RSC – Soft Matter latest articles- Dynamic water film assisted laser micromachining of micro-array structured surfaces for inducing hydrophobicity: analysis model and experimental study Tháng 4 23, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00212A, PaperJinda Yang, Zhongxu Lian, Haonan Jin, Jiaqi Wang, Jinkai Xu, Yanling TianPreparation of low-damage superhydrophobic surfaces by dynamic water film assisted laser micromachining.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryJinda Yang
- Multiscale reorganisation of colloidal aggregation by percolating bacterial networks Tháng 4 21, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM01062D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Laura Stricker, Samuel Charlton, Eleonora SecchiSelf-assembly in colloidal suspensions emerges from the interplay of local ordering and constraints imposed by the surrounding medium. While motile bacteria are known to alter colloidal dynamics, the influence […]Laura Stricker
- Rod Particle-Like Viscoelastic Behavior of Hydroxypropylmethyl Cellulose Samples with Narrow Molar Mass Distributions Dissolved in Aqueous Solutions Tháng 4 21, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00235H, PaperMisato Yoshida, Daiki Nakagawa, Kengo Arai, Yoshiki Horikawa, Toshiyuki ShikataThe viscoelastic behaviors of aqueous solutions of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HpMC) samples with narrow molar mass distributions were investigated over a wide concentration (c) range. The degree of substitution by methyl...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Misato Yoshida
- Entropic depletion of macromolecular solutes induces symmetry-breaking surface wrinkling in myelin figures Tháng 4 20, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00044D, PaperArchan P. Vyas, Pallavi D. Sambre, Leren Wang, Prianka Deshmukh, Atul N. ParikhA coupling of osmotic dehydration, macromolecular crowding, and depletion interactions stabilizes a Helfrich-Hurault-like instability producing extended wrinkling in soft multilamellar lipid tubules immersed in polymer-containing aqueous baths.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the […]Archan P. Vyas
- Structural aging of a cohesive and amorphous granular solid under cyclic loading Tháng 4 15, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00108D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Will Hobson-Rhoades, Douglas Durian, Yue Fan, Hongyi XiaoWe investigate how cyclic loading evolves the structure and deformation behaviors of a granular raft composed of particles floating at an air-oil interface. The raft has a […]Will Hobson-Rhoades
- Soft matrix: probing local mechanical properties in amorphous solids Tháng 4 15, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SM01274K, PaperAparna Sreekumari, Monoj Adhikari, Nandlal Pingua, Vishnu V. Krishnan, Shiladitya Sengupta, Pinaki Chaudhuri, Smarajit Karmakar, Vishwas V. VasishtLocalized yielding in amorphous solids is probed using a soft matrix method. Microscopic simulations reveal an intrinsic failure length scale ζ and age-dependent changes in the pseudogap exponent θ.To cite this article […]Aparna Sreekumari
- Stress-aided thermal activation of crack propagation in multidentate hydrogen bonding adhesives Tháng 4 14, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00081A, PaperZachary Lamberty, Ngon T. Tran, Daniel B. Knorr, Joelle FrechetteAdhesives containing multidentate hydrogen bonding moieties are gaining prominence for their ability to adhere strongly underwater. Previous studies attributed their remarkable underwater adhesion to the multiple adjacent attachment points within...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Zachary Lamberty
- Effects of "antifreeze" oligopeptides and electric fields on unidirectional ice growth in thin water layer Tháng 4 14, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM01157D, PaperMasato Katoh, Tomonori Waku, Yoshimichi HagiwaraThe suppression of ice crystal growth is an important issue in several fields, such as food preservation in the food industry and the preservation of cells, tissues, and organs in...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryMasato Katoh
- Effects of hydrostatic pressure on epithelial dome formation and stability Tháng 4 13, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00004E, PaperJianfeng Meng, Guangsong Xie, Yifei Zheng, Huaixuan Chen, Peng Xia, Pengfei Xu, Yingke Xu, Liangfei Tian, Qi Gao, Youhua Tan, Dechang Li, Baohua JiHydrostatic pressure in living organisms is crucial to the formation and stability of hollow structures in tissues and organs. However, the underlying mechanisms governing the collective […]Jianfeng Meng
- Reconstitution of Metabolic Reactions within Self-assembled, Multi-compartment Protein Vesicles Tháng 4 13, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00163G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jooyong Shin, Webley Woods, Yeongseon JangArtificial cells that reproduce the spatial organization of metabolism offer a powerful platform for understanding and controlling complex biochemical pathways. In this work, we engineer globular protein vesicles (GPVs) […]Jooyong Shin
- Dynamic water film assisted laser micromachining of micro-array structured surfaces for inducing hydrophobicity: analysis model and experimental study Tháng 4 23, 2026
