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First published on the web: 25�November�2009

Kinetics of network formation by telechelic polypeptides with trimeric nodes
Paulina J. Skrzeszewska, Frits A. de Wolf, Martien A. Cohen Stuart and Jasper van der Gucht,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b911032a

First published on the web: 24�November�2009

Antiplasticization and the elastic properties of glass-forming polymer liquids
Robert A. Riggleman, Jack F. Douglas and Juan J. de Pablo,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b915592a

Synthetic hydrogels for controlled stem cell differentiation
Shao Qiong Liu, Richie Tay, Majad Khan, Pui Lai Rachel Ee, James L. Hedrick and Yi Yan Yang,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b916705f

Probing the critical behavior of colloidal interfaces by gravity
E. A. G. Jamie, H. H. Wensink and D. G. A. L. Aarts,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b915788c

Boundary slip and nanobubble study in micro/nanofluidics using atomic force microscopy
Yuliang Wang and Bharat Bhushan,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b917017k

First published on the web: 23�November�2009

Meet the new members of the Editorial Board
Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b923870k

Evolution of block-copolymer order through a moving thermal zone
Kevin G. Yager, Nathaniel J. Fredin, Xiaohua Zhang, Brian C. Berry, Alamgir Karim and Ronald L. Jones,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b916200c

First published on the web: 20�November�2009

Preparation of fluid tethered lipid bilayers on poly(ethylene glycol) by spin-coating
Christian Reich and Luisa Andruzzi,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b917497d

Peptide- and polymer-based delivery of therapeutic RNA
Thomas Fr�hlich and Ernst Wagner,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b916053a

Intermolecular association and supramolecular structures of PNVF�LiPFN and PVP�LiPFN complexes in the aqueous phase
Sheng-Shu Hou, Jung-Kai Tzeng and Meng-Han Chuang,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b913160d

Polymer microlenses for quantifying cell sheet mechanics
Guillaume Miquelard-Garnier, Jessica A. Zimberlin, Christian B. Sikora, Patricia Wadsworth and Alfred Crosby,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b916385a

First published on the web: 19�November�2009

Immersed superhydrophobic surfaces: Gas exchange, slip and drag reduction properties
Glen McHale, Michael I. Newton and Neil J. Shirtcliffe,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b917861a

Control of crystal orientation in soft nanostructures by nanoimprint lithography
Zhijun Hu and Alain M. Jonas,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b918168g

Individual swollen starch granules under mechanical stress: evidence for deformation and volume loss
Melinda Desse, Dorine Fraiseau, John Mitchell and Tatiana Budtova,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b914911b

First published on the web: 18�November�2009

Thermoresponsive nanocomposites from multilayers of nanofibrillated cellulose and specially designed N-isopropylacrylamide based polymers
Simon Utsel, Eva E. Malmstr�m, Anna Carlmark and Lars W�gberg,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b910481j

Editorial
Martien Cohen Stuart, Carol Stanier and Elizabeth Davies,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b923355p

Phenol�polymer proximity in a thermoresponsive gel determined by solid-state ¹H�¹H CRAMPS NMR spectroscopy
Attila Domj�n, Erik Geissler and Krisztina L�szl�,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b915666f

Arrested phase separation of colloidal rod�sphere mixtures
Nuttawisit Yasarawan and Jeroen S. van Duijneveldt,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b915886c

First published on the web: 17�November�2009

Protrusive growth and periodic contractile motion in surface-adhered vesicles induced by Ca²⁺-gradients
Tatsiana Lobovkina, Irep G�zen, Yavuz Erkan, Jessica Olofsson, Stephen G. Weber and Owe Orwar,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b916805m

Modeling of effect of initial fixed charge density on smart hydrogel response to ionic strength of environmental solution
Fukun Lai and Hua Li,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b913841b

Quantifying hydrogel response using laser light scattering
Joshua M. G. Swann, Wim Bras, Jonathan R. Howse, Paul D. Topham and Anthony J. Ryan,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b918249g

