Soft Matter

Papers
(The median citation count of Soft Matter is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-02-01 to 2024-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Applications of liquid crystals in biosensing71
Lipidomic atlas of mammalian cell membranes reveals hierarchical variation induced by culture conditions, subcellular membranes, and cell lineages62
Stimuli-responsive engineered living materials62
Recent advances in blood rheology: a review50
Experimental and theoretical investigations of methyl orange adsorption using boron nitride nanosheets40
Hierarchical assemblies of superparamagnetic colloids in time-varying magnetic fields40
Effect of precise linker length, bond density, and broad temperature window on the rheological properties of ethylene vitrimers39
Globular protein assembly and network formation at fluid interfaces: effect of oil39
Spatial velocity correlations in inertial systems of active Brownian particles38
Reversible membrane deformations by straight DNA origami filaments37
Progress in the self-assembly of organic/inorganic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) hybrids36
Data-driven algorithms for inverse design of polymers36
Comparison of cubosomes and liposomes for the encapsulation and delivery of curcumin36
Preparation, properties, and applications of magnetic hematite microparticles34
Long-range mechanical signaling in biological systems34
Universality class of the motility-induced critical point in large scale off-lattice simulations of active particles34
Evaporation-driven liquid flow in sessile droplets33
Interlayer bonding strength of 3D printed PEEK specimens33
Surface alignment of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals32
nn-PINNs: Non-Newtonian physics-informed neural networks for complex fluid modeling30
Electrostatic interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 virus and a charged electret fibre30
Oxygen inhibition of free-radical polymerization is the dominant mechanism behind the “mold effect” on hydrogels30
Onsager's variational principle in active soft matter30
Surface tensiometry of phase separated protein and polymer droplets by the sessile drop method30
A highly sensitive strain sensor based on a silica@polyaniline core–shell particle reinforced hydrogel with excellent flexibility, stretchability, toughness and conductivity30
Design and fabrication of polydopamine based superhydrophobic fabrics for efficient oil–water separation30
Temperature-sensitive soft microgels at interfaces: air–water versus oil–water29
Unsupervised learning of sequence-specific aggregation behavior for a model copolymer29
Enhanced dielectric, ferroelectric, energy storage and mechanical energy harvesting performance of ZnO–PVDF composites induced by MWCNTs as an additive third phase28
Increasing complexity in small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering experiments: from biological membrane mimics to live cells28
Neoteric deep eutectic solvents: history, recent developments, and catalytic applications27
Splitting dynamics of ferrofluid droplets inside a microfluidic T-junction using a pulse-width modulated magnetic field in micro-magnetofluidics27
Magttice: a lattice model for hard-magnetic soft materials26
Cononsolvency of thermoresponsive polymers: where we are now and where we are going26
Annexin A4 trimers are recruited by high membrane curvatures in giant plasma membrane vesicles25
Charging dynamics of electrical double layers inside a cylindrical pore: predicting the effects of arbitrary pore size25
Topological defects of integer charge in cell monolayers25
A moisture balanced antibacterial dressing loaded with lysozyme possesses antibacterial activity and promotes wound healing25
Magneto-responsive hydrogels by self-assembly of low molecular weight peptides and crosslinking with iron oxide nanoparticles24
The effects of bio-inspired micro/nano scale structures on anti-icing properties24
Magnetorheological fluids based on core–shell carbonyl iron particles modified by various organosilanes: synthesis, stability and performance24
A new order of liquids: polar order in nematic liquid crystals24
Dynamics and extensional rheology of polymer–surfactant association complexes24
A pair of particles in inertial microfluidics: effect of shape, softness, and position24
Programmable soft electrothermal actuators based on free-form printing of the embedded heater24
Unravelling the antimicrobial activity of peptide hydrogel systems: current and future perspectives23
Antibacterial, wearable, transparent tannic acid–thioctic acid–phytic acid hydrogel for adhesive bandages23
Dynamic light scattering microrheology for soft and living materials23
