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A general strategy for the in situ construction of CoSe2–MSex@GA (M = Zn, Ni, and Fe) heterostructures for effective sodium storage

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8078-8092
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01704H, Research Article
Zhengzheng Xu, Yanjiao Li, Shiqi Li, Yingying Chen, Majid Farahmandjou, Guoxiu Wang, Hongxun Yang, Hao Tian
A facile and general strategy is developed for constructing graphene aerogels with in situ encapsulated bimetallic selenide heterostructure materials exhibiting high rate-capabilities and long cycling stabilities in sodium-ion batteries.
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Mesoscopic spiral nanoplates formed by porphyrin-spaced coordination frameworks for enhanced H2O2 photosynthesis

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8037-8046
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01580K, Research Article
Liang He, Er-Xia Chen, Ju-Qiang Xiang, Yu-Jun Guo, Jian Zhang, Qipu Lin
Two-dimensional chiral bismuth–porphyrin metal–organic frameworks featuring mesoscopic square spiral terrace morphology significantly enhance H2O2 photosynthesis.
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Unusual solvent-regulated inversion of a metal stereocenter in an enantiopure Eu2L4 helicate: a new strategy for CPL inversion

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8093-8100
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02276A, Research Article
Qing Ma, Sen Yin, Ziye Song, Ting Gao, Pengfei Yan, Yanyan Zhou, Hongfeng Li
The dinuclear helicate Eu2(LR)4 exhibits a solvent-regulated metal stereocenter Δ/Λ configurational inversion, independent of P/M helical conformational conversion. This reversal process is accompanied by an inversion of the CPL.
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Linker engineering in mixed-ligand metal–organic frameworks for simultaneously enhanced benzene adsorption and benzene/cyclohexane separation

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8101-8109
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01796J, Research Article
Yong-Zheng Zhang, Xin-Dan Zhang, Yan-Kai Zhang, Fu-Tian Wang, Longlong Geng, Hui Hu, Zhen Li, Da-Shuai Zhang, Hongliang Huang, Xiuling Zhang
A novel mixed-ligand metal–organic framework, featuring naphthalene rings in its secondary linker, exhibits exceptional benzene adsorption and separation capacities.
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Critical metal recovery from spent lithium-ion batteries’ leaching solution using electrodialysis technologies: strategies and challenges

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7775-7792
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01978D, Review Article
Tianshu Zhang, Yijun Qian, Changyong Zhang, Tao Qian, Chenglin Yan
This review overviews the recent advances in electrodialysis (ED) in extracting critical metals from spent battery leachate. In addition, strategies and challenges regarding ED techniques toward battery recycling are pointed out.
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Correction: Unexpected in crystallo reactivity of the potential drug bis(maltolato)oxidovanadium(IV) with lysozyme

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8147-8147
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI90073A, Correction
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Maddalena Paolillo, Giarita Ferraro, Irene Cipollone, Eugenio Garribba, Maria Monti, Antonello Merlino
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Stable solid-state potassium metal batteries enabled by a KB11H14·2Me3NBH3 complex electrolyte

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02372B, Research Article
Guo-guo Zhang, Pengtao Qiu, Jiaxin Kang, Zhiwei Lu, An-qi Zhu, Xiaohu Yu, Xuenian Chen
Solid-state potassium metal batteries have increasingly gained attention as promising alternatives in large-scale energy storage due to their safety and low cost. However, these batteries usually suffer from a lack...
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Simple Aliovalent Cation Substitution to Induce Strong Optical Anisotropy Enhancement in Rare Thioantimonates (V) Family

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02280G, Research Article
Qixian Ren, Wangfei Che, Mengmeng Chen, Chen Cui, Yabo Wu, Zhi Su
Thioantimonates containing high oxidation state Sb5+ have proven to exhibit excellent performance in the design of new materials such as infrared optics crystals and lithium-ion batteries. However, as described by...
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Advances in nanoengineering of cathodes for next-generation solid oxide fuel cells

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02451F, Review Article
Chunwen Sun
The progress of nanoengineering of electrodes fabricated by various methods for SOFCs operating at low and intermediate temperatures is reviewed. Future research directions on nanoengineering of cathodes for next-generation SOFCs are also provided.
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Nanoscale sorting of extracellular vesicles via optically-induced dielectrophoresis on an integrated microfluidic system

