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Softness matters: effects of compression on the behavior of adsorbed microgels at interfaces

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00235K, Paper
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Yuri Gerelli, Fabrizio Camerin, Steffen Bochenek, Maximilian M. Schmidt, Armando Maestro, Walter Richtering, Emanuela Zaccarelli, Andrea Scotti
As lateral compression is applied, microgel particles with different softness exhibit distinct behaviours. Hard microgels (green particles) are pushed away from the air–water interface, whereas soft ones (orange particles) are less deformed.
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Percolation transitions in a binary mixture of active Brownian particles with different softness

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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Regulating local chemical softness of the collector to homogenize Li deposition for anode-free Li-metal batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03673E, Paper
Jiaming Zhu, Cong Kang, Xiangjun Xiao, Ya Mao, Ying Luo, Yuheng Wang, Quansheng Zhang, Yulin Ma, Chunyu Du, Shuaifeng Lou, Fanpeng Kong, Jingying Xie, Geping Yin
A heterogeneous collector featuring hard-base sites and soft-acid sites is proposed, which significantly reduces nucleation and growth barriers, with no dendrite formation. This finding offers a pathway to rationally design highly efficient collectors for AFLMBs.
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Foam-type hair dye composition for improving hair softness without dripping

The present invention relates to a hair dye composition, and more particularly, to a foam-type hair dye composition comprising: a first agent including a dye and an alkaline agent and a second agent including an oxidant; and a nonionic viscosity increasing agent of a PEG-aliphatic acid ester or a PPG-aliphatic acid ester in one or both of the first agent and the second agent, thereby largely improving dyeing properties without dripping after the composition is coated on hair.