ic The impact of cross-linker distribution on magnetic nanogels: encapsulation, transport and controlled release of the tracer By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00797B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ivan S. Novikau, Ekaterina V. Novak, Sofia S. KantorovichDifferences in crosslinker concentration between the core and periphery of a magnetic nanogel slow down the release of a non-magnetic cargo.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Geometrical impacts of platonic particles on nematic liquid crystal dynamics By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00870G, PaperStiven Villada-Gil, Monirosadat Sadati, Juan D. Ospina-Correa, Daniel A. Olaya-Muñoz, Juan P. Hernández-Ortiz, José A. Martínez-GonzálezIn this work, we studied the defect dynamics of platonic-like colloidal particles immersed in a nematic liquid crystal under flow conditions, analyzing the behavior of disclinations for each of these polyhedra.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Stochastic migrations of Marangoni surfers between two lobes of a dumbbell-shaped confinement By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00914B, PaperAlakesh Upadhyaya, V. S. AkellaWe report an experimental investigation on the stochastic migration dynamics of Marangoni surfers (camphor-infused paper disks) between the two lobes of a dumbbell-shaped chamber.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Stress amplification and relaxation imaging around cracks in nanocomposite gels using ultrasound elastography By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00909F, PaperH. Le Blay, T. Deffieux, L. Laiarinandrasana, M. Tanter, A. MarcellanStress visualization around cracks in NC gels was performed using ultrasonic elastography. Temporal and spatial mapping are performed non-invasively. Over time, the stress gradient is erased by large-scale reorganization of the polymer network.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Drop deformation in a planar elongational flow: impact of surfactant dynamics By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00642A, PaperJulian Wailliez, Paul Regazzi, Anniina Salonen, Paul G. Chen, Marc Jaeger, Marc Leonetti, Emmanuelle RioWe measure the deformation of a drop under an extensional flow. The drop is less deformed than for a pure liquid because of the depletion of surfactants at the tips, which we attribute to the adsorption/desorption dynamics of the surfactants.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Network interactions simultaneously enhance stiffness and lubricity of triple-network hydrogels By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00969J, PaperNabila Ali, Connor J. Demott, Olivia F. Dingus, Melissa A. Grunlan, Alison C. DunnTough hydrogels with a charge-variable third network were assessed for biomimicking lubricity in both water and FBS solution.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Microrheology of gemini surfactants at interfaces and in solutions in the dilute and semidilute regimes By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00860J, PaperMayssa Medfai, Antonio Stocco, Christophe Blanc, Maurizio Nobili, Martin InThe interface of semidilute Gemini surfactant solutions remains fluid and is less viscous than the bulk. Depletion of the viscosity near the interface plays a key role in microrheology.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Carboxymethyl cellulose-stabilized calcium phosphate particles for injectable hydrogel-based bone tissue engineering By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00670D, PaperPiyaporn Srisura, Yuwaporn Pinyakit, Umphan Ngoensawat, Pongsakorn Yuntasiri, Khoiria Nur Atika Putri, Theerapat Chanamuangkon, Waranyoo Phoolcharoen, Varol Intasanta, Voravee P. HovenCarboxymethyl cellulose-stabilized calcium phosphate particles well-dispersed in aqueous solution can be integrated into an injectable hydrogel made of methacrylated hyaluronic acid which is a promising material for bone regeneration applications.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Bubble dynamics manipulation in polymeric foaming By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01040J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Lorenzo Miele, Antonio Abate, Kentaro Taki, Ernesto Di MaioThe inverse pressure quenching treatment is proposed to decouple bubble nucleation from growth, advancing our understanding of the physics governing bubble growth and evolution in polymer foaming.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic A macroscopic magneto-optical response resulting from local effects in ferronematic liquid crystals By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8363-8372DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00577E, PaperXiangshen Meng, Xiaowei Li, Jian Li, Yueqiang Lin, Xiaodong Liu, Zhenghong HeThe dynamic rotational behavior of composite chains under a rotating magnetic field was observed. The birefringence and dichroism variations in FNLCs mainly stem from the magnetic response of the composite chains, indicating local effects.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic The cellular Potts model on disordered lattices By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8337-8352DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00445K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hossein Nemati, J. de GraafExtending the cellular Potts model to disordered Voronoi lattices reduces artifacts observed on regular lattices. An order–disorder transition is observed as a function of surface tension on the disordered lattice and the regular lattices.