Professor Rolando Castillo

Address
  • Institute of Physics. National University of Mexico
  • Phone: + (52) (55) 562-25094 or 562-25080
  • Fax: + (52) (55) 561-61535 or 562-25008
  • P. O. Box 20- 364, Mexico D.F. 01000
  • E-mail:

Education

  • Bachelor in Chemistry. National University of Mexico. 1976.
  • Master in Science (Physics). National University of Mexico. 1981
  • Doctor in Science (Physics). National University of Mexico. 1986.

Position

  • Full time Researcher. Institute of Physics, UNAM.

Areas of interest

  • Molecular structure of simple liquids and of complex fluids (lyiotropic liquid crystals, microemulsions, colloids, confined fluids, monolayers, proteins)

Field of interest

  • Liquids and Complex fluids: monolayers, microemulsions, colloids, proteins, lyotropic liquid crystals.

Awards

  • Catedrático UNAM Level II (1998-2002)
  • "FERNANDO ALBA 2004" Medal for experimental physics development. Institute of Physics. UNAM. 2004.
  • DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICS AWARD 2008. Mexican Physical Society. 2008.

Scientific papers

79]E. Sarmiento-Gomez, D.Montalvan-Sorrosa, C. Garza, J. Mas-Oliva, and R.Castillo
Rheology and DWS Microrheology of Concentrated Suspensions of the Semiflexible Filamentous fd-Virus
The European Physical Journal E. (2012) In press.

78]Suliman Barhoum, Rolando Castillo, and Anand Yethiraja
Characterization of Dynamics and Internal Structure of a Mixed-Surfactant Wormlike Micellar System Using NMR and Rheometry
Soft Matter(2012). In Press.

77]José Campos-Terán, Paola Mendoza Espinosa, Jaime Mas and R. Castillo
Conformational and Disorder to Order Transitions in Proteins: Structure / Function Correlation in Apolipoproteins
Eds. Weibo Cai and Hao Hong. InTech (2012). ISBN: 978-953-51-0397-4

76]S. Ramos; C. Garza; H.I. Beltran; J. Campos-Terán; J. Arenas-Alatorre and R. Castillo
The cis-bis(decanoate)tin phthalocyanine/DPPC film at the air/water interface
Journal of Colloid & Interface Science 369 (2012) 256-266

75] J. Campos-Terán, C. Garza, H. I. Beltrán, R. Castillo
Thin Film Formation at the Air-Water Interface and on Solid Substrates of soluble axial substituted cis-bis-Decanoate Tin Phthalocyanine
Thin Solid Films. 520 (2012) 2211-2219

74]E. Sarmiento-Gomez, J. M. Galvan-Miyoshi and R. Castillo
A dynamical light scattering technique and its application in viscoelastic networks in soft matter
Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 8011, 801178 (2011). doi: 10.1117/12.902163

73] David López-Diaz and Rolando Castillo
Microrheology of solutions embedded with thread-like supramolecular structures
Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 5926

72] Erick Sarmiento-Gómez, David López-Diaz, Rolando Castillo
Microrheology and Characteristic Lenghts in Wormlike Micelles made of a Switterionic Surfactant and SDS in Brine
J.Phys. Chem. B 2010, 114, 12193-12202

71] David López-Diaz, Rolando Castillo
The Wormlike Micellar Solution made of a Switterionic Surfactant (TDPS), an Anionic Surfactant (SDS, and Brine in the Semidilute Regime
J.Phys. Chem. B 2010, 114, 8917-8925

70]Andrea Gutiérrez-Campos and Rolando Castillo
Optical Trapping of Particles in the Air/Water Interface for Studies in Langmuir Monolayers
Revista Mexicana de Física. 56, 4, 339-347 (2010).

