Unimer Suppression Enables Supersaturated Homopolymer Swollen Micelles with Long-Term Stability after Glassy Entrapment
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Eric R. Williams, Christian X. Ruff, Morgan Stefik Micelle sizes are critical for a range of applications where the simple ability to adjust and lock in specific stable sizes has remained largely elusive. While micelle swelling agents are... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 8, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Eric R. Williams Source Type: research
Thermoresponsive oil-continuous gels based on double-interpenetrating colloidal-particle networks
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01582C, PaperBraulio Macias-Rodriguez, Roland Gouzy, Corentin Coulais, Krassimir Petkov Velikov Gels composed of multicomponent building blocks offer promising opportunities for the development of novel soft materials with unique and useful structures. While interpenetrating polymer networks have been extensively studied and... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 8, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Braulio Macias-Rodriguez Source Type: research
Learning how to find targets in the micro-world: the case of intermittent active Brownian particles
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Michele Caraglio, Harpreet Kaur, Lukas J. Fiderer, Andrea L ópez-Incera, Hans J. Briegel, Thomas Franosch, Gorka Muñoz-Gil Microswimmers able to switch their dynamics between standard and active Brownian motion can learn how to optimize their odds of finding unknown targets by tuning the probability of switching from the active to the passive phase andvice versa. 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 (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 8, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Michele Caraglio Source Type: research
Using cryo-SEM and EDS to investigate the stabilisation of oil-water interfaces in mixed aqueous-and-oil foams.
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yuchen Si, Fraser Laidlaw, Tao Li, Paul Clegg For multi-phase soft matter systems, optical microscopy is frequently employed to distinguish the different phases. Unfortunately, optical microscopy does not succeed in all cases. Consequently, researchers sometimes require more advanced... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 8, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yuchen Si Source Type: research
Influence of adhesion-promoting glycolipids on the structure and stability of solid-supported lipid double-bilayers
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01615C, PaperLukas Bange, Tetiana Mukhina, Giovanna Fragneto, Valeria Rondelli, Emanuel Schneck Glycolipids have a considerable influence on the interaction between adjacent biomembranes and can promote membrane adhesion trough favorable sugar-sugar "bonds" even at low glycolipid fractions. Here, in order to obtain... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 8, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Lukas Bange Source Type: research
Lifetime of vertical giant soap films: role of the relative humidity and film dimensions
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01629C, PaperMarina Pasquet, Fran çois Boulogne, Frederic Restagno, Emmanuelle Rio We consider the lifetime of rectangular vertical soap films, and we explore the influence of relative humidity and both dimensions on the stability of large soap films, reaching heights of... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 8, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Marina Pasquet Source Type: research
Adhesion performance of magnetically responsive surfaces under wet conditions
Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01601C, PaperHao Qin, Xianyu Peng, Tonghang Sui, Peng Yi, Jing Li Two kinds of magnetic responsive micropillar arrays with different terminals are developed using a spray self-assembly method. The coupling effect of geometric structure and external stimuli on the wet adhesion performance between a solid substrate and the developed surface is discussed. 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 (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 8, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Hao Qin Source Type: research
Modulating photothermocapillary interactions for logic operations at the air –water interface
Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01487H, CommunicationNabila Tanjeem, Kendra M. Kreienbrink, Ryan C. Hayward Logic gates (AND, OR, and NOT) have been demonstrated at the air –water interface by using light-driven thermocapillary actuation of microscale particles. 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 (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 8, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Nabila Tanjeem Source Type: research
Partial and complete wetting of droplets of active Brownian particles
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Francesco Turci, Nigel B. Wilding, Robert L. Jack We study wetting droplets formed of active Brownian particles in contact with a repulsive potential barrier, in a wedge geometry. Our numerical results demonstrate a transition between partially wet and... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 8, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Francesco Turci Source Type: research
Self-Assembly of Rigid Amphiphilic Graft Cyclic-brush Copolymers to Nanochannels Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics Simulation
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01674A, PaperMeng Du, Xinrong Yan, Nanrong Zhao, Xin Wang, Dingguo Xu The synthesis of specific artificial nanochannels remains a formidable challenge in the field of nanomaterials and synthetic chemistry. In particular, the preparation of artificial nanochannels using amphiphilic graft cyclic-brush copolymers... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 8, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Meng Du Source Type: research
Polymer Translocation: Effects of Periodically Driven Confinement
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01313H, PaperManish Dwivedi, Swarn Lata Singh, Sanjay Kumar We study the influence of confinement on the translocation dynamics of a linear polymer chain in a good solvent through a cone-shaped pore. Using the Langevin Dynamics simulations, we calculate... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 7, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Manish Dwivedi Source Type: research
Principles and methods for liquid metal actuators
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01756G, Review ArticleJiao Ye, Wentao Xiang, Cai Cheng, Wen-Di Bao, Qi Zhang As a promising material, liquid metals (LM) have gained considerable interest in the field of soft robotics due to their ability to move as designed routines or change their shape... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
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Elucidating the influence of electrostatic force on the re-arrangement of H-bonds of protein polymer in the presence of salts
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01440A, PaperTithi Basu, Sougat Das, Saptarshi Majumdar Polyampholytes/proteins have an intriguing network of hydrogen bonds (H-bonds), especially their secondary structure which plays a crucial role in determining the conformational stability of the polymer. The changes in protein... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
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Phase transitions of fluorotelomer alcohols at the water|alkane interface studied via molecular dynamics simulation
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Stephen Burrows, Jang Won Shon, Boyan Peychev, Radomir I. Slavchov, Stoyan Smoukov Fluorosurfactants are long-lasting environmental pollutants that accumulate at interfaces ranging from aerosol droplet surfaces to cell membranes. Modeling of adsorption-based removal technologies for fluorosurfactants requires accurate simulation methods which can... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 7, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Stephen Burrows Source Type: research
Solutal Marangoni force controls lateral motion of electrolytic gas bubbles
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hongguang Zhang, Yunqing Ma, Mengyuan Huang, Gerd Mutschke, Xianren Zhang Electrochemical gas-evolving reactions have been widely used for industrial energy conversion and storage processes. Gas bubbles form frequently at the electrode surface due to a small gas solubility, thereby reducing... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 6, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Hongguang Zhang Source Type: research