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Chemo-mechanical model of cell polarization initiated by structural polarity By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8407-8419DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00800F, PaperHexiang Wang, Zhimeng Jia, Yuqiang FangWe establish a multiscale model of a cell to explore the chemomechanical mechanisms of cell polarization initiated by structural polarity. The two-dimensional vertex model is built by coupling the cytoskeletal reorganization and the Cdc42 activation.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Controlling wall–particle interactions with activity By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8395-8406DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00634H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Luke Neville, Jens Eggers, Tanniemola B. LiverpoolThe interaction between a disk and wall in an active nematic depends on a combination of activity and anchoring, with contractile nematics repelling disks with planar anchoring.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Nanoconfinement effects on the dynamics of an ionic liquid-based electrolyte probed by multinuclear NMR By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8436-8445DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01058B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Andrei Filippov, Maiia Rudakova, Victor P. Archipov, Faiz Ullah ShahDiffusivity is controlled by exchange of ions between “narrow” and “large” pores that results in an abnormal temperature variation. Li+ ions are solvated inside the porous glasses and their diffusivity remains slower as compared to the organic ions.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Development of a coarse-grained molecular dynamics model for poly(dimethyl-co-diphenyl)siloxane By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8480-8492DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00875H, PaperWeikang Xian, Amitesh Maiti, Andrew P. Saab, Ying LiPolydimethylsiloxane and its copolymer systems have a wide range of application. We systematically develop a coarse-grained MD model for PDMS-co-PDPS system. The model preserves the structural and dynamic properties of the material quantitatively.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Effective patchiness from critical points of a coarse-grained protein model with explicit shape and charge anisotropy By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8455-8467DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00867G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jens Weimar, Frank Hirschmann, Martin OettelCritical points of an anisotropic, coarse-grained protein model are used to detemine an “effective patchiness” by comparison to the Kern–Frenkel patchy model.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic The surface diffusivity of nanoparticles physically adsorbed at a solid–liquid interface By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8446-8454DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00992D, PaperTroy Singletary, Nima Iranmanesh, Carlos E. ColosquiThis work proposes an analytical model considering the effects of hydrodynamic drag and energy barriers induced by liquid solvation forces to predict the in-plane translational diffusivity of a nanoparticle physically adsorbed on a wetted surface.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Self-assembly of amphiphilic homopolymers grafted onto spherical nanoparticles: complete embedded minimal surfaces and a machine learning algorithm for their recognition By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8385-8394DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00616J, PaperD. A. Mitkovskiy, A. A. Lazutin, A. L. Talis, V. V. VasilevskayaAmphiphilic macromolecules grafted onto spherical nanoparticles can self-assemble into morphological structures corresponding to the family of complete embedded minimal surfaces. They arise situationally, can coexist and transform into each other.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Cell shape and orientation control galvanotactic accuracy By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00952E, PaperIfunanya Nwogbaga, Brian A. CamleyWe study the physical factors that control the accuracy with which elongated cells can sense the direction of an electric field, exploring whether cells are more accurate sensors when oriented parallel to the field or perpendicular to it.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Mechanical characterization of freestanding lipid bilayers with temperature-controlled phase By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8524-8537DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00706A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Arash Yahyazadeh Shourabi, Roland Kieffer, Djanick de Jong, Daniel Tam, Marie-Eve Aubin-TamLipid membranes formed in a microfluidic device are studied with temperature-controlled optical tweezers, revealing how mechanical properties of ripple phase and gel-fluid phase-separated membranes change when heated above the transition temperature.