69]David Lopez-Diaz, Erick Sarmiento-Gomez, Cristina Garza, Rolando Castillo
A Rheological Study in the Dilute Regime of the Worm Micelle Fluid Made of Switterionic Surfactant (TDPS), Anionic Surfactant (SDS) and Brine
J. of Colloid and Interface Science. 348 (2010) 152-158

68]Andrea Gutierrez-Campos, Grisell Diaz and Rolando Castillo
Domain Growth, Pattern Formation, and Morphology Transitions in Langmuir Monolayers. A New Growth Instability.
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2010, 114, 5034-5046

67]Paola Mendoza-Espinoza, Victor García González, Abel Moreno, Rolando Castillo and Jaime Mas-Oliva
Disorder-to-order conformational transitions in protein structure and its relationship to disease
Mol Cell Biochem (2009) 330: 105-120

66] Jorge Delgado, Hartmut Kriegs, and Rolando Castillo
Flow Velocity Profiles and Shear Banding Onset in a Semidilute Wormlike Micellar System under Couette Flow
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2009, 113, 15485-15494

65] S. Ramos, J. Campos-Terán; J. Mas-Oliva; Tommy Nylander, and R. Castillo
Forces between Hydrophilic Surfaces Adsorbed with Apolipoprotein AII Alpha Helices
Langmuir 2008, 24, 8568-8575

64] J. Galvan-Miyoshi, J. Delgado and R. Castillo
Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy in Maxwellian Fluids.
Eur. Phys. J. E 26, 369-377 (2008)

63] J. Galvan-Miyoshi and R. Castillo
Absolute values of transport mean free path of light in non-absorbing media using transmission and reflectance measurements.
Rev. Mex. Fis. 54 (3) (2008) 257-264

62] P.Mendoza-Espinoza, A. Moreno, R.Castillo, J. Mas-Oliva
Lipid Dependant Disorder-to-Order Conformational Transitions in Apolipoprotein CI Derived Peptides
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 365 (2008) 8-15

61] J. Hernández-Pascacio, C. Garza, X. Banquy, N. Díaz-Vergara, A. Amigo, S. Ramos, R. Castillo, M. Costas, A. Piñeiro
Cyclodextrin based self-assembled nanotube at the water/air interface
J. Phys. Chem. B (letter). 111, 12625, (2007).

60] J. Delgado, R. Castillo
Shear-Induced structures formed during thyxotropic loops in dilute worm-micelle solutions
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 312 (2007) 481-488

59] C. Garza, L. T. Thieghi, R. Castillo
Atomic Force Microscopy Images of Lyotropic Lamellar Phases,
J. Chem. Phys. 126, 051106 (2007)

58] A. Flores, E. Corvera-Poiré, C. Garza, R. Castillo
Growth and morphology in Langmuir monolayers.
Europhysics Letters. 74,799 (2006).

57] J.A. Flores, E. Corvera-Poiré, C. Garza, R. Castillo
Pattern Formation and Morphology Evolution in Langmuir Monolayers
J. Phys. Chem. B. 110, 4824 (2006)

56] A. Flores. E. Corvera-Poiré, C. Garza, R. Castillo
The dioctadecylamine monlayer. Non-equilibrium phase domains. Chapter 12. Current topics in Physics. In Honor of Prof. Sir Roger J. Elliott.
K. Kaski, R. Barrio (eds). 397 pages. Imperial College Press, U.K.. 2005.

55] J. Campos-Terán, J. Mas-Oliva, R. Castillo
Interactions and conformations of α-helical human apolipoprotein CI on hydrophilic and on hydrophobic substrates.
J. Phys.Chem. B 108,20442 (2004).

54] J. Xicohtencatl-Cortes, R. Castillo. J. Mas-Oliva
In Search of New Structural States of Exchangeable Apolipoproteins
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 324, 467 (2004).

53] C. Garza, M. Carbajal-Tinoco, and R. Castillo
Micelles and reverse micelles in the nickel bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate / water /isooctane microemulsion.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 280, 276 (2004).

