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The sweetest polymer nanoparticles: opportunities ahead for glycogen in nanomedicine Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Quinn A. Besford
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Deformation-dependent gel surface topography due to the elastocapillary and osmocapillary effects Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Luochang Wang, Qihan Liu
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Spontaneous crumpling of active spherical shells Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 M. C. Gandikota, Shibananda Das, A. Cacciuto
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Improved ionic current rectification utilizing cylindrical nanochannels coated with polyelectrolyte layers of non-uniform thickness Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Nader Nekoubin, Steffen Hardt, Arman Sadeghi
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Temperature dependence of micelle shape transitions in copolymer solutions: the role of inter-block incompatibility Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 M. J. Greenall, M. J. Derry
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Measuring mechanical cues for modeling the stromal matrix in 3D cell cultures Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Linda Srbova, Ossi Arasalo, Arttu J. Lehtonen, Juho Pokki
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Softness matters: effects of compression on the behavior of adsorbed microgels at interfaces Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Yuri Gerelli, Fabrizio Camerin, Steffen Bochenek, Maximilian M. Schmidt, Armando Maestro, Walter Richtering, Emanuela Zaccarelli, Andrea Scotti
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The effect of structural changes on the self-assembly of novel green pyridinium-carboxylate gemini surfactants in Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett films Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Ala’a F. Eftaiha, Abdussalam K. Qaroush, Dina M. Foudeh, Ahmad S. Abo-shunnar, Suhad B. Hammad, Khaleel I. Assaf, Matthew F. Paige
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Faceted wrinkling by contracting a curved boundary Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Anshuman S. Pal, Luka Pocivavsek, Thomas A. Witten
Single-mode deformations of two-dimensional materials, such as the Miura-ori zig-zag fold, are important to the design of deployable structures because of their robustness; these usually require careful pre-patterning of the material. Here we show that inward contraction of a curved boundary produces a fine wrinkle pattern with a novel structure that suggests similar single-mode characteristics, but
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Novel turbulence and coarsening arrest in active-scalar fluids Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Nadia Bihari Padhan, Kolluru Venkata Kiran, Rahul Pandit
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Topology of ferroelectric nematic droplets: the case driven by flexoelectricity or depolarization field Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Yu Zou, Jidan Yang, Xinxin Zhang, Mingjun Huang, Satoshi Aya
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Critical Casimir forces in soft matter Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 A. Gambassi, S. Dietrich
We review recent advances in the theoretical, numerical, and experimental studies of critical Casimir forces in soft matter, with particular emphasis on their relevance for the structures of colloidal suspensions and on their dynamics. Distinct from other interactions which act in soft matter, such as electrostatic and van der Waals forces, critical Casimir forces are effective interactions characterised
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Hydrogen bonding enhanced drug–polymer interaction for efficient drug loading and delivery Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Xiaotian Qu, Junran Li, Yishu Yu, Jie Yang
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Self-healing polyacrylates based on dynamic disulfide and quadruple hydrogen bonds Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Longjin Du, Yuting Zhong, Linying Zhao, Chengzhen Hu, Liang Shen, Yuping Yang, Jiang Zhong
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A bio-inspired co-simulation crawling robot enabled by a carbon dot-doped dielectric elastomer Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Yubing Han, Bori Shi, En Xie, Peng Huang, Yaozhong Zhou, Chang Xue, Weijia Wen, Huayan Pu, Mengying Zhang, Jinbo Wu
Flexible actuation materials play a crucial role in biomimetic robots. Seeking methods to enhance actuation and functionality is one of the directions in which actuators strive to meet the high-performance and diverse requirements of environmental conditions. Herein, by utilizing the method of adsorbing N-doped carbon dots (NCDs) onto SiO2 to form clusters of functional particles, a NCDs@SiO2/PDMS
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Angle-resolved optical spectroscopy of photonic cellulose nanocrystal films reveals the influence of additives on the mechanism of kinetic arrest Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Thomas G. Parton, Richard M. Parker, Sonja Osbild, Silvia Vignolini, Bruno Frka-Petesic