Protein trapping of silica nanoparticles
Joo Chuan Ang, Jhih-Min Lin, Peter N. Yaron and John W. White,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b919256e

A single step process for the synthesis of antigen laden thermosensitive microparticles
Bruno G. De Geest, Stefaan De Koker, Yves Gonnissen, Liesbeth J. De Cock, Johan Grooten, Jean Paul Remon and Chris Vervaet,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b912422e

Self-assembly of oppositely charged particles in dilute ceramic suspensions: predictive role of simulations
M. Cerbelaud, A. Videcoq, P. Ab�lard, C. Pagnoux, F. Rossignol and R. Ferrando,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b908671d

Interactions between planar polyelectrolyte brushes: effects of stiffness and salt
Aaron Wynveen and Christos N. Likos,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b919808c

First published on the web: 16�November�2009

Magnetoliposomes for controlled drug release in the presence of low-frequency magnetic field
Silvia Nappini, Francesca Baldelli Bombelli, Massimo Bonini, Bengt Nord�n and Piero Baglioni,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b915651h

Self-assembled peptide nanorods as building blocks of fractal patterns
Weiping Wang and Ying Chau,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b919782f

A novel process for drug encapsulation using a liquid to vapour phase change material
Ming-Wei Chang, Eleanor Stride and Mohan Edirisinghe,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b913178g

First published on the web: 13�November�2009

A molecular insight into the nature of crystallographic mismatches in self-assembled fibrillar networks under non-isothermal crystallization conditions
Ricky Lam, Luca Quaroni, Tor Pederson and Michael A. Rogers,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b919477k

First published on the web: 12�November�2009

Nanoparticles in aqueous media: crystallization and solvation charge asymmetry
William Kung, Pedro Gonz�lez-Mozuelos and Monica Olvera de la Cruz,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b908331f

Theoretically informed coarse grain simulations of block copolymer melts: method and applications
Fran�ois A. Detcheverry, Darin Q. Pike, Umang Nagpal, Paul F. Nealey and Juan J. de Pablo,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b911646j

First published on the web: 11�November�2009

Reverse micelles with spines: L₂ phases of surfactant ion�polyion complex salts, n-alcohols and water investigated by rheology, NMR diffusion and SAXS measurements
Juliana Silva Bernardes, Marcelo Alves da Silva, Lennart Piculell and Watson Loh,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b917187h

First published on the web: 06�November�2009

A direct technique for preparation of magnetically functionalised living yeast cells
Rawil F. Fakhrullin, Javier Garc�a-Alonso and Vesselin N. Paunov,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b914065d

First published on the web: 05�November�2009

Heterogeneous dynamics during deformation of a polymer glass
Robert A. Riggleman, Hau-Nan Lee, M. D. Ediger and Juan J. de Pablo,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b912288e

The mechanism of droplet formation in microfluidic EDGE systems
Koen van Dijke, Ri�lle de Ruiter, Karin Schro�n and Remko Boom,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b916141d

First published on the web: 04�November�2009

Biomimetic supported membranes from amphiphilic block copolymers
Serena Belegrinou, Jan Dorn, Max Kreiter, Katarzyna Kita-Tokarczyk, Eva-Kathrin Sinner and Wolfgang Meier,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b917318h

Measuring short-range repulsive forces by imaging directed magnetic-particle assembly title
Dichuan Li, Christopher N. Lam and Sibani L. Biswal,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b917675f

First published on the web: 03�November�2009

Supramolecular hydrogels formed by -cyclodextrin self-association and host�guest inclusion complexes
Frank van de Manakker, Loes M. J. Kroon-Batenburg, Tina Vermonden, Cornelus F. van Nostrum and Wim E. Hennink,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b916378f

