Publications of Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter
On this page you will find our selected publications list of each year and recent dissertation.
The full list of publications by Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter can be reached via Research@WUR.
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Selected Publications 2020
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Sheared Amorphous Packings Display Two Separate Particle Transport Mechanisms
Physical Review Letters 125 (2020)13. - ISSN 0031-9007 -
Chemical Design Model for Emergent Synthetic Catch Bonds
Frontiers in Physics 8 (2020). - ISSN 2296-424X -
Encapsulation Using Plant Proteins : Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Wetting for Simple Zein Coacervates
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 12 (2020)13. - ISSN 1944-8244 - p. 15802 - 15809. -
Particle Dynamics in Colloid-Polymer Mixtures with Different Polymer Architectures
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 12 (2020)37. - ISSN 1944-8244 - p. 42041 - 42047. -
Complete microviscosity maps of living plant cells and tissues with a toolbox of targeting mechanoprobes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117 (2020)30. - ISSN 0027-8424 - p. 18110 - 18118. -
Propagation and attenuation of mechanical signals in ultrasoft 2D solids
Science Advances 6 (2020)37. - ISSN 2375-2548 -
Direct evidence of stress-induced chain proximity in a macromolecular complex
Physical Review Materials 4 (2020)5. - ISSN 2475-9953 -
Cephalopod-Inspired High Dynamic Range Mechano-Imaging in Polymeric Materials
Advanced Functional Materials 30 (2020)38. - ISSN 1616-301X -
Quantifying solvent action in oil paint using portable laser speckle imaging
Scientific Reports 10 (2020)1. - ISSN 2045-2322 -
Long Tails with Flower-like Conformations Undergo an Escape Transition in Homopolymer Adsorption Layers
Macromolecules 53 (2020)10. - ISSN 0024-9297 - p. 3900 - 3906.
Selected Publications 2019
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Gel Trapping Enables Optical Spectroscopy of Single Solvated Conjugated Polymers in Equilibrium
ACS Nano 13 (2019)11. - ISSN 1936-0851 - p. 13185 - 13195. -
Allosteric pathway selection in templated assembly
Science Advances 5 (2019)10. - ISSN 2375-2548 -
Langevin Dynamics Simulations of the Exchange of Complex Coacervate Core Micelles: The Role of Nonelectrostatic Attraction and Polyelectrolyte Length
Macromolecules 52 (2019)22. - ISSN 0024-9297 - p. 8923 - 8931. -
Plasticity in colloidal gel strands
Soft Matter 15 (2019)32. - ISSN 1744-683X - p. 6447 - 6454. -
Rigidochromic conjugated polymers carrying main-chain molecular rotors
Chemical Communications 55 (2019)77. - ISSN 1359-7345 - p. 11559 - 11562. -
Fourier transforms for fast and quantitative Laser Speckle Imaging
Scientific Reports 9 (2019)1. - ISSN 2045-2322 - 1 p. -
Morphing of liquid crystal surfaces by emergent collectivity
Nature Communications 10 (2019). - ISSN 2041-1723 -
Advances and challenges in soft tribology with applications to foods
Current Opinion in Food Science 27 (2019). - ISSN 2214-7993 - p. 90 - 97. -
Photonic Paints: Structural Pigments Combined with Water-Based Polymeric Film-Formers for Structurally Colored Coatings
Advanced Optical Materials 7 (2019)15. - ISSN 2195-1071 -
Thermoresponsive Complex Coacervate-Based Underwater Adhesive
Advanced Materials 31 (2019)21. - ISSN 0935-9648
Selected Publications 2018
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Apparent strength versus universality in glasses of soft compressible colloids
Scientific Reports 8 (2018)1. - ISSN 2045-2322 -
Rapid and Quantitative De- tert-butylation for Poly(acrylic acid) Block Copolymers and Influence on Relaxation of Thermoassociated Transient Networks
Macromolecules 51 (2018)20. - ISSN 0024-9297 - p. 8316 - 8323. -
Strand Plasticity Governs Fatigue in Colloidal Gels
Physical Review Letters 120 (2018)20. - ISSN 0031-9007 -
Laser Speckle Strain Imaging reveals the origin of delayed fracture in a soft solid
Science Advances 4 (2018)5. - ISSN 2375-2548 -
Sign Switch of Gaussian Bending Modulus for Microemulsions : A Self-Consistent Field Analysis Exploring Scale Invariant Curvature Energies
Physical Review Letters 120 (2018)2. - ISSN 0031-9007 -
Light from Within: Sensing Weak Strains and FemtoNewton Forces in Single Molecules
Chem 4 (2018)2. - ISSN 2451-9308 - p. 269 - 284. -
Bioinspired Underwater Adhesives by Using the Supramolecular Toolbox
Advanced Materials 30 (2018)19. - ISSN 0935-9648 - 38 p.