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Particle-based and continuum models for confined nematics in two dimensions Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Humberto Híjar, Apala Majumdar
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Agent-based modeling of stress anisotropy driven nematic ordering in growing biofilms Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Changhao Li, Japinder Nijjer, Luyi Feng, Qiuting Zhang, Jing Yan, Sulin Zhang
Living active collectives have evolved with remarkable self-patterning capabilities to adapt to the physical and biological constraints crucial for their growth and survival. However, the intricate process by which complex multicellular patterns emerge from a single founder cell remains elusive. In this study, we utilize an agent-based model, validated through single-cell microscopy imaging, to track
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Avalanche properties at the yielding transition: from externally deformed glasses to active systems Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Carlos Villarroel, Gustavo Düring
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Bacteria–surface interactions: role of impacting bacteria-laden droplets Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Sudip Shyam, Sirshendu Misra, Surjyasish Mitra, Sushanta K. Mitra
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Strong, tough and conductive single-network hydrogels based on deswelling and the salting-out effect Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Xingyue Sun, Haiyi Liang, Lina Ye
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Multiple physical crosslinked highly adhesive and conductive hydrogels for human motion and electrophysiological signal monitoring Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Qirui Wu, Anbang Chen, Yidan Xu, Songjiu Han, Jiayu Zhang, Yujia Chen, Jianren Hang, Xiaoxiang Yang, Lunhui Guan
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Enzymatic functionalization of decellularized tilapia skin scaffolds with enhanced skin regeneration Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Cuixia Chen, Wenwen Tao, Di Jiang, Yanyan Yang, Tiantian Liang, Qilong Gu, Yuran Xu, Junjuan Zhao, Xing Zhou, Xinglong Fan
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Correction: Sizing multimodal suspensions with differential dynamic microscopy Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Joe J. Bradley, Vincent A. Martinez, Jochen Arlt, John R. Royer, Wilson C. K. Poon
Correction for ‘Sizing multimodal suspensions with differential dynamic microscopy’ by Joe J. Bradley et al., Soft Matter, 2023, 19, 8179–8192, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SM00593C.
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The interplay of chirality and restricted rotation: stabilisation of chiral, frustrated mesophases over a wide thermal range Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Sachin A. Bhat, Channabasaveshwara V. Yelamaggad
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Dynamic compaction of cohesive granular materials: scaling behavior and bonding structures Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Max Sonzogni, Jean-Mathieu Vanson, Katerina Ioannidou, Yvan Reynier, Sébastien Martinet, Farhang Radjai
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Adsorption of semiflexible wormlike polymers to a bar and their double-chain complex formation Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 A. N. Semenov, I. A. Nyrkova
We theoretically study pairing (double-strand complexation) of semiflexible wormlike chains (WLC) due to their side-to-side attraction. Considering binding of two WLCs of high stiffness we start with the case of infinite stiffness of one chain which is replaced with a straight bar. A combination of the quantitative transfer matrix approach with scaling arguments in terms of trains, loops of different
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Stable and permeable polyion complex vesicles designed as enzymatic nanoreactors Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Yuting Wan, Yuening Qiu, Jin Zhou, Jinbo Liu, Martien A. Cohen Stuart, Yangfeng Peng, Junyou Wang
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Braiding, twisting, and weaving microscale fibers with capillary forces Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Ahmed Sherif, Maya Winters Faaborg, Cheng Zeng, Michael P. Brenner, Vinothan N. Manoharan
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Pure elongation flow of an electrorheological fluid: insights on wall slip from electrorheology Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Ishu Chaudhary, Manish Kaushal
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Can self-propelled objects escape from compression stimulation? Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Masaki Yoshikai, Muneyuki Matsuo, Nobuhiko J. Suematsu, Hiraku Nishimori, Satoshi Nakata
We studied circular papers impregnated with camphor (CPs) and CPs with magnets (MCPs) as self-propelled objects floating on water under the compression of the water surface as an inanimate system for evacuation in an emergency. Two water chambers—Cin and Cout—were connected via a plastic gate, and eight CPs or eight MCPs were placed on Cin. We monitored the movement of the CPs or MCPs from Cin to Cout
