Archive for September, 2014

HOT articles for September!

Engineering entropy in soft matter: the bad, the ugly and the good
Fernando A. Escobedo 

Graphical abstract: Engineering entropy in soft matter: the bad, the ugly and the good

3D Viscoelastic traction force microscopy
Jennet Toyjanova, Erin Hannen, Eyal Bar-Kochba, Eric M. Darling, David L. Henann and Christian Franck

Graphical abstract: 3D Viscoelastic traction force microscopy

These articles will be free until 10th October 2014


 
Approach to universal self-similar attractor for the levelling of thin liquid films
Michael Benzaquen, Paul Fowler, Laetitia Jubin, Thomas Salez, Kari Dalnoki-Veress and Elie Raphaël  

Graphical abstract: Approach to universal self-similar attractor for the levelling of thin liquid films
 
Discovery of a tetracontinuous, aqueous lyotropic network phase with unusual 3D-hexagonal symmetry
Gregory P. Sorenson, Adam K. Schmitt and Mahesh K. Mahanthappa  

Graphical abstract: Discovery of a tetracontinuous, aqueous lyotropic network phase with unusual 3D-hexagonal symmetry

These articles will be free until 15th October 2014


Extracting the dynamic correlation length of actin networks from microrheology experiments
Adar Sonn-Segev, Anne Bernheim-Groswasser and Yael Roichman

Graphical abstract: Extracting the dynamic correlation length of actin networks from microrheology experiments

Tuning the surface properties of hydrogel at the nanoscale with focused ion irradiation
Y. Kim, A. Y. Abuelfilat, S. P. Hoo, A. Al-Abboodi, B. Liu, Tuck Ng, P. Chan and J. Fu  

Graphical abstract: Tuning the surface properties of hydrogel at the nanoscale with focused ion irradiation 
 

These articles will be free until 22nd  October 2014


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Top 10 most-read Soft Matter articles – Q2 2014

This month sees the following articles in Soft Matter that are in the top ten most accessed from April – June:

Edible nanoemulsions: Fabrication, properties, and functional performance
David Julian McClements
Soft Matter, 2011,7, 2297-2316
DOI: 10.1039/C0SM00549E

Amphiphilic Janus Particles at Fluid Interfaces
Ankit Kumar, Bum Jun Park, Fuquan Tu and Daeyeon Lee
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 6604-6617
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM50239B

Control of Mesogen Configuration in Colloids of Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Sönke Haseloh, Paul van der Schoot and Rudolf Zentel
Soft Matter, 2010,6, 4112-4119
DOI: 10.1039/C0SM00125B

Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers: A Tutorial Review of Strategies for Enabling Nanotechnology with Soft Matter
Hanqiong Hu, Manesh Gopinadhan and Chinedum O. Osuji
Soft Matter, 2014,10, 3867-3889
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM52607K

Manipulation of micro- and nanostructure motion with magnetic fields
Roger S. M. Rikken, Roeland J. M. Nolte, Jan C. Maan, Jan C. M. van Hest, Daniela A. Wilson and Peter C. M. Christianen
Soft Matter, 2014,10, 1295-1308
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM52294F

Polyelectrolyte adsorption, interparticle forces, and colloidal aggregation
Istvan Szilagyi, Gregor Trefalt, Alberto Tiraferri, Plinio Maroni and Michal Borkovec
Soft Matter, 2014,10, 2479-2502
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM52132J

Bioinspired materials that self-shape through programmed microstructures
André R. Studart and Randall M. Erb
Soft Matter, 2014,10, 1284-1294
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM51883C

Traction Force Microscopy in Physics and Biology
Robert W. Style, Rostislav Boltyanskiy, Guy K. German, Callen Hyland, Christopher W. MacMinn, Aaron F. Mertz, Larry A. Wilen, Ye Xu and Eric R. Dufresne
Soft Matter, 2014,10, 4047-4055
DOI: 10.1039/C4SM00264D

Gel architectures and their complexity
Walter Richtering and Brian R. Saunders
Soft Matter, 2014,10, 3695-3702
DOI: 10.1039/C4SM00208C

Self-assembly of poly(benzyl methacrylate)-block-poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) diblock copolymer films at the air/water interface and deposition on solid substrates via Langmuir-Blodgett transfer: aggregation behavior, morphological characteristics and subphase pH effects
P. Cecilia dos Santos Claro, Marcos E. Coustet, Carolina Diaz, Eliana Maza, M. Susana Cortizo, Félix G. Requejo, Lía I. Pietrasanta, Marcelo Ceolín and Omar Azzaroni
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 10899-10912
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM52336E

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Colloidal caterpillars get a wiggle on

Researchers have devised a new method to transport micro cargo – by attaching it to chains of colloidal particles that wiggle their way through liquid crystals.

The research team, led by Hiroshi Orihara from Hokkaido University, Japan, and Christian Bahr from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Germany, created colloidal ‘caterpillars’ from surface-modified silica particles which self-assemble into chains when placed in a liquid crystal medium. To make them move, the team exploit an effect called electrohydrodynamic convection (EHC), where the application of an electric field creates a convective pattern of parallel rolls within the medium. The caterpillars travel in an undulating motion across successive rolls, driven by a combination of hydrodynamic flow and electric field effects. Excitingly, the caterpillars can be attached to and used to transport larger particles and liquid droplets, which are in themselves too big to be moved by the EHC rolls.

To read the full article visit Chemistry World.

Colloidal Caterpillars for Cargo Transportation
Yuji Sasaki, Yoshinori Takikawa, VSR Jampani, Hikaru Hoshikawa, Takafumi Seto, Christian Bahr, Stephan Herminghaus, Yoshiki Hidaka and Hiroshi Orihara  
Soft Matter, 2014, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C4SM01354A, Paper

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