2022; 10: 1054347 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.1054347
    DORA PSI
  • Lutz-Bueno V, Diaz A, Wu T, Nyström G, Geiger T, Antonini C
    Hierarchical structure of cellulose nanofibril-based foams explored by multimodal X-ray scattering
    Biomacromolecules. 2022; 23(3): 676-686. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00521
    DORA PSI
  • Sun Q, Lutz-Bueno V, Zhou J, Yuan Y, Fischer P
    Polymer induced liquid crystal phase behavior of cellulose nanocrystal dispersions
    Nanoscale Advances. 2022; 4(22): 4863-4870. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2na00303a
    DORA PSI
  • Victorelli FD, Salvati Manni L, Biffi S, Bortot B, Buzzá HH, Lutz-Bueno V, et al.
    Potential of curcumin-loaded cubosomes for topical treatment of cervical cancer
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2022; 620: 419-430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.031
    DORA PSI
  • Liebi M, Lutz-Bueno V, Guizar-Sicairos M, Schönbauer BM, Eichler J, Martinelli E, et al.
    3D nanoscale analysis of bone healing around degrading Mg implants evaluated by X-ray scattering tensor tomography
    Acta Biomaterialia. 2021; 134: 804-817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.07.060
    DORA PSI
  • Rodriguez-Palomo A, Lutz-Bueno V, Guizar-Sicairos M, Kádár R, Andersson M, Liebi M
    Nanostructure and anisotropy of 3D printed lyotropic liquid crystals studied by scattering and birefringence imaging
    Additive Manufacturing. 2021; 47: 102289 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102289
    DORA PSI
  • Rodriguez‐Palomo A, Lutz‐Bueno V, Cao X, Kádár R, Andersson M, Liebi M
    In situ visualization of the structural evolution and alignment of lyotropic liquid crystals in confined flow
    Small. 2021; 17(7): 2006229 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202006229
    DORA PSI
  • Arboleda C, Lutz-Bueno V, Wang Z, Villanueva-Perez P, Guizar-Sicairos M, Liebi M, et al.
    Assessing lesion malignancy by scanning small-angle x-ray scattering of breast tissue with microcalcifications
    Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2019; 64(15): 155010 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ab2c36
    DORA PSI
  • Gao Z, Guizar-Sicairos M, Lutz-Bueno V, Schröter A, Liebi M, Rudin M, et al.
    High-speed tensor tomography: iterative reconstruction tensor tomography (IRTT) algorithm
    Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances. 2019; 75: 223-238. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053273318017394
    DORA PSI
  • Giannini C, Terzi A, Fusaro L, Sibillano T, Diaz A, Ramella M, et al.
    Scanning X‐ray microdiffraction of decellularized pericardium tissue at increasing glucose concentration
    Journal of Biophotonics. 2019; 12(10): e201900106 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.201900106
    DORA PSI
  • Giannini C, Ladisa M, Lutz-Bueno V, Terzi A, Ramella M, Fusaro L, et al.
    X-ray scanning microscopies of microcalcifications in abdominal aortic and popliteal artery aneurysms
    IUCrJ. 2019; 6(2): 267-276. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052252519001544
    DORA PSI
  • Leu L, Bertier P, Georgiadis A, Busch A, Diaz A, Klaver J, et al.
    SAXS and WAXS microscopy applied to mudrocks: a new method for systematic multiscale studies of porosity, pore orientation and mineralogy
    Presented at: Sixth EAGE shale workshop; April 28 - May 1, 2019; Bordeaux, France. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201900311
    DORA PSI
  • Lutz-Bueno V, Arboleda C, Leu L, Blunt MJ, Busch A, Georgiadis A, et al.
    Model-free classification of X-ray scattering signals applied to image segmentation
    Journal of Applied Crystallography. 2018; 51(5): 1378-1386. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576718011032
    DORA PSI
  • Rajasekharan AK, Lotsari A, Lutz-Bueno V, Liebi M, Andersson M
    Bioinspired structural hierarchy within macroscopic volumes of synthetic composites
    Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2018; 7(18): 1800466 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201800466
    DORA PSI
  • Lutz-Bueno V, Pasquino R, Haward S, Shen AQ, Fischer P
    In-situ shear-banding quantification of surfactant solutions in straight microfluidic channels
    Journal of Rheology. 2017; 61(4): 769-783. https://doi.org/10.1122/1.4985379
    DORA PSI
  • Lutz-Bueno V, Liebi M, Kohlbrecher J, Fischer P
    Intermicellar interactions and the viscoelasticity of surfactant solutions: complementary use of SANS and SAXS
    Langmuir. 2017; 33(10): 2617-2627. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04466
    DORA PSI
  • Lutz-Bueno V, Isabettini S, Walker F, Kuster S, Liebi M, Fischer P
    Ionic micelles and aromatic additives: a closer look at the molecular packing parameter
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2017; 19(32): 21869-21877. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cp03891g
    DORA PSI
  • Lutz-Bueno V, Zhao J, Mezzenga R, Pfohl T, Fischer P, Liebi M
    Scanning-SAXS of microfluidic flows: nanostructural mapping of soft matter
    Lab on a Chip. 2016; 16(20): 4028-4035. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6lc00690f
    DORA PSI
  • Lutz-Bueno V, Kohlbrecher J, Fischer P
    Shear thickening, temporal shear oscillations, and degradation of dilute equimolar CTAB/NaSal wormlike solutions
    Rheologica Acta. 2013; 52(4): 297-312. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-012-0672-4
    DORA PSI