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Landscape patterns in a range of spatio-temporal scales Alexander V. Khoroshev, Kirill N. Dyakonov, editors

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Neotropical diversification: patterns and processes / Valentí Rull, Ana Carolina Carnaval, editors

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The Relation Between Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and Rural Households: Evidence from Ethiopia and Tanzania / Giulia Barbanente

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Białowieża Primeval Forest: nature and culture in the Nineteenth Century / Tomasz Samojilik, Anastasia Fedotova, Piotr Daszkiewicz, Ian D. Rotherham

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New frontiers in stress management for durable agriculture Amitava Rakshit, Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Anand Kumar Singh, Uma Shankar Singh, Leonardo Fraceto, editors

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Phase separation driven by production of architectural RNA transcripts

Soft Matter, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02458A, Paper
Tetsuya Yamamoto, Tomohiro Yamazaki, Tetsuro Hirose
We here use an extension of the Flory-Huggins theory to predict that the phase separation is driven by the production of architectural RNA (arcRNA) at a DNA locus with a...
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Proving and interpreting the spontaneous formation of bulk nanobubbles in aqueous organic solvent solutions: effects of solvent type and content

Soft Matter, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00111B, Paper
Open Access
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Ananda J. Jadhav, Mostafa Barigou
We show that the mixing of organic solvents with pure water leads to the spontaneous formation of bulk nanobubbles which exhibit long-term stability on the scale of months.
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Evaporation-induced alignment of nanorods in a thin film

Soft Matter, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00482K, Paper
Narina Jung, Byung Mook Weon, Masao Doi
During solvent evaporation of a thin film, Brownian rod-shaped particles self-assemble into microstructures and their orientation arrangements change while their volume fractions increase. We study the phenomena using a simple...
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Diffusive transport of nanoscale objects through cell membranes: a computational perspective

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3869-3881
DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02338K, Perspective
Ziyang Xu, Lijuan Gao, Pengyu Chen, Li-Tang Yan
Clarifying the diffusion dynamics of nanoscale objects with cell membrane is critical for revealing fundamental physics in biological systems. This perspective highlights the advances in computational and theoretical aspects of this emerging field.
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Structure and tensile properties of the forewing costal vein of the honeybee Apis mellifera

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4057-4064
DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02364J, Paper
Yun Ma, Tianbao Ma, Jianguo Ning, Stanislav Gorb
Our paper reveals the functional morphology and tensile properties of the forewing costal vein of honeybees, reviews studies on wings and discusses outlooks for future research.
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Viscoelastic interfaces comprising of cellulose nanocrystals and lauroyl ethyl arginate for enhanced foam stability

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3981-3990
DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02392E, Paper
Agnieszka Czakaj, Aadithya Kannan, Agnieszka Wiśniewska, Gabriela Grześ, Marcel Krzan, Piotr Warszyński, Gerald G. Fuller
At submillimolar concentrations of lauroyl ethyl arginate, cellulose nanocrystals aggregate and form elongated fibres. This interfacial assembly efficiently stabilises foams.
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Template-based fabrication of spatially organized 3D bioactive constructs using magnetic low-concentration gelation methacrylate (GelMA) microfibers

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3902-3913
DOI: 10.1039/C9SM01945F, Paper
Tao Sun, Yibing Yao, Qing Shi, Huaping Wang, Paolo Dario, Junzhong Sun, Qiang Huang, Toshio Fukuda
A new template-based method to apply low-concentration GelMA microfibers as building blocks for higher-order cellular assembly.
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Role of molecular bend angle and biaxiality in the stabilization of the twist-bend nematic phase

Soft Matter, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00078G, Communication
Wojciech Tomczyk, Lech Longa
Within mean-field theory for V-shaped molecules, we have investigated how the alteration of a molecule's structural features influence the stabilization of modulated and non-modulated nematic phases.
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A heavy intruder in a locally-shaken granular solid

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3921-3928
DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02498K, Paper
Diego Berzi, Stefano Buzzaccaro
We experimentally investigate the gravitational-driven motion of a heavy object inside a vertical 2D assembly of identical, plastic cylinders arranged in a regular, triangular lattice.
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Effects of sodium chloride on rheological behaviour of the gemini-like surfactants