52] J. Xicohtencatl-Cortes, Jaime Mas-Oliva and Rolando Castillo
Phase transitions of phospholipids monolayers penetrated with apolipoproteins.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B 108, 7307 ( 2004).

51] J. Ruiz-García, A. Moreno, G. Brezesinski, H. Möhwald, J. Mas-Oliva, and R. Castillo
Phase Transitions and Conformational Changes in Monolayers of Human Apolipoproteins CI and AII
The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B 107, 11117 (2003).

50] A. Flores, P. Ize, S. Ramos, and R.Castillo
The dioctadecylamine monolayer. Textures, phase transitions, and dendritic growth.
The Journal of Chemical Physics. 119, 5644, 2003

49] Mas-Oliva J., Moreno A., Ramos S., Xicohtencatl-Cortes J., Campos J. and Castillo.R.
Monolayers of Apolipoprotein AII at the Air/Water interface.
In: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Health. N. S. Dhalla, A. Chockalingam, H. I. Berkowitz and P.K. Singal (Eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, USA. 2003.

48] J. Galvan-Miyoshi, R. Castillo
Fraunhofer Diffraction in the Crystalline Phases of a Monolayer
J. of Physics Condensed. Matter. 14, 4767 (2002).

47] C. Garza, J. Delgado, R. Castillo
A Survey of the Phases and the Metastable phases in the Ternary Systems divalent metal 2-bis [2-ethylhexyl] sulfosuccinate / Isooctane / water.
J. of Physics Condensed. Matter. 14, 4805 (2002).

46] J. Galvan-Miyoshi, S. Ramos, J. Ruiz-García, and R. Castillo
Localized Oscillations and Fraunhofer diffraction in Crystalline Phases of a Monolayer.
The Journal of Chemical Physics. 115, 8178 (2001).

45] V. M. Bolaños-García, S. Ramos, R. Castillo, J. Xicohtencatl-Cortes, and J. Mas-Oliva.
Monolayers of Apolipoproteins at the air/water Interface.
The Journal of Physical. 105, 5757 (2001).

44] G. Juárez-Martínez, C. Garza, R. Castillo, J. K. Baird and A. Moreno
A Dynamic Light Scattering Investigation of the Nucleation and Growth of Thaumatin Crystals.
Journal of Crystal Growth. 232,119 (2001).

43] V. M. Bolaños-García and J. Mas-Oliva S. Ramos and R. Castillo
Phase Transitions in Monolayers of Human Apolipoprotein C1
Journal of Physical Chemistry 30, 6236 (1999).

42] R. Castillo and J. Ruiz-García
Light Scattering in Living poly-a-methylstyrene near the polymerization Line.
The Journal of Chemical Physics. (Communication to Editor). 110, 10,657 (1999).

41] S. Ramos and R. Castillo
Langmuir Monolayers of C17, C19 and C21 fatty acids. Textures, phase transitions, and localized oscillations
The Journal of Chemical Physics, 110, 7021 (1999).

40] C. Garza, M. Veytia, F. Mercado, y R. Castillo
Diseño y Construcción de un Equipo para Desarrollar Medidas de Dispersión de Luz en Líquidos
Memorias del SOMI XIII, Ensenada, México. Oct. 1998

39] M. Terrones, W. K. Hsu, S. Ramos, R. Castillo and H. Terrones.
The Role of Boron Nitride in Graphite Plasma Arcs.
Fullerene Science and Technology. 6, 787 (1998).

38] R. Castillo, C. Garza and J. Orozco.
The Mutual Diffusion Coefficient of the Methanol- n-Hexane Mixture around the Coexistence Line.

37] R. Castillo, S. Ramos and J. Ruiz-García
Brewster Angle Microscopy of Fullerene Monolayers
Physica A. 236, 105 (1997)

36] S. Perez-Casas, M. Costas and R. Castillo
The Effect Of Alcohols In Reverse Micelles of Aerosol-OT. Light Scattering and Heat Capacity Measurements.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 101, 7043, (1997).

