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Enhanced chemotaxis efficiency of Escherichia coli in viscoelastic solutions

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8675-8683
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01094A, Paper
Shaoying Zhu, Rui He, Caijuan Yue, Rongjing Zhang, Junhua Yuan
E. coli shows enhanced chemotaxis in viscoelastic media, with faster migration and higher accumulation in attractant-rich areas compared to Newtonian conditions.
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Confined bicontinuous microemulsions: nanoscale dynamics of the surfactant film

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8692-8701
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00925H, Paper
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Margarethe Dahl, Olaf Holderer, René Haverkamp, Ingo Hoffmann, Kathleen Wood, Jessica Hübner, Thomas Hellweg, Stefan Wellert
A 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.
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Hydrophobic fouling-resistant electrospun nanofiber membranes from poly(vinylidene fluoride)/polyampholyte blends

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8654-8662
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00817K, Paper
Anuja S. Jayasekara, Luca Mazzaferro, Ryan O’Hara, Ayse Asatekin, Peggy Cebe
This 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.
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Entropically and enthalpically driven self-assembly of a naphthalimide-based luminescent organic π-amphiphile in water

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8684-8691
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00986J, Paper
Sk Mursed Ali, Sujauddin Sk, Shuvajyoti Sarkar, Sayani Das, Nayim Sepay, Mijanur Rahaman Molla
Entropically and enthalpically favourable vesicular self-assembly of a naphthalimide based water soluble luminescent organic dipolar building block is reported.
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Bending of polymer films: a method for obtaining a compressive modulus of thin films

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8589-8600
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00084F, Paper
Akihiro Ohara, Ko Okumura
We constructed a theory and method for measuring the compressive modulus by combining tensile and bending tests. Elastic asymmetry was confirmed in an industrial PET film.
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Extended kinetic theory applied to pressure-controlled shear flows of frictionless spheres between rigid, bumpy planes

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8702-8715
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00831F, Paper
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Dalila Vescovi, Astrid S. de Wijn, Graham L. W. Cross, Diego Berzi
We 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.
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Structure affinity of the Langmuir monolayer and the corresponding Langmuir–Blodgett film revealed by X-ray techniques

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8601-8609
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01050G, Paper
Alvina V. Alexandrova, Maxim A. Shcherbina, Yuriy L. Repchenko, Yuriy M. Selivantiev, Alexander V. Shokurov, Vladimir V. Arslanov, Sofiya L. Selektor
Using X-ray techniques, crown-substituted chromoionophore Langmuir–Blodgett films were proved to preserve the fine structure and functional features of pre-organized monolayers.
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Influence of counterion type on the scattering of a semiflexible polyelectrolyte

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8610-8620
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00874J, Paper
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Anish Gulati, Jack F. Douglas, Olga Matsarskaia, Carlos G. Lopez
Understanding the influence of counterion and backbone solvation on the conformational and thermodynamic properties of polyelectrolytes in solution is one of the main open challenges in polyelectrolyte science.
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Light scattering study of algal floc growth and structure: alum vs. polymeric plant-derived flocculant

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00837E, Paper
Temitope Orimolade, Ngoc-Tram Le, Lyle Trimble, Bandaru Ramarao, Sitaraman Krishnan
Algal flocculation using alum shows dynamic fractal restructuring over time, while Moringa oleifera protein induces faster densification, enhancing floc strength.
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The role of macrocycles in supramolecular assembly with polymers

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,8549-8560
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01053A, Review Article
Ruslan Kashapov, Yuliya Razuvayeva, Elena Fedorova, Lucia Zakharova
Supramolecular self-assembly of polymers with macrocycles has attracted the attention because it enables the spontaneous creation of nanostructures with unique properties.
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Thin free-standing liquid films manipulation: device design to turn on/off gravity in flow regimes for thickness map control and for material structuring

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00951G, Paper
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Paolo Iaccarino, Zhe Wang, Andrea Marfuggi, Simone Russo, Vincenzo Ferraro, Giuseppe Vitiello, Sara Coppola, Ernesto Di Maio
We 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.
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Hydrogel-based 3D fabrication of multiple replicas with varying sizes and materials from a single template via iterative shrinking

