Soft Matter

Papers
(The TQCC of Soft Matter is 5. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
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Effects of shear-induced crystallization on the complex viscosity of lamellar-structured concentrated surfactant solutions80
Rheology of a 2D granular film68
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Entangled nematic disclinations using multi-particle collision dynamics64
The growth and the decay of a visco-elastocapillary ridge by localized forces62
New quasiperiodic structures in nematic liquid crystals61
Lowest gelation concentration in a complex-coacervate-driven self-assembly system, achieved by redox-RAFT synthesis of high molecular weight block polyelectrolytes55
Effect of confinement and topology: 2-TIPS vs. MIPS47
Effect of polyacrylamide gel elasticity on collagen type II fibril assembly44
From nematic shells to nematic droplets: energetics and defect transitions43
Modelling viscoelastic relaxation mechanisms in thermorheologically complex Fe(iii)–poly(acrylic acid) hydrogels43
New approach for SANS measurement of micelle chain mixing during size and morphology transitions40
Effect of segmental motion on hydrolytic degradation of polyglycolide in electro-spun fiber mats39
PEG-fibrin conjugates: the PEG impact on the polymerization dynamics36
Mechanical deformation affects the counterion condensation in highly-swollen polyelectrolyte hydrogels36
Fabrication of submillimeter-sized spherical self-oscillating gels and control of their isotropic volumetric oscillatory behaviors35
Composition and temperature effects on the solution structure of SDS/octanol/brine by SANS, NMR and microscopy35
The rheology and foamability of crystal-melt suspensions composed of triacylglycerols34
The coagulant dipping process of nitrile latex: investigations of former motion effects and coagulant loss into the dipping compound34
Hysteresis in phase volumes, compositions and interfacial roughness in model OPV-small-molecule/polymer thin-films34
Strain stiffening elastomers with swelling inclusions34
Multi-population dissolution in confined active fluids34
Water–alcohol–TiO2 dispersions as sustainable ink34
Reply to the ‘Comment on “Effects of topological constraints on linked ring polymers in solvents of varying quality”’ by M. Tsige and H. Guo, Soft Matter, 2024, 20, DOI: 10.1039/D3SM016132
Viscoelasticity of single folded proteins using dynamic atomic force microscopy32
A facile strategy to in situ synthesize metal oxide/conductive polymer hybrid electrodes for supercapacitors32
Spontaneous symmetry-breaking of the active cluster drives the directed movement and self-sustained oscillation of symmetric rod-like passive particles32
Role of confinement in the shear banding and shear jamming in noncolloidal fiber suspensions30
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Microfluidic extensional flow device to study mass transfer dynamics in the polymer microparticle formation process30
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Revisiting the strain-induced softening behaviour in hydrogels30
Influence of matrix stiffness on microstructure evolution and magnetization of magneto-active elastomers29
Correction: A passive star polymer in a dense active bath: insights from computer simulations29
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Cyclodextrin-catalyzed self-assembly of a coordinating fluorescent molecule into microflowers28
Tuning the polymer thermal conductivity through structural modification induced by MoS2 bilayers28
A simple one step synthesis of magnetic-optical dual functional ZIF-8 in a sodalite phase for magnetically guided targeting bioimaging and drug delivery27
Pyridine-functional diblock copolymer nanoparticles synthesized via RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly: effect of solution pH26
SAXS-guided unbiased coarse-grained Monte Carlo simulation for identification of self-assembly nanostructures and dimensions26
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Passive viscoelastic response of striated muscles25
Temperature dependence of micelle shape transitions in copolymer solutions: the role of inter-block incompatibility25
Pinching dynamics, extensional rheology, and stringiness of saliva substitutes25
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Correction: Hystereses in flow-induced compression of a poroelastic hydrogel24
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The motion of micro-swimmers over a cavity in a micro-channel23
Modelling the non-linear viscoelastic behaviour of brain tissue in torsion23
Dynamic compaction of cohesive granular materials: scaling behavior and bonding structures23
Spontaneous rolling of a soft sphere on a vertical soft substrate23
Thermotropic reentrant isotropy and induced smectic antiferroelectricity in the ferroelectric nematic realm: comparing RM734 and DIO23
Molecular mobility of thin films of poly(bisphenol-A carbonate) capped and with one free surface: from bulk-like samples down to the adsorbed layer23
Dipolar colloids in three dimensions: non-equilibrium structure and re-entrant dynamics23
Liquid crystalline collagen assemblies as substrates for directed alignment of human Schwann cells22
Binding of anisotropic curvature-inducing proteins onto membrane tubes22