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic pH and glucose dual-responsive phenylboronic acid hydrogels for smart insulin delivery By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01004C, PaperKeke Yang, Hou Bo, Dewei Ma, Mingwei Peng, Qinglong Liu, Ziwen Heng, Zhongwei Gu, Xuhan Liu, Siyuan ChenPhenylboronic acid (PBA) is a widely exploited glucose-sensitive element for constructing glucose-responsive hydrogels to enable smart insulin delivery.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Retraction: Self-assembled organic nanotubes embedding hydrophobic molecules within solid bilayer membranes By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM90171A, Retraction Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Naohiro Kameta, Masumi Asakawa, Mitsutoshi Masuda, Toshimi ShimizuTo cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Retraction: Supramolecular organic nanotubes: how to utilize the inner nanospace and the outer space By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM90172J, Retraction Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Naohiro Kameta, Hiroyuki Minamikawa, Mitsutoshi MasudaTo cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Linking local microstructure to fracture location in a two-dimensional amorphous solid under isotropic strain By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00486H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Max Huisman, Axel Huerre, Saikat Saha, John C. Crocker, Valeria GarbinMachine learning predicts possible crack location in experiments of a fracturing colloid monolayer, shown along with the actual crack path.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Rolling and ordering of micro rods in shear flow induced by rod wall interactions By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00999A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Martin Wittmann, Igor M. Kulić, Antonio Stocco, Juliane SimmchenWe use experiments and theoretical models to investigate the rolling and translational motion of rod-shaped micro particles close to a solid wall in the presence or absence of shear flow.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Modeling nematic phase main-chain liquid crystal elastomer synthesis, mechanics, and thermal actuation via coarse-grained molecular dynamics By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00528G, PaperNicolas Herard, Raja Annapooranan, Todd Henry, Martin Kroger, Shengqiang Cai, Nicholas Boechler, Yelena SliozbergThis paper presents a coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation study of the synthesis, mechanics, and thermal actuation of nematic phase main-chain liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), a type of soft, temperature-responsive, polymeric...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Coupled dynamics in binary mixtures of model colloidal Yukawa systems By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01123F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Daniel Weidig, Joachim WagnerSelf- and collective dynamics in mixtures of highly charged binary colloidal particles is analyzed by Brownian dynamics simulations. For equally charged, but differently sized particles coupling effects in their long-time dynamics are observed.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Enhanced gravitational trapping of bottom-heavy Janus particles over parallel microgrooves By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00989D, PaperYan Wen, Jiayu Liu, Wei Wang, Pik-Yin Lai, Penger TongWe report a systematic study of barrier-crossing dynamics of bottom-heavy self-propelled particles (SPPs) over a one-dimensional periodic potential landscape $U_0(x)$, which is fabricated on a microgroove-patterned polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate. From...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Thickness-dependent response of aerosol-jet-printed ultrathin high-aspect-ratio electrochemical microactuators By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00886C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ji Zhang, Jeremy J. Baumberg, Sohini Kar-NarayanTrilayer electrochemical actuators comprising an electrolyte layer sandwiched between two electrode layers have been shown to exhibit large deformations at low actuation voltages. Here we report aerosol-jet printing (AJP) of...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Long-lived unidirectional flow of active particles within long narrow channels By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00879K, PaperMan Xu, Ying Lan, Yuehua Yang, Hongyuan JiangWe present the dynamics of particles in a device divided into two chambers by V-shaped barriers and connected by a narrow channel. Here three distinct movement modes occur, including stochastic movement, oscillation and unidirectional flows.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Mapping deformation dynamics to composition of topologically-active DNA blends By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01065E, PaperKarthik R. Peddireddy, Ryan McGorty, Rae M. Robertson-AndersonWe leverage in situ enzymatic topological conversion and OpTiDDM to map the deformation dynamics of DNA blends with over 70 fractions of linear, ring and supercoiled molecules that span the phase space of possible topological compositions.