Stretchable, self-healing and adhesive sodium alginate-based composite hydrogels as wearable strain sensors for expansion–contraction motion monitoring22
Adhesion advances: from nanomaterials to biomimetic adhesion and applications22
Entropy-driven segregation in epoxy-amine systems at a copper interface22
Simple, rapid and sensitive detection of Parkinson's disease related alpha-synuclein using a DNA aptamer assisted liquid crystal biosensor22
Resolution of 3D bioprinting inside bulk gel and granular gel baths22
Characterising soft matter using machine learning22
Machine learning forecasting of active nematics22
Active motion of multiphase oil droplets: emergent dynamics of squirmers with evolving internal structure22
Green, tough and highly efficient flame-retardant rigid polyurethane foam enabled by double network hydrogel coatings22
Efficient and economical approach for flexible photothermal icephobic copper mesh with robust superhydrophobicity and active deicing property22
A multifunctional hollow TPU fiber filled with liquid metal exhibiting fast electrothermal deformation and recovery22
Temperature-dependent reentrant phase transition of RNA–polycation mixtures22
Persistence length regulates emergent dynamics in active roller ensembles21
Emergent cell-free layer asymmetry and biased haematocrit partition in a biomimetic vascular network of successive bifurcations21
A self-healing, recyclable, and degradable fire-retardant gelatin-based biogel coating for green buildings21
Protein–nanoparticle interactions and a new insight20
Liquid–liquid crystalline phase separation in biological filamentous colloids: nucleation, growth and order–order transitions of cholesteric tactoids20
Active shape oscillations of giant vesicles with cyclic closure and opening of membrane necks20
Block copolymers based on poly(butylene adipate) and poly(l-lactic acid) for biomedical applications: synthesis, structure and thermodynamical studies20
Molecular mobility and crystallization of renewable poly(ethylene furanoate) in situ filled with carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoparticles20
Synchronized oscillations in swarms of nematode Turbatrix aceti20
Unified analysis of topological defects in 2D systems of active and passive disks20
Binding of thermalized and active membrane curvature-inducing proteins20
Droplet impact on pillar-arrayed non-wetting surfaces20
Spontaneously rotating clusters of active droplets20
Characterization of the volume fraction of soft deformable microgels by means of small-angle neutron scattering with contrast variation20
The nonequilibrium behaviors of covalent adaptable network polymers during the topology transition20
Dynamics of active particles with space-dependent swim velocity20
Interfacially-adsorbed particles enhance the self-propulsion of oil droplets in aqueous surfactant19
Revisiting the emergence of order in active matter19
Stochastic resetting of active Brownian particles with Lorentz force19
Modelling the dynamics of vesicle reshaping and scission under osmotic shocks19
Continuous spinning aligned liquid crystal elastomer fibers with a 3D printer setup19
Dually cross-linked single network poly(ionic liquid)/ionic liquid ionogels for a flexible strain-humidity bimodal sensor19
Strengthening gelatin hydrogels using the Hofmeister effect19
Analytical model for drag reduction on liquid-infused structured non-wetting surfaces19
3D fluorescent mapping of invisible molecular damage after cavitation in hydrogen exposed elastomers18
Self-assembly of stimuli-responsive coiled-coil fibrous hydrogels18
Geometry and mechanics of disclination lines in 3D nematic liquid crystals18
Adhesion behaviors on four special wettable surfaces: natural sources, mechanisms, fabrications and applications18
Substrate stiffness tunes the dynamics of polyvalent rolling motors18
Spreading, pinching, and coalescence: the Ohnesorge units18
Insights from modeling into structure, entanglements, and dynamics in attractive polymer nanocomposites18
Thermoset resin curing simulation using quantum-chemical reaction path calculation and dissipative particle dynamics18
Predicting aggregate morphology of sequence-defined macromolecules with recurrent neural networks18
Spatial inhomogeneity, interfaces and complex vitrification kinetics in a network forming nanocomposite18
Recent advances in biomimetic soft robotics: fabrication approaches, driven strategies and applications18
Interaction of a bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein with mixed anionic–cationic surfactants and the resultant structure18
The coil–globule transition in self-avoiding active polymers18
