Soft Matter Blog

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

A new pathway for the re-equilibration of micellar surfactant solutions
I. M. Griffiths, C. J. W. Breward, D. M. Colegate, P. J. Dellar, P. D. Howell and C. D. Bain
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 853-863
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM27154K

Heterogeneity of the electrostatic repulsion between colloids at the oil–water interface
Bum Jun Park, Jan Vermant and Eric M. Furst
Soft Matter, 2010,6, 5327-5333
DOI: 10.1039/C0SM00485E

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

Progess in superhydrophobic surface development
Paul Roach, Neil J. Shirtcliffe and Michael I. Newton
Soft Matter, 2008,4, 224-240
DOI: 10.1039/B712575P

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

Multi-scale multi-mechanism design of tough hydrogels: building dissipation into stretchy networks
Xuanhe Zhao
Soft Matter, 2014,10, 672-687
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM52272E

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

Self-healing materials: a review
Richard P. Wool
Soft Matter, 2008,4, 400-418
DOI: 10.1039/B711716G

Cellulose nanowhiskers: promising materials for advanced applications
Stephen J. Eichhorn
Soft Matter, 2011,7, 303-315
DOI: 10.1039/C0SM00142B

Janus particles
Andreas Walther and Axel H. E. Müller
Soft Matter, 2008,4, 663-668
DOI: 10.1039/B718131K

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

Soft Matter, the future
Elisabeth Ratcliffe
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 7889-7889
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM90100A

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

Soft Matter Emerging Investigators themed issue
Michael Rubinstein and Liz Dunn
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 6564-6564
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM90073H

Directed self-assembly of block copolymers in the extreme: guiding microdomains from the small to the large
Kyosung Koo, Hyungju Ahn, Sang-Woo Kim, Du Yeol Ryu and Thomas P. Russell
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 9059-9071
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM51083B

Double network hydrogels prepared from pH-responsive doubly crosslinked microgels
Thomas Lane, Julianne L. Holloway, Amir H. Milani, Jennifer M. Saunders, Anthony J. Freemont and Brian R. Saunders
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 7934-7941
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM51356D

Progess in superhydrophobic surface development
Paul Roach, Neil J. Shirtcliffe and Michael I. Newton
Soft Matter, 2008,4, 224-240
DOI: 10.1039/B712575P

Shape anisotropic colloids: synthesis, packing behavior, evaporation driven assembly, and their application in emulsion stabilization
Venkateshwar Rao Dugyala, Santosh V. Daware and Madivala G. Basavaraj  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 6711-6725
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM50404B

Self-folding with shape memory composites
Samuel M. Felton, Michael T. Tolley, ByungHyun Shin, Cagdas D. Onal, Erik D. Demaine, Daniela Rus and Robert J. Wood
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 7688-7694
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM51003D

A review of fundamental properties and applications of polymer–graphene hybrid materials
Alison Y. W. Sham and Shannon M. Notley
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 6645-6653
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM00092C

Physical aging in polymers and polymer nanocomposites: recent results and open questions
Daniele Cangialosi, Virginie M. Boucher, Angel Alegría and Juan Colmenero
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 8619-8630
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM51077H

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

Substitutional impurity-induced vitrification in microgel crystals 
Ruben Higler, Jeroen Appel and Joris Sprakel    
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 5372-5379 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM50471A 

Interactions between cells or proteins and surfaces exhibiting extreme wettabilities
Wenlong Song and João F. Mano 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2985-2999 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27739A 

Engineering shape: the novel geometries of colloidal self-assembly
Stefano Sacanna, David J. Pine and Gi-Ra Yi 
Soft Matter, 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM50500F 

Reflections on graduate education in soft matter 
Tom C. Lubensky    
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 4948-4950
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM90027D 

Self-assembly of organic luminophores with gelation-enhanced emission characteristics 
Zujin Zhao, Jacky W. Y. Lam and Ben Zhong Tang  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 4564-4579 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27969C 

A simple route to fluids with photo-switchable viscosities based on a reversible transition between vesicles and wormlike micelles 
Hyuntaek Oh, Aimee M. Ketner, Romina Heymann, Ellina Kesselman, Dganit Danino, Daniel E. Falvey and Srinivasa R. Raghavan 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 5025-5033 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM00070B 