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Scale-dependent interactions enable emergent microrheological stress response of actin–vimentin composites By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00988F, PaperJulie Pinchiaroli, Renita Saldanha, Alison E. Patteson, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson, Bekele J. GurmessaThe unique mechanical behaviors of actin–vimentin composites in both linear and nonlinear regimes are shaped by the complex interactions among actin entanglements, vimentin crosslinking, and poroelastic properties.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Morphology and line tension of twist disclinations in a nematic liquid crystal By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01076K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yihao Chen, Mina Mandić, Charlotte G. Slaughter, Michio Tanaka, James M. Kikkawa, Peter J. Collings, A. G. YodhThis work characterizes twist disclinations in nematic liquid crystals, using confocal microscopy to measure their 3D profile and test theoretical predictions, and using magnetic fields to deform the disclinations and measure their line tension.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Active nematic coherence probed under spatial patterns of distributed activity By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00651H, PaperIgnasi Vélez Cerón, Jordi Ignes-Mullol, Francesc SaguesA photoresponsive variant of the paradigmatic active nematic fluid made of microtubules and powered by kinesin motors is studied in the conventional two-dimensional interfaced form when forced under blue-light illumination....The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Banana DNA derivatives as homeotropic alignment layers in optical devices By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8561-8569DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00322E, PaperRafał Węgłowski, Anna Spadło, Dorota WęgłowskaIn this study, DNA extracted from bananas was functionalized and used as a homeotropic alignment layer for liquid crystals.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Dynamical crossovers and correlations in a harmonic chain of active particles By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8638-8653DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00350K, PaperSubhajit Paul, Abhishek Dhar, Debasish ChaudhuriWe explore the dynamics of a tracer in a harmonic chain of active particles, investigating the influence of interactions. Depending upon the time-scales governed by the interaction and the persistence of activity, we explore crossovers between different scaling behaviors of its dynamics.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Revealing microscale bulk structures in polymer–carbon nanocomposites using spin-echo SANS By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8663-8674DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00578C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.L. V. Tiihonen, M. P. Weir, A. J. Parnell, S. C. Boothroyd, D. W. Johnson, R. M. Dalgliesh, M. Bleuel, C. P. Duif, W. G. Bouwman, R. L. Thompson, K. S. Coleman, N. Clarke, W. A. Hamilton, A. L. Washington, S. R. ParnellSpin-echo small-angle neutron scattering (SESANS) revealed structure in polymer–carbon nanocomposites over multiple length scales with unprecedented range (10 nm–16 μm). Data from two SESANS instruments and other methods were analysed with SasView.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Model predictive control of non-interacting active Brownian particles By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8581-8588DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00902A, PaperTitus Quah, Kevin J. Modica, James B. Rawlings, Sho C. TakatoriModel predictive control is used to guide the spatiotemporal distribution of active Brownian particles by forecasting future states and optimizing control inputs to achieve tasks like dividing a population into two groups.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Pickering emulsions for stimuli-responsive transdermal drug delivery: effect of rheology and microstructure on performance By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8621-8637DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00993B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Simona Migliozzi, Yiting He, Maryam Parhizkar, Yang Lan, Panagiota AngeliElucidating the impact of microgels attributes on the microstructure, rheology and functionality of Pickering emulsions.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Enhanced chemotaxis efficiency of Escherichia coli in viscoelastic solutions By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8675-8683DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01094A, PaperShaoying Zhu, Rui He, Caijuan Yue, Rongjing Zhang, Junhua YuanE. coli shows enhanced chemotaxis in viscoelastic media, with faster migration and higher accumulation in attractant-rich areas compared to Newtonian conditions.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Confined bicontinuous microemulsions: nanoscale dynamics of the surfactant film By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8692-8701DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00925H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Margarethe Dahl, Olaf Holderer, René Haverkamp, Ingo Hoffmann, Kathleen Wood, Jessica Hübner, Thomas Hellweg, Stefan WellertA confined bicontinuous C10E4–D2O–n-octane microemulsion is studied using neutron spin echo spectroscopy (NSE). The pore size of the confining matrices determines the dynamics of the confined bicontinuous microemulsion.