The fractal geometry of polymeric materials surfaces: Surface area and fractal length scales
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hector Eduardo Roman, Federico Cesura, Rabia Maryam, Igor Levchenko, Katia Alexander, Claudia Riccardi Using three common polymeric materials (Polypropylene (PP), Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and Polycaprolactone (PCL)), a standard oxygen-plasma treatment and atomic force microscopy (AFM), we perform a scaling analysis of the modified surfaces... 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 24, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Hector Eduardo Roman Source Type: research
The association of structural chirality and liquid crystal anchoring in polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01558K, PaperBrian Radka, Taewoo Lee, Ivan Smalyukh, Tim White Polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals (PSCLCs) are electrically reconfigurable reflective elements. Prior studies have hypothesized and indirectly confirmed that the electro-optic response of these composites is associated with the electrically... 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 24, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Brian Radka Source Type: research
The Permeability of Diamond and Other Microphase-Separated Morphologies in Copolymer Films
Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01532G, PaperIgor Erukhimovich, Yurii A Kriksin, Yaroslav V. Kudryavtsev A method is proposed for the theoretical assessment of potential membrane properties in materials based on microphase-separated block copolymer films subjected to etching of one of the components. The concepts... 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 23, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Igor Erukhimovich Source Type: research
Interfacial rheology of linearly growing polyelectrolyte multilayers at the water –air interface: from liquid to solid viscoelasticity
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.St éphane Pivard, Leandro Jacomine, Felix S. Kratz, Catherine Foussat, Jean-Philippe Lamps, Mélanie Legros, Fouzia Boulmedais, Jan Kierfeld, François Schosseler, Wiebke Drenckhan Using dilatational and shear interfacial rheology, we demonstrate a liquid –solid transition of NaPSS/PAH polyelectrolyte multilayers at liquid interfaces for a number of adsorbed layers above four, with properties depending on (de)formation history. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The cont...
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - January 22, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: St éphane Pivard Source Type: research
Correction: Multi-layer 3D printed dipeptide-based low molecular weight gels
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Max J. S. Hill, Dave J. Adams 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 - January 22, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Max J. S. Hill Source Type: research
Obstructed swelling and fracture of hydrogels
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Abigail Plummer, Caroline Adkins, Jean-Fran çois Louf, Andrej Košmrlj, Sujit S. Datta When swelling hydrogels encounter obstacles, they either expand around the obstacles or fracture, depending on obstacle geometry. 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 - January 22, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Abigail Plummer Source Type: research
Structure and short-time diffusion of concentrated suspensions consisting of silicone-stabilised PMMA particles: a quantitative analysis taking polydispersity effects into account
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Joel Diaz Maier, Joachim Wagner We characterise silicone-stabilised PMMA particles as a hard-sphere model system. Employing light scattering, structure and collective diffusion of these particles are investigated and compared to theoretical predictions for hard-sphere systems. 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 - January 19, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Joel Diaz Maier Source Type: research
Tuning Disorder in Structurally Colored Bioinspired Photonic Glasses
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ahmet Demirors, Kalpana Manne, Sofia Magkiriadou, Frank Scheffold Colloidal crystals, such as opals, display bright and iridescent colors when assembled from submi-cron particles. While the brightness and purity of iridescent colors are well suited for ornaments, signaling, 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 - January 19, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Ahmet Demirors Source Type: research
Isomeric polythiophene: a promising material for low voltage electronic devices
Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01479G, PaperDevendra Kumar, Rudramani Tiwari, Dipendra Kumar Verma, Shashikant Yadav, Km Parwati, Pubali Adhikary, S. Krishnamoorthi Initially, IPTh exhibits positive capacitance varying in the range of 30 –60 μF. However, doping by iodine induces large persistent negative capacitance (up to −1 F). 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 - January 19, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Devendra Kumar Source Type: research
Synthesis of C3-symmetric star shaped amphiphiles for drug delivery applications
Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01388J, PaperAyushi Mittal, Aarti, Sudhanshu Vats, Fatemeh Zabihi, Katharina Achazi, Fiorenza Rancan, Anika Vogt, Rainer Haag, Sunil K. Sharma C3-Symmetric star-shaped aromatic compounds are known to possess unique characteristics which facilitate their industrial and biomedical 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 (Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles)
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - January 19, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Ayushi Mittal Source Type: research
Photo-responsive hydrogels based on a ruthenium complex: synthesis and degradation
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Sara Tavakkoli Fard, Boonya Thongrom, Katharina Achazi, Guoxin Ma, Rainer Haag, C. Christoph Tzschucke We report the synthesis of a photo responsive metallo-hydrogel based on a ruthenium(II) complex as a functional cross-linker. 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 - January 19, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Sara Tavakkoli Fard Source Type: research
Controlling the size and adhesion of DNA droplets using surface- enriched DNA molecules
Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01264F, PaperDaqian Gao, Sam Wilken, Anna B. N. Nguyen, Gabrielle R. Abraham, Tim Liedl, Omar A. Saleh We show that the size and adhesive properties of liquid droplets of DNA can be modulated using a DNA surfactant, with implications for basic biophysical understanding of such droplets, as well as for their applied use. 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 - January 18, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Daqian Gao Source Type: research
Controlled mechanical properties of poly(ionic liquid)-based hydrophobic ion gels by the introduction of alumina nanoparticles with different shapes
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yuna Mizutani, Takaichi Watanabe, Carlos Gonzalez Lopez, Tsutomu Ono Ionic-liquid gels, also known as ion gels, have gained considerable attention due to their high ionic conductivity and CO2 absorption capacity. However, their low mechanical strength has hindered their practical... 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 18, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yuna Mizutani Source Type: research
The adhesion capability of Staphylococcus aureus cells is heterogeneously distributed over the cell envelope
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Christian Spengler, Erik Maikranz, Bernhard Glatz, Michael Andreas Klatt, Hannah Heintz, Markus Bischoff, Ludger Santen, Andreas Fery, Karin Jacobs By experiments and simulations on structured surfaces, we show thatS. aureus cells have adhesive patches that are heterogeneously distributed across the cell envelope. 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 17, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Christian Spengler Source Type: research
Worm-globule transition of amphiphilic pH-responsive heterografted bottlebrushes at air –water interface
Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01635H, PaperMichael T. Kelly, Bin Zhao Heterografted bottlebrushes with hydrophobic and tertiary amine-containing side chains exhibit compression-induced worm-to-globule transitions on the water surface at acidic and basic pH when the mole fraction of tertiary amine side chains is<0.5. 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 - January 17, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Michael T. Kelly Source Type: research
