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HOT Articles for May!

06 May 2015

A new lattice Monte Carlo simulation for dielectric saturation in ion-containing liquids
Xiaozheng Duan and Issei Nakamura

Graphical abstract: A new lattice Monte Carlo simulation for dielectric saturation in ion-containing liquids

Domain walls and anchoring transitions mimicking nematic biaxiality in the oxadiazole bent-core liquid crystal C7
Young-Ki Kim, Greta Cukrov, Jie Xiang, Sung-Tae Shin and Oleg D. Lavrentovich

Graphical abstract: Domain walls and anchoring transitions mimicking nematic biaxiality in the oxadiazole bent-core liquid crystal C7

These articles will be free until 3rd June 2015

Interface-enforced complexation between copolymer blocks
Alexander A. Steinschulte, Weinan Xu, Fabian Draber, Pascal Hebbeker, Andre Jung, Dimitri Bogdanovski, Stefanie Schneider, Vladimir V. Tsukruk and Felix A. Plamper

Graphical abstract: Interface-enforced complexation between copolymer blocks

A dynamic and self-crosslinked polysaccharide hydrogel with autonomous self-healing ability
Fuyuan Ding, Shuping Wu, Shishuai Wang, Yuan Xiong, Yan Li, Bin Li, Hongbing Deng, Yumin Du, Ling Xiao and Xiaowen Shi

Graphical abstract: A dynamic and self-crosslinked polysaccharide hydrogel with autonomous self-healing ability

These articles will be free until 8th June 2015

Surfactant-induced assembly of enzymatically-stable peptide hydrogels
Brad H. Jones, Alina M. Martinez, Jill S. Wheeler and Erik D. Spoerke

Graphical abstract: Surfactant-induced assembly of enzymatically-stable peptide hydrogels

Tunable synthesis of self-assembled cyclic peptide nanotubes and nanoparticles
Leming Sun, Zhen Fan, Yongzhong Wang, Yujian Huang, Michael Schmidt and Mingjun Zhang

Graphical abstract: Tunable synthesis of self-assembled cyclic peptide nanotubes and nanoparticles

These articles will be free until 16th June 2015

Anisotropic colloidal transport and periodic stick-slip motion in cholesteric finger textures
Kui Chen, Linnea P. Metcalf, David P. Rivas, Daniel H. Reich and Robert L. Leheny

Graphical abstract: Anisotropic colloidal transport and periodic stick-slip motion in cholesteric finger textures

Heterogeneous flow kinematics of cellulose nanofibril suspensions under shear
F. Martoïa, C. Perge, P. J. J. Dumont, L. Orgéas, M. A. Fardin, S. Manneville and M. N. Belgacem

Graphical abstract: Heterogeneous flow kinematics of cellulose nanofibril suspensions under shear

These articles will be free until 23rd June 2015

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HOT Articles for April!

31 Mar 2015

In situ laser-imprinted surface realignment of a nematic liquid crystal
Giorgio Mirri, Miha Škarabot and Igor Muševič

Graphical abstract: In situ laser-imprinted surface realignment of a nematic liquid crystal

Electrostatic swelling of bicontinuous cubic lipid phases
Arwen I. I. Tyler, Hanna M. G. Barriga, Edward S. Parsons, Nicola L. C. McCarthy, Oscar Ces, Robert V. Law, John M. Seddon and Nicholas J. Brooks

Graphical abstract: Electrostatic swelling of bicontinuous cubic lipid phases

These articles will be free until 28th April 2015

Self-assembly of mesogenic bent-core DNA nanoduplexes
Khanh Thuy Nguyen, Anna Battisti, Daniele Ancora, Francesco Sciortino and Cristiano De Michele

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly of mesogenic bent-core DNA nanoduplexes

Self-assembly of microcapsules regulated via the repressilator signaling network
Henry Shum, Victor V. Yashin and Anna C. Balazs

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly of microcapsules regulated via the repressilator signaling network

These articles will be free until 22nd May 2015

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HOT Articles for March!