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Pinning–depinning transition of droplets on inclined substrates with a three-dimensional topographical defect Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Ninad V. Mhatre, Satish Kumar
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Analysis of the adhesive secreting cells of Arion subfuscus: insights into the role of microgels in a tough, fast-setting hydrogel glue Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Andrew M. Smith, Patrick Flammang
The slug Arion subfuscus produces a tough, highly adhesive defensive secretion. This secretion is a flexible hydrogel that is toughened by a double network mechanism. While synthetic double network gels typically require extensive time to prepare, this slug creates a tough gel in seconds. To gain insight into how the glue forms a double-network hydrogel so rapidly, the secretory apparatus of this slug
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Divergent self-assembly propensity of enantiomeric phenylalanine amphiphiles that undergo pH-induced nanofiber-to-nanoglobule conversion Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Manas Kumar Pradhan, Nayanika Misra, Fathima Sahala, Nyaya Prakash Pradhan, Aasheesh Srivastava
This study presents the pathway diversity in the self-assembly of enantiomeric single phenylalanine derived amphiphiles (single F-PDAs), viz. L-NapF-EDA and D-NapF-EDA, that form supramolecular hydrogels at varied concentrations (≥1 mg mL−1 and ≥3 mg mL−1, respectively). By fitting the variable temperature circular dichroism (VT-CD) data to the isodesmic model, various thermodynamic parameters associated
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Critical role of lattice vacancies in pressure-induced phase transitions of baroplastic diblock copolymers Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Hiroki Degaki, Ikuo Taniguchi, Shigeru Deguchi, Tsuyoshi Koga
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Achieving controllable and reversible snap-through in pre-strained strips of liquid crystalline elastomers Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 James T. Waters, Anna C. Balazs
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A microrheological examination of insulin-secreting β-cells in healthy and diabetic-like conditions Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Lukas Woolley, Adam Burbidge, Jan Vermant, Fotis Christakopoulos
Pancreatic β-cells regulate glucose homeostasis through glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, which is hindered in type-2 diabetes. Transport of the insulin vesicles is expected to be affected by changes in the viscoelastic and transport properties of the cytoplasm. These are evaluated in situ through particle-tracking measurements using a rat insulinoma β-cell line. The use of inert probes assists
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A computational study of cell membrane damage and intracellular delivery in a cross-slot microchannel Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Ruixin Lu, Peng Yu, Yi Sui
We propose a three-dimensional computational framework to simulate the flow-induced cell membrane damage and the resulting enhanced intracellular mass transport in a cross-slot microchannel. We model the cell as a liquid droplet enclosed by a viscoelastic membrane and solve the cell deformation using a well-tested immersed-boundary lattice-Boltzmann method. The cell membrane damage, which is directly
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Mechanical guidance to self-organization and pattern formation of stem cells Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Wei-Hua Zhou, Lin-Ru Qiao, She-Juan Xie, Zhuo Chang, Xu Yin, Guang-Kui Xu
The self-organization of stem cells (SCs) constitutes the fundamental basis of the development of biological organs and structures. SC-driven patterns are essential for tissue engineering, yet unguided SCs tend to form chaotic patterns, impeding progress in biomedical engineering. Here, we show that simple geometric constraints can be used as an effective mechanical modulation approach that promotes
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Cosolvent incorporation modulates the thermal and structural response of PNIPAM/silyl methacrylate copolymers Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Jason D. Linn, Fabian A. Rodriguez, Michelle A. Calabrese
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DNA liquid crystals with AIE effect toward humidity-indicating biomaterials Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Guoqiang Zhang, Jing Zhao, Qikai Liang, Zhongtao Wu, Lei Zhang, Xiliang Luo
In this study, by fabricating DNA doped with tetraphenylethene-containing ammonium surfactant, the resulting solvent-free DNA ionic complex could undergo a humidity-induced phase change that could be well tracked by the fluorescence signal of the surfactant. Taking advantage of the humidity-induced change in fluorescence, the reported ionic DNA complex could accurately indicate the humidity in real
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Interaction between stabilized droplets of different phases in the same continuous phase of an aqueous three-phase system Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Do-Nhu-Trang Nguyen, Léa Waldmann, Valérie Ravaine, Taco Nicolai, Lazhar Benyahia