Cross-linked supramolecular polymer networks with responsive and elastic gel properties via host–guest complexation: controlled release of squaraine dyes 
Fei Zeng, Yun Shen and Chuan-Feng Chen    
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 4875-4882 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM50529D 

A novel one-pot approach towards dynamically cross-linked hydrogels 
Shereen Tan, Anton Blencowe, Katharina Ladewig and Greg G. Qiao 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 5239-5250
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM50638J 

Bacteria–surface interactions 
Hannah H. Tuson and Douglas B. Weibel    
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 4368-4380 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27705D 

Directed motion of elongated active polymers
Mew-Bing Wan and YongSeok Jho 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 3255-3261 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27851D 

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This month sees the following articles in Soft Matter that are in the top ten most accessed for March:

Solvent-assisted poly(vinyl alcohol) gelated crystalline colloidal array photonic crystals 
Cheng Chen, Yihua Zhu, Hua Bao, Peng Zhao, Hongliang Jiang, Liming Peng, Xiaoling Yang and Chunzhong Lia
Soft Matter, 2011,7, 915-921 
DOI: 10.1039/C0SM00923G 

Extreme wettability and tunable adhesion: biomimicking beyond nature? 
Xinjie Liu,  Yongmin Liang,   Feng Zhou and   Weimin Liu 
Soft Matter, 2012,8, 2070-2086 
DOI: 10.1039/C1SM07003G 

A review of fundamental properties and applications of polymer–graphene hybrid materials 
Alison Y. W. Sham and   Shannon M. Notley 
Soft Matter, 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM00092C 

Modified gellan gum hydrogels for tissue engineering applications 
Cameron J. Ferris, Kerry J. Gilmore, Gordon G. Wallace and Marc in het Panhuis 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 3705-3711 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27389J 

Bacteria–surface interactions 
Hannah H. Tuson and   Douglas B. Weibel 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 4368-4380 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27705D 

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels cross-linked by magnetic nanoparticles 
Patrick Ilg 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 3465-3468 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27809C 

Emergent colloidal dynamics in electromagnetic fields 
Jure Dobnikar, Alexey Snezhko and Anand Yethiraj 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 3693-3704 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27363F 

Complexes of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes and surfactants – recent developments in the field of biologically derived polyelectrolytes 
Leonardo Chiappisi, Ingo Hoffmanna and   Michael Gradzielski 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 3896-3909 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27698H 

Tunable and dynamic soft materials for three-dimensional cell culture 
Matthew S. Rehmann and   April M. Kloxin 
Soft Matter, 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM50217A 

Single amino acid based thixotropic hydrogel formation and pH-dependent morphological change of gel nanofibers 
Jayanta Nanda, Abhijit Biswas and Arindam Banerjee 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 4198-4208
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27050E 

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This month sees the following articles in Soft Matter that are in the top ten most accessed for February:

Directed self-assembly of block copolymers for universal nanopatterning 
Bong Hoon Kim ,  Ju Young Kim and Sang Ouk Kim  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2780-2786 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM27535J 

Protein–polyelectrolyte interactions
A. Basak Kayitmazer ,  Daniel Seeman ,  Burcu Baykal Minsky ,  Paul L. Dubin and Yisheng Xu  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2553-2583 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM27002A 

Extreme wettability and tunable adhesion: biomimicking beyond nature?
Xinjie Liu ,  Yongmin Liang ,  Feng Zhou and Weimin Liu  
Soft Matter, 2012,8, 2070-2086 
DOI: 10.1039/C1SM07003G 

Nanoemulsions versus microemulsions: terminology, differences, and similarities 
David Julian McClements  
Soft Matter, 2012,8, 1719-1729 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM06903B 

Hybrid raspberry microgels with tunable thermoresponsive behavior
Jean-François Dechézelles ,  Vikash Malik ,  Jérôme J. Crassous and Peter Schurtenberger  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2798-2802 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27433K 

Design and properties of supramolecular polymer gels 
Atsushi Noro ,  Mikihiro Hayashi and Yushu Matsushita
Soft Matter, 2012,8, 6416-6429 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM25144B 