02 Mar 2015

Phase separation in ternary fluid mixtures: a molecular dynamics study
Awaneesh Singh and Sanjay Puri

Graphical abstract: Phase separation in ternary fluid mixtures: a molecular dynamics study

Phase transformations in binary colloidal monolayers
Ye Yang, Lin Fu, Catherine Marcoux, Joshua E. S. Socolar, Patrick Charbonneau and Benjamin B. Yellen

Graphical abstract: Phase transformations in binary colloidal monolayers
These articles will be free until 30th March 2015

Spider’s super-glue: thread anchors are composite adhesives with synergistic hierarchical organization
Jonas O. Wolff, Ingo Grawe, Marina Wirth, André Karstedt and Stanislav N. Gorb

Graphical abstract: Spider's super-glue: thread anchors are composite adhesives with synergistic hierarchical organization

Stretching self-entangled DNA molecules in elongational fields
C. Benjamin Renner and Patrick S. Doyle

Graphical abstract: Stretching self-entangled DNA molecules in elongational fields

These articles will be free until 6th April 2015

Smectic block copolymer thin films on corrugated substrates
Aldo D. Pezzutti, Leopoldo R. Gómez and Daniel A. Vega

Graphical abstract: Smectic block copolymer thin films on corrugated substrates

Solving the mystery of the internal structure of casein micelles
B. Ingham, G. D. Erlangga, A. Smialowska, N. M. Kirby, C. Wang, L. Matia-Merino, R. G. Haverkamp and A. J. Carr

Graphical abstract: Solving the mystery of the internal structure of casein micelles

These articles will be free until 6th April 2015

Flexibility and protection by design: imbricated hybrid microstructures of bio-inspired armor
Stephan Rudykh, Christine Ortiz and Mary C. Boyce

Graphical abstract: Flexibility and protection by design: imbricated hybrid microstructures of bio-inspired armor

Derivation of stretched exponential tap density equations of granular powders
Tian Hao

Graphical abstract: Derivation of stretched exponential tap density equations of granular powders

These articles will be free until 21st May 2015

Mechanism of anomalously increased oil displacement with aqueous viscoelastic polymer solutions
Andrew Clarke, Andrew M. Howe, Jonathan Mitchell, John Staniland, Laurence Hawkes and Katherine Leeper

Self-assembly of Janus particles under shear
Arash Nikoubashman, Emanuela Bianchi and Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos

These articles will be free until 25th May 2015

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HOT Articles for February!

03 Feb 2015

Sphere to rod transitions in self assembled systems probed using direct force measurement
Christopher J. Fewkes, Rico F. Tabor and Raymond R. Dagastine

Graphical abstract: Sphere to rod transitions in self assembled systems probed using direct force measurement

Effect of shape on the self-assembly of faceted patchy nanoplates with irregular shape into tiling patterns
Jaime A. Millan, Daniel Ortiz and Sharon C. Glotzer

Graphical abstract: Effect of shape on the self-assembly of faceted patchy nanoplates with irregular shape into tiling patterns

These articles will be free until 3rd March 2015

Angle- and strain-independent coloured free-standing films incorporating non-spherical colloidal photonic crystals
Seon Ju Yeo, Fuquan Tu, Seung-hyun Kim, Gi-Ra Yi, Pil J. Yoo and Daeyeon Lee

Graphical abstract: Angle- and strain-independent coloured free-standing films incorporating non-spherical colloidal photonic crystals

The role of bond tangency and bond gap in hard sphere crystallization of chains
Nikos Ch. Karayiannis, Katerina Foteinopoulou and Manuel Laso

Graphical abstract: The role of bond tangency and bond gap in hard sphere crystallization of chains

These articles will be free until 10th March 2015

2D protein arrays induce 3D in vivo-like assemblies of cells
S. Moreno-Flores and S. Küpcü

Graphical abstract: 2D protein arrays induce 3D in vivo-like assemblies of cells

Mixed mode of dissolving immersed nanodroplets at a solid–water interface
Xuehua Zhang, Jun Wang, Lei Bao, Erik Dietrich, Roeland C. A. van der Veen, Shuhua Peng, James Friend, Harold J. W. Zandvliet, Leslie Yeo and Detlef Lohse

Graphical abstract: Mixed mode of dissolving immersed nanodroplets at a solid–water interface

These articles will be free until 17th March 2015

Freely drawn single lipid nanotube patterns
Kaori Sugihara, Amin Rustom and Joachim P. Spatz

Graphical abstract: Freely drawn single lipid nanotube patterns

Liquid crystal quenched orientational disorder at an AFM-scribed alignment surface
J. S. Pendery, T. J. Atherton, M. Nobili, R. G. Petschek, E. Lacaze and C. Rosenblatt

Graphical abstract: Liquid crystal quenched orientational disorder at an AFM-scribed alignment surface

These articles will be free until 24th March 2015

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Caddisfly silk gets shocked into self-recovery

16 Jan 2015

The tough, extendable, energy-dissipating properties of the casemaker caddisfly’s adhesive silk are down to a self-recovering network of calcium crosslinks, new research shows. US researchers behind the discovery hope to harness these findings to design new synthetic bioadhesives that can adhere to wet tissues.

