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Soft Matter
Professor D Pochan, University of Delaware, DE, USA

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  1. How would you rate this paper? *

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    Please indicate in your comments any significant omissions or unnecessary inclusions.


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    Please give details in your comments of any deficiencies.


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  6. Are the references up-to-date and accessible, and have all key references been cited? *

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    Please give details in your comments of any citations that have been omitted.


  7. Interdisciplinary papers may receive extra publicity - does this paper fall within this category? *

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  8. Could any material be transferred to the RSC's Electronic Supplementary Information area? *

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  9. What is your recommendation? *

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