Stimuli-responsive surfactants 
Paul Brown ,  Craig P. Butts and Julian Eastoe  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2365-2374 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27716J 

Gel-nanocomposites: materials with promising applications
Dibyendu Das ,  Tanmoy Kar and Prasanta Kumar Das  
Soft Matter, 2012,8, 2348-2365 
DOI: 10.1039/C1SM06639K 

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels cross-linked by magnetic nanoparticles
Patrick Ilg  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 3465-3468 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27809C 

Mechanics of morphological instabilities and surface wrinkling in soft materials: a review 
Bo Li ,  Yan-Ping Cao ,  Xi-Qiao Feng and Huajian Gao  
Soft Matter, 2012,8, 5728-5745 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM00011C 

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Below are the ten most-read Soft Matter articles of 2012 that were published in 2012:

Extreme wettability and tunable adhesion: biomimicking beyond nature?
Xinjie Liu, Yongmin Liang, Feng Zhou and Weimin Liu
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 2070-2086,
DOI: 10.1039/C1SM07003G

Mechanics of morphological instabilities and surface wrinkling in soft materials: a review
Bo Li, Yan-Ping Cao,  Xi-Qiao Feng and Huajian Gao
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 5728-5745,
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM00011C

Design and properties of supramolecular polymer gels
Atsushi Noro,  Mikihiro Hayashi and Yushu Matsushita
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 6416-6429,
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM25144B

Gel-nanocomposites: materials with promising applications
Dibyendu Das, Tanmoy Kar and Prasanta Kumar Das
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 2348-2365,
DOI: 10.1039/C1SM06639K

Nanoemulsions versus microemulsions: terminology, differences, and similarities
David Julian McClements
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 1719-1729,
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM06903B

Self-assembly of biodegradable polyurethanes for controlled delivery applications
Mingming Ding, Jiehua Li, Hong Tan and Qiang Fu
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 5414-5428, DOI: 10.1039/C2SM07402H

Hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels: from a natural polysaccharide to complex networks
Xian Xu, Amit K. Jha, Daniel A. Harrington, Mary C. Farach-Carson and Xinqiao Jia
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 3280-3294,

DOI: 10.1039/C2SM06463D

Tunable plasmonic nanostructures from noble metal nanoparticles and stimuli-responsive polymers
Ihor Tokarev and Sergiy Minko
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 5980-5987,
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM25069A

Nanostructure-templated control of drug release from peptide amphiphile nanofiber gels
John B. Matson, Christina J. Newcomb, Ronit Bitton and Samuel I. Stupp
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 3586-3595,
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM07420F

Self-assembled architectures with multiple aqueous compartments
Hans-Peter M. de Hoog,  Madhavan Nallani and Nikodem Tomczak
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 4552-4561,
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM06934B

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This month sees the following articles in Soft Matter that are in the top ten most accessed for January:

Solvent-assisted poly(vinyl alcohol) gelated crystalline colloidal array photonic crystals 
Cheng Chen ,  Yihua Zhu ,  Hua Bao ,  Peng Zhao ,  Hongliang Jiang ,  Liming Peng ,  Xiaoling Yang and Chunzhong Li  
Soft Matter, 2011,7, 915-921 
DOI: 10.1039/C0SM00923G 

Self-healing hydrogels formed in catanionic surfactant solutions 
Gizem Akay ,  Azadeh Hassan-Raeisi ,  Deniz C. Tuncaboylu ,  Nermin Orakdogen ,  Suzan Abdurrahmanoglu ,  Wilhelm Oppermann and Oguz Okay 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2254-2261 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM27515E 

Droplet mobility on lubricant-impregnated surfaces 
J. David Smith ,  Rajeev Dhiman ,  Sushant Anand ,  Ernesto Reza-Garduno ,  Robert E. Cohen ,  Gareth H. McKinley and Kripa K. Varanasi  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 1772-1780 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM27032C 

Self-assembly of diblock copolymers under confinement 
An-Chang Shi and Baohui Li 
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 1398-1413 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM27031E 

Supramolecular hydrogels for creating gold and silver nanoparticles in situ 
Jiang-Shan Shen ,  Yi-Lin Chen ,  Jia-Le Huang ,  Jin-Dun Chen ,  Cong Zhao ,  Yang-Qing Zheng ,  Tao Yu ,  Yi Yang and Hong-Wu Zhang  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2017-2023 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM26878G 