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4024-4031
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00243G, Paper
Xinxin Li, Pengxiang Wang, Xiaoyu Hou, Fang Wang, Han Zhao, Bobo Zhou, Hongwen Zhang, Hongbin Yang, Wanli Kang
Effects of NaCl on the rheological behaviour of the gemini-like surfactants and the mechanism of the effects were investigated.
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Observation of transition cascades in sheared liquid crystalline polymers

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3891-3901
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00275E, Paper
Ryan J. Fox, M. Gregory Forest, Stephen J. Picken, Theo J. Dingemans
We observe anomalous shear thickening behavior of a lyotropic liquid crystalline polymer due to the dynamics of the nematic director.
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Melting scenarios of two-dimensional Hertzian spheres with a single triangular lattice

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3962-3972
DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02262G, Paper
E. N. Tsiok, E. A. Gaiduk, Yu. D. Fomin, V. N. Ryzhov
We present a molecular dynamics simulation study of the phase diagram and melting scenarios of two-dimensional Hertzian spheres with exponent 7/2.
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How clay particulates affect flow cessation and the coiling stability of yield stress-matched cementing suspensions

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3929-3940
DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02414J, Paper
Iman Mehdipour, Hakan Atahan, Narayanan Neithalath, Mathieu Bauchy, Edward Garboczi, Gaurav Sant
Transition from closely-packed to fractally-architected structures with clay addition improves homogeneity and prevents local dewatering, thus enhancing coiling stability of layer-wise extruded cementing suspensions during 3D-printing.
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Normal and shear forces between boundary sphingomyelin layers under aqueous conditions

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3973-3980
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00215A, Paper
Yifeng Cao, Nir Kampf, Weifeng Lin, Jacob Klein
Sphingomyelin boundary layers can maintain extremely low friction under high pressures both in water and at high salt concentration.
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Engineering interfacial entropic effects to generate giant viscosity changes in nanoparticle embedded polymer thin films

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4065-4073
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00019A, Paper
Aparna Swain, Nafisa Begam, Sivasurender Chandran, M. S. Bobji, J. K. Basu
We demonstrate a new method to study the viscosity of PNC thin films, consisting of polymer grafted nanoparticles (PGNPs) embedded in un-entangled homopolymer melt films, using atomic force microscopy based force–distance spectroscopy.
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Inverse leidenfrost drop manipulation using menisci

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4043-4048
DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02363A, Paper
Anaïs Gauthier, Guillaume Lajoinie, Jacco H. Snoeijer, Devaraj van der Meer
The motion of droplets levitated above a liquid surface is controlled using the menisci rising against partially immersed walls.
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Structural properties of contractile gels based on light-driven molecular motors: a small-angle neutron and X-ray study

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4008-4023
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00031K, Paper
Giacomo Mariani, Jean-Rémy Colard-Itté, Emilie Moulin, Nicolas Giuseppone, Eric Buhler
The collective rotation of light-driven molecular motors actuates the structural changes and macroscopic contraction of the chemical gels.
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Correction: Preparation of electrospray ALG/PDA–PVP nanocomposites and their application in cancer therapy

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4074-4074
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM90064H, Correction
Open Access
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Yangjie Xu, Jiulong Zhao, Zhilun Zhang, Jing Zhang, Mingxian Huang, Shige Wang, Pei Xie
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Properties of surface Landau–de Gennes Q-tensor models

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,4032-4042
DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02475A, Paper
Open Access
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Michael Nestler, Ingo Nitschke, Hartmut Löwen, Axel Voigt
Uniaxial nematic liquid crystals whose molecular orientation is subjected to tangential anchoring on a curved surface offer a non trivial interplay between the geometry and the topology of the surface and the orientational degree of freedom.
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Outstanding Reviewers for Soft Matter in 2019

Soft Matter, 2020, 16,3845-3845
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM90069A, Editorial

