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Microfluidic impedance cytometry with flat-end cylindrical electrodes for accurate and fast analysis of marine microalgae

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2058-2068
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00942D, Paper
Xiaoming Chen, Mo Shen, Shun Liu, Chungang Wu, Liangliang Sun, Zhipeng Song, Jishun Shi, Yulong Yuan, Yong Zhao
We develop a novel microfluidic impedance cytometer for analysis of marine microalgae by inserting ground flat-end cylindrical electrodes into microchannels.
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Multifunctional flexible magnetic drive gripper for target manipulation in complex constrained environments

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2122-2134
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00945A, Paper
Meiying Zhao, Ye Tao, Wenshang Guo, Zhenyou Ge, Hanqing Hu, Ying Yan, Chaoxia Zou, Guiyu Wang, Yukun Ren
A multifunctional flexible magnetic drive gripper is synthetically designed to achieve active steering and carry out operations on different targets in a constrained environment by changing the external magnetic field.
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Recent developments and future perspectives of microfluidics and smart technologies in wearable devices

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,1833-1866
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00089G, Critical Review
Sasikala Apoorva, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Kamalalayam Rajan Sreejith
Wearable devices are increasingly popular in health monitoring, diagnosis, and drug delivery. Advances allow real-time analysis of biofluids like sweat, tears, saliva, wound fluid, and urine.
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Microfluidic Particle Counter Visualizing Mucosal Antibody Levels against SARS-CoV-2 in the Upper Respiratory Tract for Rapid Evaluation of Immune Protection

Lab Chip, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00118D, Paper
Open Access
Jiaheng Li, Lok Ting CHU, Hogi Hartanto, Guihuan Guo, Lu LIU, Jianpeng WU, Minghui Wu, Chenyu Cui, Gaobo Wang, Wengang LIU, Hoi Kwan Kwong, Siying WU, Ting-Hsuan Chen
Mucosal antibodies at the upper respiratory tract are the earliest and most critical responders to prevent respiratory infections, providing an indication to rapidly evaluate immune protection. Here, we report a...
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Evaluating thrombosis risk and patient-specific treatment strategy using an atherothrombosis-on-chip model

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00131A, Paper
Fahima Akther, Hedieh Fallahi, Jun Zhang, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Hang Thu Ta
An atherothrombosis-on-chip model to evaluate thrombosis risk and patient-specific treatment strategy.
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High-throughput viscoelastic characterization of cells in hyperbolic microchannels

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01061A, Paper
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Felix Reichel, Ruchi Goswami, Salvatore Girardo, Jochen Guck
We use hyperbolic microchannels to create a flow field with linearly increasing velocity, leading to a constant tensile stress to probe the viscoelastic properties of cells. We verify our approach on oil droplets and polyacrylamide beads.
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Operando scanning electron microscopy platform for in situ imaging of fluid evolution in nanoporous shale

Lab Chip, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01066J, Paper
Open Access
Artur Davletshin, Wen Song
Fluid-solid interactions in nanoporous materials underlie processes fundamental to nature and the engineered environment, including the thermochemical transformation of argillaceous materials during high-level nuclear waste disposal. Operando fluid-solid resolution at...
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An economical in-class sticker microfluidic activity develops student expertise in microscale physics and device manufacturing

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2176-2192
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00912B, Paper
Open Access
Priscilla Delgado, C. Alessandra Luna, Anjana Dissanayaka, Oluwamayokun Oshinowo, Jesse J. Waggoner, Sara Schley, Todd Fernandez, David R. Myers
This activity enables students to construct geometrically complex microfluidics at their desk with no specialized equipment. It can be easily transported, and helped students significantly improve their understanding of miniaturization science.
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Synthesis and photocatalytic property of Au–TiO2 nanocomposites with controlled morphologies in microfluidic chips

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2253-2261
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01053H, Paper
Ziran Ye, Ping Lu, Yiben Chen, Zhixian Xu, Haixia Huang, Mingjia Zhi, Zi Ang Chen, Bo Yan
We present an efficient approach for the consecutive synthesis of Au–TiO2 nanocomposites with controlled morphologies in a microfluidic chip.
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Distance-based paper analytical device for multiplexed quantification of cytokine biomarkers using carbon dots integrated with molecularly imprinted polymer

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2262-2271
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00055B, Paper
Kawin Khachornsakkul, Ruben Del-Rio-Ruiz, Lita Chheang, Wenxin Zeng, Sameer Sonkusale
A carbon dots and dopamine-imprinted polymer was immobilized onto a distance-based paper channel for simultaneous detection of three cytokine biomarkers without requiring expensive reagents and instruments.
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A cheaper substitute for HRP: ultra-small Cu–Au bimetallic enzyme mimics with infinitesimal steric hindrance to promote catalytic lateral flow immunodetection of clenbuterol

