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A new journal providing a forum for the communication of generic science underpinning the properties and applications of soft matter.
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Added May 2008
Added April 2008
Plastic coats wrap up gene delivery
25 April 2008
UK chemists have used smart polymers to deliver DNA into cells.
Instant insight: Swellable gels fix bad backs
16 April 2008
Brian Saunders and Tony Freemont discuss a new approach for treating back pain using injectable microgel implants
Instant insight: Crossing the cell membrane
16 April 2008
Shana Kelley reveals how cell-penetrating peptides deliver the goods when it comes to biology and medicine.
Driving water droplets uphill
02 April 2008
Lab-on-a-chip technology could soon simplify a host of applications, thanks to a new way to move droplets up vertical surfaces on flexible chips.
Added March 2008
Unbalanced polymers offer route to ultrathin films
31 March 2008
Chinese scientists have demonstrated a different way to make multilayer thin films.
Growing cells in patterns
26 March 2008
Using a simple stamping method, American chemists are creating cell patterns on ordinary microscope coverslips.
Free access in April
14 March 2008
Online access to RSC journals provided for customers for the whole of April
Added February 2008
Chemistry in the New World of Bioengineering and Synthetic Biology
28 February 2008
A new conference exploring the interfaces between the physical sciences and biology. Oral abstract deadline - 7 March 2008
Discontinuous swelling behaviors of lipophilic polyelectrolyte gels in non-polar media
22 February 2008
Read Kazuki Sada's hot communication on the swelling of lipophilic polyelectrolyte gels
Top Ten Articles
18 April 2008
The new top ten most downloaded Soft Matter articles. Read the most-accessed papers of March 2008 here.
New Soft Matter Editorial Board members
14 February 2008
The Soft Matter Editorial Board has four new members.
Electrocatalytically functional multilayer assembly of sulfite oxidase and cytochrome c
08 February 2008
Read Ulla Wollenberger's hot paper on an electrocatalytically functional multilayer
Peptide coupling for potential cancer targeting
07 February 2008
Putting peptide coats on virus shells could lead to targeted medical imaging in cancer diagnostics, according to US chemists.
Discriminating ligands select square DNA
05 February 2008
Why does DNA fold into squares? Pyridine ligands could help scientists trying to explain how these G-quadruplexes function.
Added January 2008
Laser beam hits tiny target
30 January 2008
Chemists looking to analyse single cells have combined lab-on-a-chip techniques with lasers to burst the cells open.
Liquid lenses
21 January 2008
Liquid lenses that can fit in a microchip are now possible, say researchers in the US.
In situ characterization of gas-filled microballoons using soft X-ray microspectroscopy
18 January 2008
Read George Tzvetkov's hot paper on gas-filled microballoons
Novel evaluation method of neutron reflectivity data applied to stimulus-responsive polymer brushes
18 January 2008
Read Per Linse's hot paper on stimulus-responsive polymer brushes
Get set
16 January 2008
Researchers from the US have discovered that soy bean oil could be used as a renewable feedstock for gels and resins.
Viral cargo delivery
14 January 2008
US chemists have used a virus capsule to package and release molecules, which could lead to targeted delivery of therapeutic compounds
Cell research goes acoustic
02 January 2008
Canadian scientists are creating waves to study cell behaviour on surfaces.
Formation and release of circular lipid nanotubes
02 January 2008
Read Owe Orwar's hot communication on circular lipid nanotubes
Electrically insulating pore-suspending membranes on highly ordered porous alumina obtained from vesicle spreading
02 January 2008
Read Claudia Steinem's hot communication on pore-suspending membranes on porous alumina
A novel elastomer/liquid crystal polymer nanocomposite created in situ from controlled radical graft-polymerization
02 January 2008
Read Denis Bendejacq's hot paper on elastomer/liquid crystal polymer nanocomposites
Added December 2007
Capped carbon nanotubes as chemical couriers
21 December 2007
US scientists have reported a mild new method for trapping liquids and nanoparticles inside carbon nanotubes.
Instant insight: Think outside the cell
20 December 2007
Mark Wilson and Justin Yerbury at the University of Wollongong, Australia, examine proteins' extracellular activities.
Chip-based gene transfer
19 December 2007
A lab on a chip style approach is proving a highly efficient method for transferring DNA into stem cells.
PCR light switch
18 December 2007
US scientists take control of the polymerase chain reaction by switching it on and off with ultraviolet light.
Enzyme-powered delivery vehicles
14 December 2007
Dutch scientists have made nanotubes move using enzyme-powered motors
Extending the catenane chain
11 December 2007
Chemists in the US have taken the first step towards an entirely new, flexible form of polymer.
Protruding polymer offers release
10 December 2007
Researchers from the US have created smart nanocomposite films whose potential applications range from self cleaning sensors to fuel efficient transport.
Selectively-sticky-back plastic
07 December 2007
A simple and effective treatment can make plastics more biocompatible by altering their surface properties.
Shrinky DinkŪ microfluidics
05 December 2007
A children's toy has been turned into a microfluidic research tool in the hands of US engineers.
Added November 2007
Drug release watched by NMR
29 November 2007
Controlled release of a beta-blocker from its silica host has been investigated by solid state NMR spectroscopy
RSC Biomaterials Chemistry Group 3rd Annual Meeting
16 November 2007
Register now for this meeting taking place on 15 January 2008. Registration deadline - 14 December
Hot communication: Controlling cell adhesion on polyurethanes
14 November 2007
Read Joseph Dennes and Jeffrey Schwartz's hot communication
Tutorial Review: Water, electricity, and between On electrowetting and its applications
14 November 2007
Read Soft Matter's first tutorial review, written by David Andelman and colleagues
Hot communication: Helix self-assembly through the coiling of cylindrical micelles
08 November 2007
Read North American associate editor Darrin Pochan and co-workers' hot communication
Added October 2007
And...stretch
31 October 2007
Devices that release pain killing drugs in response to the amount of strain placed on them could soon be science fact thanks to researchers from France.
Sounding out food quality
19 October 2007
Ultrasonic spectroscopy could be used to evaluate the quality of so-called functional foods, say scientists in Canada.
Sensitivity problem solved
09 October 2007
Polymers that are normally used in optoelectronic devices could be modified for use in biosensors, say UK scientists.
Faraday Discussion 139: The Importance of Polymer Science for Biological Systems
03 October 2007
Registration now open for this international discussion meeting taking place in March 2008
Added September 2007
Hot communication: Topological transformation of aggregates formed by an amphiphilic and truncated-cone-shaped codendrimer
19 September 2007
Wei Wang tells Soft Matter about his hot communication.
Hot article: Amplified fluorescence quenching in high ionic strength media
13 September 2007
John de Mello tells Soft Matter about his hot communication.
Added August 2007
Read top Soft Matter articles for FREE
17 August 2007
Celebrate the success of 'Society Publishing' with Soft Matter.
Soft Matter Issue 9 available online now!
16 August 2007
Includes top original research and review material from Trevor Douglas, Christos Likos and Anna Balazs and more.
Hot communication: From sea-urchins to starfishes: controlling the adsorption of star-branched polyelectrolytes on charged walls
16 August 2007
Christos N. Likos tells Soft Matter about his hot communication.
Temperature responsive cell scaffolding
02 August 2007
A porous polymer scaffold for tissue engineering, which has tuneable cell adhesion, has been developed by Swedish and Belgian scientists.
Added June 2007
Soft Matter ranked number one with first impact factor
20 June 2007
Newly-released ISI citation data puts Soft Matter at the top of its field with an impact factor of 4.391.
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