RSC – Soft Matter latest articles- Self-limiting states of polar misfits: Frustrated assembly of warped-jigsaw particles May 1, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00136F, PaperMichael Wang, Gregory Michael GrasonWe study the ground state thermodynamics of a model class of geometrically frustrated assemblies, known as warped-jigsaw particles. While it is known that frustration in soft matter assemblies has the...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryMichael Wang
- Hydrodynamics-driven phase-locking and collective motility of sessile active dumbbells May 1, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00049A, PaperUrvi Mahendra Bora, Dhruba Jyoti Mech, Mohd Suhail RizviCollective motion is a phenomenon observed across length scales in nature, from bacterial swarming and tissue migration to the flocking of animals. The mechanisms underlying this behavior vary significantly depending...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryUrvi Mahendra Bora
- Modulating Water-Responsive Actuation Energy of Regenerated Silk Fibroin via Tyrosine Modification April 30, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00040H, CommunicationMaheen Khan, Vignesh Athiyarath, Darjan Podbevsek, Yeojin Jung, Seungri Kim, Yuchen Zhang, Gonca Kilavuz-Ecker, Raymond S. Tu, Xi ChenWater-responsive actuation energy density of regenerated silk fibroin is doubled through tyrosine residue modification, increasing from 1.6 MJ m-3 to 3.5 MJ m-3. FTIR spectroscopy showed the modification results in...The content […]Maheen Khan
- Phase separation in active binary mixtures with chemical reaction April 30, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00263J, PaperSayantan Mondal, Prasenjit DasThe evolution of domains in a phase-separating active binary mixture influenced by chemical reactions. The initially bicontinuous domain morphology transitions into a labyrinthine pattern at later stages.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS […]Sayantan Mondal
- Amoeboid propulsion of active solid bodies, vesicles and droplets: a comparison April 29, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01504E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Reiner Kree, Annette ZippeliusWe present a unified discussion of three types of near-spherical amoeboid microswimmers, driven by periodic, axially symmetric, achiral deformations (swim strokes): a solid deformable body, a vesicle with incompressible fluid...The content […]Reiner Kree
- Field-driven reversible networks from colloidal rods April 29, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00218D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.José Fojo, Rodolfo Subert, Laura Rodríguez-Arco, Modesto T. López-López, Marjolein Dijkstra, Carla Fernández-Rico, Laura AlvarezAC fields drive reversible assembly of colloidal rods into 2D percolated networks. Tunable dipolar interactions control connectivity and pore size, […]José Fojo
- Formation of RNA lipid nanoparticles: an equilibrium process with a liquid intermediate stage April 28, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00023H, PaperJessica Boutros, Ziyue Li, Leah Wright, Robert J. FalconerThis paper presents evidence that RNA-lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) can be assembled using a slow thermodynamically controlled process. This process had a liquid “coacervate” intermediate which divided to form LNPs with a diameter around 100 nm.To cite this article before page numbers […]Jessica Boutros
- Protein monolayer formation: the combined role of the surface features and protein-protein interactions April 28, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00912F, PaperPaola Campione, Grazia Maria Laura Messina, Micaela Giannetti, Claudia Mazzuca, Antonio PalleschiThe study of protein adsorption at the solid-liquid interface is a widely investigated research field because of its crucial relevance in biomaterial applications. In this article we provide a detailed...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Paola Campione
- Measuring collective diffusion coefficients by counting particles in boxes April 27, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM01455C, PaperAdam Carter, Eleanor K. R. Mackay, Brennan Sprinkle, Alice L. Thorneywork, Sophie MarbachA new method which counts particles in increasingly larger virtual observation boxes can access collective diffusion coefficients of colloidal suspensions.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of […]Adam Carter
- Sensitive particle shape dependence of growth-induced mesoscale nematic structure April 27, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00098J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jonas Isensee, Philip BittihnDirected growth, anisotropic cell shapes, and confinement drive self-organization in multicellular systems. We investigate the influence of particle shape on the distribution and dynamics of nematic microdomains in a minimal...The content […]Jonas Isensee
- Self-limiting states of polar misfits: Frustrated assembly of warped-jigsaw particles May 1, 2025
