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Heterogeneous collapse in thermoresponsive copolymer microgels varying molar composition
Jacopo Vialetto, Francesco Brasili, Letizia Tavagnacco +5
Understanding the internal architecture of copolymer microgels is crucial for establishing how nanoscale polymer organization controls their stimuli-responsive behavior. Here we fo…
Thermoresponsive copolymer microgels synthesized via single-step precipitation polymerization: random or block structure?
Letizia Tavagnacco, Elena Buratti, Jacopo Vialetto +9
The inner structure of polymeric particles critically influences their phase behavior and functionality, governing their mechanical properties and their physical and chemical inter…
Star-like thermoresponsive microgels: a new class of soft nanocolloids
Elisa Ballin, Francesco Brasili, Tommaso Papetti +5
We provide experimental and numerical evidence of a new class of soft nanocolloids: star-like microgels with thermoresponsive character. This is achieved by using the standard prec…
Effect of particle stiffness and surface properties on the nonlinear viscoelasticity of dense microgel suspensions
Jacopo Vialetto, Shivaprakash N. Ramakrishna, Lucio Isa +1
Particle surface chemistry and internal softness are two fundamental parameters in governing the mechanical properties of dense colloidal suspensions, dictating structure and flow,…
Obituary for Stefan U. Egelhaaf
M. A. Escobedo-Sánchez, M. Laurati, H. Löwen +3
This is a tribute to honor Stefan U. Egelhaaf (1963-2023), a pioneer in experimental soft condensed matter physics.
Blunt-end driven re-entrant ordering in quasi two-dimensional dispersions of spherical DNA brushes
Ivany Romero-Sanchez, Ilian Pihlajamaa, Natasa Adžić +4
We investigate the effects of crowding on the conformations and assembly of confined, highly charged, and thick polyelectrolyte brushes in the osmotic regime. Particle tracking exp…
Link between morphology, structure and interactions of composite microgels
Rodrigo Rivas-Barbosa, José Ruiz-Franco, Mayra A. Lara-Peña +5
We combine small angle scattering experiments and simulations to investigate the internal structure and interactions of composite Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Poly(ethylene glycol)…
Anomalous dynamics of intruders in a crowded environment of mobile obstacles
Tatjana Sentjabrskaja, Emanuela Zaccarelli, Cristiano De Michele +5
Many natural and industrial processes rely on constrained transport, such as proteins moving through cells, particles confined in nanocomposite materials or gels, individuals in hi…