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Hydrophobic fouling-resistant electrospun nanofiber membranes from poly(vinylidene fluoride)/polyampholyte blends By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8654-8662DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00817K, PaperAnuja S. Jayasekara, Luca Mazzaferro, Ryan O’Hara, Ayse Asatekin, Peggy CebeThis study reports the fabrication of non-woven fibrous membranes from electrospinning blended solutions of PVDF with a random polyampholyte amphiphilic copolymer (r-PAC) in N,N-dimethylformamide and methanol.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Entropically and enthalpically driven self-assembly of a naphthalimide-based luminescent organic π-amphiphile in water By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8684-8691DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00986J, PaperSk Mursed Ali, Sujauddin Sk, Shuvajyoti Sarkar, Sayani Das, Nayim Sepay, Mijanur Rahaman MollaEntropically and enthalpically favourable vesicular self-assembly of a naphthalimide based water soluble luminescent organic dipolar building block is reported.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Extended kinetic theory applied to pressure-controlled shear flows of frictionless spheres between rigid, bumpy planes By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8702-8715DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00831F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Dalila Vescovi, Astrid S. de Wijn, Graham L. W. Cross, Diego BerziWe perform discrete simulations of steady, pressure-imposed, heterogeneous flows of frictionless spheres sheared between parallel bumpy planes, and use the results to test the predictions of the extended kinetic theory of granular gases.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Light scattering study of algal floc growth and structure: alum vs. polymeric plant-derived flocculant By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00837E, PaperTemitope Orimolade, Ngoc-Tram Le, Lyle Trimble, Bandaru Ramarao, Sitaraman KrishnanAlgal flocculation using alum shows dynamic fractal restructuring over time, while Moringa oleifera protein induces faster densification, enhancing floc strength.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Thin free-standing liquid films manipulation: device design to turn on/off gravity in flow regimes for thickness map control and for material structuring By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00951G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Paolo Iaccarino, Zhe Wang, Andrea Marfuggi, Simone Russo, Vincenzo Ferraro, Giuseppe Vitiello, Sara Coppola, Ernesto Di MaioWe design a device to control liquid film drainage, able to switch between viscous-capillary and viscous-gravity regimes to stabilize thickness and modify particle arrangement, offering potential for film studies and 2D structure fabrication.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Hydrogel-based 3D fabrication of multiple replicas with varying sizes and materials from a single template via iterative shrinking By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00835A, PaperEunseok Heo, Hye Been Koo, Jun Chang Yang, In Cho, Hyun-Hee Lee, Yong-Jin Yoon, Steve Park, Jae-Byum Chang3D printing technologies have been widely used for the rapid prototyping of 3D structures, but their application in a broader context has been hampered by their low printing throughput. For...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Co-assembly of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Gold Nanorods: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Modelling By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00871E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jiaxin Hou, William W Sampson, Ahu Gumrah DumanliA coarse-grained molecular dynamics model is developed to explore the co-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and gold nanorods (AuNRs) under sedimentation conditions with varying vol- umetric concentration and particle-size ratios....The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Dynamics of switching processes: general results and applications to intermittent active motion By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01054J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ion Santra, Deepak Gupta, Kristian S OlsenSystems switching between different dynamical phases is an ubiquitous phenomenon. The general understanding of such a process is limited. To this end, we present a general expression that captures fluctuations...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article
ic Dynamics of polymers in coarse-grained nematic solvents By pubs.rsc.org Published On :: Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00968A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zahra Valei, Karolina Wamsler, Alex J Parker, Therese A Obara, Alex Klotz, Tyler Nathan ShendrukPolymers are a primary building block in many biomaterials, often interacting with anisotropic backgrounds. While previous studies have considered polymer dynamics within nematic solvents, rarely are the the effects of...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry Full Article