scholarly journals Soft matter: a very short introduction

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-16
Author(s):  
Ingo Dierking
Keyword(s):  
Soft Matter ◽  
Short Introduction

Soft Matter: A Very Short Introduction

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom McLeish
Keyword(s):  
Brownian Motion ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Molecular Motion ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
Scientific Ideas ◽  
Rich History

Soft Matter: A Very Short Introduction explores the field of soft matter, looking beneath the appearances of matter into its inner structure. Drawing on physics, chemistry, mathematics, and engineering, soft matter science links fundamental scientific ideas to everyday phenomena such as ‘inkiness’ and ‘stickiness’, with a rich history and philosophy. It studies materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, and foams. This VSI shows how Brownian Motion—the random molecular motion underlying ‘heat’—is an underpinning principle of soft matter. From hair conditioners to honey, it discusses how common characteristics of these materials shape their behaviour and applications.

Allosteric regulation of GPCR Rhodopsin by soft matter

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nipuna Weerasinghe ◽  
Steven Fried ◽  
Anna Eitel ◽  
Andrey Struts ◽  
Suchithranga Perera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Matter ◽  
Allosteric Regulation

Żydzi z Chmielnika w czasie okupacji niemieckiej (1939–1943)

2007 ◽  
pp. 42-63
Author(s):  
Sara Bender
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
History Of

The author discusses the history of the Jews of Chmielnik, a town situated 30 kilometres away from Kielce: from a short introduction covering the inter-war period, through the German invasion, ghetto formation, everyday life n the ghetto, deportations and the fate of the survivors. The author extensively describes social organisations and their activity in Chmielnik  (Judenrat, Ha Szomer ha-Cair), as well as the contacts between the Jews and the Poles.

Dane Kennedy, Decolonization: A Very Short Introduction

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-296
Author(s):  
Jeremy Black
Keyword(s):  
Short Introduction

On Anton V. Kartashov’s Article “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled”.

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4 (28)) ◽  
pp. 180-189
Author(s):  
Aleksandr V. Antoshchenko
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Short Introduction

The edition of the address of the famous Russian church historian is preceded by a short introduction written by the publisher. In it, he explains the place of this document in the process of forming the views of A. V. Kartashev on church schisms among Russian post-revolutionary emigrants in Western Europe. This explanation, given against the background of the emigrant period of the historian’s biography, allows a better understanding of the meaning and significance of the arguments put forward in the published document.

Natural Killer Cell Inspired AIE Nanoterminator for Blood-Brain-Barrier Crossing via Tight-Junction Modulation and NIR-II Gliomas Theranostics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanjun Deng ◽  
Xinghua Peng ◽  
Zhihong Sun ◽  
Wei Zheng ◽  
Jia Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Killer Cell ◽  
Natural Killer ◽  
Intracellular Signaling ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Tumor Imaging ◽  
Nk Cell ◽  
Killer Cell ◽  
Light Illumination ◽  
Blood Brain ◽  
Intracellular Signaling Cascade

Nature has always inspired robotic designs and concepts. It is conceivable that biomimic nanorobots will soon play a prominent role in medicine. In this paper, we developed a natural killer cell-mimic AIE nanoterminator (NK@AIEdots) by coating natural kill cell membrane on the AIE-active polymeric endoskeleton, PBPTV, a highly bright NIR-II AIE-active conjugated polymer. Owning to the AIE and soft-matter characteristics of PBPTV, as-prepared nanoterminator maintained the superior NIR-II brightness (quantum yield ~8%) and good biocompatibility. Besides, they could serve as tight junctions (TJs) modulator to trigger an intracellular signaling cascade, causing TJs disruption and actin cytoskeleton reorganization to form intercellular “green channel” to help themselves crossing Blood-Brain Barriers (BBB) silently. Furthermore, they could initiatively accumulate to glioblastoma cells in the complex brain matrix for high-contrast and through-skull tumor imaging. The tumor growth was also greatly inhibited by these nanoterminator under the NIR light illumination. As far as we known, The QY of PBPTV is the highest among the existing NIR-II luminescent conjugated polymers. Besides, the NK-cell biomimetic nanorobots will open new avenue for BBB-crossing delivery.

Sensitive Mechanocontrolled Luminescence in Cross-Linked Polymer Films

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayumu Karimata ◽  
Pradnya Patil ◽  
Eugene Khaskin ◽  
Sébastien Lapointe ◽  
robert fayzullin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Stress ◽  
Polymer Films ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Small Strain ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Photoluminescence Intensity ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Responsive Materials ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Mechanical Stretching

Direct translation of mechanical force into changes in chemical behavior on a molecular level has important implication not only for the fundamental understanding of mechanochemical processes, but also for the development of new stimuli-responsive materials. In particular, detection of mechanical stress in polymers via non-destructive methods is important in order to prevent material failure and to study the mechanical properties of soft matter. Herein, we report that highly sensitive changes in photoluminescence intensity can be observed in response to the mechanical stretching of cross-linked polymer films when using stable, (pyridinophane)Cu-based dynamic mechanophores. Upon stretching, the luminescence intensity increases in a fast and reversible manner even at small strain (< 50%) and applied stress (< 0.1 MPa) values. Such sensitivity is unprecedented when compared to previously reported systems based on organic mechanophores. The system also allows for the detection of weak mechanical stress by spectroscopic measurements or by direct visual methods.<br>

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