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00835A, Paper
Eunseok Heo, Hye Been Koo, Jun Chang Yang, In Cho, Hyun-Hee Lee, Yong-Jin Yoon, Steve Park, Jae-Byum Chang
3D 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...
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Co-assembly of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Gold Nanorods: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Modelling

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00871E, Paper
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Jiaxin Hou, William W Sampson, Ahu Gumrah Dumanli
A 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....
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Understanding Polymer-Colloid Gels: A Solvent Perspective Using Low-Field NMR

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01098A, Communication
Léo Hervéou, Gauthier Legrand, Thibaut Divoux, Guilhem Pablo Baeza
The present work emphasizes the relevance of low-field NMR relaxometry to investigate colloid-polymer hydrogels by probing water dynamics across a wide range of formulations between 10°C and 80°C. By examining...
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Dynamics of switching processes: general results and applications to intermittent active motion

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01054J, Paper
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Ion Santra, Deepak Gupta, Kristian S Olsen
Systems 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...
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Dynamics of polymers in coarse-grained nematic solvents

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00968A, Paper
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Zahra Valei, Karolina Wamsler, Alex J Parker, Therese A Obara, Alex Klotz, Tyler Nathan Shendruk
Polymers 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...
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Interfacial viscoelasticity in oscillating drops of cyclodextrin-surfactant aqueous solution: experiments and theory

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01007H, Paper
José Roberto Romero-Arias, Alberto S. Luviano, Miguel Costas, Aurora Hernandez-Machado, Rafael A Barrio
We present experiments involving oscillating droplets in aqueous cyclodextrin-surfactant solutions. In these experiments, α-cyclodextrin (αCD) and anionic surfactants exhibit remarkable viscoelasticity at the liquid/air interface, with dilatational modulus varying across...
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Fibrotaxis: gradient-free, spontaneous and controllable droplet motion on soft solids

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01022A, Paper
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Sthavishtha Bhopalam, Jesus Bueno, Hector Gomez
Most passive droplet transport strategies rely on spatial variations of material properties to drive droplet motion, leading to gradient-based mechanisms with intrinsic length scales that limit the droplet velocity or...
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Mechanical properties soft hydrogels: assessment by scanning ion-conductance microscopy and atomic force microscopy

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00966E, Paper
Tatiana Tikhonova, Yuri M. Efremov, Vasilii Kolmogorov, Aleksei Iakovlev, Nikolay Sysoev, Peter S. Timashev, Victor Fadeev, Alexander Tivtikyan, Sergey Salikhov, Petr Gorelkin, Yuri Korchev, Alexandr Erofeev, Evgeny Shirshin
The growing interest in biomimetic hydrogels is due to their successful applications in tissue engineering, 3D cell culturing and drug delivery. Major characteristics of hydrogels include swelling, porosity, degradation rate,...
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Ring-shaped nanoparticle assembly and cross-linking on lipid vesicle scaffolds

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01010H, Communication
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Gizem Karabiyik, Aldo Jesorka, Irep Gözen
We show the assembly and cross-linking of carboxylate-modified polystyrene nanoparticles into flexible circular, ring-shaped structures with micrometer sized diameters around the base of surface-adhered giant lipid vesicles.
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Supramolecular chiroptical sensing of chiral species based on circularly polarized luminescence

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00960F, Review Article
Panyang Chen, Huahua Fan, Sifan Du, Xin Wen, Li Zhang, Minghua Liu
Chiral analytes can bind to an achiral fluorescent system to generate circularly polarized luminescence (CPL). Subsequently, the CPL signal can be employed to determine the absolute configuration of the chiral substrate.
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Tribocharging of granular materials flowing in grounded inclined tubes

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01082E, Paper
Nicolas Preud’homme, Julien Schockmel, Eric Opsomer, Geoffroy Lumay
Numerical simulations using the patch model and the method of image charges, validated against experiments, show that tribocharging in granular materials within inclined grounded tubes depends on the tube's tilt angle and length.
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Reversible pH-responsive supramolecular aggregates from viologen based amphiphiles – A molecular design perspective

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00695J, Paper
Redhills L. Narendran, Archita Patnaik
pH responsive self-assembled supramolecular systems in water hold tremendous promise spanning across the various realms of science and technology. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of benzyl viologen (BV)...
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Solvent-Free Confinement of Ordered Microparticle Monolayers: Effect of Host Substrate and Pattern Symmetry