Water-in-water (W/W) emulsions, also called aqueous two-phase systems, are formed by mixing two incompatible polymers in water that phase separate into two distinct phases. They can be stabilized by addition of colloidal particles. Droplets of the dispersed phase can be used to compartmentalize ingredients and induce localized reactions. By mixing more types of incompatible polymers, emulsions containing
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Refractive-index and density-matched emulsions with programmable DNA interactions Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Wenjun Chen, Lucas Sixdenier, Angus McMullen, David G. Grier, Jasna Brujic
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Axonal tension contributes to consistent fold placement Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Xincheng Wang, Shuolun Wang, Maria A. Holland
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Contact networks and force transmission in aggregates of hexapod-shaped particles Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Trieu-Duy Tran, Saeid Nezamabadi, Jean-Philippe Bayle, Lhassan Amarsid, Farhang Radjai
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Effects of shear-induced crystallization on the complex viscosity of lamellar-structured concentrated surfactant solutions Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Parth U. Kelkar, Matthew Kaboolian, Ria D. Corder, Marco Caggioni, Seth Lindberg, Kendra A. Erk
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Slide electrification of drops at low velocities Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Chirag Hinduja, Hans-Jürgen Butt, Rüdiger Berger
Slide electrification of drops is mostly investigated on tilted plate setups. Hence, the drop charging at low sliding velocity remains unclear. We overcome the limitations by developing an electro drop friction force instrument (eDoFFI). Using eDoFFI, we investigate slide electrification at the onset of drop sliding and at low sliding velocities ≤ 1 cm s−1. The novelty of eDoFFI is the simultaneous
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Fabric-based jamming phase diagram for frictional granular materials Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Yuxuan Wen, Yida Zhang
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Hydrodynamically induced aggregation of two dimensional oriented active particles Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Roee Bashan, Naomi Oppenheimer
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Steering droplets on substrates with plane-wave wettability patterns and deformations Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Josua Grawitter, Holger Stark
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Destructive effect of fluctuations on the performance of a Brownian gyrator Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Pascal Viot, Aykut Argun, Giovanni Volpe, Alberto Imparato, Lamberto Rondoni, Gleb Oshanin
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In silico design of misfolding resistant proteins: the role of structural similarity of a competing conformational ensemble in the optimization of frustration Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Bondeepa Saikia, Anupaul Baruah
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Bending creep behaviour of various polymer films analysed by surface strain measurement Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Jiayi Yu, Masayuki Kishino, Kyohei Hisano, Atsushi Shishido
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Correction: Fabricating multi-scale controllable PEDOT:PSS arrays via templated freezing assembly Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Yang Lin, Junqiang Mao, Qingrui Fan, Jianjun Wang
Correction for ‘Fabricating multi-scale controllable PEDOT:PSS arrays via templated freezing assembly’ by Yang Lin et al., Soft Matter, 2024, 20, 2394–2399, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SM01651J.
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Soft wetting: an analytical model for pillar topography- and softness-dependent droplet depinning force Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Youhua Jiang, Zhujiang Wang
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Probing wrapping dynamics of spherical nanoparticles by 3D vesicles using force-based simulations Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Didarul Ahasan Redwan, Ke Du, Xin Yong
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Self-adhesion of uncrosslinked poly(butadiene-co-acrylonitrile), i.e. nitrile rubber, an inhomogeneous and associative polymer Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Valentine Hervio, Annie Brûlet, Costantino Creton, Gabriel E. Sanoja
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Form II to form I transition in solution-crystallized isotactic polybutene-1 Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Peng Fu, Jiaxin Huo, Jingqing Li, Claudio De Rosa, Shichun Jiang
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Phenylboronate-salicylate ester cross-linked self-healing hydrogel composed of modified hyaluronan at physiological pH Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Ryotaro Miki, Tsutomu Yamaki, Masaki Uchida, Hideshi Natsume
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Preparation of modified humic acid/TiO2/P(AA-co-AM) nanocomposite hydrogels with enhanced dye adsorption and photocatalysis Soft Matter (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Xuankun Gong, Amatjan Sawut, Rena Simayi, Ziyue Wang, Yurou Feng