Unraveling topology-induced shape transformations in dendrimersomes18
Capillary forces drive buckling, plastic deformation, and break-up of 3D printed beams18
Keratins determine network stress responsiveness in reconstituted actin–keratin filament systems17
How particle–particle and liquid–particle interactions govern the fate of evaporating liquid marbles17
Interplay between cooperativity of intercellular receptor–ligand binding and coalescence of nanoscale lipid clusters in adhering membranes17
Acoustic cavitation rheometry17
Simulated filament shapes in embedded 3D printing17
The effects of protein charge patterning on complex coacervation17
Elastin-inspired supramolecular hydrogels: a multifaceted extracellular matrix protein in biomedical engineering17
3D or not 3D: a guide to assess cell viability in 3D cell systems17
Tracer dynamics in crowded active-particle suspensions17
Stretchable dual cross-linked silicon elastomer with a superhydrophobic surface and fast triple self-healing ability at room temperature17
Cationic surfactant assisted enhancement of dielectric and piezoelectric properties of PVDF nanofibers for energy harvesting application17
Controlling uniform patterns by evaporation of multi-component liquid droplets in a confined geometry17
Evaluation of dielectric elastomers to develop materials suitable for actuation17
Interfacial behaviour of β-lactoglobulin aggregates at the oil–water interface studied using particle tracking and dilatational rheology17
Optical quantification of intracellular mass density and cell mechanics in 3D mechanical confinement17
High magnetization FeCo nanoparticles for magnetorheological fluids with enhanced response17
Electrically driven liquid crystal network actuators16
Mussel-inspired hydrogels as tough, self-adhesive and conductive bioelectronics: a review16
Nanoscopic interactions of colloidal particles can suppress millimetre drop splashing16
Spinodal decomposition of chemically fueled polymer solutions16
Effect of interfacial rheology on drop coalescence in water–oil emulsion16
Frequency-dependent magnetic susceptibility of magnetic nanoparticles in a polymer solution: a simulation study16
How a water drop removes a particle from a hydrophobic surface16
Deep learning for characterizing the self-assembly of three-dimensional colloidal systems16
Polypyrrole-doped conductive self-healing multifunctional composite hydrogels with a dual crosslinked network16
Smoothed profile method for direct numerical simulations of hydrodynamically interacting particles16
Elasticity of colloidal gels: structural heterogeneity, floppy modes, and rigidity16
A new hydrodynamic interpretation of liquid metal droplet motion induced by an electrocapillary phenomenon16
The dynamic face of lipid membranes16
Machine learning for phase behavior in active matter systems16
Apparent contact angle of drops on liquid infused surfaces: geometric interpretation16
Molecular dynamics and crystallization in polymers based on ethylene glycol methacrylates (EGMAs) with melt memory characteristics: from linear oligomers to comb-like polymers16
Influence of macromolecular crowding on the charge regulation of intrinsically disordered proteins16
Viscosity of cohesive granular flows15
Towards designing globular antimicrobial peptide mimics: role of polar functional groups in biomimetic ternary antimicrobial polymers15
Electric field modulated peptide based hydrogel nanocatalysts15
Actin filament alignment causes mechanical hysteresis in cross-linked networks15
Coarse-grained nucleic acid–protein model for hybrid nanotechnology15
Activated penetrant dynamics in glass forming liquids: size effects, decoupling, slaving, collective elasticity and correlation with matrix compressibility15
Direction reversing active Brownian particle in a harmonic potential15
Effect of stretching angle on the stress plateau behavior of main-chain liquid crystal elastomers15
Comparing physical mechanisms for membrane curvature-driven sorting of BAR-domain proteins15
Near-zero surface pressure assembly of rectangular lattices of microgels at fluid interfaces for colloidal lithography15
Synchronized oscillations, traveling waves, and jammed clusters induced by steric interactions in active filament arrays15
Continuum-scale modelling of polymer blends using the Cahn–Hilliard equation: transport and thermodynamics15
Bio-inspired surface modification of iron oxide nanoparticles for active stabilization in hydrogels15
Droplet detachment and pinch-off of bidisperse particulate suspensions15
A multi-responsive organogel and colloid based on the self-assembly of a Ag(i)-azopyridine coordination polymer15
