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HOT articles for October!

02 Oct 2014

Magneto-optic and converse magnetoelectric effects in a ferromagnetic liquid crystal
Alenka Mertelj, Natan Osterman, Darja Lisjak and Martin Čopič

Graphical abstract: Magneto-optic and converse magnetoelectric effects in a ferromagnetic liquid crystal

Trajectories of probe spheres in generalized linear viscoelastic complex fluids
Manas Khan and Thomas G. Mason

Graphical abstract: Trajectories of probe spheres in generalized linear viscoelastic complex fluids

These articles will be free until 29th October 2014

Capillary tube wetting induced by particles: towards armoured bubbles tailoring
Farzam Zoueshtiagh, Michael Baudoin and David Guerrin

Graphical abstract: Capillary tube wetting induced by particles: towards armoured bubbles tailoring

Measuring cellular forces using bis-aliphatic hydrazone crosslinked stress-relaxing hydrogels
D. D. McKinnon, D. W. Domaille, T. E. Brown, K. A. Kyburz, E. Kiyotake, J. N. Cha and K. S. Anseth

Graphical abstract: Measuring cellular forces using bis-aliphatic hydrazone crosslinked stress-relaxing hydrogels

These articles will be free until 13th November 2014

Chiral random grain boundary phase of achiral hockey-stick liquid crystals
Dong Chen, Haitao Wang, Min Li, Matthew A. Glaser, Joseph E. Maclennan and Noel A. Clark

Graphical abstract: Chiral random grain boundary phase of achiral hockey-stick liquid crystals

Self-assembly of hard helices: a rich and unconventional polymorphism
Hima Bindu Kolli, Elisa Frezza, Giorgio Cinacchi, Alberta Ferrarini, Achille Giacometti, Toby S. Hudson, Cristiano De Michele and Francesco Sciortino

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly of hard helices: a rich and unconventional polymorphism

These articles will be free until 19th November 2014

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HOT articles for September!

12 Sep 2014

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 22^nd October 2014

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Colloidal caterpillars get a wiggle on

09 Sep 2014

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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Soft matter goes digital

23 Jul 2014

Already used in everything from paints to optical materials, colloids have found an entirely new application: as computing elements capable of high density information storage.

US collaborators Sharon Glotzer from University of Michigan and David Pine from New York University have designed a system of reconfigurable colloidal clusters which show potential for performing computational functions in unconventional environments. The team’s ‘digital colloids’ are based on specially designed dimpled particles, which, through entropic interactions, can be made to assemble onto a central sphere and explore various configurations on the sphere’s surface.

To read the full article please visit Chemistry World.

Digital colloids: reconfigurable clusters as high information density elements

Carolyn L. Phillips, Eric Jankowski, Bhaskar Jyoti Krishnatreya, Kazem V. Edmond, Stefano Sacanna, David G. Grier, David J. Pine and Sharon C. Glotzer

Soft Matter, 2014, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C4SM00796D

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HOT articles for July!

08 Jul 2014

Capillary bridge rupture in dip-pen nanolithography
Daniel J. Eichelsdoerfer, Keith A. Brown and Chad A. Mirkin

Graphical abstract: Capillary bridge rupture in dip-pen nanolithography

A universal scaling law of grain chain elasticity under pressure revealed by a simple force vibration method
Lichen Chai, Xuebang Wu and C. S. Liu

Graphical abstract: A universal scaling law of grain chain elasticity under pressure revealed by a simple force vibration method

These papers are free to access until 3rd August 2014

Growth of equilibrium structures built from a large number of distinct component types
Lester O. Hedges, Ranjan V. Mannige and Stephen Whitelam

Graphical abstract: Growth of equilibrium structures built from a large number of distinct component types

Branched–linear polyion complexes investigated by Monte Carlo simulations
Daniel G. Angelescu and Per Linse

Graphical abstract: Branched–linear polyion complexes investigated by Monte Carlo simulations

The adsorption–desorption behaviour and structure function relationships of bile salts
Roger Parker, Neil M. Rigby, Michael J. Ridout, A. Patrick Gunning and Peter J. Wilde
Graphical abstract: The adsorption–desorption behaviour and structure function relationships of bile salts

Tiling patterns from ABC star molecules: 3-colored foams?
Jacob J. K. Kirkensgaard, Martin C. Pedersen and Stephen T. Hyde
Graphical abstract: Tiling patterns from ABC star molecules: 3-colored foams?

These papers are free to access until 21st August 2014

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A second look at dry eye syndrome

06 Jun 2014

Measurements highlighting the different mechanical properties of healthy and diseased tear film could provide fresh understanding of the underlying causes of dry eye syndrome, and point to new treatments to ease the discomfort of millions of sufferers.

With risk factors including contact lens wear and extended periods in front of a computer screen, the discomfort and visual disturbance associated with dry eye syndrome (DES) is a growing public health concern.

