RSC – Soft Matter latest articles- Flow induced by bistable dynamics of soft magnetic pillars near a magnetoelastic instability June 25, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00094K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Charles Paul Moore, Jerome Fresnais, Jean-Francois BerretSoft magnetic filaments driven by external fields provide a versatile model system for nonequilibrium dynamics in active soft matter. We investigate the magnetoelastic response of elastomeric micropillars containing […]Charles Paul Moore
- Loading iron(III)porphyrin as the gas/anion binding site into methylated β-cyclodextrin-incorporated polymer hydrogels June 25, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00256K, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Atsuki Nakagami, Shin-nosuke Nishimura, Tomoyuki Koga, Masahito Kodera, Hiroaki KitagishiFunctions as a simple heme protein model was demonstrated in the hydrogels by loading FeIIITPPS into per-O-methylated β-cyclodextrin (CDMe)-incorporated N-acryloylglycinamide (NAGAm) polymer.To cite this article […]Atsuki Nakagami
- Adhesives with a thickness smaller than the fractocohesive length enhance adhesion June 25, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00382F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jiatai Sun, Yu Wang, Jiawei YangWhen two materials are adhered by an adhesive, two length scales emerge: the adhesive thickness and the adhesive fractocohesive length. The former is a geometric length, and the latter […]Jiatai Sun
- Charles Murray van Wyk, a discreet pioneer of fibre network mechanics June 24, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00220J, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Hugo LachuerIn 1946, C. M. van Wyk published a seminal theoretical paper on wool mechanics, explaining why the mechanical stress applied to wool is a function of the inverse cube of its volume.To […]Hugo Lachuer
- Topological defects mediate collective transport of confluent cells June 23, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00296J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jiusi Zhang, Chung Wing Chan, Bo Li, Rui ZhangCollective cell migration governs a range of physiological and pathological processes, from tissue morphogenesis to cancer invasion, in which topological defects arise as an inevitable consequence […]Jiusi Zhang
- Stress-Boundary-Memory Feedback Drives Vortical-Polar Transitions in Softly Confined Active Matter † June 22, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00266H, PaperHaosheng Wen, Sunil Kumar, Mohamed LaradjiWe computationally investigate how environmental sensitivity of active matter interacts with soft confinement to shape collective dynamics. In our model, the active constituents are represented as self-propelled particles (SPPs), implemented...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryHaosheng Wen
- Biofilm Density Regulates Diffusiophoretic Colloid Delivery June 22, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00320F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zahao Chen, Amir PahlavanBiofilms are structured communities of microorganisms embedded in an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix whose dense, polymer-rich architecture strongly hinders the transport of antimicrobial agents and nanoparticle carriers. Diffusiophoresis, the...The content […]Zahao Chen
- Electrorheology of Suspensions of Oblate Poly(ionic liquid) Ellipsoids June 22, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00398B, PaperYudong Wang, Xiaoyang Zhao, Haoming Pang, Jianbo YinThe shape of dispersed phase particles is an important factor to influence properties of composites and suspensions. Plate-like particles have attracted great attention in the development of high-performance electro-responsive electrorheological...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryYudong Wang
- Multiscale structural–rheological mapping of cancer spheroids during maturation June 18, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00020G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Kajangi Gnanachandran, Massimiliano Berardi, Grażyna Pyka-Fościak, Joanna Pabijan, B. Imran Akca, Małgorzata LekkaMultiscale AFM and HFS reveal how cytoskeletal remodelling, intercellular interfaces, and structural heterogeneity jointly govern the time-dependent rheology of bladder cancer spheroids.To […]Kajangi Gnanachandran
- Space-resolved stress correlation and viscoelastic moduli for polydisperse system: two faces of the stress noise June 17, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00149A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Joerg Baschnagel, Alexander SemenovWe discuss several advances in the theory of space-resolved stress correlations and viscoelastic relaxation moduli for liquids and other amorphous systems. Our study focuses on three aspects: (i) For a...The content […]Joerg Baschnagel
- Flow induced by bistable dynamics of soft magnetic pillars near a magnetoelastic instability June 25, 2026
