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Dynamics in polymers with phase separated dynamic bonds: the case of a peculiar temperature dependence Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Peyton Carden, Sirui Ge, Bingrui Li, Subarna Samanta, Alexei P. Sokolov
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Spontaneous oscillation of an active filament under viscosity gradients Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Zhaorong Liu, Youchuang Chao, Zhijun Zheng, Lailai Zhu
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Interfacial energy as an approach to designing amphipathic surfaces during photopolymerization curing Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Sabrina J. Curley, Caroline R. Szczepanski
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A versatile route for the fabrication of micro-patterned polylactic-acid (PLA)-based membranes with tailored morphology via breath figure imprinting Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Rayane Akoumeh, Manale Noun, Deepalekshmi Ponnamma, Maryam Al-Ejji, Khadija M. Zadeh, Alaa H. Hawari, Kenan Song, Mohammad K. Hassan
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Capillary imbibition of confined monodisperse emulsions in microfluidic channels Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Masoud Norouzi Darabad, Sagnik Singha, Siva A. Vanapalli, Mark W. Vaughn, Jerzy Blawzdziewicz
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Ullrich Steiner: portrait of the scientist as a young student Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Jacob Klein
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The sweetest polymer nanoparticles: opportunities ahead for glycogen in nanomedicine Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Quinn A. Besford
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In situ aggregation and early states of gelation of gold nanoparticle dispersions Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Florian Schulz, Avni Jain, Francesco Dallari, Verena Markmann, Felix Lehmkühler
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Deformation-dependent gel surface topography due to the elastocapillary and osmocapillary effects Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Luochang Wang, Qihan Liu
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Switchable origami adhesives Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Wathsala M. A. Jayawardana, Theresa Elder, Timothy Twohig, Andrew B. Croll
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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 (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Douglas G. Hayes, Brian A. Barth, Sai Venkatesh Pingali
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Morphology of impact polypropylene copolymer extruded cast film revealed by confocal Raman imaging Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Chunbo Zhang, Meng Xu, Minqiao Ren, Hongwei Shi, Guoming Liu, Juan Li, Xuanbo Liu, Longgui Zhang, Dali Gao
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Flexible hydrogels connecting adhesion and wetting Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 A-Reum Kim, Surjyasish Mitra, Sudip Shyam, Boxin Zhao, Sushanta K. Mitra
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Spontaneous crumpling of active spherical shells Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 M. C. Gandikota, Shibananda Das, A. Cacciuto
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Theory and simulation of ligand functionalized nanoparticles – a pedagogical overview Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Thi Vo
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Resource limitation and population fluctuation drive spatiotemporal order in microbial communities Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Rohit Khandoori, Kaustav Mondal, Pushpita Ghosh
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Structural interactions in polymer-stabilized magnetic nanocomposites Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Gauri M. Nabar, Abhilasha V. Dehankar, Elizabeth Jergens, Benworth B. Hansen, Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, Matthew Sheffield, Joshua Sangoro, Barbara E. Wyslouzil, Jessica O. Winter
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Collective behavior of squirmers in thin films Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Bohan Wu-Zhang, Dmitry A. Fedosov, Gerhard Gompper
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Ligand-dependent folding and unfolding dynamics and free energy landscapes of acylphosphatase Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Li Yuan, Hao Sun, Xuening Ma, Yang Wang, Zilong Guo, Xingyu Qi, Shimin Le, Hu Chen
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Energy dissipation of a contact line moving on a nanotopographical defect Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Sylvain Franiatte, Germercy Paredes, Thierry Ondarçuhu, Philippe Tordjeman
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Surface charge density and induced currents by self-charging sliding drops Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Pravash Bista, Aaron D. Ratschow, Amy Z. Stetten, Hans-Jürgen Butt, Stefan A.L. Weber
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Improved ionic current rectification utilizing cylindrical nanochannels coated with polyelectrolyte layers of non-uniform thickness Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Nader Nekoubin, Steffen Hardt, Arman Sadeghi
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Spatiotemporal mapping of nanotopography and thickness transitions of ultrathin foam films Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Chenxian Xu, Yiran Zhang, Vivek Sharma
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Temperature dependence of micelle shape transitions in copolymer solutions: the role of inter-block incompatibility Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 M. J. Greenall, M. J. Derry
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Measuring mechanical cues for modeling the stromal matrix in 3D cell cultures Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Linda Srbova, Ossi Arasalo, Arttu J. Lehtonen, Juho Pokki
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Experimental observation of near-wall effects during the puncture of soft solids Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Christopher W. Barney, Szabolcs Berezvai, Allison L. Chau, Younghoon Kwon, Angela A. Pitenis, Robert M. McMeeking, Megan T. Valentine, Matthew E. Helgeson
