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• Empirical Corrections to the Activation Energy Barrier Allow Classical Nucleation Theory to Better Predict Phase Change Kinetics in Colloidal Hard Spheres and Beyond: The Use of Thermodynamic Reference States to Address Out-of-Equilibrium Conditions Tháng 6 29, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00294C, PaperPeter J SkrdlaDespite being a century old, classical nucleation theory (CNT) remains in wide use to this day for qualitatively describing the phase change kinetics spanning a wide variety of materials relevant...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  Peter J Skrdla
• Droplet–substrate timescale matching modulates impact outcomes on flexible substrates Tháng 6 29, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00497K, PaperBo-Jian Wei, Shurong Gao, Zi-Xuan Wang, Yan-Ru Yang, Congliang Huang, Xiaodong WangDroplet impact on flexible substrates occurs widely in natural and engineering systems. Although substrate deformation and vibration affect impact dynamics, a quantitative framework linking substrate vibration to distinct impact outcomes...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]
  Bo-Jian Wei
• Lateral hydrodynamics in supported membranes: The Evans-Sackmann model and its extensions Tháng 6 28, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00465B, Review ArticleYuto Hosaka, David Andelman, Shigeyuki KomuraWe review the theoretical development and modern applications of the Evans-Sackmann hydrodynamic model for lateral transport in supported fluid membranes. We first cover the original formulation, emphasizing the linear momentum...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  Yuto Hosaka
• Loading iron(III)porphyrin as the gas/anion binding site into methylated β-cyclodextrin-incorporated polymer hydrogels Tháng 6 25, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00256K, Communication Open Access &nbsp 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
• Flow induced by bistable dynamics of soft magnetic pillars near a magnetoelastic instability Tháng 6 25, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00094K, Paper Open Access &nbsp 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
• Adhesives with a thickness smaller than the fractocohesive length enhance adhesion Tháng 6 25, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00382F, Paper Open Access &nbsp 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 Tháng 6 24, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00220J, Review Article Open Access &nbsp 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 Tháng 6 23, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00296J, Paper Open Access &nbsp 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 † Tháng 6 22, 2026
  Soft 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 Chemistry
  Haosheng Wen
• Electrorheology of Suspensions of Oblate Poly(ionic liquid) Ellipsoids Tháng 6 22, 2026
  Soft 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 Chemistry
  Yudong Wang