Soft Matter

Papers
(The TQCC of Soft Matter is 6. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Applications of liquid crystals in biosensing92
Stimuli-responsive engineered living materials78
Recent advances in blood rheology: a review72
Lipidomic atlas of mammalian cell membranes reveals hierarchical variation induced by culture conditions, subcellular membranes, and cell lineages70
Evaporation-driven liquid flow in sessile droplets56
nn-PINNs: Non-Newtonian physics-informed neural networks for complex fluid modeling53
Experimental and theoretical investigations of methyl orange adsorption using boron nitride nanosheets51
Interlayer bonding strength of 3D printed PEEK specimens51
Hierarchical assemblies of superparamagnetic colloids in time-varying magnetic fields50
Effect of precise linker length, bond density, and broad temperature window on the rheological properties of ethylene vitrimers49
Comparison of cubosomes and liposomes for the encapsulation and delivery of curcumin48
Globular protein assembly and network formation at fluid interfaces: effect of oil48
Progress in the self-assembly of organic/inorganic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) hybrids48
Data-driven algorithms for inverse design of polymers47
Preparation, properties, and applications of magnetic hematite microparticles47
Surface alignment of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals46
Spatial velocity correlations in inertial systems of active Brownian particles45
Oxygen inhibition of free-radical polymerization is the dominant mechanism behind the “mold effect” on hydrogels44
A new order of liquids: polar order in nematic liquid crystals44
Long-range mechanical signaling in biological systems43
Reversible membrane deformations by straight DNA origami filaments42
Universality class of the motility-induced critical point in large scale off-lattice simulations of active particles41
Enhanced dielectric, ferroelectric, energy storage and mechanical energy harvesting performance of ZnO–PVDF composites induced by MWCNTs as an additive third phase40
Neoteric deep eutectic solvents: history, recent developments, and catalytic applications39
Surface tensiometry of phase separated protein and polymer droplets by the sessile drop method38
Cononsolvency of thermoresponsive polymers: where we are now and where we are going38
A highly sensitive strain sensor based on a silica@polyaniline core–shell particle reinforced hydrogel with excellent flexibility, stretchability, toughness and conductivity37
Electrostatic interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 virus and a charged electret fibre37
Increasing complexity in small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering experiments: from biological membrane mimics to live cells36
Magttice: a lattice model for hard-magnetic soft materials36
Design and fabrication of polydopamine based superhydrophobic fabrics for efficient oil–water separation36
Recent advances in biomimetic soft robotics: fabrication approaches, driven strategies and applications35
Onsager's variational principle in active soft matter35
Temperature-sensitive soft microgels at interfaces: air–water versus oil–water35
Magnetorheological fluids based on core–shell carbonyl iron particles modified by various organosilanes: synthesis, stability and performance33
Antibacterial, wearable, transparent tannic acid–thioctic acid–phytic acid hydrogel for adhesive bandages33
Unsupervised learning of sequence-specific aggregation behavior for a model copolymer32
Splitting dynamics of ferrofluid droplets inside a microfluidic T-junction using a pulse-width modulated magnetic field in micro-magnetofluidics32
A multifunctional hollow TPU fiber filled with liquid metal exhibiting fast electrothermal deformation and recovery32
Annexin A4 trimers are recruited by high membrane curvatures in giant plasma membrane vesicles31
Protein–nanoparticle interactions and a new insight31
Charging dynamics of electrical double layers inside a cylindrical pore: predicting the effects of arbitrary pore size31
Adhesion advances: from nanomaterials to biomimetic adhesion and applications31
Entropy-driven segregation in epoxy-amine systems at a copper interface29
Topological defects of integer charge in cell monolayers29
Dynamic light scattering microrheology for soft and living materials29
Temperature-dependent reentrant phase transition of RNA–polycation mixtures29
Unravelling the antimicrobial activity of peptide hydrogel systems: current and future perspectives28
Magneto-responsive hydrogels by self-assembly of low molecular weight peptides and crosslinking with iron oxide nanoparticles28