Instability and rupture of surfactant-laden bilayer thin liquid films22
Tuning alginate β-lactoglobulin complex coacervation by modulating pH and temperature22
Complete stress release in monolayer ALD-Al2O3 films based on mechanical equilibrium homeostasis to realize a bending radius of 1 mm22
Statistical mechanics of cell aggregates: explaining the phase transition and paradoxical piezoelectric behavior of soft biological tissues22
Size-dependent bending of a rectangular polymer film22
Tensile force field plays a crucial role in local invasion of tumor cells through a mechano-chemical coupling mechanism22
Surface acoustic wave manipulation of bioparticles22
Probing molecular motion and microstructure into emulsion gels by PFG NMR and advanced microscopy for microstructural observations22
Mesoscale polymer arrays: high aspect ratio surface structures and their digital reconstruction21
Droplets sliding on soft solids shed elastocapillary rails21
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Advection-dominated transport dynamics of pili and flagella-mediated motile bacteria in porous media21
Harnessing interfacial entropic effects in polymer grafted nanoparticle composites for tailoring their thermo-mechanical and separation properties21
Directional actuation and phase transition-like behavior in anisotropic networks of responsive microfibers21
A multifunctional structural coloured electronic skin monitoring body motion and temperature21
A theory of hydrogel mechanics that couples swelling and external flow21
One step generation of single-core double emulsions from polymer-osmose-induced aqueous phase separation in polar oil droplets21
Granular flow of 3D mixtures of soft and hard spheres20
Positive, negative and controlled durotaxis20
Malleable and self-healing rubbers covalently crosslinked by reversible boronic ester bonds20
One-step laser etching of a bionic hierarchical structure on a silicone rubber surface with thermal and acid/alkali resistance and tunable wettability20
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The role of poroelastic diffusion in the transient wetting behavior of hydrogels20
Frame tension governs the thermal fluctuations of a fluid membrane: new evidence20
Hydroelastomers: soft, tough, highly swelling composites20
Biopolymer-supramolecular polymer hybrids for photocatalytic hydrogen production20
Long-range order in two-dimensional systems with fluctuating active stresses19
Influence of shape on heteroaggregation of model microplastics: a simulation study19
Temperature-responsive membrane permeability of recombinant fusion protein vesicles19
Modulation of wetting of stimulus responsive polymer brushes by lipid vesicles: experiments and simulations19
Drop splitting on hydrophobic wedge-shaped tips after central impact: effect of sharpness and wetting properties19
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Effect of surfactant concentration on diffusion and microstructure in water-in-oil emulsions studied by low-field benchtop NMR and optical microscopy19
Effect of intermolecular hydrogen bonding strength on the dynamic fragility of amorphous polyamides19
Design of ultra-stretchable physical hydrogels cross-linked by cubosomes: structural changes revealed by SANS during in situ polymerisation and mechanical deformation19
Is there a difference between surfactant-stabilised and Pickering emulsions?19
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Elastoviscoplasticity, hyperaging, and time–age-time–temperature superposition in aqueous dispersions of bentonite clay19
Effect of polymerization on free water in polyacrylamide hydrogels observed with Brillouin spectroscopy19
Synergy of Hofmeister effect and ligand crosslinking enabled the facile fabrication of super-strong, pre-stretching-enhanced gelatin-based hydrogels19
Controlling toughness of polymer-grafted nanoparticle composites for impact mitigation19
Mechanisms of electrostatic interactions between two charged dielectric spheres inside a polarizable medium: an effective-dipole analysis19
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Flow environment affects nutrient transport in soft plant roots17
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Jamming transition and normal modes of polydispersed soft particle packing17
Direct ink writing of tough, stretchable silicone composites17
Probing the binding mode and interactions of proteinase K and glutathione: molecular simulation and experiments16
Adsorption and aggregation properties of quaternary-ammonium-salt-based gemini surfactants with a glycinate counterion16
Crystallization of non-convex colloids: the roles of particle shape and entropy16
Efficient and stable electrorheological fluids based on chestnut-like cobalt hydroxide coupled with surface-functionalized carbon dots16
Shear recovery and temperature stability of Ca2+ and Ag+ glycolipid fibrillar metallogels with unusual β-sheet-like domains16
Molecular dynamics study of shear-induced lamellar alignment of ABA triblock copolymer thin films16
Microfluidic dual picoinjection based encapsulation of hemoglobin in alginate microcapsules reinforced by a poly(l-lysine)-g-poly(ethylene glycol)16
Correction: Fabricating multi-scale controllable PEDOT:PSS arrays via templated freezing assembly16
Influence of adhesion-promoting glycolipids on the structure and stability of solid-supported lipid double-bilayers16