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01196A, Paper
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Ignaas Jimidar, Mitch de Waard, Gijs Roozendaal, Kai Sotthewes
The self-organisation of individual suspended colloids into ordered structures that can be mediated by confinement has garnered interest recently. Despite the push for solvent reduction for sustainability reasons, the comprehension...
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A dynamical system approach to relaxation in glass-forming liquids

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00976B, Paper
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Jack F. Douglas, Qi-Lu Yuan, Jiarui Zhang, Hao Zhang, Wen-Sheng Xu
We adapt a dynamical system approach to the practical matter of estimating relaxation times in both cooled liquids and crystals at elevated temperatures, which we identify as weakly non-integrable dynamical systems.
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A multi-scale framework for predicting α-cyclodextrin assembly on polyethylene glycol axles

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01048E, Paper
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Cameron D. Smith, Chenfeng Ke, Wenlin Zhang
We predict the assembly and time-dependent distribution of cyclodextrin along PEG axles by combining atomistic molecular dynamics with an analytical treatment of bulk diffusion. Our kinetic Monte Carlo can aid in the design of polypseudorotaxanes.
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Obstacle-enhanced spontaneous oscillation of confined active granules

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01027B, Paper
Xue Zhang, Yuxin Tian, Ran Ni, Yong Zhu, Luhui Ning, Peng Liu, Mingcheng Yang, Ning Zheng
Obstacle-enhanced spontaneous oscillation of confined active granules. (a) Without obstacles. (b) With obstacles.
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Biomimetic mineralization of positively charged silica nanoparticles templated by thermoresponsive protein micelles: applications to electrostatic assembly of hierarchical and composite superstructures

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00907J, Paper
Nada Y. Naser, William C. Wixson, Helen Larson, Brandi M. Cossairt, Lilo D. Pozzo, François Baneyx
Exploiting the ability of a solid-binding elastin-like peptide to micellize, we mineralize monodisperse silica nanoparticles whose positive surface charge enables one-step electrostatic assembly of various mono- and bi-material superstructures.
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Pairing-specific microstructure in depletion gels of bidisperse colloids

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00811A, Paper
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Rony A. Waheibi, Lilian C. Hsiao
We report the ensemble-averaged and pairing-specific network microstructure formed by short-range depletion attractions in bidisperse hard sphere-like colloidal systems.
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Individual Closed-Loop Control of Micromotors by Selective Light Actuation

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00810C, Communication
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David Rivas, Max Sokolich, Sambeeta Das
Control of individual micromotors within a group would allow for improved efficiency, greater ability to accomplish complex tasks, higher throughput, and increased adaptability. However, independent control of micromotors remains a...
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Coarsening dynamics of aster defects in a model polar active matter

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00788C, Paper
Soumyadeep Mondal, Pankaj Popli, Sumantra Sarkar
We numerically study the dynamics of topological defects in 2D polar active matter coupled to a conserved density field, which shows anomalous kinetics and defect distribution. The initial many- defect...
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Shape transformations in peptide-DNA coacervates driven by enzyme-catalyzed deacetylation

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01091D, Paper
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Merlijn van Haren, Nienke Helmers, Luuk Verploegen, Viveca Beckers, Evan Spruijt
Biomolecular condensates formed by liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) are important organizers of biochemistry in living cells. Condensate formation can be dynamically regulated, for example by protein binding or enzymatic processes....
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Scale-dependent sharpening of interfacial fluctuations in shape-based models of dense cellular sheets

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00804A, Paper
Haicen Yue, Charles Packard, Daniel Sussman
The properties of tissue interfaces – between separate populations of cells, or between a group of cells and its environment – has attracted intense theoretical, computational, and experimental study. Recent...
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Percolation transitions in a binary mixture of active Brownian particles with different softness

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00981A, Paper
Monika Sanoria, Raghunath Chelakkot, Amitabha Nandi
Homogeneous active Brownian particle (ABP) systems with purely repulsive interactions are considered to exhibit a simple phase behavior, but various physical attributes of active entities can lead to variation in the collective dynamics.
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The influence of active agent motility on SIRS epidemiological dynamics

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00864B, Paper
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R. Kailasham, Aditya S. Khair
Motility induced phase separation of active disks with SIRS epidemiological dynamics.
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Shape memory and recovery mechanism in hard magnetic soft materials