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,1965-1976
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01007D, Paper
Wei-Jen Soong, Chih-Hung Wang, Chihchen Chen, Gwo-Bin Lee
We devised an innovative method for automated sorting of extracellular vesicles (EVs) employing optically-induced dielectrophoresis on an integrated microfluidic chip. EVs of three distinct size categories could be isolated in 1 h at a purity of 86%.
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A miniprotein receptor electrochemical biosensor chip based on quantum dots

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,1875-1886
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01100C, Paper
Yunong Zhao, Juan Han, Jing Huang, Qing Huang, Yanbing Tao, Ruiqin Gu, Hua-Yao Li, Yang Zhang, Houjin Zhang, Huan Liu
We developed an on-chip laboratory for biomolecule interactions and kinetics analysis based on the three-electrode and high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) chip platform.
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Comparison between dynamic versus static models and real-time monitoring of neuronal dysfunction in an amyloid-β induced neuronal toxic model on a chip platform

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,1887-1902
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00507K, Paper
Open Access
Chu-Chun Liang, Po-Yen Chen, Nien-Che Liu, I-Chi Lee
A 3D neural spheroid-based system with an interstitial level of flow for simulating the brain microenvironment toward a dynamic amyloid-β induced neuronal toxic model was established. A real-time impedance recording was used to monitor the neural network formation and disconnection.
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SeParate: multiway fluorescence-activated droplet sorting based on integration of serial and parallel triaging concepts

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2107-2121
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01075A, Paper
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Wannes Verbist, Jolien Breukers, Sapna Sharma, Iene Rutten, Hans Gerstmans, Lotte Coelmont, Francesco Dal Dosso, Kai Dallmeier, Jeroen Lammertyn
A novel platform, called SeParate, enabling accurate multiplex droplet sorting by integrating serial and parallel sorting principles for three model systems with increasing complexity and intra-subpopulation variation in fluorescence intensities.
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Microphysiological pancreas-on-chip platform with integrated sensors to model endocrine function and metabolism

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2080-2093
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00838J, Paper
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Katharina Schlünder, Madalena Cipriano, Aline Zbinden, Stefanie Fuchs, Torsten Mayr, Katja Schenke-Layland, Peter Loskill
Pancreatic in vitro models are crucial for research on diseases such as diabetes mellitus. A novel thermoplastic organ-on-chip with integrated real-time read-outs models the complex microphysiological structure and function of the endocrine pancreas.
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Spatially controlled diffusion range of tumor-associated angiogenic factors to develop a tumor model using a microfluidic resistive circuit

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00891F, Paper
Yu-Hsiang Hsu, Wen-Chih Yang, Yi-Ting Chen, Che-Yu Lin, Chiou-Fong Yang, Wei-Wen Liu, Subhashree Shivani, Pai-Chi Li
The DC-MPS device uses a velocity V-clamp to create a partition with a steep concentration gradient for simultaneously developing vasculogenic vessels and a tumor. It enables vessel–tumor interaction to develop a tumor model with angiogenic vessels.
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Detection and Identification of Single Ribonucleotide Monophosphates using a Dual In-Plane Nanopore Sensor Made from a Thermoplastic via Replication

Lab Chip, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01062G, Paper
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Steven A. Soper, Chathurika Rathnayaka, Indu Chandrasoma, Junseo Choi, Katie Childers, Maximillian Chibuike, Khurshed Akabirov, Farhad Shiri, Adam R Hall, Collin J McKinney, Matthew David Verber, Sunggook Park
We report the generation of ~8 nm dual in-plane pores fabricated in a thermoplastic via nanoimprint lithography (NIL). These pores were connected in series with nanochannels, one of which served...
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Polar coordinate active-matrix digital microfluidics for high-resolution concentration gradient generation

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2193-2201
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00979C, Paper
Bingbing Zhang, Jinxin Fu, Maohua Du, Kai Jin, Qi Huang, Jiahao Li, Dongping Wang, Siyi Hu, Jinhua Li, Hanbin Ma
Advancing active-matrix digital microfluidics through polar coordinates for precise concentration gradients. Demonstrated with chip photography, concentration gradient solution demo, and efficiency comparison.
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Integrated biocompatible 3D printed isoporous membranes with 7 μm pores

