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2009 Soft Matter Cover Images
Soft Matter cover images from 2009 are available to browse here.
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A spontaneously-formed array of micro liquid filaments on tunable microwrinkles. The liquid filament growth is driven by the capillary force.
DOI: 10.1039/b923036j
An optical micrograph of mesostructures patterned in silicon nitride using block copolymer lithography from a film prepared using hybrid (thermal and solvent) annealing.
DOI: 10.1039/b923037h
Functionalized dendrimers with endgroups of different chemistry than the inner ones form a variety of complexes with colloidal particles.
DOI: 10.1039/b921946n
A polymer, pushed by a flow field, overcomes the entropic barrier to penetrate a narrow channel.
DOI: 10.1039/b909208k
A low-energy biosynthetic system has been developed for the production of high-strength composite materials consisting of self-assembled and nanostructured cellulosic nanofibers.
DOI: 10.1039/b920920b
An electronic transmitting circuit with the functions of sensitizer, acceptor, and catalyst has been constructed in a cross-linked polymer network to generate hydrogen when visible light and water are supplied.
DOI: 10.1039/B908144E
Two like-charged ion-exchange beads contain an intermediate bridge of unlike charges, which is responsible for the unexpected attraction between the beads.
DOI: 10.1039/b919785k
The adhesion energy of a latex film is strongly increased through the inclusion of soft particles armoured with nano-clay.
DOI: 10.1039/B904740A
A fluorescent microdrop of ionic liquid deforming a soft poly(dimethylsiloxane) film, imaged by laser scanning confocal microscopy.
DOI: 10.1039/b918650f
Cationic nanospheres self-assembled onto anionic nanocylinders in an aqueous solution to form complex, hierarchical nanoscale constructs.
DOI: 10.1039/b908871g
The image shows the effect of topographical cues on the alignment of cells. The topographical cue was induced by moulding the gel onto a grooved substrate (vinyl record).
DOI: 10.1039/b917098g
Block copolymer micelles are linked via metal-ligand interactions leading to a stimuli responsive supramolecular network with tunable mechanical properties.
DOI: 10.1039/b917097a
Numerically determined shape of a fully phase separated giant lipid vesicle. Background: fluorescence image of liquid ordered and liquid disordered lipid domains.
DOI: 10.1039/b915997p
Lipid membranes coated on LbL-particles have similar properties as free-standing membranes as revealed by NMR and fluorescence methods.
DOI: 10.1039/b915996g
Tubules grow because of aggregation of fibrils and molecular packing rearrangements in a solution of a bile salt derivative.
DOI: 10.1039/b905531b
Multiscale structure of casein micelles consisting of a diffuse shell and protein core with reticulated calcium phosphate nanoparticles as revealed by SAXS.
DOI: 10.1039/b913531f
A simple Rayleigh-Plateau model describes a novel out-of-phase capillary instability observed in nanoimprinted line-space polymeric gratings with a residual layer.
DOI: 10.1039/b913530h
In situ characterization of an insoluble, fluoroalkyl-ended PEG micelle at the interface using neutron reflectivity along with protein adsorption.
DOI: 10.1039/b912351m
A chicken egg, rendered semi-solid and entirely transparent by extended pickling in a caustic solution (inverted image).
DOI: 10.1039/b902575h
'Volcano'-like cavities are spontaneously formed by lamellae of block copolymers when the residual solvent breaks through the solidified surface layer
DOI: 10.1039/b911309f
Point mutations in the amino-acid sequence of the major coat protein of the rod-like virus fd alter its mesoscopic elasticity and macroscopic liquid crystalline behavior
DOI: 10.1039/b822478a
Metallotriblock copolymers as building blocks in the synthesis of hollow metal functionalised nanocages
DOI: 10.1039/b910386b
A multilayered macroporous membrane consisting of highly entangled carbon nanotubes created by self-organised aqueous droplets
DOI: 10.1039/b817477f
The nonspherical shapes of the free floating droplets are consistent with the occurrence of a surface yield stress.
DOI: 10.1039/b808411d
Adding metal nano-particles to either the oil or the water phase of a surfactant sponge phase greatly extends its range of stability.
DOI: 10.1039/b908382k
Folding of the stiff outer coating of a mussel holdfast thread caused by modulus mismatch with the soft elastic core (courtesy of Professor J. Herbert Waite).
DOI: 10.1039/B817513F
One of the key factors that is affected by shape is the surface rheology.
DOI: 10.1039/b907083b
The use of non-spherical particles is shown to dramatically boost the efficiency of particles to stabilize emulsion droplets.
DOI: 10.1039/b814555p
Luminescent conjugated polymer P3HT is organized into hierarchically structured microscopic ''snake-skin''-like patterns composed of bundles of nanoscopic P3HT fibers.
DOI: 10.1039/b822998h
Sacrificial cotton candy is used to form complex microfluidic networks mimicking a microvascular system.
DOI: 10.1039/b904903g
Self-assembling network and bundle structures in systems of rods and crosslinkers - A Monte Carlo study.
DOI: 10.1039/b808580c
A fluorescence micrograph showing the continuous contractile actin cytoskeleton, which transmits tensional forces to molecular elements throughout this multicellular network that stabilize cell structure and regulate molecular self-sembly through a tensegrity mechanism
DOI: 10.1039/b903917c
Controlled alignment of lamellar microdomains of a diblock copolymer on a corrugated surface.
DOI: 10.1039/b902819f
A scanning-electron-microscope image of a bloomed tristearin (SSS) surface, which is completely covered by many flakes.
DOI: 10.1039/b901771m
Among all possible regular lamellar patterns over nanofibers, electrostatic interactions can select structures that are chiral.
DOI: 10.1039/b814583k
Schematic of the self-assembly of a block-copolymer thin film cast on a rough surface. The substrate roughness is achieved by using a tuneable layer of nanoparticles (orange). The segmented blocks (blue and red) form lamellae whose orientation depends on the film thickness in an oscillatory fashion.
DOI: 10.1039/b900512a
A thin film with tuneable surface properties selectively adsorbs DNA but averts the binding of proteins.
DOI: 10.1039/b815065f
Subcutaneous injected hollow polyelectrolyte capsules are taken up and degraded in vivo by living cells.
DOI: 10.1039/b822639n
Lamellar orientation in rod-coil block copolymer thin films evolves as a function of depth resulting in unusual surface morphologies visible via Scanning Force Microscopy.
DOI: 10.1039/b821626f
Condensation of water onto silicon post surfaces. The quadratic posts have a thickness of d = 4 um and a distance of s = 8 um.
DOI: 10.1039/b811945g
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