Stimuli-responsive surfactants 
Paul Brown ,  Craig P. Butts and Julian Eastoe  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2365-2374 
DOI: 10.1039/C3SM27716J 

Fluid–solid transitions in soft-repulsive colloids 
Divya Paloli ,  Priti S. Mohanty ,  Jérôme J. Crassous ,  Emanuela Zaccarelli and Peter Schurtenberger  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 3000-3004 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM27654B 

Rolling particle lithography by soft polymer microparticles 
Francesca Di Benedetto ,  Vito Fasano ,  Luana Persano ,  Claudio Maruccio ,  Elisa Mele ,  Giovanni Potente ,  David A. Weitz ,  Laura De Lorenzis and Dario Pisignano  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2206-2211 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM27327F 

Comment on “Innovation through imitation: biomimetic, bioinspired and biokleptic research”  
Manfred Drack and Ille C. Gebeshuber  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2338-2340 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM26722E 

Disulfide crosslinked PEGylated starch micelles as efficient intracellular drug delivery platforms 
Aiping Zhang ,  Zhe Zhang ,  Fenghua Shi ,  Jianxun Ding ,  Chunsheng Xiao ,  Xiuli Zhuang ,  Chaoliang He ,  Li Chen and Xuesi Chen  
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 2224-2233 
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM27189C 

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This month sees the following articles in Soft Matter that are in the top ten most accessed for September:

Printed photonic arrays from self-organized chiral nematic liquid crystals 
D. J. Gardiner ,  W.-K. Hsiao ,  S. M. Morris ,  P. J. W. Hands ,  T. D. Wilkinson ,  I. M. Hutchings and H. J. Coles  
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 9977-9980 
DOI: 10.1039/c2sm26479j 

Recovery from applied strain in interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels with ionic and covalent cross-links 
Shannon E. Bakarich ,  Geoffrey C. Pidcock ,  Paul Balding ,  Leo Stevens ,  Paul Calvert and Marc in het Panhuis
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 9985-9988 
DOI: 10.1039/c2sm26745d 

Absence of an evaporation-driven wetting transition on omniphobic surfaces 
A. Susarrey-Arce ,  Á. G. Marín ,  H. Nair ,  L. Lefferts ,  J. G. E. Gardeniers ,  D. Lohse and A. van Houselt  
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 9765-9770 
DOI: 10.1039/c2sm25746g 

The special behaviours of responsive core–shell nanogels 
Walter Richtering and Andrij Pich  
Soft Matter, 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2sm26424b 

Extreme wettability and tunable adhesion: biomimicking beyond nature? 
Xinjie Liu ,  Yongmin Liang ,  Feng Zhou and Weimin Liu  
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 2070-2086 
DOI: 10.1039/c1sm07003g 

Bioinspired rice leaf and butterfly wing surface structures combining shark skin and lotus effects 
Gregory D. Bixler and Bharat Bhushan  
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 11271-11284 
DOI: 10.1039/c2sm26655e 

Mechano-responsive hydrogels crosslinked by block copolymer micelles 
Longxi Xiao ,  Jiahua Zhu ,  J. David Londono ,  Darrin J. Pochan and Xinqiao Jia  
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 10233-10237 
DOI: 10.1039/c2sm26566d 

Polymer nanocomposites: polymer and particle dynamics 
Daniel Kim ,  Samanvaya Srivastava ,  Suresh Narayanan and Lynden A. Archer  
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 10813-10818 
DOI: 10.1039/c2sm26325d 

Doubly crosslinked microgel–polyelectrolyte complexes: three simple methods to tune and improve gel mechanical properties 
Ruixue Liu ,  Jennifer M. Saunders ,  Tony J. Freemont and Brian R. Saunders  
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 10932-10940 
DOI: 10.1039/c2sm26522b 

Electrospun smart fabrics that display pH-responsive tunable wettability
Chang Hwan Lee ,  Sung Kyung Kang ,  Jung Ah Lim ,  Ho Sun Lim and Jeong Ho Cho
Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 10238-10240 
DOI: 10.1039/c2sm26625c 

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