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• Non-equilibrium phase transitions in hybrid Voronoi models of cell colonies Tháng 6 15, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00238B, PaperMattia Miotto, Giancarlo Ruocco, Matteo PaoluzziEukaryotic cells are characterized by a stiff nucleus whose role in governing the collective behavior of cell aggregates is often underestimated. However, increasing experimental evidence links nuclear mechanics to phenotypic...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  Mattia Miotto
• Decoupling particle size and charge transport in PEDOT:PSS via morphological inheritance of monomer emulsification Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00309E, PaperYucheng Yin, Kai Zhang, Lanlan Wei, Xiang Zhang, Jiajun Hong, Yufei Liu, Min He, Jie YuThe intrinsic trade-off between colloidal processability and macroscopic electrical conductivity has long hindered the advancement of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) in precision flexible electronics.While pursuing nanoscale colloidal dispersions typically leads to...The content of this RSS […]
  Yucheng Yin
• Steady and oscillatory propulsion in reactive swimming droplets Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM01026H, PaperVidhi Jain, Vijay Sharma, Rahul Mangal, Dipin PillaiChemically reactive droplets that self-propel by generating interfacial gradients offer a simple yet powerful model for studying active matter. Understanding how interfacial reactions alter surfactant behavior and drive droplet motion...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  Vidhi Jain
• Mechanical anisotropy of 3D-printed digital materials at large strains Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00036C, PaperSeunghwan Lee, Gisoo Lee, Seounghee Yun, Sumin Lee, Jeonyoon Lee, Hansohl Cho3D-printed digital materials whose mechanical behavior travels between those from thermoplastic to rubbery polymers have become increasingly important. However, their mechanical functionalities have not been fully exploited due to intrinsic...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]
  Seunghwan Lee
• Mean first passage time of chiral active Brownian particles Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00448B, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Sarafa A Iyaniwura, Mingfeng Qiu, Zhiwei PengChiral active Brownian particles (CABPs) are self-propelled agents with intrinsic rotational dynamics, giving rise to circular trajectories commonly observed in biological and synthetic microswimmers. Understanding how CABPs explore […]
  Sarafa A Iyaniwura
• Membrane tubulation by spherical nanoparticles: Effect of lateral tension Tháng 6 11, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00343E, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Thomas R. WeiklAdhesion of spherical nanoparticles or virus-like particles to membranes can lead to membrane tubules in which linear chains of adhering particles are cooperatively wrapped by the membrane. This cooperative wrapping...The content of […]
  Thomas R. Weikl
• Nanopore sequencing with proteins: synchronization and dischronization of molecular dynamics simulations with laboratory and industrial developments Tháng 6 11, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00125D, Review ArticleZongan Wang, Yuqian Liu, Tao Zeng, Denghui Li, Xiao Shi, Jiawen Zhang, Hao Wang, Liuxin Shi, Jiayuan Zhang, Yinqi Bai, Yuning Zhang, Yuliang DongProtein nanopores have revolutionized DNA sequencing by enabling long-read, real-time, and portable genomic analysis. This review traces the experimental evolution of three key protein nanopores, […]
  Zongan Wang
• Enhancing electromechanical responsiveness of PVC gels via ion size control Tháng 6 10, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00031B, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Kazuki Takahashi, Osamu Urakawa, Tadashi InoueTuning ion size dramatically enhances the electromechanical responsiveness of PV gels, revealing ion size as a critical design parameter for electroactive soft materials.To cite this article before page numbers […]
  Kazuki Takahashi
• The cocktail method: influence of microbubble shell homogeneity on acoustic behavior and stability Tháng 6 10, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00286B, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Pascal Poc, Giulia Guerriero, Johannes Büchler, Tim Grossrieder, Marco Cattaneo, Gonzalo Collado-Lara, Nathan Blanken, Ines Oberhuber, Justine Kusch, Outi Supponen, Simone SchuerleWe introduce the 'cocktail method' which reduces the formation of lipid domains in […]
  Pascal Poc
• Pathways for fast and slow fusion of nanovesicles without membrane rupture Tháng 6 10, 2026
  Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00288A, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Bartosz Rozycki, Rikhia Ghosh, Reinhard LipowskyEukaryotic cells continuously remodel their membrane architecture by fusion processes, which are initiated by the adhesion of two membranes and eventually lead to a single membrane with a membrane […]
  Bartosz Rozycki