Dynamic bonds enable high toughness and multifunctionality in gelatin/tannic acid-based hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties15
Multi-responsive PNIPAM–PEGDA hydrogel composite15
Mussel-inspired adhesive gelatin–polyacrylamide hydrogel wound dressing loaded with tetracycline hydrochloride to enhance complete skin regeneration15
Serum albumin guided plasmonic nanoassemblies with opposite chiralities15
Physical aspects of cortical folding15
Structure and dynamics of ions in dipolar solvents: a coarse-grained simulation study15
Near-infrared light-induced photoisomerization and photodissociation of a chiral fluorescent photoswitch in cholesteric liquid crystals assisted by upconversion nanoparticles15
Reaction-diffusion waves coupled with membrane curvature15
Understanding gel-to-crystal transitions in supramolecular gels15
Self-sorting in supramolecular assemblies14
The effect of grain shape and material on the nonlocal rheology of dense granular flows14
Magnetowetting dynamics of sessile ferrofluid droplets: a review14
Inverse method based on 3D nonlinear physically constrained minimisation in the framework of traction force microscopy14
More than just a barrier: using physical models to couple membrane shape to cell function14
A simulation study on the effect of nanoparticle size on the glass transition temperature of polymer nanocomposites14
Introduction to remodeling of biomembranes14
LCST polymers with UCST behavior14
CO2-Driven diffusiophoresis for maintaining a bacteria-free surface14
Levitation conditions for condensing droplets over heated liquid surfaces14
Quantitative relationship between cholesterol distribution and ordering of lipids in asymmetric lipid bilayers14
Dynamics and mechanism of liquid film collapse in a foam14
Decoupling salt- and polymer-dependent dynamics in polyelectrolyte complex coacervates via salt addition14
Lubrication dynamics of swollen silicones to limit long term fouling and microbial biofilms14
Curvature-driven feedback on aggregation–diffusion of proteins in lipid bilayers14
Buckling, crumpling, and tumbling of semiflexible sheets in simple shear flow14
The role of the molecular weight of the adsorbed layer on a substrate in the suppressed dynamics of supported thin polystyrene films14
Impact of PEGDA photopolymerization in micro-stereolithography on 3D printed hydrogel structure and swelling14
Multi-level encryption of information in morphing hydrogels with patterned fluorescence14
Voxel based method for predictive modelling of solidification and stress in digital light processing based additive manufacture14
Dilatancy, shear jamming, and a generalized jamming phase diagram of frictionless sphere packings14
Biodegradable zwitterionic poly(carboxybetaine) microgel for sustained delivery of antibodies with extended stability and preserved function14
Complex fluids in animal survival strategies14
Steering self-organisation through confinement14
Structural, mechanical, and biological characterization of hierarchical nanofibrous Fmoc-phenylalanine-valine hydrogels for 3D culture of differentiated and mesenchymal stem cells13
Transfer learning of memory kernels for transferable coarse-graining of polymer dynamics13
Phosphobisaromatic motifs enable rapid enzymatic self-assembly and hydrogelation of short peptides13
Using small angle scattering to understand low molecular weight gels13
Defect-controlled softness, diffusive permeability, and mesh-topology of metallo-supramolecular hydrogels13
Deterministic control of adhesive crack propagation through jamming based switchable adhesives13
Alpha helical surfactant-like peptides self-assemble into pH-dependent nanostructures13
Elliptic percolation model for predicting the electrical conductivity of graphene–polymer composites13
Controlled viscoelastic particle encapsulation in microfluidic devices13
Efficient artificial light-harvesting systems based on aggregation-induced emission in supramolecular gels13
Microstructure and elasticity of dilute gels of colloidal discoids13
Production of giant unilamellar vesicles and encapsulation of lyotropic nematic liquid crystals13
The effective shear modulus of a random isotropic suspension of monodisperse liquid n-spheres: from the dilute limit to the percolation threshold13
Emergent vortices and phase separation in systems of chiral active particles with dipolar interactions13
Sequential and cellular detection of copper and lactic acid by disaggregation and reaggregation of the fluorescent panchromatic fibres of an acylthiourea based sensor13
From vesicles toward protocells and minimal cells13
Self-assembly in mixtures with competing interactions13
High-strength, thermosensitive double network hydrogels with antibacterial functionality13