Images (l and m) of silk holding together glass beads in the same way that silk and stones combine to make the body armour (r)

To read the full article visit Chemistry World.

Self-recovering caddisfly silk: energy dissipating, Ca2+-dependent, double dynamic network fibers
Nicholas N. Ashton and Russell J. Stewart
Soft Matter, 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4SM02435D, Paper

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HOT articles for January!

06 Jan 2015

Graphene oxide single sheets as substrates for high resolution cryoTEM
Marcel W. P. van de Put, Joseph P. Patterson, Paul H. H. Bomans, Neil R. Wilson, Heiner Friedrich, Rolf A. T. M. van Benthem, Gijsbertus de With, Rachel K. O’Reilly and Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk

Graphical abstract: Graphene oxide single sheets as substrates for high resolution cryoTEM

Cell membrane wrapping of a spherical thin elastic shell
Xin Yi and Huajian Gao

Graphical abstract: Cell membrane wrapping of a spherical thin elastic shell

These articles will be free until 3rd February 2015

A Master equation for the probability distribution functions of forces in soft particle packings
Kuniyasu Saitoh, Vanessa Magnanimo and Stefan Luding

Graphical abstract: A Master equation for the probability distribution functions of forces in soft particle packings

Structural tailoring of hydrogen-bonded poly(acrylic acid)/poly(ethylene oxide) multilayer thin films for reduced gas permeability
Fangming Xiang, Sarah M. Ward, Tara M. Givens and Jaime C. Grunlan

Graphical abstract: Structural tailoring of hydrogen-bonded poly(acrylic acid)/poly(ethylene oxide) multilayer thin films for reduced gas permeability

These articles will be free until 10th February 2015

Smectic layer instabilities in liquid crystals
Ingo Dierking, Michel Mitov and Mikhail A. Osipov

Graphical abstract: Smectic layer instabilities in liquid crystals

Coarse-grained simulation of dynamin-mediated fission
Marc Fuhrmans and Marcus Müller

Graphical abstract: Coarse-grained simulation of dynamin-mediated fission

These articles will be free until 17th February 2015Self-recovering caddisfly silk: energy dissipating, Ca2+-dependent, double dynamic network fibers
Nicholas N. Ashton and Russell J. Stewart

Graphical abstract: Self-recovering caddisfly silk: energy dissipating, Ca2+-dependent, double dynamic network fibers
Structure and percolation of one-patch spherocylinders
Cheng-yu Zhang, Xing-liang Jian and Wei Lu

Graphical abstract: Structure and percolation of one-patch spherocylinders

These articles will be free until 24th February 2015

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HOT articles for December!

09 Dec 2014

Pearling and arching instabilities of a granular suspension on a super-absorbing surface
Julien Chopin and Arshad Kudrolli

Graphical abstract: Pearling and arching instabilities of a granular suspension on a super-absorbing surface

Effects of topological constraints on globular polymers
Maxim V. Imakaev, Konstantin M. Tchourine, Sergei K. Nechaev and Leonid A. Mirny

Graphical abstract: Effects of topological constraints on globular polymers

These articles will be free until 7th January 2015

Thermodynamics of the self-assembly of non-ionic chromonic molecules using atomistic simulations. The case of TP6EO2M in aqueous solution
Anna Akinshina, Martin Walker, Mark R. Wilson, Gordon J. T. Tiddy, Andrew J. Masters and Paola Carbone

Graphical abstract: Thermodynamics of the self-assembly of non-ionic chromonic molecules using atomistic simulations. The case of TP6EO2M in aqueous solution

Graphene Oxide Single Sheets as Substrate for High Resolution cryoTEM
Marcel van de Put, Joseph P. Patterson, Paul Bomans, Neil Wilson, Heiner Friedrich, Rolf van Benthem, Gijsbertus de With, Rachel K. O’Reilly and Nico Sommerdijk

These articles will be free until 14th January 2015

Surface tension and the mechanics of liquid inclusions in compliant solids
Robert W. Style, John S. Wettlaufer and Eric R. Dufresne

Graphical abstract: Surface tension and the mechanics of liquid inclusions in compliant solids

Observation of dynamical heterogeneities and their time-evolution on the surface of an amorphous polymer
Hung Kim Nguyen, Dong Wang, Thomas P Russell and Ken Nakajima

These articles will be free until 20th January 2015

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12th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC12) – call for abstracts

05 Nov 2014

We are delighted to announce that 12th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC12) will be held at the University of York on 20 – 23 July 2015. Abstracts are now invited for this event so submit today and take advantage of this excellent opportunity to present your work alongside scientists from across the globe.