Evaluation of dielectric elastomers to develop materials suitable for actuation28
A moisture balanced antibacterial dressing loaded with lysozyme possesses antibacterial activity and promotes wound healing28
Characterising soft matter using machine learning27
Thermoset resin curing simulation using quantum-chemical reaction path calculation and dissipative particle dynamics27
Efficient and economical approach for flexible photothermal icephobic copper mesh with robust superhydrophobicity and active deicing property27
Steering self-organisation through confinement27
Elastin-inspired supramolecular hydrogels: a multifaceted extracellular matrix protein in biomedical engineering27
Strengthening gelatin hydrogels using the Hofmeister effect27
Dynamics and extensional rheology of polymer–surfactant association complexes27
Programmable soft electrothermal actuators based on free-form printing of the embedded heater27
Molecular mobility and crystallization of renewable poly(ethylene furanoate) in situ filled with carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoparticles26
The role of the molecular weight of the adsorbed layer on a substrate in the suppressed dynamics of supported thin polystyrene films26
Unified analysis of topological defects in 2D systems of active and passive disks26
From vesicles toward protocells and minimal cells26
Stretchable, self-healing and adhesive sodium alginate-based composite hydrogels as wearable strain sensors for expansion–contraction motion monitoring26
The effects of bio-inspired micro/nano scale structures on anti-icing properties26
Machine learning forecasting of active nematics26
Spontaneously rotating clusters of active droplets26
Multi-responsive PNIPAM–PEGDA hydrogel composite26
Dually cross-linked single network poly(ionic liquid)/ionic liquid ionogels for a flexible strain-humidity bimodal sensor26
Revisiting the emergence of order in active matter25
Self-assembly of stimuli-responsive coiled-coil fibrous hydrogels25
A pair of particles in inertial microfluidics: effect of shape, softness, and position25
Active motion of multiphase oil droplets: emergent dynamics of squirmers with evolving internal structure25
Resolution of 3D bioprinting inside bulk gel and granular gel baths25
Electrically driven liquid crystal network actuators25
Liquid–liquid crystalline phase separation in biological filamentous colloids: nucleation, growth and order–order transitions of cholesteric tactoids25
Droplet impact on pillar-arrayed non-wetting surfaces25
Green, tough and highly efficient flame-retardant rigid polyurethane foam enabled by double network hydrogel coatings25
Geometry and mechanics of disclination lines in 3D nematic liquid crystals25
The nonequilibrium behaviors of covalent adaptable network polymers during the topology transition25
Simple, rapid and sensitive detection of Parkinson's disease related alpha-synuclein using a DNA aptamer assisted liquid crystal biosensor25
Persistence length regulates emergent dynamics in active roller ensembles24
Impact of PEGDA photopolymerization in micro-stereolithography on 3D printed hydrogel structure and swelling24
Dynamics of active particles with space-dependent swim velocity24
Continuous spinning aligned liquid crystal elastomer fibers with a 3D printer setup24
Mussel-inspired adhesive gelatin–polyacrylamide hydrogel wound dressing loaded with tetracycline hydrochloride to enhance complete skin regeneration24
Effect of interfacial rheology on drop coalescence in water–oil emulsion24
Synchronized oscillations in swarms of nematode Turbatrix aceti24
Using small angle scattering to understand low molecular weight gels24
Smoothed profile method for direct numerical simulations of hydrodynamically interacting particles23
Emergent cell-free layer asymmetry and biased haematocrit partition in a biomimetic vascular network of successive bifurcations23
Polarisation-driven magneto-optical and nonlinear-optical behaviour of a room-temperature ferroelectric nematic phase23
The effective shear modulus of a random isotropic suspension of monodisperse liquid n-spheres: from the dilute limit to the percolation threshold23
Spreading, pinching, and coalescence: the Ohnesorge units23
Structure and dynamics of ions in dipolar solvents: a coarse-grained simulation study23
Characterization of the volume fraction of soft deformable microgels by means of small-angle neutron scattering with contrast variation23
Interplay between cooperativity of intercellular receptor–ligand binding and coalescence of nanoscale lipid clusters in adhering membranes23
Interfacially-adsorbed particles enhance the self-propulsion of oil droplets in aqueous surfactant23