We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Soft Matter in 2019, as selected by the editorial team for their significant contribution to the journal.
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Modeling atomic force microscopy and shell mechanical properties estimation of coated microbubbles

Soft Matter, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00300J, Paper
Alkmini Lytra, Vassilis Sboros, Antonios Giannakopoulos, Nikos Pelekasis
We present an extensive comparison with experimental data of our theoretical/numerical model for the static response of coated microbubbles (MBs) subject to compression from an atomic force microscope (afm). The...
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Assessing the Extent of Structural and Dynamic Modulation of Membrane Lipids due to Pore Forming Toxins: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Soft Matter, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00086H, Paper
Vadhana Varadarajan, Rajat Desikan, Ganapathy Ayappa
Infections in many virulent bacterial strains are triggered by the release of pore forming toxins (PFTs), which form oligomeric transmembrane pore complexes on the target plasma membrane. The spatial extent...
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Marangoni puffs: dramatically enhanced dissolution of droplets with an entrapped bubble

Soft Matter, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00093K, Paper
José M. Encarnación Escobar, Jaap Nieland, Arie van Houselt, Xuehua Zhang, Detlef Lohse
We present a curious effect observed during the dissolution process of water-immersed long-chain alcohol drops with an entrapped bubble. When the drop-water interface and the air bubble contact each other, a rapid cyclic motion that accelerates the drop's dissolution is found. We name this eye-catching phenomenon puffing.
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Self similarity of liquid droplet coalescence in a quasi-2D free-standing liquid-crystal film

Soft Matter, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00457J, Paper
Christoph Klopp, Torsten Trittel, Ralf Stannarius
Flat droplets coalescing on smectic free-standing films show self-similar dynamics.
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Quantifying the non-equilibrium activity of an active colloid

Soft Matter, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00398K, Paper
Sarah Eldeen, Ryan Muoio, Paris Blaisdell-Pijuan, Ngoc La, Mauricio Gomez, Alex Vidal, Wylie Ahmed
Active matter systems exhibit rich emergent behavior due to constant injection and dissipation of energy at the level of individual agents. We characterize the dissipation of single active colloids.
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Impact of wormlike micelles on nano and macroscopic structure of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils hydrogels

Soft Matter, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00135J, Paper
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Marcelo A. da Silva, Vincenzo Calabrese, Julien Schmitt, Kazi M. Zakir Hossain, Saffron J Bryant, Najet Mahmoudi, Janet L Scott, Karen J Edler
In this work, we investigated the effect of adding surfactant mixtures on the rheological properties of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (OCNF) saline dispersions. Three surfactant mixtures were studied: cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB)/sodium...
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Structural universality in disordered packings with size and shape polydispersity

Soft Matter, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00110D, Paper
Ye Yuan, Wei Deng, Shuixiang Li
Normalized free volume collapses on normalized particle size in polydisperse-sized packings for a given non-spherical particle.
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Bioactive scaffolds based on collagen filaments with tunable physico-chemical and biological features

Soft Matter, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00233J, Paper
Ting Lu, Hong Hu, Yuanqi Li, Qingsong Jiang, Jinlei Su, Hai Lin, Yun Xiao, Xiangdong Zhu, Xingdong Zhang
Native tissues such as nerve bundles, blood vessels and tendons have extracellular matrices with a characteristic linear orientation, which cannot be fully achieved with the current technology for the development of regenerative biomaterials.
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Formation of Fibrillar Crystals Strongly Accelerates the Form II to I Transformation of Polybutene-1

Soft Matter, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00572J, Paper
Jiaqi Zhang, Chang Liu, Xintong Zhao, Zhijie Zhang, Quan Chen
This study examines shear-induced formation of fibrillar form II crystals and subsequent form II to I transformation of an isotactic polybutene-1 sample through a combination of rheology, polarized optical microscope...
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Irreversible adsorption of polymer melts and nanoconfinement effects

Soft Matter, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00361A, Review Article
Simone Napolitano
Since almost a decade, a growing experimental evidence has revealed a strong correlation between the properties of nanoconfined polymers and the number of chains irreversibly adsorbed onto nonrepulsive interfaces, e.g....
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