RSC – Soft Matter latest articles- Shape, confinement and inertia effects on the dynamics of a driven spheroid in a viscous fluid March 20, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00038J, PaperADITYA BHOWMIK, Kevin Stratford, Oliver Henrich, Sumesh P ThampiThe dynamics of anisotropic particles in viscous flows underpin a wide range of processes in soft matter, microfluidics, and targeted drug delivery. Here, we investigate the motion of externally driven...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryADITYA BHOWMIK
- Excitability Induced Binary Interactions in Self-Propelled Belousov-Zhabotinsky Droplets March 18, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM01187F, PaperVivek Bharat Meshram, T. K. ShajahanThe Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction is an example of a nonlinear chemical oscillator, where the reagents undergo successive oxidation and reduction over a period of time. When a droplet containing the...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryVivek Bharat Meshram
- A simple model for poration induced electrodeformation of Giant Vesicles March 18, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SM01250C, PaperRochish M. Thaokar, Rupesh Kumar, Nalinikanta Behera, Mohammad MaoyafikuddinThis work attempts to understand the mechanism of simultaneous electrodeformation and electroporation in Giant Unilamellar Vesicles (GUVs) using a simple semi-analytical model. The coupled equations of electroporation, electrohydrodynamics, and membrane...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryRochish M. Thaokar
- Crack patterns of black ink film: sumi-wari March 17, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SM01281C, PaperMichiko Shimokawa, Lucas Goehring, Akie Kinoshita, Ludovic Pauchard, Hidetsugu SakaguchiInspired by traditional Japanese art Sumi-wari, we investigate how surface-tension gradients drive star-shaped fractures in black ink films. By linking subphase viscosity to film stiffness via AFM, we propose a model to explain its complex dynamics.To cite this article before […]Michiko Shimokawa
- Activated solids: Spontaneous deformations, non-affine fluctuations, softening, and failure March 17, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00142D, PaperParswa Nath, Debankur Das, Surajit Sengupta, Debasish ChaudhuriInternal activity can fundamentally reshape the mechanical behavior of solids, yet its role in softening and failure remains incompletely understood. In this study, we investigate spontaneous deformations in activated solids...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryParswa Nath
- Morphological changes in smectic liquid crystal microstructures March 17, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00042H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Daichi Sato, Yutaka Sumino, Takahiro Yamamoto, Igor Musevic, Yoshiko TakenakaWe report temperature-induced morphological transitions of smectic liquid crystal (LC) microstructures from fibers to disc- and umbrella-like structure. We used two systems based on 4-cyano-4′-n-octyloxybiphenyl […]Daichi Sato
- Establishing direct relationships between soft material perception and rheology March 16, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SM01286D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Eric M. Burgeson, Jeffrey D. Martin, Matjaž Jogan, Simon A. RogersIn soft materials, a clear relationship between material properties and human sensory perception has long been desired for design of consumer products, but the […]Eric M. Burgeson
- Ultra-giant lipid vesicles functioning as a centimeter-sized smart chemical reactor March 16, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SM01226K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Nobuyuki Magome, Kaichi Nomura, Masato Hayashi, Yutaka Sumino, Kenichi YoshikawaWe report a simple and robust method for generating centimeter-sized lipid vesicles (ultra-giant lipid vesicles, UGLVs) that serve as stable chemical reactors undergoing rhythmic chemical […]Nobuyuki Magome
- Liquid–liquid phase separation and self-assembly of hexanoic acid and ethyl hexanoate in ethanol–water systems: a model for aged colloidal Baijiu March 13, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SM00143B, PaperChaoyu Zhao, Xinyue Jiang, Yuqun XieLiquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) in the pre-Ouzo region governs the early-stage aggregation of amphiphiles, dictating the non-equilibrium evolution of soft materials.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 […]Chaoyu Zhao
- Nonequilibrium phases of a biomolecular condensate facilitated by enzyme activity March 12, 2026Soft Matter, 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SM01106J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Sebastian Coupe, Nikta FakhriEnergy-dependent helicase activity and RNA secondary structure work together to preserve an initial nonequilibrium state of condensate homogeneity and dynamics.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI […]Sebastian Coupe
- Shape, confinement and inertia effects on the dynamics of a driven spheroid in a viscous fluid March 20, 2026