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2272-2279
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01079A, Paper
Huilan Hu, Jiaqi Tian, Rui Shu, Huihui Liu, Shaochi Wang, Xuechi Yin, Jianlong Wang, Daohong Zhang
A lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) is developed for enzyme-catalyzed double-reading determination of clenbuterol (CLE) through the direct electrostatic adsorption of ultra-small copper–gold bimetallic enzyme mimics (USCGs) and monoclonal antibodies.
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A novel ratiometric design of microfluidic paper-based analytical device for the simultaneous detection of Cu2+ and Fe3+ in drinking water using a fluorescent MOF@tetracycline nanocomposite

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2306-2316
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01045G, Paper
Sabah H. Al-Jaf, Sameera Sh. Mohammed Ameen, Khalid M. Omer
On-site monitoring of ions in drinking water is essential for safeguarding public health, ensuring high water quality, and preserving the ecological balance of aquatic ecosystems.
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Integrated high performance microfluidic organic analysis instrument for planetary and space exploration

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00012A, Paper
Anna L. Butterworth, Matin Golozar, Zachary Estlack, Jeremy McCauley, Richard A. Mathies, Jungkyu Kim
This work presents the design, fabrication, and automation of our space flight-format microfabricated sample processing and capillary electrophoresis analysis instrument.
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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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Drug testing of monodisperse arrays of live microdissected tumors using a valved multiwell microfluidic platform

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00016A, Paper
Ethan J. Lockhart, Lisa F. Horowitz, Adán Rodríguez, Songli Zhu, Tran Nguyen, Mehdi Mehrabi, Taranjit S. Gujral, Albert Folch
A microfluidic platform was developed that hydrodynamically traps microdissected cuboids for selective drug treatments and isolates conditions with thermoplastic valves.
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Digital strategies to improve the product quality and production efficiency of fluorinated polymers: 2. Heat removal performance of reactor with internal and external cooling systems

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00203B, Paper
Xi-Bao Zhang, Yin-Ning Zhou, Hao Chen, Zheng-Hong Luo, Liyang Zhou, Guojun Yu, Wenwu Liu, Shiping Zhu
A reactor's heat transfer efficiency can be significantly enhanced and the fluid temperature uniformity can be controlled through introducing cooling water in the agitator and regulating the flow ratio of cooling water in the agitator and jacket.
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Combination of near-infrared spectroscopy and a transient flow method for efficient kinetic analysis of the Claisen rearrangement

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,2975-2983
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00301B, Paper
Yoshihiro Takebayashi, Kiwamu Sue, Sho Kataoka
An automated flow reactor with a rapid inline monitoring using a compact near-infrared spectrometer and a flow rate ramp control enabled high-density kinetic data acquisition.
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Current research status on the structural properties and modification of LiFePO4 cathode materials

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,2830-2845
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00263F, Review Article
Guo Xiaoying, Bao Yuanyuan, Li Wei, Zhao Siqin, Huang Chao
With the current global economy developing at a rapid pace, research into lithium-ion batteries has become a focal point in many major areas.
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Closed-loop identification of enzyme kinetics applying model-based design of experiments

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,2984-2993
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00127C, Paper
Leon Hennecke, Lucas Schaare, Mirko Skiborowski, Andreas Liese
This study presents an automated reactor platform for the identification of enzyme kinetic models using model-based design of experiments on the example of the reduction of NAD+ by formate dehydrogenase from Candida boidinii.
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Review of hydrogen ortho–para conversion: experimental data and reaction kinetics

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,2846-2862
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00259H, Review Article
Fuyu Jiao, Saif Al Ghafri, Keelan T. O'Neill, Paul S. Stanwix, Guinevere M. Sellner, Einar O. Fridjonsson, Neil Robinson, Eric F. May, Michael L. Johns
This work reviews ortho–para hydrogen conversion data for various types of catalysts at cryogenic temperatures and evaluates different reaction kinetic expressions employed to describe these experimental data.
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Boosting the kinetics of PET glycolysis

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,3038-3046
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00235K, Paper
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Maria Schlüter, Ryota Enomoto, Shin Makino, Lisa Weihs, Cyra Lina Stamm, Kerstin Wohlgemuth, Christoph Held
Glycolysis is the most promising chemical recycling method to depolymerize poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) with ethylene glycol (EG) into the monomer bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET).
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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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Transesterification or polymerization? Reaction mechanism and kinetics of 2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate with methanol and the competitive effect on free-radical polymerization