To read the full article please visit Chemistry World.

Surface relaxations as a tool to distinguish the dynamic interfacial properties of films by normal and diseased meibomian lipids
Georgi As. Georgiev, Norihiko Yokoi, Slavyana Ivanova, Vesselin Tonchev, Yana Nencheva and Rumen Krastev
Soft Matter, 2014,
DOI: 10.1039/C4SM00758A

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HOT articles for June!

05 Jun 2014

Director/barycentric rotation in cholesteric droplets under temperature gradient
Jun Yoshioka, Fumiya Ito, Yuto Suzuki, Hiroaki Takahashi, Hideaki Takizawa and Yuka Tabe

Graphical abstract: Director/barycentric rotation in cholesteric droplets under temperature gradient

The force of impacting rain
Dan Soto, Aurélie Borel De Larivière, Xavier Boutillon, Christophe Clanet and David Quéré

Graphical abstract: The force of impacting rain

These papers are free to access until 2nd July 2014

Self-organizing microfluidic crystals
William E. Uspal and Patrick S. Doyle

Graphical abstract: Self-organizing microfluidic crystals

Torque density measurements on vortex fluids produced by symmetry-breaking rational magnetic fields
Kyle J. Solis and James E. Martin

Graphical abstract: Torque density measurements on vortex fluids produced by symmetry-breaking rational magnetic fields
A microscopic view of the yielding transition in concentrated emulsions
E. D. Knowlton, D. J. Pine and L. Cipelletti

Graphical abstract: A microscopic view of the yielding transition in concentrated emulsions

These papers are free to access until 15th July 2014

Binding of amphiphilic and triphilic block copolymers to lipid model membranes: the role of perfluorinated moieties
Christian Schwieger, Anja Achilles, Sven Scholz, Jan Rüger, Kirsten Bacia, Kay Saalwaechter, Jörg Kressler and Alfred Blume
Soft Matter, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4SM00830H

Graphical abstract: Binding of amphiphilic and triphilic block copolymers to lipid model membranes: the role of perfluorinated moieties

Bending elastic properties of a block copolymer-rich lamellar phase doped by a surfactant: a neutron spin-echo study
H. Egger, G. H. Findenegg, O. Holderer, R. Biehl, M. Monkenbusch and T. Hellweg
Soft Matter, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4SM00494A

Graphical abstract: Bending elastic properties of a block copolymer-rich lamellar phase doped by a surfactant: a neutron spin-echo study

These papers are free to access until 25th July 2014

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Hot articles for May!

09 May 2014

A particle based model to simulate microscale morphological changes of plant tissues during drying
H. C. P. Karunasena, W. Senadeera, R. J. Brown and Y. T. Gu

Graphical abstract: A particle based model to simulate microscale morphological changes of plant tissues during drying

Mapping amyloid-β(16-22) nucleation pathways using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
Neil R. Anthony, Anil K. Mehta, David G. Lynn and Keith M. Berland

Graphical abstract: Mapping amyloid-β(16-22) nucleation pathways using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy

These papers are free to access until 2nd June 2014

Evolving design rules for the inverse granular packing problem
Marc Z. Miskin and Heinrich M. Jaeger

Graphical abstract: Evolving design rules for the inverse granular packing problem

Ionic effects in self-propelled Pt-coated Janus swimmers
Aidan Brown and Wilson Poon

Graphical abstract: Ionic effects in self-propelled Pt-coated Janus swimmers

These papers are free to access until 16th June 2014

Saddle-splay screening and chiral symmetry breaking in toroidal nematics
Vinzenz Koning, Benjamin C. van Zuiden, Randall D. Kamien and Vincenzo Vitelli

Graphical abstract: Saddle-splay screening and chiral symmetry breaking in toroidal nematics

Emerging bioinspired polymers: glycopolypeptides
Kai-Steffen Krannig and Helmut Schlaad

Graphical abstract: Emerging bioinspired polymers: glycopolypeptides

Analysis of liquid metal foams through X-ray radioscopy and microgravity experiments
F. García-Moreno, S. T. Tobin, M. Mukherjee, C. Jiménez, E. Solórzano, G. S. Vinod Kumar, S. Hutzler and J. Banhart

Graphical abstract: Analysis of liquid metal foams through X-ray radioscopy and microgravity experiments

These papers are free to access until 20th June 2014

Destruction of cancer cells by laser-induced shock waves: recent developments in experimental treatments and multiscale computer simulations
Martin Oliver Steinhauser and Mischa Schmidt

Graphical abstract: Destruction of cancer cells by laser-induced shock waves: recent developments in experimental treatments and multiscale computer simulations

Strong effect of weak charging in suspensions of anisotropic colloids
Sven Dorosz, Nikhilesh Shegokar, Tanja Schilling and Martin Oettel

Graphical abstract: Strong effect of weak charging in suspensions of anisotropic colloids

These papers are free to access until 28th June 2014

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