A self-healing, recyclable, and degradable fire-retardant gelatin-based biogel coating for green buildings23
Interaction of a bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein with mixed anionic–cationic surfactants and the resultant structure22
Viscosity of cohesive granular flows22
Adhesion behaviors on four special wettable surfaces: natural sources, mechanisms, fabrications and applications22
Capillary forces drive buckling, plastic deformation, and break-up of 3D printed beams22
The coil–globule transition in self-avoiding active polymers22
Mussel-inspired hydrogels as tough, self-adhesive and conductive bioelectronics: a review22
How particle–particle and liquid–particle interactions govern the fate of evaporating liquid marbles22
An extreme toughening mechanism for soft materials22
Simulated filament shapes in embedded 3D printing22
Stochastic resetting of active Brownian particles with Lorentz force22
3D fluorescent mapping of invisible molecular damage after cavitation in hydrogen exposed elastomers21
Shape memory meta-laminar jamming actuators fabricated by 4D printing21
Cationic surfactant assisted enhancement of dielectric and piezoelectric properties of PVDF nanofibers for energy harvesting application21
Polypyrrole-doped conductive self-healing multifunctional composite hydrogels with a dual crosslinked network21
Analytical model for drag reduction on liquid-infused structured non-wetting surfaces21
A new hydrodynamic interpretation of liquid metal droplet motion induced by an electrocapillary phenomenon21
The effects of protein charge patterning on complex coacervation21
Unraveling topology-induced shape transformations in dendrimersomes21
Active shape oscillations of giant vesicles with cyclic closure and opening of membrane necks21
Binding of thermalized and active membrane curvature-inducing proteins21
Optical quantification of intracellular mass density and cell mechanics in 3D mechanical confinement21
Keratins determine network stress responsiveness in reconstituted actin–keratin filament systems21
Supramolecular gels – a panorama of low-molecular-weight gelators from ancient origins to next-generation technologies21
A theoretical model of efficient phagocytosis driven by curved membrane proteins and active cytoskeleton forces21
Spatial inhomogeneity, interfaces and complex vitrification kinetics in a network forming nanocomposite21
Clogged water bridges for fog harvesting20
Modelling the dynamics of vesicle reshaping and scission under osmotic shocks20
Direction reversing active Brownian particle in a harmonic potential20
3D-Reactive printing of engineered alginate inks20
High magnetization FeCo nanoparticles for magnetorheological fluids with enhanced response20
An experimental study on the role of inter-particle friction in the shear-thinning behavior of non-Brownian suspensions20
Dynamic behaviour of water molecules in heterogeneous free space formed in an epoxy resin20
Block copolymers based on poly(butylene adipate) and poly(l-lactic acid) for biomedical applications: synthesis, structure and thermodynamical studies20
Activated penetrant dynamics in glass forming liquids: size effects, decoupling, slaving, collective elasticity and correlation with matrix compressibility20
LCST polymers with UCST behavior20
Investigations on sub-structures within cavities of surface imprinted polymers using AFM and PF-QNM20
Gradient-dynamics model for liquid drops on elastic substrates20
Recent advances in the development of europium(iii) and terbium(iii)-based luminescent supramolecular metallogels20
Substrate stiffness tunes the dynamics of polyvalent rolling motors20
Tracer dynamics in crowded active-particle suspensions20
Structures of cationic and anionic polyelectrolytes in aqueous solutions: the sign effect20
How a water drop removes a particle from a hydrophobic surface20
On the relationship between cutting and tearing in soft elastic solids20
Production of giant unilamellar vesicles and encapsulation of lyotropic nematic liquid crystals20
Spinodal decomposition of chemically fueled polymer solutions20
Acoustic cavitation rheometry19
Self-sorting in supramolecular assemblies19
The dynamic face of lipid membranes19
Interfacial behaviour of β-lactoglobulin aggregates at the oil–water interface studied using particle tracking and dilatational rheology19
Nonlinear dilatational rheology of different protein aggregates at the oil–water interface19
Actin filament alignment causes mechanical hysteresis in cross-linked networks19
Soft actuators by electrochemical oxidation of liquid metal surfaces19
Effect of stretching angle on the stress plateau behavior of main-chain liquid crystal elastomers19