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Softness matters: effects of compression on the behavior of adsorbed microgels at interfaces Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Yuri Gerelli, Fabrizio Camerin, Steffen Bochenek, Maximilian M. Schmidt, Armando Maestro, Walter Richtering, Emanuela Zaccarelli, Andrea Scotti
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The effect of structural changes on the self-assembly of novel green pyridinium-carboxylate gemini surfactants in Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett films Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Ala’a F. Eftaiha, Abdussalam K. Qaroush, Dina M. Foudeh, Ahmad S. Abo-shunnar, Suhad B. Hammad, Khaleel I. Assaf, Matthew F. Paige
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Faceted wrinkling by contracting a curved boundary Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Anshuman S. Pal, Luka Pocivavsek, Thomas A. Witten
Single-mode deformations of two-dimensional materials, such as the Miura-ori zig-zag fold, are important to the design of deployable structures because of their robustness; these usually require careful pre-patterning of the material. Here we show that inward contraction of a curved boundary produces a fine wrinkle pattern with a novel structure that suggests similar single-mode characteristics, but
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Novel turbulence and coarsening arrest in active-scalar fluids Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Nadia Bihari Padhan, Kolluru Venkata Kiran, Rahul Pandit
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Topology of ferroelectric nematic droplets: the case driven by flexoelectricity or depolarization field Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Yu Zou, Jidan Yang, Xinxin Zhang, Mingjun Huang, Satoshi Aya
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Critical Casimir forces in soft matter Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 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. Distinct from other interactions which act in soft matter, such as electrostatic and van der Waals forces, critical Casimir forces are effective interactions characterised
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Hydrogen bonding enhanced drug–polymer interaction for efficient drug loading and delivery Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Xiaotian Qu, Junran Li, Yishu Yu, Jie Yang
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Self-healing polyacrylates based on dynamic disulfide and quadruple hydrogen bonds Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Longjin Du, Yuting Zhong, Linying Zhao, Chengzhen Hu, Liang Shen, Yuping Yang, Jiang Zhong
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A bio-inspired co-simulation crawling robot enabled by a carbon dot-doped dielectric elastomer Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Yubing Han, Bori Shi, En Xie, Peng Huang, Yaozhong Zhou, Chang Xue, Weijia Wen, Huayan Pu, Mengying Zhang, Jinbo Wu
Flexible actuation materials play a crucial role in biomimetic robots. Seeking methods to enhance actuation and functionality is one of the directions in which actuators strive to meet the high-performance and diverse requirements of environmental conditions. Herein, by utilizing the method of adsorbing N-doped carbon dots (NCDs) onto SiO2 to form clusters of functional particles, a NCDs@SiO2/PDMS
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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 (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Thomas G. Parton, Richard M. Parker, Sonja Osbild, Silvia Vignolini, Bruno Frka-Petesic
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Particle-based and continuum models for confined nematics in two dimensions Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Humberto Híjar, Apala Majumdar
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Agent-based modeling of stress anisotropy driven nematic ordering in growing biofilms Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Changhao Li, Japinder Nijjer, Luyi Feng, Qiuting Zhang, Jing Yan, Sulin Zhang
Living active collectives have evolved with remarkable self-patterning capabilities to adapt to the physical and biological constraints crucial for their growth and survival. However, the intricate process by which complex multicellular patterns emerge from a single founder cell remains elusive. In this study, we utilize an agent-based model, validated through single-cell microscopy imaging, to track
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Avalanche properties at the yielding transition: from externally deformed glasses to active systems Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Carlos Villarroel, Gustavo Düring
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Bacteria–surface interactions: role of impacting bacteria-laden droplets Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Sudip Shyam, Sirshendu Misra, Surjyasish Mitra, Sushanta K. Mitra
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Strong, tough and conductive single-network hydrogels based on deswelling and the salting-out effect Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Xingyue Sun, Haiyi Liang, Lina Ye
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Multiple physical crosslinked highly adhesive and conductive hydrogels for human motion and electrophysiological signal monitoring Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Qirui Wu, Anbang Chen, Yidan Xu, Songjiu Han, Jiayu Zhang, Yujia Chen, Jianren Hang, Xiaoxiang Yang, Lunhui Guan
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Enzymatic functionalization of decellularized tilapia skin scaffolds with enhanced skin regeneration Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Cuixia Chen, Wenwen Tao, Di Jiang, Yanyan Yang, Tiantian Liang, Qilong Gu, Yuran Xu, Junjuan Zhao, Xing Zhou, Xinglong Fan
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Correction: Sizing multimodal suspensions with differential dynamic microscopy Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Joe J. Bradley, Vincent A. Martinez, Jochen Arlt, John R. Royer, Wilson C. K. Poon
Correction for ‘Sizing multimodal suspensions with differential dynamic microscopy’ by Joe J. Bradley et al., Soft Matter, 2023, 19, 8179–8192, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SM00593C.