Multiple droplets on a conical fiber: formation, motion, and droplet mergers16
Swelling induced debonding of thin hydrogel films grafted on silicon substrates16
Insight into the structure and transport properties of pyrrolidinium-based geminal dicationic-organic ionic crystals: unravelling the role of alkyl-chain length16
The role of disorder in the motion of chiral active particles in the presence of obstacles16
An interfacial host–guest inclusion complex regulated supramolecular nanocomposite hydrogel showing tunable mechanical strength, self-healing, strain sensitivity and NIR responsiveness16
Nanodroplets wetting an elastic half-space16
Training precise stress patterns16
Fluorescent azobenzene-confined coiled-coil mesofibers16
Kinetics of geopolymerization followed by rheology: a general model16
Cellulose nanocrystals as nucleating agents for the strain induced crystallization in natural rubber16
Bulking up: the impact of polymer sterics on emulsion stability16
Dynamics and rheology of vesicles under confined Poiseuille flow16
l-Cysteine as a reducing/capping/gel-forming agent for the preparation of silver nanoparticle composites with anticancer properties16
Role of MXenes in advancing soft robotics16
Preparation and characterization of emulsion gels stabilized by adequately preprocessed insoluble soybean fiber from okara16
Reply to the ‘Comment on “Simulations of ionization equilibria in weak polyelectrolyte solutions and gels”’ by J. Landsgesell, L. Nová, O. Rud, F. Uhlík, D. Sean, P. Hebbeker, C. Holm and P. Košovan, 16
Tuning evaporation driven deposition in sessile drops via electrostatic hetero-aggregation16
Bacterial surface swimming states revealed by TIRF microscopy15
Differential membrane curvature induced by distinct protein conformers15
The relationship between structure and rheology in a three-dimensional sheared lamellar mesophase15
Collecting differently sized particles on water surface by maneuvering pedal waves on the foot of the water snail Pomacea canaliculata15
A hydro-thermophoretic trap for microparticles near a gold-coated substrate15
Thermal- and pH-responsive triple-shape memory hydrogel based on a single reversible switch15
How reciprocity impacts ordering and phase separation in active nematics?15
Observations on phenomenological changes in Klebsiella Pneumoniae under fluidic stresses15
Solvent-dependent supramolecular assembly behavior of a coumarin-headed amphiphile15
Sorting of proteins with shape and curvature anisotropy on a lipid bilayer tube15
Mediating the slow dynamics of polyacrylates by small molecule-bridged hydrogen bonds15
Making microgels photo-responsive by complexation with a spiropyran surfactant15
Peeling from a liquid15
Orientational transitions of discotic columnar liquid crystals in cylindrical pores15
Predicting the outcomes of interpolyelectrolyte neutralization at surfaces on the basis of complexation experiments and vice versa15
Development of tough and stiff elastomers by leveraging hydrophilic–hydrophobic supramolecular segment interaction15
Shear-induced criticality in glasses shares qualitative similarities with the Gardner phase15
Granular aqueous suspensions with controlled interparticular friction and adhesion15
Phospholipase-catalyzed degradation drives domain morphology and rheology transitions in model lung surfactant monolayers15
Modeling high strain-rate microcavitation in soft materials: the role of material behavior in bubble dynamics15
The alternate ligand Jagged enhances the robustness of Notch signaling patterns15
Microstructural changes of concentrated Newtonian suspensions in the first oscillation cycles probed with linear and non-linear rheology15
A self-oscillating gel system with complex dynamic behavior based on a time delay between the oscillations15
Moving cracks in drying colloidal films14
Phase behavior of symmetric diblock copolymers under 3D soft confinement14
The random walker's toolbox for analyzing single-particle tracking data14
High-χ, low-N micelles from partially perfluorinated block polymers14
A double-well potential model for glass transition in a glassy hydrogel undergoing bi-stable interactions with water14
Ion specific effects on the rheology of cellulose nanofibrils in the presence of salts14
Effect of microstructure evolution on the mechanical behavior of magneto-active elastomers with different matrix stiffness14
Exploiting breath figure reversibility for in situ pattern modulation and hierarchical design14
A polymer chain with dipolar active forces in connection to spatial organization of chromatin14
Correction: Effect of network topology and crosslinker reactivity on microgel structure and ordering at liquid–liquid interface14
Vibrational spectroscopic profiling of biomolecular interactions between oak powdery mildew and oak leaves14
Self-healing polyacrylates based on dynamic disulfide and quadruple hydrogen bonds14
The cellular Potts model on disordered lattices14
Chiral ground states in a nematic liquid crystal confined to a cylinder with homeotropic anchoring14
Self-organization of metallo-supramolecular polymer networks by free formation of pyridine–phenanthroline heteroleptic complexes14
Synthesis and characterisation of diketopyrrolopyrrole-based hydrogels14
Phases of surface-confined trivalent colloidal particles14
