RSC – Soft Matter latest articles- Computational Study of Multicharged Cyclodextrin Derivatives with Deep Cavities for High-Affinity Host-Guest Recognition June 4, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00346J, PaperBiyang Cheng, Qiaofei Yao, Fuhao Ren, Dengke ShenCyclodextrin (CD) derivatives bearing multicharged side chains exhibit enhanced host-guest binding, with higher selectivity and affinity compared with natural CDs, due to their advantage in deep cavities with polar binding...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryBiyang Cheng
- Elastocapillary lifting and encapsulation of water by a triangular elastic film under gravity June 4, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00232C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Kyoko Shibata, Hana Kanda, Yoshimi Tanaka, Yutaka SuminoWe investigate the encapsulation of water by a thin elastic film as a minimal model of elastocapillary self-folding with fluid transport. An equilateral triangular polydimethylsiloxane film is […]Kyoko Shibata
- Viscous solvent embrittles long-chain polymer networks June 4, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00297H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Haeji Kim, Diogo Costa, Junsoo KimThe toughness of polymer networks is commonly attributed to energy dissipation arising from viscoelastic deformation, leading to a design principle: higher viscosity increases toughness. Here, we show that this […]Haeji Kim
- Formation of assembloids by DNA-mediated synthetic cell self-assembly June 4, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00119J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Anna Burgstaller, Erick Angel Lopez Lopez, Gyu Min Hwang, Kevin Jahnke, Oskar StauferApproaches in tissue engineering, organoid culture, and organs-on-chip have propelled the development of increasingly sophisticated in vitro models of human tissues. However, […]Anna Burgstaller
- Phase dependence of effective surface diffusivity in surfactant monolayers dilatated far from equilibrium June 3, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00090H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Tyler Joseph Mucci, Joe A. Adam, Amir H. HirsaModeling flow of insoluble surfactant monolayers undergoing rapid expansion and compression remains a long-standing challenge in hydrodynamics. In a recent Letter, compressible flow of a DPPC […]Tyler Joseph Mucci
- Convective flow in coalesced droplets under temperature difference for uniform distribution of microspheres in vertical contact-separation June 3, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00259E, PaperShinji Bono, Shintaro Okai, Mary-Johanna Weir Weiss, Boris Stoeber, Satoshi KonishiConvective flow in coalesced droplets under temperature difference for uniform distribution of microspheres in vertical contact-separation Shinji Bono*a,b,c, Shintaro Okaid, Mary-Johanna Weir Weisse, Boris Stoebere,f, Satoshi Konishi*a,b,c,d We brought a...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Shinji Bono
- Modelling the Role of Interaction Heterogeneity in the Gelation of Micron-Scale Colloidal Systems June 3, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00117C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Po-Ting Wu, Ying-Shuo Peng, John C. Crocker, Talid SinnoMicron-scale colloids functionalized with supramolecular moieties represent a versatile platform for self-assembly. Single-stranded DNA functionalization, in particular, has been shown to be a highly tunable approach […]Po-Ting Wu
- Theoretical Modeling and Scaling Laws in Hydrogels Incorporating Convoluted Chain Entropy and Interchain Repulsion June 2, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00139D, PaperMing Li, Haibao LuThe macroscopic mechanical properties of hydrogels are primarily determined by their microscopic network architecture. However, current micromechanical models typically neglect interchain repulsive interactions, and their influence on macroscopic stresses within...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryMing Li
- Preparation and Electrorheological Properties of La-Doped MOF-Ti Composite Encapsulated with TiO 2 June 2, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00292G, PaperHuanhuan Pang, Chuanling Zhang, Ziqi Shan, Shuang Li, Lili Ma, Baoxiang Wang, Chuncheng HaoElectrorheological fluids (ERFs) are intelligent suspensions capable of rapidly transitioning from liquid-like to solid-like states under an applied electric field. In this work, titanium dioxide-coated, lanthanum-doped metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoparticles...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Huanhuan Pang
- Translational diffusion and isomerization reaction of a liquid crystal molecule at solid–liquid interface of ionic liquids studied by total internal reflection-transient grating spectroscopy June 2, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00321D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Masaki Fujiwara, Hideaki Shirota, Kento Kasahara, Nobuyuki Matubayasi, Yoshifumi KimuraThe isomerization reaction of MBBA is accelerated at the interface between ionic liquids and sapphire.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the […]Masaki Fujiwara
- Computational Study of Multicharged Cyclodextrin Derivatives with Deep Cavities for High-Affinity Host-Guest Recognition June 4, 2026