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The interplay of chirality and restricted rotation: stabilisation of chiral, frustrated mesophases over a wide thermal range Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Sachin A. Bhat, Channabasaveshwara V. Yelamaggad
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Dynamic compaction of cohesive granular materials: scaling behavior and bonding structures Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Max Sonzogni, Jean-Mathieu Vanson, Katerina Ioannidou, Yvan Reynier, Sébastien Martinet, Farhang Radjai
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Adsorption of semiflexible wormlike polymers to a bar and their double-chain complex formation Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 A. N. Semenov, I. A. Nyrkova
We theoretically study pairing (double-strand complexation) of semiflexible wormlike chains (WLC) due to their side-to-side attraction. Considering binding of two WLCs of high stiffness we start with the case of infinite stiffness of one chain which is replaced with a straight bar. A combination of the quantitative transfer matrix approach with scaling arguments in terms of trains, loops of different
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Stable and permeable polyion complex vesicles designed as enzymatic nanoreactors Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Yuting Wan, Yuening Qiu, Jin Zhou, Jinbo Liu, Martien A. Cohen Stuart, Yangfeng Peng, Junyou Wang
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Braiding, twisting, and weaving microscale fibers with capillary forces Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Ahmed Sherif, Maya Winters Faaborg, Cheng Zeng, Michael P. Brenner, Vinothan N. Manoharan
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Pure elongation flow of an electrorheological fluid: insights on wall slip from electrorheology Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Ishu Chaudhary, Manish Kaushal
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Can self-propelled objects escape from compression stimulation? Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 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. Two water chambers—Cin and Cout—were connected via a plastic gate, and eight CPs or eight MCPs were placed on Cin. We monitored the movement of the CPs or MCPs from Cin to Cout
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Pinning–depinning transition of droplets on inclined substrates with a three-dimensional topographical defect Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Ninad V. Mhatre, Satish Kumar
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Analysis of the adhesive secreting cells of Arion subfuscus: insights into the role of microgels in a tough, fast-setting hydrogel glue Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Andrew M. Smith, Patrick Flammang
The slug Arion subfuscus produces a tough, highly adhesive defensive secretion. This secretion is a flexible hydrogel that is toughened by a double network mechanism. While synthetic double network gels typically require extensive time to prepare, this slug creates a tough gel in seconds. To gain insight into how the glue forms a double-network hydrogel so rapidly, the secretory apparatus of this slug
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Divergent self-assembly propensity of enantiomeric phenylalanine amphiphiles that undergo pH-induced nanofiber-to-nanoglobule conversion Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Manas Kumar Pradhan, Nayanika Misra, Fathima Sahala, Nyaya Prakash Pradhan, Aasheesh Srivastava
This study presents the pathway diversity in the self-assembly of enantiomeric single phenylalanine derived amphiphiles (single F-PDAs), viz. L-NapF-EDA and D-NapF-EDA, that form supramolecular hydrogels at varied concentrations (≥1 mg mL−1 and ≥3 mg mL−1, respectively). By fitting the variable temperature circular dichroism (VT-CD) data to the isodesmic model, various thermodynamic parameters associated
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Critical role of lattice vacancies in pressure-induced phase transitions of baroplastic diblock copolymers Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Hiroki Degaki, Ikuo Taniguchi, Shigeru Deguchi, Tsuyoshi Koga
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Achieving controllable and reversible snap-through in pre-strained strips of liquid crystalline elastomers Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 James T. Waters, Anna C. Balazs
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A microrheological examination of insulin-secreting β-cells in healthy and diabetic-like conditions Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Lukas Woolley, Adam Burbidge, Jan Vermant, Fotis Christakopoulos
Pancreatic β-cells regulate glucose homeostasis through glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, which is hindered in type-2 diabetes. Transport of the insulin vesicles is expected to be affected by changes in the viscoelastic and transport properties of the cytoplasm. These are evaluated in situ through particle-tracking measurements using a rat insulinoma β-cell line. The use of inert probes assists
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A computational study of cell membrane damage and intracellular delivery in a cross-slot microchannel Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Ruixin Lu, Peng Yu, Yi Sui
We propose a three-dimensional computational framework to simulate the flow-induced cell membrane damage and the resulting enhanced intracellular mass transport in a cross-slot microchannel. We model the cell as a liquid droplet enclosed by a viscoelastic membrane and solve the cell deformation using a well-tested immersed-boundary lattice-Boltzmann method. The cell membrane damage, which is directly
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Mechanical guidance to self-organization and pattern formation of stem cells Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Wei-Hua Zhou, Lin-Ru Qiao, She-Juan Xie, Zhuo Chang, Xu Yin, Guang-Kui Xu
The self-organization of stem cells (SCs) constitutes the fundamental basis of the development of biological organs and structures. SC-driven patterns are essential for tissue engineering, yet unguided SCs tend to form chaotic patterns, impeding progress in biomedical engineering. Here, we show that simple geometric constraints can be used as an effective mechanical modulation approach that promotes
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Cosolvent incorporation modulates the thermal and structural response of PNIPAM/silyl methacrylate copolymers Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Jason D. Linn, Fabian A. Rodriguez, Michelle A. Calabrese