Correction: Aggregation or phase separation can be induced in highly charged proteins by small charged biomolecules14
Necking of thin-walled cylinders via bifurcation of incompressible nonlinear elastic solids14
Breaking action–reaction with active apolar colloids: emergent transport and velocity inversion14
Understanding the role of crosslink density and linear viscoelasticity on the shear failure of pressure-sensitive-adhesives14
Fabrication of a MXene-based shape-memory hydrogel and its application in the wound repair of skin14
Pressurized interfacial failure of soft adhesives14
Probing the elastic response of lipid bilayers and nanovesicles to leaflet tensions via volume per lipid14
Effect of the content and strength of hard segment on the viscoelasticity of the polyurethane elastomer: insights from molecular dynamics simulation14
Ferrofluid drop impacts and Rosensweig peak formation in a non-uniform magnetic field14
Investigation of the synergistic effect of melt-extension and nanofiller on the crystal–crystal phase transition from form II to I of isotactic polybutene-114
Chiral photonic crystals from sphere packing14
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Coarsening in bent-core liquid crystals: a molecular dynamics study14
Computer vision for high-throughput analysis of pickering emulsions14
Convolutional neural networks applied to differential dynamic microscopy reduces noise when quantifying heterogeneous dynamics13
Re-entrant percolation in active Brownian hard disks13
Motorized, untethered soft robots via 3D printed auxetics13
Covalent segmented polymer networks composed of poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) and selected aliphatic polyesters: designing biocompatible amphiphilic materials containing degradable blocks13
Modeling dynamic swelling of polymer-based artificial muscles13
Materials development in stretchable iontronics13
Can self-propelled objects escape from compression stimulation?13
Stiffening of under-constrained spring networks under isotropic strain13
Nature of barriers determines first passage times in heterogeneous media13
Coarse-grained molecular models of the surface of hair13
Janus-type ionic conductive gels based on poly(N,N-dimethyl)acrylamide for strain/pressure sensors13
Interplay between yielding, ‘recovery’, and strength of yield stress fluids for direct ink writing: new insights from oscillatory rheology13
The fluctuation–dissipation relation holds for a macroscopic tracer in an active bath13
Observation of ferroelectric behaviour in non-symmetrical cholesterol-based bent-shaped dimers13
Droplet-on-chip electro-spectroscopy detects the ultra-short relaxation time of a dilute polymer solution13
Colloidal cubic diamond photonic crystals through cooperative self-assembly13
On the Ostwald ripening of crystalline and amorphous nanoparticles13
Defect transition of smectic liquid crystals confined in spherical cavities13
Self-assembly of globular proteins with intrinsically disordered protein polyelectrolytes and block copolymers13
Solute dispersion in pre-turbulent confined active nematics13
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Water-resistant free-standing DNA-complexed films with antioxidant and H2O2-responsive activity13
Efficient fabrication of bioinspired soft, ridged-slippery surfaces with large-range anisotropic wettability for droplet manipulation13
Through-drop imaging of moving contact lines and contact areas on opaque water-repellent surfaces13
E. coli bacterium tumbling in bulk and close to surfaces: A simulation study13
Antibacterial, wearable, transparent tannic acid–thioctic acid–phytic acid hydrogel for adhesive bandages13
Colloidoscope: detecting dense colloids in 3D with deep learning13
Exploring how cation entropy influences electric double layer formation and electrochemical reactivity13
Chain stretching in brushes favors sequence recognition for nucleobase-functionalized flexible precise oligomers13
Deciphering the origin of the melting profile of unilamellar phosphatidylcholine liposomes by measuring the turbidity of its suspensions13
Structural determinants of collapse by a monomolecular mimic of pulmonary surfactant at the physiological temperature13
Chiral active matter in external potentials13
Viscosity of a solution of polyelectrolytes near the rod limit13
Determination of the swimming mechanism of Au@TiO2 active matter and implications on active–passive interactions13
Preparation of a novel regenerated silk fibroin-based hydrogel for extrusion bioprinting13
Investigating glass transition in a PA6T/66 copolymer through molecular dynamics simulations13
Destructive effect of fluctuations on the performance of a Brownian gyrator13
Mechanochromic polymer blends made with an excimer-forming telechelic sensor molecule13
Recent advances in the design and use of Pickering emulsions for wastewater treatment applications13
A simple approach to produce hydrophobic biobased coatings using methylcellulose and organosolv lignin13
Rigidity and fracture of biopolymer double networks13
Splay and polar order in a system of hard pear-like molecules: confrontation of Monte Carlo numerical simulations with density functional theory calculations13
Lipid doping of the sponge (L3) mesophase13
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