Predicting aggregate morphology of sequence-defined macromolecules with recurrent neural networks19
Density fluctuations and energy spectra of 3D bacterial suspensions19
3D printed nitric oxide-releasing poly(acrylic acid)/F127/cellulose nanocrystal hydrogels19
Sequential and cellular detection of copper and lactic acid by disaggregation and reaggregation of the fluorescent panchromatic fibres of an acylthiourea based sensor19
Bio-inspired surface modification of iron oxide nanoparticles for active stabilization in hydrogels19
Insights from modeling into structure, entanglements, and dynamics in attractive polymer nanocomposites19
A sulfamethoxazole molecularly imprinted two-dimensional photonic crystal hydrogel sensor19
Changing polymer catechol content to generate adhesives for high versus low energy surfaces19
Molecular dynamics and crystallization in polymers based on ethylene glycol methacrylates (EGMAs) with melt memory characteristics: from linear oligomers to comb-like polymers19
Elasticity of colloidal gels: structural heterogeneity, floppy modes, and rigidity19
The structural, vibrational, and mechanical properties of jammed packings of deformable particles in three dimensions19
Stretchable dual cross-linked silicon elastomer with a superhydrophobic surface and fast triple self-healing ability at room temperature18
Buckling, crumpling, and tumbling of semiflexible sheets in simple shear flow18
Controlling uniform patterns by evaporation of multi-component liquid droplets in a confined geometry18
Comparing physical mechanisms for membrane curvature-driven sorting of BAR-domain proteins18
Biodegradable zwitterionic poly(carboxybetaine) microgel for sustained delivery of antibodies with extended stability and preserved function18
Fluctuation–dissipation relations far from equilibrium: a case study18
Complex fluids in animal survival strategies18
New patterns of twist-bend liquid crystal phase behaviour: the synthesis and characterisation of the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl)-10-(4-alkylaniline-benzylidene-4′-oxy)decanes (CB10O·m)18
Continuum-scale modelling of polymer blends using the Cahn–Hilliard equation: transport and thermodynamics18
Frequency-dependent magnetic susceptibility of magnetic nanoparticles in a polymer solution: a simulation study18
Alpha helical surfactant-like peptides self-assemble into pH-dependent nanostructures18
Lubrication dynamics of swollen silicones to limit long term fouling and microbial biofilms18
More than just a barrier: using physical models to couple membrane shape to cell function18
3D or not 3D: a guide to assess cell viability in 3D cell systems18
Recent progress on crack pattern formation in thin films18
Decoupling salt- and polymer-dependent dynamics in polyelectrolyte complex coacervates via salt addition18
Dilatancy, shear jamming, and a generalized jamming phase diagram of frictionless sphere packings18
Reaction-diffusion waves coupled with membrane curvature18
Machine learning for phase behavior in active matter systems18
Voxel based method for predictive modelling of solidification and stress in digital light processing based additive manufacture18
Nanoscopic interactions of colloidal particles can suppress millimetre drop splashing18
Serum albumin guided plasmonic nanoassemblies with opposite chiralities18
Charging of drops impacting onto superhydrophobic surfaces17
Alignment properties of a ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal on the rubbed substrates17
Physical aspects of cortical folding17
Coarse-grained nucleic acid–protein model for hybrid nanotechnology17
Clog mitigation in a microfluidic array via pulsatile flows17
Efficient artificial light-harvesting systems based on aggregation-induced emission in supramolecular gels17
CO2-Driven diffusiophoresis for maintaining a bacteria-free surface17
Three-dimensional thermochromic liquid crystal elastomer structures with reversible shape-morphing and color-changing capabilities for soft robotics17
Shock-induced collapse of surface nanobubbles17
Apparent contact angle of drops on liquid infused surfaces: geometric interpretation17
A model-system of Fickian yet non-Gaussian diffusion: light patterns in place of complex matter17
Degradable and processable polymer monoliths with open-pore porosity for selective CO2 and iodine adsorption17
Transfer learning of memory kernels for transferable coarse-graining of polymer dynamics17
The effect of the printing temperature on 4D DLP printed pNIPAM hydrogels17
Dynamic bonds enable high toughness and multifunctionality in gelatin/tannic acid-based hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties17
