Characterization and Mechanics of Soft Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Soft Matter".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2023) | Viewed by 3162
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soft matter physics; lyotropic liquid crystals; membrane biophysics; mechanical and electrical properties of lipid membranes; thermal shape fluctuations of lipid membranes; micromanipulation of liposomes and cells; red blood cells; blood rheology
Interests: membrane biophysics and biochemistry; membrane organization; membrane curvature and vesicle docking; teratology and lipids; lipid–lipid and lipid–protein interactions; bio-inspired model membranes, lipid phases and phase separation; biophysics of cell–cell and cell–material interactions; biosensors; enzymes; oxidation of soft matter
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
The versatility in structure and physicochemical characteristics renders soft materials indispensable in a wide range of technological applications. The unique properties featuring the ability to sustain large elastic deformations, the sensitivity of equilibrium structures to external conditions, the responsitivity to electric fields, etc. underlie the successful design and fabrication of new soft materials. The fundamental insight and observations on the behavior of soft biological materials contribute to fostering the conception of novel tools in biomedicine and pharmacology. With a particular focus on the interface between physics, chemical engineering, and biology, research achievements in soft materials are expected to answer numerous challenging questions from theoretical, as well as from experimental points of view.
In this Special Issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944), entitled “Characterization and Mechanics of Soft Materials”, we invite original research articles and review papers in soft materials science and engineering, encouraging experimental, theoretical, and computational soft matter approaches.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Lyotropic mesophases
- Soft nanocomposites
- Biomimetic soft materials
- Liquid interfaces and membranes
- Colloid delivery systems
- Biomembrane mechanics and stability
- Rheology of complex fluids
- Active suspensions
- Modeling of soft materials
Prof. Dr. Victoria Vitkova
Prof. Dr. Galya Staneva
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Lyotropic mesophases
- Soft nanocomposites
- Biomimetic soft materials
- Liquid interfaces and membranes
- Colloid delivery systems
- Biomembrane mechanics and stability
- Rheology of complex fluids
- Active suspensions
- Modeling of soft materials
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