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2202-2207
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00014E, Paper
Matthew S. Viglione, Aubrianna Saxton, Dawson Downs, Adam T. Woolley, Kenneth A. Christensen, Pam M. Van Ry, Gregory P. Nordin
A new 3D printing method allows for fabrication of porous membranes with 7 μm pores. A device mimicking an organ-on-a-chip design is fabricated and seeded with living cells, demonstrating potential for diverse biological and mechanical applications.
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Correction: Integrated biosensors for monitoring microphysiological systems

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2358-2359
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC90026J, Correction
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Lei Mou, Kalpana Mandal, Marvin Magan Mecwan, Ana Lopez Hernandez, Surjendu Maity, Saurabh Sharma, Rondinelli Donizetti Herculano, Satoru Kawakita, Vadim Jucaud, Mehmet Remzi Dokmeci, Ali Khademhosseini
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Designing and prototyping a novel biosensor based on a volumetric bar-chart chip for urea detection

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2298-2305
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00730H, Paper
Mahdi Samadi Khezri, Mohammad Reza Housaindokht, Mojtaba Firouzi
A volumetric bar-chart chip (V-chip) is a microfluidic device based on distance-based quantitative measurement that visualizes analyte concentration without the need for apparatus or data processing.
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High-resolution low-cost LCD 3D printing for microfluidic and organ-on-a-chip devices

Lab Chip, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01125A, Paper
Open Access
Houda Shafique, Vahid Karamzadeh, Geunyong Kim, Molly L. Shen, Yonatan Morocz, Ahmad Sohrabi Kashani, David Juncker
The fabrication of microfluidic devices has progressed from cleanroom manufacturing to replica molding in polymers, and more recently to direct manufacturing by subtractive (e.g., laser machining) and additive (e.g., 3D...
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A paper-based dual functional biosensor for safe and user-friendly point-of-care urine analysis

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00163J, Paper
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Yujia Li, Yingqi Kong, Yubing Hu, Yixuan Li, Rica Asrosa, Wenyu Zhang, Buddha Deka Boruah, Ali K. Yetisen, Andrew Davenport, Tung-Chun Lee, Bing Li
A safe, accurate, and reliable sensing platform for urinary biomarkers analysis of urinary biomarkers is clinically important for the early detection and monitoring of the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), as it has become one of the world's most prevalent non-communicable diseases.
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A Chemist's guide to multi-objective optimization solvers for reaction optimization

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,2882-2891
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00175C, Paper
Aravind Senthil Vel, Daniel Cortés-Borda, François-Xavier Felpin
This paper presents a chemist's guide for selecting multi-objective optimization algorithms for reaction optimization.
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The graph automorphism group of the dissociation microequilibrium of polyprotic acids

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,2925-2937
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00271G, Paper
Nicolás Salas, Justin López, Carlos A. Arango
Effect of permutations σ12,0 and σ21 on graph G2.
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Kinetics of thermal dry reforming of methane for syngas production and solid carbon capture

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,2902-2914
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00312H, Paper
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Manas Mokashi, Akash Bhimrao Shirsath, Sinan Demir, Ahmet Çelik, Patrick Lott, Steffen Tischer, Olaf Deutschmann
By combining numerical simulations and experiments, catalyst-free thermal dry reforming of biogas for sustainable syngas production and solid carbon capture is investigated under industrially viable conditions.
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“25 years of The Netherlands' Catalysis and Chemistry Conference (NCCC)” themed collection – A personal invitation Aromatization of n-alkanes: a mini review on catalysts and reactants

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00384E, Minireview
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Hongqi Wang, Raveendran N. Shiju
The catalytic aromatization of n-alkanes is an important process in the chemical industry, especially for the production of valued-added aromatics from the abundant and unreactive small alkanes. This mini review...
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Two-temperature model of the non-thermal chemical dissociation of CO2

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00300D, Paper
Q. Shen, A. Pikalev, F. J. J. Peeters, J. Gans, M. C. M. van de Sanden
A two-temperature model with a vibrational temperature different from the gas temperature is presented for the decomposition of CO2.
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Design and performance evaluation of low-volatility and low-viscosity absorbents for CO2 capture

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00379A, Paper
Ning Ma, Liu Yang, Zhenchang Fang, Kaijia Jiang, Xinling Li, Zhen Huang
This study synthesized a novel homogeneous non-aqueous absorbent and analyzed hydrogen bonds and viscosities, which were rarely studied before.
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Kinetics of phase separation and aging dynamics of segregating fluid mixtures in the presence of quenched disorder

