pH-Controlled Breakup of Fractal Aggregates, Microgels and Gels formed by Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01726E, PaperGireeshkumar Balakrishnan, Miriam Marli de Souza Lima, Fr édérick Niepceron, Olivier Colombani, Taco Nicolai, Christophe Chassenieux The degradation of (micro)gels and fractal aggregates based on self-assembled amphiphilic triblock copolymers has been investigated in water by confocal microscopy and light scattering respectively. The triblock copolymer consisted 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 5, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Gireeshkumar Balakrishnan Source Type: research
Luminescent solvent-free liquids based on Schiff-base boron difluoride complexes with polyethylene glycol chains
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01590D, PaperMasahiro Ikeshita, Miku Ichinose, Takashi Tsuno A series of Schiff-base boron difluoride complexes with polyethylene glycol chains was synthesized and their photophysical properties were examined. These complexes maintained the solvent-free liquid state even at room temperature... 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 5, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Masahiro Ikeshita Source Type: research
Determining Hyperelastic Properties of the Constituents of the Mussel Byssus System
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yulan Lyu, Yong Pang, Tao Liu, Wei Sun The mussel byssus system, comprising of the adhesive plaque, distal thread, and proximal thread, plays a crucial role in the survival of marine mussels amongst ocean waves. Whilst recent research... 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 5, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yulan Lyu Source Type: research
Adhesion-based high-throughput label-free cell sorting using ridged microfluidic channels
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Fatima Ezahra Chrit, Peiru Li, Todd Sulchek, Alexander Alexeev Numerous applications in medical diagnostics, cell engineering therapy, and biotechnology require the identification and sorting of cells that express desired molecular surface markers. We developed a microfluidic method for high-throughput... 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 5, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Fatima Ezahra Chrit Source Type: research
Elucidating the structure of donor –acceptor conjugated polymer aggregates in liquid solution
Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01458D, PaperChinmoy Saha, Md Masrul Huda, Md Abdus Sabuj, Neeraj Rai Molecular dynamics simulations reveal insights into π-stacking, molecular conformations, and solvation effects on the self-assembly of conjugated polymers in liquid 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 (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 2, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Chinmoy Saha Source Type: research
Motor crosslinking augments elasticity in active nematics
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Steven Redford, Jonathan Colen, Jordan L Shivers, Sasha Zemsky, Mehdi Molaei, Cal Floyd, Paul Ruijgrok, Vincenzo Vitelli, Zev Bryant, Aaron Dinner, Margaret Gardel In active materials, uncoordinated internal stresses lead to emergent long-range flows. An understanding of how the behavior of active materials depends on mesoscopic (hydrodynamic) parameters is developing, but there remains... 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 2, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Steven Redford Source Type: research
Multi-population dissolution in confined active fluids
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Cayce Fylling, Joshua Tamayo, Arvind Gopinath, Maxime Theillard Autonomous out-of-equilibrium agents or cells in suspension are ubiquitous in biology and engineering. 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 2, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Cayce Fylling Source Type: research
Force renormalization for probes immersed in an active bath
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jeanine Shea, Gerhard Jung, Friederike Schmid Modelling the dynamics of a passive particle suspended in an active fluid by a generalized Langevin description, we find that dynamical consistency not only requires renormalization of the effective temperature, but also of the effective force. 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 2, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jeanine Shea Source Type: research
Simple and complex coacervation in systems involving plant proteins
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Nirzar Doshi, Wei Guo, Feipeng Chen, Paul Venema, Ho Cheung Shum, Renko de Vries, Xiufeng Li Plant-based foods are gaining popularity as alternatives to meat and dairy products due to sustainability and health concerns. As a consequence there is a renewed interest in the phase behaviour... 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 1, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Nirzar Doshi Source Type: research
The Narrow Escape Problem of a Chiral Active Particle (CAP): An Optimal Scheme
We report a simulation study on the narrow escape kinetics of a Chiral Active Particle (CAP) confined to a circular domain with a narrow escape opening. The study ’s main objective... 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 1, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Alakesh Upadhyaya Source Type: research
Modulation of the electrostatic potential around α-lactalbumin using oligoelectrolyte chains, pH and salt concentration
In this study, we conducted a comprehensive computational investigation of the interaction between α-lactalbumin, a small globular protein, and strong anionic oligoelectrolyte chains with a polymerization degree from 2 to... 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 1, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Paola Beatriz Torres Source Type: research
A Machine Learning Approach to Robustly Determine Director Fields and Analyze Defects in Active Nematics
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yunrui Li, Zahra Zarei, Phu Tran, Yifei Wang, Pengyu Hong, Aparna Baskaran, Michael F. Hagan, Seth Fraden Active nematics are dense systems of rodlike particles that consume energy to drive motion at the level of the individual particles. They exist in natural systems like biological tissues 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 1, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yunrui Li Source Type: research
in situ polymer gelation in confined flow controls intermittent dynamics
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Barrett Smith, Sara M. Hashmi Polymer flows through pores, nozzles and other small channels govern engineered and naturally occurring dynamics in many processes, from 3D printing to oil recovery in the earth ’s subsurface to a... 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 1, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Barrett Smith Source Type: research
Conformation and dynamics of partially active linear polymers
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01162C, PaperMarin Vatin, Sumanta Kundu, Emanuele Locatelli We perform numerical simulations of isolated, partially active polymers, driven out-of-equilibrium by a fraction of their monomers. We show that, if the active beads are all gathered in a contiguous... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - January 31, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Marin Vatin Source Type: research
Trapping and manipulation of bubbles with holographic optical tweezers
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01457F, PaperJuan Manuel Molina-Jimenez, Beatriz Morales-Cruzado, Zenaida Brice ño-Ahumada, Virginia Carrasco-Fadanelli, Erick Sarmiento-Gomez A methodology to manipulate bubbles and measure adhesion forces is presented and validated. Holographic Optical Tweezers are employed to establish a circular array of high intensity points to effectively trap... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - January 31, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Juan Manuel Molina-Jimenez Source Type: research
