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- Quantitative Turbidimetric Characterizations of Stabilized Complex Coacervate Dispersions Tháng Tư 29, 2024Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D3SM01761C, PaperAdvait Holkar, Shang Gao, Kathleen Villaseñor, Michael Lake, Samanvaya SrivastavaStabilizing complex coacervate microdroplets is desirable due to their various applications, such as bioreactors, drug delivery vehicles, and encapsulants. Here, we present quantitative characterizations of complex coacervate dispersion stability inferred...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Advait Holkar
- Fabrication of MXene-Based Shape Memory Hydrogel and Its Application in Skin Wound Repair Tháng Tư 29, 2024Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00157E, PaperJingchuan Hu, Jun Xie, Tao Peng, Qingwen Shi, Chen Pan, Haiying Tan, Jiuxiao SunWound dressings can generally finish hemostasis and provide temporary protection after skin damage. Herein, MXene-based hydrogel was prepared from MXene, gelatin, poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) and N,N'-Methylenebis(acrylamide) (HEAA) to prepare...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Jingchuan Hu
- Stretched or wrinkled? Looking into the polymer conformation within polymersome membranes Tháng Tư 29, 2024Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00239C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Christiane Effenberg, Jens GaitzschSelf-Assembly of amphiphilic block-copolymers into polymersomes is a well-established concept. In this membrane, the hydrophilic part is considered to be loosely assembled towards the solvent, and the hydrophobic part on...The content […]Christiane Effenberg
- Nanoparticle assembly by transient topography induced by applying soft lithography to block copolymer films Tháng Tư 28, 2024Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00234B, PaperMeneka Banik, Roy ShenharWe present a simple approach for patterning metal nanoparticles into periodic superstructures on flat films spanning centimeter-square areas. Our approach is based on capillary force lithography, a soft lithography method...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryMeneka Banik
- Novel non-helical antimicrobial peptides insert into and fuse lipid model membranes Tháng Tư 28, 2024Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00220B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Saheli Mitra, Bhairavi Chandersekhar, Yunshu Li, Mark Coopershlyak, Margot E. Mahoney, Brandt Evans, Rachel Koenig, Stephen Hall, Beate M. Klösgen, Frank Heinrich, Berthony Deslouches, Stephanie Tristram-NagleThis research addresses the growing menace of antibiotic resistance […]Saheli Mitra
- Dual stimuli-responsive upconversion nanoparticle–poly-N-isopropylacrylamide/DNA core–shell microgels Tháng Tư 28, 2024Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00258J, CommunicationQi Gao, Xiaowen Wang, Shanjin Hu, Ping-Ping He, Siyu Gou, Shuo Liu, Xiaoxue Du, Weiwei GuoStimuli-responsive upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP)–poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (pNIPAM)/DNA core–shell microgels with tunable sizes and programmable functions have been prepared. Thanks to the near-infrared (NIR)-responsive UCNP cores and thermosensitive polymeric shells, functioanl DNA-incorporated microgels...The content of this RSS […]Qi Gao
- Mechanics and microstructure of blood plasma clots in shear driven rupture Tháng Tư 25, 2024Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00042K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ranjini K. Ramanujam, Konstantinos Garyfallogiannis, Rustem I. Litvinov, John L. Bassani, John W. Weisel, Prashant K. Purohit, Valerie TutwilerIntravascular blood clots are subject to hydrodynamic shear and other forces that cause clot deformation and […]Ranjini K. Ramanujam
- In Situ Single-Droplet Analysis of Emulsified Fat by Confocal Raman Microscopy: Insights into Crystal Network Formation within Spatial Resolution Tháng Tư 25, 2024Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00194J, PaperDionysios D. Neofytos, Sandra Beyer Gregersen, Ulf Andersen, Milena CorredigFat crystallization is one of the predominant factors influencing the structure and properties of fat-containing emulsions. In the present study, the role of emulsifiers on fat crystallization dynamics within droplet...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Dionysios D. Neofytos
- Significant anisotropic deformation and optical shifts in stretched cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers Tháng Tư 25, 2024Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00325J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Saki Mori, Hideaki Takagi, Nobutaka Shimizu, Noriyuki Igarashi, Shinichi Sakurai, Kenji UrayamaStretching cholesteric elastomer films perpendicular to the helical axis yields a blue shift in the reflection band and significant anisotropic contractions, leading to […]Saki Mori
- Mesoscale simulations of diffusion and sedimentation in shape-anisotropic nanoparticle suspensions Tháng Tư 25, 2024Soft Matter, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4SM00271G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yashraj M. Wani, Penelope Grace Kovakas, Arash Nikoubashman, Michael P. HowardWe investigate the self-diffusion and sedimentation of suspensions of shape-anisotropic nanoparticles using a novel mesoscale model.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, […]Yashraj M. Wani
- Quantitative Turbidimetric Characterizations of Stabilized Complex Coacervate Dispersions Tháng Tư 29, 2024