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,2969-2977
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00204K, Paper
Rounak Bhattacharyya, Bhaskar Sen Gupta
Phase separation of segregating fluid mixtures in the presence of quenched disorder.
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A computational study of nematic core structure and disclination interactions in elastically anisotropic nematics

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,2900-2914
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01616A, Paper
Lucas Myers, Carter Swift, Jonas Rønning, Luiza Angheluta, Jorge Viñals
The structure of isolated disclinations and disclination dipoles in anisotropically elastic nematic liquid crystals is explored via a singular potential computational model.
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Preparation of modified humic acid/TiO2/P(AA-co-AM) nanocomposite hydrogels with enhanced dye adsorption and photocatalysis

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,2937-2954
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01749D, Paper
Xuankun Gong, Amatjan Sawut, Rena Simayi, Ziyue Wang, Yurou Feng
A novel composite hydrogel with exceptional adsorption and photocatalytic properties was synthesized using modified coal-based humic acid (HA-C), modified titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, acrylic acid (AA), and acrylamide (AM) as precursors.
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Self-adhesion of uncrosslinked poly(butadiene-co-acrylonitrile), i.e. nitrile rubber, an inhomogeneous and associative polymer

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,2978-2985
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01630G, Paper
Valentine Hervio, Annie Brûlet, Costantino Creton, Gabriel E. Sanoja
The precursor of NBR, poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene), experiences thermodynamic forces for self-assembly and kinetic barriers for processing. We introduce three strategies to overcome such barriers and enable polymer self-adhesion in the bulk.
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Agent-based modeling of stress anisotropy driven nematic ordering in growing biofilms

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01535A, Paper
Open Access
Changhao Li, Japinder Nijjer, Luyi Feng, Qiuting Zhang, Jing Yan, Sulin Zhang
Our agent-based model reveals complex spatiotemperal evolution of the morphology and internal cell ordering of Vibrio cholerae biofilms.
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Conformational and static properties of tagged chains in solvents: effect of chain connectivity in solvent molecules

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3073-3081
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01473H, Paper
Hong-Yao Li, Bokai Zhang, Zhi-Yong Wang
The radius of gyration of tagged polymer chain: effect of chain length in solvent molecules.
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Solutal Marangoni force controls lateral motion of electrolytic gas bubbles

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3097-3106
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01646C, Paper
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Hongguang Zhang, Yunqing Ma, Mengyuan Huang, Gerd Mutschke, Xianren Zhang
The MD and CFD indicate that the lateral solutal Marangoni force originating from an asymmetric distribution of dissolved gas causes bubbles oscillation and self-pinning effect.
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Disorder-to-order transition of long fibers contained in evaporating sessile drops

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3107-3117
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01735D, Paper
S. Sannyamath, R. Vetter, H. Bonart, M. Hartmann, R. Ganguly, S. Hardt
We demonstrate self-organization of hydrophilic fibers, contained in a sessile droplet in a disordered initial configurations, to transform into an order deposit. Findings suggest new avenues to decorate solid surfaces with filamental structures.
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Shear zones in granular mixtures of hard and soft particles with high and low friction

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3118-3130
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00100A, Paper
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Aditya Pratap Singh, Vasileios Angelidakis, Thorsten Pöschel, Sudeshna Roy
Granular materials show inhomogeneous flows characterized by strain localization.
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Self-assembly of rod–coil–rod block copolymers in a coil-selective solvent: coarse-grained simulation results

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3131-3142
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00251B, Paper
Chiraz Toujani, Luis A. Padilla, Nour Alhraki, Su-Mi Hur, Abelardo Ramírez-Hernández
Parameters that govern the self assembly of a symmetric triblock copolymer.
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Form II to form I transition in solution-crystallized isotactic polybutene-1

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3191-3202
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00152D, Paper
Peng Fu, Jiaxin Huo, Jingqing Li, Claudio De Rosa, Shichun Jiang
Different polymer chains in a solution or melt have different conformations with corresponding entropy at each moment, which would be confined after crystallization.
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Adsorption of semiflexible wormlike polymers to a bar and their double-chain complex formation

