RSC – Soft Matter latest articles- Machine learning of the anomalous diffusion of branched polymers in crosslinked networks September 29, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00851D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Utku Gürel, Ties Leenstra, Andrea GiuntoliDiffusion processes in complex environments such as the extracellular matrix are crucial in drug delivery. Common analytical theories developed for diffusion in such environments assume spherical, rigid particles. However, […]Utku Gürel
- The occlusion mechanism of hepatic vessels covered by connective tissue September 29, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00546A, PaperBenzhu Guo, Shuai Zuo, Jirong Shi, Shengyu Duan, Panding Wang, Hongshuai Lei, Dong Wu, Zeang ZhaoLaparoscopic liver surgery is the primary choice for the treatment of various liver diseases, because of its significant advantages, including less trauma and fast recovery. Currently, the Pringle manoeuvre remains...The content of this RSS […]Benzhu Guo
- Particle-laden filaments from a draining suspension September 29, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00654F, PaperBenjamin C Druecke, Alireza Hooshanginejad, Ranit Mukherjee, Parham Poureslami, Sungyon LeeWe investigate the drainage of a suspension of non-colloidal particles from an air-filled vertical Hele-Shaw cell. When the channel gap thickness is comparable to the particle size, the suspended particles...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Benjamin C Druecke
- Formation of Tiling Patterns in Hierarchical Structures through Self-Assembly of ABCD Miktoarm Star Quaterpolymers September 29, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00880H, PaperJiaping Wu, Zheng Wang, Yuhua Yin, Run Jiang, Baohui LiBlock copolymers are a key class of soft matter, where phase behavior and the ability to form complex nanostructures are dictated by molecular architecture and block composition. In this study,...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Jiaping Wu
- Surfactant-laden micro-scale droplet coalescence in Bancroft-breaking systems September 29, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00644E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yun Chen, Negin Bahadori, Cari S. DutcherMicrofluidic experiments show droplets coalescence criteria with viscosity ratio and surfactant concentration, and non-monotonic film drainage time is observed.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use […]Yun Chen
- Interfacial healing driven by wetting of nanoparticle films September 29, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00750J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Claire Hotton, Jean-Philippe Renault, Ludovic PauchardDuring the drying of colloidal coatings, stress release can induce mechanical instabilities that often unfold in successive stages. In particular, crack-limited fragments may partially delaminate from the substrate, forming […]Claire Hotton
- Particle pinning as a method to manipulate marginal stability September 25, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00898K, PaperKumpei Shiraishi, Yusuke HaraWe investigate the critical behaviour of low-frequency vibrations in jammed packings with a fraction of pinned particles near the jamming transition. Soft modes form a plateau in the vibrational density...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryKumpei Shiraishi
- Wettability Gradient-Driven Capillary Filling Dynamics in Architected Tapered Microchannels September 25, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00771B, PaperSoumadip Das, Vinod Babasaheb Vanarse, Omkar Suresh DeshmukhCapillary-driven transport is central to soft and biological matter, from plant xylem water ascent to autonomous flows in microfluidic networks. Here, we systematically investigate autonomous capillary filling dynamics in microchannels...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistrySoumadip Das
- Capillary and priming pressures control the penetration of yield-stress fluids through non-wetting 2D meshes September 25, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00759C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Manon Bourgade, Nicolas Bain, Loic Vanel, Mathieu Leocmach, Catherine BarentinForcing hydrophilic fluids through hydrophobic porous solids is a recurrent industrial challenge.If the penetrating fluid is Newtonian, the imposed pressure has to overcome the capillary […]Manon Bourgade
- Emulsification of lyotropic lamellar phases: new formulation routes for stabilized water-in-water emulsions September 24, 2025Soft Matter, 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM00748H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yohann Chapuis, Daniel Ackermann, Florian Martinez, Zoé Lecomte, Andréa Dibamba, Louise Labeyrie, Noëmie Coudon, Ahmed Bentaleb, Jean-Paul Douliez, Etienne Ducrot, Nicolas Martin, Frédéric Nallet, Laurence NavaillesStabilizing water-in-water emulsions remains a key challenge in soft […]Yohann Chapuis
- Machine learning of the anomalous diffusion of branched polymers in crosslinked networks September 29, 2025