First published on the web: 02�November�2009

From crystals to columnar liquid crystal phases: molecular design, synthesis and phase structure characterization of a series of novel phenazines potentially useful in photovoltaic applications
Siwei Leng, Li Hsin Chan, Jiaokai Jing, Jie Hu, Rasha M. Moustafa, Ryan M. Van Horn, Matthew J. Graham, Bin Sun, Meifang Zhu, Kwang-Un Jeong, Bilal R. Kaafarani, Wenbin Zhang, Frank W. Harris and Stephen Z. D. Cheng,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b912634a

Towards an understanding of phase transitions between inverse bicontinuous cubic lyotropic liquid crystalline phases
Gemma C. Shearman, Oscar Ces and Richard H. Templer,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b911699k

First published on the web: 30�October�2009

Well-defined star shaped polymer-fullerene hybrids via click chemistry
Andrew J. Inglis, Philippe Pierrat, Thierry Muller, Stefan Br�se and Christopher Barner-Kowollik,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b920806m

Mechanical properties of block copolymer vesicle membranes by atomic force microscopy
Qi Chen, Holger Sch�nherr and G. Julius Vancso,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b903110c

First published on the web: 29�October�2009

Shear-induced structure and mechanics of -lactoglobulin amyloid fibrils
Dave E. Dunstan, Paul Hamilton-Brown, Peter Asimakis, William Ducker and Joseph Bertolini,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b914089a

First published on the web: 27�October�2009

Lateral coupling and cooperative dynamics in the function of the native membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin
Kislon Vo�tchovsky, Sonia Antoranz Contera and John F. Ryan,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b908635h

Dynamic viscoelastic behavior of individual Gram-negative bacterial cells
Virginia Vadillo-Rodriguez and John R. Dutcher,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b912227c

Spatially controlled hydrogel mechanics to modulate stem cell interactions
Ross A. Marklein and Jason A. Burdick,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b916933d

First published on the web: 26�October�2009

An isotopic effect in self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers: the role of hydrogen bonds
Rina Shvartzman-Cohen, Chun-lai Ren, Igal Szleifer and Rachel Yerushalmi-Rozen,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b913005e

First published on the web: 23�October�2009

Nano-patterned structures in cylindrical polyelectrolyte brushes assembled with oppositely charged polyions
Sergey V. Larin, Dmitry V. Pergushov, Youyong Xu, Anatoly A. Darinskii, Alexander B. Zezin, Axel H. E. M�ller and Oleg V. Borisov,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b913944c

Cyclodextrin�dextran based in situ hydrogel formation: a carrier for hydrophobic drugs
Ke Peng, Itsuro Tomatsu, Alexander V. Korobko and Alexander Kros,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b914166a

First published on the web: 22�October�2009

Structure and dynamics of cross-linked actin networks
Oliver Lieleg, Mireille M. A. E. Claessens and Andreas R. Bausch,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b912163n

First published on the web: 21�October�2009

Electric and electrophoretic inversion of the DNA charge in multivalent electrolytes
Binquan Luan and Aleksei Aksimentiev,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b917973a

Thermally activated diffusion in reversibly associating polymers
Jiahui Li, Kelley D. Sullivan, Edward B. Brown and Mitchell Anthamatten,� Soft Matter, 2010
DOI: 10.1039/b909662k

Probing biolubrication with a nanoscale flow
S. Leroy, A. Steinberger, C. Cottin-Bizonne, A.-M. Trunfio-Sfarghiu and E. Charlaix,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b914543e

First published on the web: 19�October�2009

Sub-micron poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) particles as temperature responsive vehicles for the detachment and delivery of human cells
Sally Hopkins, Steven R. Carter, John W. Haycock, Nigel J. Fullwood, Sheila MacNeil and Stephen Rimmer,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b909656f

Nanofiber-supported phospholipid bilayers
Feng Yi, Jian Xu, A. Michelle Smith, Atul N. Parikh and David A. LaVan,� Soft Matter, 2009
DOI: 10.1039/b903048d