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00406J, Paper
Judith Cabello-Romero, Román Torres-Lubián, Javier Francisco Enríquez-Medrano, Adrián Ochoa-Terán, Jesús Jara-Cortés, Iván Zapata-González
Transesterification of 2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA) with methanol leads to the formation of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and amino alcohol. This reaction significantly affects DEAEMA polymerization giving rise to poly(DEAEMA-co-MMA).
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Unveiling the dynamic CO2 capture performance of MgO promoted with molten salts and CaCO3 via fixed bed reactor experiments

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00432A, Paper
Open Access
Theodoros Papalas, Andy N. Antzaras, Angeliki A. Lemonidou
MgO promoted with molten alkali salts and CaCO3 displayed efficient CO2 capture activity in a fixed bed reactor, attaining 75% CO2 removal at 275 °C and stable cyclic performance, with the promoters providing an alternative carbonation mechanism.
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Selective Separation of Li, Ni, Co and Mn from Model Spent Li Ion Battery Cathode by Dry Processing using Combination of Chlorination and Oxidation

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00328D, Paper
Naoto Tsubouchi, Yuuki Mochizuki
The volatilization of Li, Ni, Co, and Mn during chlorination treatment of LNO, LCO, and LMO (model materials for used LIB cathode material) was investigated with the aim of developing...
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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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Synthesis of ethylphenols and xanthenes via reaction of calcium carbide and phenol: experimental and theoretical studies

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00397G, Paper
Xin Liu, Yuxin Yan, Zhenyu Liu, Qingya Liu
A novel synthesis of xanthenes and ethylphenols by the reaction of phenol with CaC2 without catalysts and solvents.
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Nickel foam supported biochar doped Ni–Mo bimetallic oxide for supercapacitor application

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00471J, Paper
Zhongxin Jin, Kaijia Hu, Feng Lin, Siqi Liu, Ruining Gu, Wei Zhang, Siyu Liu, Caiying Li, Hongyang Liao, Xinping Cai, Haijun Pang, Chunjing Zhang, Huiyuan Ma
A novel C-MoO3-NiO2/NF electrode derived from polyoxometalate and rice is obtained and provides a new strategy for the development of high-performance supercapacitors.
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Correction: Fabricating multi-scale controllable PEDOT:PSS arrays via templated freezing assembly

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3021-3021
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM90038C, Correction
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Yang Lin, Junqiang Mao, Qingrui Fan, Jianjun Wang
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A bio-inspired co-simulation crawling robot enabled by a carbon dot-doped dielectric elastomer

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00029C, Paper
Yubing Han, Bori Shi, En Xie, Peng Huang, Yaozhong Zhou, Chang Xue, Weijia Wen, Huayan Pu, Mengying Zhang, Jinbo Wu
The introduction of NCDs@SiO2 cluster particles not only improves the mechanical and dielectric properties of an elastomer but also exhibits fluorescence and actuation response under the co-stimulation of UV and electricity, respectively.
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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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Thermoresponsive oil-continuous gels based on double-interpenetrating colloidal-particle networks

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3033-3043
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01582C, Paper
Braulio A. Macias-Rodriguez, Roland Gouzy, Corentin Coulais, Krassimir P. Velikov
Gels of multicomponent building blocks offer promising opportunities for the development of novel soft materials with unique and useful structures and properties.
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Surfactant-induced alterations in optoelectronic properties of perylene diimide dyes: modulating sensing responses in the aqueous environment

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3044-3052
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01694C, Paper
Animesh Pal, Nilanjan Dey
The compartmentalization effect of microheterogeneous systems, like surfactant aggregates, showcases altered optoelectronic properties of a perylene diimide-based chromogenic dye (PDI-Ala) compared to bulk water.
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Dilute gel networks vs. clumpy gels in colloidal systems with a competition between repulsive and attractive interactions

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3143-3153
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01717F, Paper
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M. Gimperlein, Jasper N. Immink, M. Schmiedeberg
Dilute and dense systems differ in the way structural properties emerge. Two regimes of percolation might be responsible for differences. Global and local structural properties give insights into these differences.
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Destructive effect of fluctuations on the performance of a Brownian gyrator

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3154-3160
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01606D, Paper
Pascal Viot, Aykut Argun, Giovanni Volpe, Alberto Imparato, Lamberto Rondoni, Gleb Oshanin
The Brownian gyrator is often called a minimal model of a nano-engine performing a rotational motion, because in non-equilibrium conditions its torque, specific angular momentum  and specific angular velocity  have non-zero mean values.
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Can self-propelled objects escape from compression stimulation?