35] R. Castillo and J. Orozco
The Thermal Diffusion Factor for the van der Waals Binary Mixture
The Journal of Chemical Physics. 106, 8204 (1997).

34] M. Terrones, W.K. Hsu, H. Terrones, J.P. Zhang, S. Ramos, J.P. Jare, R. Castillo, K. Prassides, A.K. Cheetham, H.W. Kroto, and D.R. M. Walton.
Metal Particle Catalysed Production of Nonoscale BN Structures.
Chemical Physics Letters. 259, 568 (1996).

33] R. Castillo, S. Ramos, J. Ruiz-García
Direct Observation of C60 and C70 Using Brewster Angle Microscopy.
Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100, 15235 (1996)

32] R. Castillo and C. Garza
Mutual Diffusion Coefficient of Alkaline-Earth and Third Family Metal Chlorides In Aqueous Solutions.
International Journal of Themophysics. 17, 771 (1996).

31] R. Castillo, S. Ramos, R. Cruz, M. Martínez, F. Lara, J. Ruiz-García
Langmuir Films of Calix[8]arene/fullerene Complexes
Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100, 709 (1996).

30] R. Castillo, S. Ramos, C. Varea and J. Ruiz-García.
Langmuir Films of Mixtures of C70 and Arachidic Acid
Fluid Phase Equilibria. 110, 129 (1995).

29] R. Castillo and M. Rivera
The Effect of Traces of Hexyloxyethoxyethanol in the Phase Diagram of 2Butoxyethanol + Water System.
International Journal of Thermophysics. 89, 687 (1995).

28] M. Miki-Yoshida, R. Castillo, S. Ramos, L. Rendon, S. Tehuacanero, B.S. Zou, and M. Jose-Yacamán.
High Resolution Electron Microscopy Studies In Carbon Soots.
Carbon. 32, 231 (1994).

27] R. Castillo, C. Garza and S. Ramos.
Brownian Motion At Molecular Level In Liquid Solutions of C60.
Journal of Physical Chemistry. 98, 4188 (1994).

26] R. Castillo, C. Garza and H. Domínguez.
The Mutual Diffusion Coefficients For The van der Waals Binary Mixture of Types II, III, IV, and V.
Journal of Chemical Physics. 100, 6649 (1994).

25] R. Castillo and C. Garza
Temperature Dependence of The Mutual Diffusion Coefficient in Aqueous Solutions of Alkali-Metal Chlorides.
International Journal of Thermophysics. 14, 1145 (1993).

24] R. Castillo, C. Garza and H. Domínguez.
The Mutual Diffusion Coefficients for the van der Waals Binary Mixture of Type I.
Journal of Chemical Physics. 99, 9899 (1993).

23] J. Orozco and R. Castillo
Free Energy and Transport Properties of The Gaussian Overlap Model.
Journal of Chemical Physics. 99, 1300 (1993).

22] R. Castillo and J. Orozco
Prediction of Transport Properties of Dense Molecular Fluids Using The Effective Diameter Hard-Sphere Theory. Perturbation Method.
Molecular Physics. 79, 343 (1993).

21] R. Castillo, C. Garza and J. Orozco.
Mutual Diffusion Coefficients In The Water-Rich Region Of Water-Phenol Mixtures and Their Relation to Aggregate Formation.
Journal Of Physical Chemistry. 96, 1475 (1992).

20] R. Castillo, A. Villaverde and J. Orozco
Transport Properties in Dense Fluids and Their Binary Mixtures.
Fluid Phase Equilibria. 79, 277 (1992).

19] R.Castillo, J. Orozco and A. Villaverde.
Prediction Of Transport Properties For Lennard-Jones Fluids And Their Binary Mixtures Using The Effective-Diameter Hard-Sphere Kinetic Theory.
Molecular Physics. 74, 1315 (1991)

18] R. C. Castillo, H. Domínguez and M. Costas
Determination of Mutual diffusion Coefficients of the 2-Butoxyethanol-Water System in the Water-Rich Range Using the Taylor Dispersion Technique.
Journal of Physical Chemistry. 94, 8731 (1990).