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00188E, Paper
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A. N. Semenov, I. A. Nyrkova
The quantitative transfer matrix approach and scaling arguments in terms of trains, loops, tails and supertrains allowed us to characterize the main regimes of semiflexible chain adsorption on a bar and double-chain complex formation.
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Temperature dependence of micelle shape transitions in copolymer solutions: the role of inter-block incompatibility

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00331D, Paper
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M. J. Greenall, M. J. Derry
The incompatibility of the blocks in a copolymer strongly affects the temperature dependence of the micelle shape transitions in solution.
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The interplay of chirality and restricted rotation: stabilisation of chiral, frustrated mesophases over a wide thermal range

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00126E, Paper
Sachin A. Bhat, Channabasaveshwara V. Yelamaggad
Chiral dimers formed by linking cholesterol to phenyl 3-(4-(n-alkoxy)phenyl)propiolate via ω-oxyalkanoyloxy spacer exhibit odd–even effect, stabilizing SmA, N*, BPI/II, & TGBC* phases. TGBC* phase width increases with longer terminal tails.
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Softness matters: effects of compression on the behavior of adsorbed microgels at interfaces

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00235K, Paper
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Yuri Gerelli, Fabrizio Camerin, Steffen Bochenek, Maximilian M. Schmidt, Armando Maestro, Walter Richtering, Emanuela Zaccarelli, Andrea Scotti
As lateral compression is applied, microgel particles with different softness exhibit distinct behaviours. Hard microgels (green particles) are pushed away from the air–water interface, whereas soft ones (orange particles) are less deformed.
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Effects of shear-induced crystallization on the complex viscosity of lamellar-structured concentrated surfactant solutions

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3299-3312
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01198D, Paper
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Parth U. Kelkar, Matthew Kaboolian, Ria D. Corder, Marco Caggioni, Seth Lindberg, Kendra A. Erk
Material relationships at low temperatures were determined for concentrated surfactant solutions using a combination of rheological experiments, cross-polarized microscopy, calorimetry, and small angle X-ray scattering.
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Cosolvent incorporation modulates the thermal and structural response of PNIPAM/silyl methacrylate copolymers

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3322-3336
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00246F, Paper
Jason D. Linn, Fabian A. Rodriguez, Michelle A. Calabrese
The nanoscale structure formation and optical response of aqueous thermoresponsive polymers with reactive silane groups can be widely tuned via polymer architecture and organic cosolvent incorporation.
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Angle-resolved optical spectroscopy of photonic cellulose nanocrystal films reveals the influence of additives on the mechanism of kinetic arrest

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00155A, Paper
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Thomas G. Parton, Richard M. Parker, Sonja Osbild, Silvia Vignolini, Bruno Frka-Petesic
Photonic films produced by cellulose nanocrystal self-assembly offer a sustainable source of colouration. Their angular optical response reveals the suspension conditions at kinetic arrest and how common additives affect this liquid–solid transition.
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Critical Casimir forces in soft matter

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3212-3242
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01408H, Review Article
A. Gambassi, S. Dietrich
We review recent advances in the theoretical, numerical, and experimental studies of critical Casimir forces in soft matter, with particular emphasis on their relevance for the structures of colloidal suspensions and on their dynamics.
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Experimental observation of near-wall effects during the puncture of soft solids

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01216F, Paper
Christopher W. Barney, Szabolcs Berezvai, Allison L. Chau, Younghoon Kwon, Angela A. Pitenis, Robert M. McMeeking, Megan T. Valentine, Matthew E. Helgeson
The measured force during a puncture test is found to increase when the needle tip is near to the vial walls. An experimental method for quantifying this increase in stiffness is developed.
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Resource limitation and population fluctuation drive spatiotemporal order in microbial communities

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00066H, Paper
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Rohit Khandoori, Kaustav Mondal, Pushpita Ghosh
Resource-driven dynamics in bacterial colonies. Insights into cell length regulation and spatial organization reveal the complex interplay between resources and microbial community dynamics.
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Effect of equilibration time on the structural gradient in the vertical direction for bicontinuous microemulsions in Winsor-III and -IV systems

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01741A, Paper
Douglas G. Hayes, Brian A. Barth, Sai Venkatesh Pingali
Both equilibration time and the transfer of Winsor-III microemulsion systems from one container to another affect the structure of the bicontinuous phase in the vertical direction.
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