This cutting edge international research conference is organised around four exciting and diverse areas of the application of materials chemistry. One prominent theme at MC12 is Soft Matter Materials, which aims to cover the wide and varied aspects of soft matter materials showing the power of the interplay between a priori design and physical function. Visit http://rsc.li/mc12 to find out more and submit your abstract today.

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HOT articles for November!

04 Nov 2014

Molecular geometry, twist-bend nematic phase and unconventional elasticity: a generalised
Maier–Saupe theory Cristina Greco, Geoffrey R. Luckhurst and Alberta Ferrarini

Graphical abstract: Molecular geometry, twist-bend nematic phase and unconventional elasticity: a generalised Maier–Saupe theory

“Crystal-clear” liquid–liquid transition in a tetrahedral fluid
Francis W. Starr and Francesco Sciortino

Graphical abstract: “Crystal-clear” liquid–liquid transition in a tetrahedral fluid

These articles will be free until 1st December 2014

Peeling-angle dependence of the stick-slip instability during adhesive tape peeling
Marie-Julie Dalbe, Stéphane Santucci, Loïc Vanel and Pierre-Philippe Cortet

Graphical abstract: Peeling-angle dependence of the stick-slip instability during adhesive tape peeling

Multi-blob coarse graining for ring polymer solutions
Arturo Narros, Christos N. Likos, Angel J. Moreno and Barbara Capone

Graphical abstract: Multi-blob coarse graining for ring polymer solutions

These articles will be free until 9th December 2014

Relating foam and interfacial rheological properties of β-lactoglobulin solutions
M. Lexis and N. Willenbacher

Graphical abstract: Relating foam and interfacial rheological properties of β-lactoglobulin solutions

Controlling mechanisms in directional growth of aggregated archaeal cells
Viktor Milkevych and Damien J. Batstone

Graphical abstract: Controlling mechanisms in directional growth of aggregated archaeal cells

These articles will be free until 16th December 2014

Examining platelet adhesion via Stokes flow simulations and microfluidic experiments
Sean Fitzgibbon, Jonathan Cowman, Antonio J. Ricco, Dermot Kenny and Eric S. G. Shaqfeh

Graphical abstract: Examining platelet adhesion via Stokes flow simulations and microfluidic experiments
Sequential phase transformation of propeller-like C3-symmetric liquid crystals from a helical to ordered to disordered hexagonal columnar structure
Soyoung Park and Byoung-Ki Cho

Graphical abstract: Sequential phase transformation of propeller-like C3-symmetric liquid crystals from a helical to ordered to disordered hexagonal columnar structure

These articles will be free until 23rd December 2014

Hierarchical superstructures from a star-shaped molecule consisting of a cyclic oligosiloxane with cyanobiphenyl moieties Dae-Yoon Kim, Minwook Park, Sang-A Lee, Soeun Kim, Chih-Hao Hsu, Namil Kim, Shiao-Wei Kuo, Tae-Ho Yoon and Kwang-Un Jeong

Graphical abstract: Hierarchical superstructures from a star-shaped molecule consisting of a cyclic oligosiloxane with cyanobiphenyl moieties

These articles will be free until 30th December 2014

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Making light of food allergies

22 Oct 2014

Researchers in Spain are taking steps towards ‘allergy-free’ food, by treating allergy-inducing proteins with a pulsed light treatment that makes them easier to digest.

The scientists at the University of Granada and the AZTI-Tecnalia Food Research Institute studied the protein β-lactoglobulin, which acts as an excellent emulsifier in milk and other food products but has a compact structure that defies easy digestion. This lack of digestibility is linked to allergenicity, explains team member Julia Maldonado-Valderrama: ‘If the protein is not completely digested, the body reacts as if it is an allergen, which can trigger an allergic reaction.’ Pre-treatment could break down the protein structure before eating; however, it’s a balancing act. ‘If you break the protein down too much in order to facilitate digestion, they lose their functionality and can’t be used to make foams and emulsions in food products,’ says Maldonado-Valderrama.

To read the full article please visit Chemistry World.

Improved digestibility of β-lactoglobulin by pulsed light processing: dilatational and shear study
Teresa del Castillo-Santaella, Esther Sanmartín-Sierra, Miguel Cabrerizo-Vílchez, J Arboleya and Julia Maldonado-Valderrama
Soft Matter, 2014
DOI: 10.1039/C4SM01667J, Paper

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