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00288A, Paper
Open Access
Masaki Yoshikai, Muneyuki Matsuo, Nobuhiko J. Suematsu, Hiraku Nishimori, Satoshi Nakata
We studied circular papers impregnated with camphor (CPs) and CPs with magnets (MCPs) as self-propelled objects floating on water under the compression of the water surface as an inanimate system for evacuation in an emergency.
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Divergent self-assembly propensity of enantiomeric phenylalanine amphiphiles that undergo pH-induced nanofiber-to-nanoglobule conversion

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00117F, Paper
Manas Kumar Pradhan, Nayanika Misra, Fathima Sahala, Nyaya Prakash Pradhan, Aasheesh Srivastava
Enantiomeric single phenylalanine derivatives demonstrate very different self-assembling propensity and thermodynamic parameters associated with self-assembly.
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Stable and permeable polyion complex vesicles designed as enzymatic nanoreactors

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00216D, Paper
Yuting Wan, Yuening Qiu, Jin Zhou, Jinbo Liu, Martien A. Cohen Stuart, Yangfeng Peng, Junyou Wang
Stable and permeable polyion complex vesicles designed as enzymatic nanoreactors.
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Avalanche properties at the yielding transition: from externally deformed glasses to active systems

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01354E, Paper
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Carlos Villarroel, Gustavo Düring
We investigated the yielding phenomenon under different scenarios of deformation in the quasistatic limit using numerical simulations of soft particles.
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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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Deformation-dependent gel surface topography due to the elastocapillary and osmocapillary effects

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00139G, Paper
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Luochang Wang, Qihan Liu
Elastocapillary and osmocapillary effects can roughen a stretched surface although the elastic Poisson’s effect always flattens a stretched surface.
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Dynamics and phase behavior of metallo-dielectric rod-shaped microswimmers driven by Alternating Current electric field

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00206G, Paper
Suvendu Kumar Panda, Srikanta Debata, Nomaan Alam Kherani, Dhruv Pratap Singh
The ability to move and self-organize in response to external stimuli is a fascinating feature of living active matter. Here, the metallo-dielectric rod-shaped microswimmers are shown to have a similar...
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Effects of salinity on the flow of dense colloidal suspensions

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3367-3375
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00035H, Paper
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Marc Lagoin, Agnès Piednoir, Rémy Fulcrand, Antoine Bérut
We studied how the flowing dynamics of dense suspensions of silica micro-particles in microfluidic rotating drums experiments is modified when the inter-particles repulsion is progressively screened by increasing the ionic force of the suspension.
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In silico design of misfolding resistant proteins: the role of structural similarity of a competing conformational ensemble in the optimization of frustration

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3283-3298
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00171K, Paper
Bondeepa Saikia, Anupaul Baruah
The degree of similarity of the non-native conformations to the target plays a prominent role in designing misfolding resistant protein sequences.
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Correction: Sizing multimodal suspensions with differential dynamic microscopy

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3376-3376
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM90050B, Correction
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Joe J. Bradley, Vincent A. Martinez, Jochen Arlt, John R. Royer, Wilson C. K. Poon
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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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Effect of Aromatic Side Chain on the Dilational Rheological Properties of N-Acyltaurate Amphiphiles at Water-Decane Interfaces

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00269E, Paper
Yang-Wen Zhu, Zhicheng Xu, Li Zhang, Ping Liu, Yu Hou, Lei Zhang, Lu Zhang
To elucidate the effect of aromatic side chains on dilational rheological properties of N-acyltaurate amphiphiles at the decane-water interface, the interfacial rheological properties of sodium N-2-(2-naphthoxy)-tetradecanolytaurinate (12+N-T) and sodium N-2-(p-butylphenoxy)-...
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Lipidation Alters the Phase-separation of Resilin-like Polypeptides

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00358F, Paper
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Zhe Zhang, Jingjing Ji, Md Shahadat Hossain, Briah Bailey, Shikha Nangia, Davoud Mozhdehi
Biology exploits biomacromolecular phase separation to form condensates, known as membraneless organelles. Despite significant advancements in deciphering sequence determinants for phase separation, modulating these features in vivo remains challenging. A...
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Ligand-dependent folding and unfolding dynamics and free energy landscapes of acylphosphatase

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00131A, Paper
Li Yuan, Hao Sun, Xuening Ma, Yang Wang, Zilong Guo, Xingyu Qi, Shimin Le, Hu Chen
The free energy landscapes of AcP in the absence and presence of Pi are constructed by using stable magnetic tweezers.
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