RSC – Soft Matter latest articles- Bacterial cell membrane models: choosing the lipid composition August 25, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00378D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Alexandra L. Martin, Philip N. Jemmett, Thomas Howitt, Mary H. Wood, Liam R. Cox, Timothy R. Dafforn, Mario Campana, Rebecca J. L. Welbourn, Maximilian W. A. Skoda, Luke A. Clifton, Hadeel Hussain, Jonathan L. […]Alexandra L. Martin
- Multifunctional poly(ionic liquid)/graphitic carbon nitride membranes: Visible light-driven photodegradation coupled with antifouling properties August 25, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00441A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hannah Schimke, Baris Kumru, Hanieh BazyarPolymer membranes are prime candidates for separation and purification processes, with their functionality enhanced by nanoparticle incorporation and diverse polymer structures. Poly(ionic liquids) (PILs), highly charged electrolyte-like polymers, are […]Hannah Schimke
- Sedimentation equilibrium as a probe of the pressure equation of state of active colloids August 25, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00628G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yunhee Choi, Elijah Schiltz-Rouse, Parvin Bayati, Stewart MalloryWe introduce a theoretical and computational framework for extracting the pressure equation of state (EoS) of an active suspension from its steady-state sedimentation profile. As EoSs are […]Yunhee Choi
- Salt-responsive behaviors of PVBTACl, NaPSS, and their complex by molecular dynamics simulations and experiments August 25, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00282F, PaperTianyi Wang, Shubhadeep Nag, Ruchi Patel, Sabit Timilsina, Bhuvnesh Bharti, Yen-Fang Su, Yaxin AnPolyelectrolytes, macromolecules with ionizable groups, play a critical role in applications ranging from energy storage and drug delivery to adhesives, owing to their strong interactions with ionic solutes and water....The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Tianyi Wang
- Programmable rheotaxis of magnetic rollers in time-varying fields August 25, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00682A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yiyang Wu, Guzhong Chen, April Ramos, Kyle J. M. BishopMagnetic microrobots capable of navigating complex fluid environments typically rely on real-time feedback to adjust external fields for propulsion and guidance. As an alternative, we […]Yiyang Wu
- On the Self-Assembly of αB-Crystallin August 24, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00684H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ewelina Lindbladh, Marija Dubackic, Dev Thacker, Sara Linse, Ulf OlssonThe molecular chaperone αB-crystallin is a small heat shock protein which inhibits the aggregation of, among others, Aβ42 and α-synuclein. These proteins are major hallmarks […]Ewelina Lindbladh
- Learning general pair interactions between self-propelled particles August 22, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00655D, PaperJérôme Hem, Alexis Poncet, Pierre Ronceray, Daiki Nishiguchi, Vincent DemerySynthetic active matter systems, such as active colloids, often have complex interactions, which can be of hydrodynamic, chemical or electrostatic origin and cannot be computed from first principles. Here, we...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Jérôme Hem
- Nanotubes of pristine poly(3-hexylthiophene) with modulable conductive properties: the interplay between confinement-induced orientation and interfacial effects August 21, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00507H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Lucas Leveque, Eric Drockenmuller, Imad Laktineh, Pierre Alcouffe, Laurent David, Guillaume Sudre, Anatoli SergheiHere we investigate nanotubes of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) prepared by solvent casting using highly ordered AAO (Anodized Aluminum Oxide) membranes as templates. […]Lucas Leveque
- Curcumin-Loaded Hydrogels Promote Skin Wound Healing August 21, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00621J, Review ArticleJunru Chen, Sirui Liu, Yuchen Tang, Xingyang Guan, Yiran Wang, Qike Li, Shaozhi FuThe skin, an important protective organ of the human body, can develop wounds due to trauma and diseases. If not treated promptly, these wounds can lead to serious health problems....The content of this RSS Feed […]Junru Chen
- Electrostatic correlation free energy for finite polymer chains August 21, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00633C, PaperJacob Horne, Jian QinElectrostatic correlation free energy (ECF) is the basis for modeling the thermodynamic behavior of polyelectrolyte solutions. In the past, it has mainly been estimated using the Edwards approximation, valid for...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryJacob Horne
- Bacterial cell membrane models: choosing the lipid composition August 25, 2025