Soft actuators by electrochemical oxidation of liquid metal surfaces13
Using reactive dissipative particle dynamics to understand local shape manipulation of polymer vesicles13
A microparticle blood analogue suspension matching blood rheology13
Effect of collagen and EPS components on the viscoelasticity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms13
Treating anisotropic artefacts in circular dichroism spectroscopy enables investigation of lyotropic liquid crystalline polyaspartate solutions13
How ambient conditions affect the Leidenfrost temperature13
Molecular rotors as intracellular probes of red blood cell stiffness13
An experimental study on the role of inter-particle friction in the shear-thinning behavior of non-Brownian suspensions13
Supramolecular polymer gels: from construction methods to functionality13
Fluctuation–dissipation relations far from equilibrium: a case study13
Clogged water bridges for fog harvesting13
A combined experimental and molecular dynamics simulation study of an intrinsic self-healing polyurethane elastomer based on a dynamic non-covalent mechanism13
Alignment and scattering of colliding active droplets13
Blistering failure of elastic coatings with applications to corrosion resistance13
Self-diffusion scalings in dense granular flows13
A review on acoustic droplet ejection technology and system13
Investigations on sub-structures within cavities of surface imprinted polymers using AFM and PF-QNM13
3D-Reactive printing of engineered alginate inks13
An extreme toughening mechanism for soft materials13
Effects of lipid heterogeneity on model human brain lipid membranes13
How do clusters in phase-separating active matter systems grow? A study for Vicsek activity in systems undergoing vapor–solid transition13
Crystallization of semiflexible polymers in melts and solutions12
Formation of giant polymer vesicles by simple double emulsification using block copolymers as the sole surfactant12
Smart membranes by electron beam cross-linking of copolymer microgels12
Translational and rotational diffusion coefficients of gold nanorods functionalized with a high molecular weight, thermoresponsive ligand: a depolarized dynamic light scattering study12
Cationic surfactant-directed structural control of NaCl crystals from evaporating sessile droplets12
Fabrication of dual anti-corrosive polyaniline microcapsules via Pickering emulsion for active corrosion protection of steel12
Lipase sensing by naphthalene diimide based fluorescent organic nanoparticles: a solvent induced manifestation of self-assembly12
Effect of sticker clustering on the dynamics of associative networks12
A novel photothermal, self-healing and anti-reflection water evaporation membrane12
Magnetic wire active microrheology of human respiratory mucus12
A generalized tube model of rubber elasticity12
3D printed nitric oxide-releasing poly(acrylic acid)/F127/cellulose nanocrystal hydrogels12
On the relationship between cutting and tearing in soft elastic solids12
A sulfamethoxazole molecularly imprinted two-dimensional photonic crystal hydrogel sensor12
Gradient-dynamics model for liquid drops on elastic substrates12
Shear driven vorticity aligned flocs in a suspension of attractive rigid rods12
The role of hydrodynamic interactions on the aggregation kinetics of sedimenting colloidal particles12
Linear versus branched: flow of a wormlike micellar fluid past a falling sphere12
Dynamic behaviour of water molecules in heterogeneous free space formed in an epoxy resin12
A theory of ordering of elongated and curved proteins on membranes driven by density and curvature12
A model-system of Fickian yet non-Gaussian diffusion: light patterns in place of complex matter12
Charging of drops impacting onto superhydrophobic surfaces12
Particle encapsulation in aqueous ferrofluid drops and sorting of particle-encapsulating drops from empty drops using a magnetic field12
Bouncing-to-wetting transition of water droplets impacting soft solids12
Quantifying the link between local structure and cellular rearrangements using information in models of biological tissues12
Self-sorting assembly of artificial building blocks12
Control of nanoparticles synthesized via vacuum sputter deposition onto liquids: a review12
Engineering stability, longevity, and miscibility of microtubule-based active fluids12
Elastic constants of biological filamentous colloids: estimation and implications on nematic and cholesteric tactoid morphologies12
Nonlinear dilatational rheology of different protein aggregates at the oil–water interface12
Inducing nano-confined crystallization in PLLA and PET by elastic melt stretching12
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