Quercetin conjugated fluorescent nitrogen-doped carbon dots for targeted cancer therapy application17
Crack morphologies in drying suspension drops17
Towards designing globular antimicrobial peptide mimics: role of polar functional groups in biomimetic ternary antimicrobial polymers17
Synchronized oscillations, traveling waves, and jammed clusters induced by steric interactions in active filament arrays17
Influence of macromolecular crowding on the charge regulation of intrinsically disordered proteins17
Inverse method based on 3D nonlinear physically constrained minimisation in the framework of traction force microscopy17
A combined experimental and molecular dynamics simulation study of an intrinsic self-healing polyurethane elastomer based on a dynamic non-covalent mechanism17
Supramolecular polymer gels: from construction methods to functionality17
Understanding gel-to-crystal transitions in supramolecular gels17
Controlled viscoelastic particle encapsulation in microfluidic devices17
The effect of grain shape and material on the nonlocal rheology of dense granular flows17
Introduction to remodeling of biomembranes17
l-Cysteine as a reducing/capping/gel-forming agent for the preparation of silver nanoparticle composites with anticancer properties17
Structural, mechanical, and biological characterization of hierarchical nanofibrous Fmoc-phenylalanine-valine hydrogels for 3D culture of differentiated and mesenchymal stem cells16
Inducing nano-confined crystallization in PLLA and PET by elastic melt stretching16
Development and challenges of smart actuators based on water-responsive materials16
High-strength, thermosensitive double network hydrogels with antibacterial functionality16
The squeeze strengthening effect on the rheological and microstructured behaviors of magnetorheological fluids: a molecular dynamics study16
Impact of dynamic covalent chemistry and precise linker length on crystallization kinetics and morphology in ethylene vitrimers16
Using reactive dissipative particle dynamics to understand local shape manipulation of polymer vesicles16
Extremely stretchable and tough hybrid hydrogels based on gelatin, κ-carrageenan and polyacrylamide16
Effects of lipid heterogeneity on model human brain lipid membranes16
Multi-level encryption of information in morphing hydrogels with patterned fluorescence16
Elastic constants of biological filamentous colloids: estimation and implications on nematic and cholesteric tactoid morphologies16
A novel photothermal, self-healing and anti-reflection water evaporation membrane16
Self-assembly in mixtures with competing interactions16
PEGDA hydrogel structure from semi-dilute concentrations: insights from experiments and molecular simulations16
Stretchable multifunctional hydrogels for sensing electronics with effective EMI shielding properties16
Elliptic percolation model for predicting the electrical conductivity of graphene–polymer composites16
Treating anisotropic artefacts in circular dichroism spectroscopy enables investigation of lyotropic liquid crystalline polyaspartate solutions16
How ambient conditions affect the Leidenfrost temperature16
Magnetowetting dynamics of sessile ferrofluid droplets: a review16
Deep learning for characterizing the self-assembly of three-dimensional colloidal systems16
Emergent vortices and phase separation in systems of chiral active particles with dipolar interactions16
Curvature-driven feedback on aggregation–diffusion of proteins in lipid bilayers16
Force-dependent bond dissociation explains the rate-dependent fracture of vitrimers16
A review on acoustic droplet ejection technology and system16
The role of entropy in wetting of polymer brushes16
A few upstream bifurcations drive the spatial distribution of red blood cells in model microfluidic networks16
Near-zero surface pressure assembly of rectangular lattices of microgels at fluid interfaces for colloidal lithography16
Quantitative relationship between cholesterol distribution and ordering of lipids in asymmetric lipid bilayers16
Self-sorting assembly of artificial building blocks16
Dynamics and mechanism of liquid film collapse in a foam15
Chemiosomotic flow in a soft conical nanopore: harvesting enhanced blue energy15
Electric field modulated peptide based hydrogel nanocatalysts15
A generalized tube model of rubber elasticity15
Solvent-assisted self-assembly of block copolymer thin films15
Membrane mixing and dynamics in hybrid POPC/poly(1,2-butadiene-block-ethylene oxide) (PBd-b-PEO) lipid/block co-polymer giant vesicles15
Magnetic wire active microrheology of human respiratory mucus15
Alignment and scattering of colliding active droplets15
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