17] R. Castillo and J.V. Orozco
The Thermal Conductivity of Dense Fluids and Their Mixtures Using the Effective Diameter Revised Enskog Theory.
Physica (Utrecht) A. 166, 505 (1990).

16] R. Castillo and J.V.Orozco
The Thermal Conductivity of Dense fluids Using Revised Enskog Theory.
International Journal of Thermophysics. 11, 1025 (1990).

15] R. Castillo and H. Domínguez
Mutual Diffusion Coefficient Determination Using The Taylor Dispersion Technique. in: A.E. Gonzalez et al (Eds). Lectures on Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. XVIII Winter Meeting on Statistical Physics. Oaxtepec, Mexico.
World Scientific Publications. Singapure. (1989).

14] R. C. Castillo, E. Martina, M. López de Haro, J. Karkheck and G. Stell
Linearized Kinetic Variational Theory (KVT II) and Short Time Kinetic Theory.
Physical Review A. 39, 3106 (1989).

13] R. C. Castillo, M.E. Costas and A. Robledo
Global Behavior of The Diffusion Coefficient for the van der Waals Binary Mixture.
International Journal of Thermophysics. 10, 427 (1989).

12] R. Castillo and S. Castañeda
Correlation Method for the Shear Viscosity of Fluid Mixtures at Moderate Densities.
Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics. 14, 69 (1989).

11] R.C. Castillo, E. Martina and M. López de Haro.
Equilibrium Distribution of the Kinetic Variational Theory II ( KVT II ).
Physica (Utrecht) A. 152, 304 (1988).

10] R. Castillo and S. Castañeda
The Bulk Viscosity in dense Fluids.
International Journal of Thermophysics. 9, 383 (1988).

9] R. Castillo, S. Ramos, J. Nieto and E. González-Partida
Carbon Isotopic Analysis in México: A Progress Report on Some Mexican Ore Deposits and Metamorphic Rocks.
Geofísica Internacional. 27, 149 (1988).

8] R.C. Castillo, E. Martina and M. López de Haro.
Trasport Coefficients from Kinetic Theory.
Kinam. 7, 61 (1986).

7] R.C. Castillo, M. López de Haro and E. Martina
Transport Coefficients of Fluid Mixtures.
International Journal of Thermophysics. 7, 851 (1986).

6] R. Castillo, P. Morales, S. Ramos, I. Mata y O. Vivaldo
El Oxigeno-18 en las Aguas Meteóricas de México.
Revista Mexicana de Física. 31, 637 (1985).

5] R.C. Castillo, A. Cortés, P. Morales, G. Romero and R. Villegas
A Survey of Groundwater flow Using Deuterium and Oxygen-18 as Tracers in the Samalayuca Dunes Northern Mexico.
Revista Mexicana de Física. 30, 647 (1984).

4] R.C. Castillo, P. Morales and A. Cortés
Use of Deuterium and Oxygen-18 in Hydrological Problems at Delicias Valley, Chihuahua Mexico.
Revista Mexicana de Física. 29, 509 (1983).

3] P. Morales and R. Castillo
A Deuterium and Oxygen-18 Study at Villa de Reyes, SLP.Mexico.
Revista Mexicana de Física. 29, 53 (1982).

2] R. Castillo, M. Rubio, F. García-Jiménez
Molecular Orbital Theory Prediction of Primary Fragmentation Sites in Tetracyclic Diterpenoids.
Revista Latinoamericana de Química. 2, 95 (1980).

1] R.A. Cruz, R.C. Castillo, F.J. García and R.I. Reed
The Mass Spectra of 17-13C-Phyllocladene and 3-13C-Methylene Cholestone III.
Organic Mass Spectrometry. 12, 21 (1977).