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01165A, Paper
Rong Jia, Kai Tan, Qian Deng
Two parts are integrated to close a circle: shape memory and recovery of hard-magnetic soft materials (HMSMs).
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Self-consistent electrostatic formalism of bulk electrolytes based on the asymmetric treatment of the short- and long-range ion interactions

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01174K, Paper
Sahin Buyukdagli
Internal energy of monovalent electrolytes (left) and dimensionless screening parameter of multivalent electrolytes (right).
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A generalized model for predicting different morphologies of bacterial swarming on a porous solid surface

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01072H, Paper
Uttam Kumar, Pushpavanam Subramaniam
In this study, we develop a comprehensive two-phase model to analyze the dynamics of bacterial swarming on porous substrates. The two distinct phases under consideration are the cell and aqueous...
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Effects of Hydration Water on Bioresponsiveness of Polymer Interfaces Revealed by Analysis of Linear and Cyclic Polymer–Grafted Substrates

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00977K, Paper
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Shin-nosuke Nishimura, Naoya Kurahashi, Shohei Shiomoto, Yoshihisa Harada, Masaru Tanaka
Given that the hydration water of polymer matrices may differ from that of outermost polymer surfaces, processes at biomaterial–biofluid interfaces and role of hydration water therein cannot be adequately examined...
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Magnetic colloidal single particles and dumbbells on a tilted washboard moir'e pattern in a precessing external field

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM01183J, Paper
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Farzaneh Farrokhzad, Nico C. X. Stuhlmüller, Piotr Kuswik, Maciej Urbaniak, Feliks Stobiecki, Sapida Akhundzada, Arno Ehresmann, Daniel de las Heras, Thomas M. Fischer
We measure the dynamical behavior of colloidal singlets and dumbbells on an inclined magnetic moir'e pattern, subject to a precessing external homogeneous magnetic field. At low external field strength single...
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How to Create a CSS-Only Toggle Button

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With the growing eco-system of CSS, designers, and developers are continually seeking ways to leverage its power for interactive UI elements. One such element is the toggle button, an essential interactive component. While more complex features might require JavaScript or …


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Creating Ghost Buttons with CSS

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In recent years, ghost buttons have solidified their position as a trendy and elegant element. Characterized by their transparent nature and minimalist outline, ghost buttons, also known as “empty” or “naked” buttons, offers a sleek, clean aesthetic that can improve …


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Crafting a Spinning Loader with Pure CSS

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How to Create a CSS Text Embossing Effect

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Embossing is a graphical effect used to give the impression that the surface of an image has been raised or pressed in. In web design, an embossed text effect can give your typography a three-dimensional look and feel, often lending …


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CSS Keyframes: From Static to Dynamic Designs

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Web designers often seek tools that can bring static elements to life, and CSS keyframes are a great ally for this task. Keyframes enable us to animate elements over a certain duration, providing our designs with a dynamic feel. Below, …


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Create Neon Style Buttons Using CSS

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CSS truly is a remarkable tool in a web designer’s toolkit, capable of bringing even the most vibrant creative visions to life. Today, we’re immersing ourselves in the radiant world of neon style buttons, showcasing the impressive spectrum of CSS …


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How to Animate Gradient Text Using CSS

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Web design takes a captivating turn when CSS comes into play. It enables a world of transformations, such as taking static text elements and infusing them with life. Our focus today is one such engaging transformation – animate gradient text …


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Ripple Button Effect Using Pure CSS

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Google’s Material Design guidelines introduced the ripple effect, a subtle animation that indicates user action. The ripple effect rapidly gained popularity in web design as a sophisticated visual feedback form that refines user interaction, particularly on buttons. Today, we’ll show …


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Making an Underwater CSS Text Effect

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Published On :: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:11:20 +0000

Web design can serve as a playful exploration ground for learning new techniques. In today’s guide, we’ll dive into the creation of an underwater CSS text effect, not just for the visual outcome, but to deepen our understanding of how …


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Retro CSS Text Effect: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

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CSS offers an array of tools that, when used correctly, can improve the visual experience on your website. In this tutorial, we’ll explore a straightforward way to design a retro text effect with pure CSS. The approach, while not overly …


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