Selected Publications 2017
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Linking Particle Dynamics to Local Connectivity in Colloidal Gels
Physical Review Letters 118 (2017)18. - ISSN 0031-9007 -
Imaging the Molecular Motions of Autonomous Repair in a Self-Healing Polymer
Advanced Materials 29 (2017)26. - ISSN 0935-9648 -
Criticality and mechanical enhancement in composite fiber networks
Physical Review. E, Statistical nonlinear, and soft matter physics 95 (2017)4. - ISSN 2470-0045 -
Free-standing thermo-responsive nanoporous membranes from high molecular weight PS-PNIPAM block copolymers synthesized via RAFT polymerization
Polymer Chemistry 8 (2017)14. - ISSN 1759-9954 - p. 2235 - 2243. -
Precise Coating of a Wide Range of DNA Templates by a Protein Polymer with a DNA Binding Domain
ACS Nano 11 (2017)1. - ISSN 1936-0851 - p. 144 - 152. -
Illuminating the Reaction Pathways of Viromimetic Assembly
Journal of the American Chemical Society 139 (2017)13. - ISSN 0002-7863 - p. 4962 - 4968. -
Complex coacervates formed across liquid interfaces : A self-consistent field analysis
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 239 (2017). - ISSN 0001-8686 - p. 17 - 30. -
Wetting dynamics of a collapsing fluid hole
Physical Review Fluids 2 (2017)1. - ISSN 2469-990X
Selected Publications 2016
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Mechanics at the glass-to-gel transition of thermoresponsive microgel suspensions
Soft Matter 12 (2016)9. - ISSN 1744-683X - p. 2515 - 2522. -
Discontinuous nature of the repulsive-to-attractive colloidal glass transition
Scientific Reports 6 (2016). - ISSN 2045-2322 -
Protein cross-linking tools for the construction of nanomaterials
Current Opinion in Biotechnology 39 (2016). - ISSN 0958-1669 - p. 61 - 67. -
Physical and mechanical properties of thermosensitive xanthan/collagen-inspired protein composite hydrogels
International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials 65 (2016)3. - ISSN 0091-4037 - p. 125 - 133. -
Rheological properties of dispersions of enzymatically cross-linked apo-α-lactalbumin
Food Hydrocolloids 56 (2016). - ISSN 0268-005X - p. 344 - 351. -
Self-organization of polyurethane pre-polymers as studied by self-consistent field theory
Macromolecular Theory and Simulations 25 (2016)1. - ISSN 1022-1344 - p. 16 - 27.
Selected Publications 2015
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Monitoring protein capsid assembly with a conjugated polymer strain sensor
Journal of the American Chemical Society 137 (2015)31. - ISSN 0002-7863 - p. 9800 - 9803. -
Manipulating and quantifying temperature-triggered coalescence with microcentrifugation
Lab on a Chip 15 (2015)1. - ISSN 1473-0197 - p. 188 - 194. -
Coating formation during drying of ß-lactoglobulin: Gradual and sudden changes
Biomacromolecules 16 (2015)1. - ISSN 1525-7797 - p. 76 - 86. -
The effect of molecular composition and crosslinking on adhesion of a bio-inspired adhesive
Polymer Chemistry 6 (2015). - ISSN 1759-9954 - p. 3121 - 3130. -
Liquid crystals of self-assembled DNA bottlebrushes
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical 119 (2015). - ISSN 1520-6106 - p. 4084 - 4092. -
Equivalent pathways in melding and gelation of well-defined biopolymer networks
Biomacromolecules 16 (2015)1. - ISSN 1525-7797 - p. 304 - 310. -
Interactions between nodes in a physical gel network of telechelic polymers; self-consistent field calculations beyond the cell model
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17 (2015)14. - ISSN 1463-9076 - p. 9001 - 9014.
Selected Publications 2014
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Highly cooperative stress relaxation in two-dimensional soft colloidal crystals
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111 (2014)43. - ISSN 0027-8424 - p. 15356 - 15361. -
Ultrastrong anchoring yet barrier-free adsorption of composite microgels at liquid interfaces
Advanced Material Interfaces 1 (2014)7. - ISSN 2196-7350 - 9 p. -
Conjugated polymer shells on colloidal templates by seeded Suzuki-Miyaura dispersion polymerization
Small 10 (2014)5. - ISSN 1613-6810 - p. 957 - 963. -
Subtle charge balance controls surface-nucleated self-assembly of designed biopolymers
ACS Nano 8 (2014)3. - ISSN 1936-0851 - p. 2328 - 2335. -
Design and self-assembly of simple coat proteins for artificial viruses
Nature Nanotechnology 9 (2014). - ISSN 1748-3387 - p. 698 - 702. -
Controlling the number of dendrimers in dendrimicelle nanoconjugates from 1 to more than 100
Soft Matter 10 (2014)37. - ISSN 1744-6848 - p. 7337 - 7345. -
From micelles to fibers: balancing self-assembling and random coiling domains in pH-responsive silk-collagen-like protein-based polymers
Biomacromolecules 15 (2014)9. - ISSN 1525-7797 - p. 3349 - 3357. -
Synergistic stiffening in double-fiber networks
Biomacromolecules 15 (2014)4. - ISSN 1525-7797 - p. 1233 - 1239. -
Genetically engineered silk-collagen-like copolymer for biomedical applications: Production, characterization and evaluation of cellular response
Acta Biomaterialia 10 (2014)8. - ISSN 1742-7061 - p. 3620 - 3629. -
Polyelectrolyte coatings prevent interferences from charged nanoparticles in SPME speciation analysis
Analytica Chimica Acta 844 (2014). - ISSN 0003-2670 - p. 44 - 47.
Selected Publications 2013
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Capillarity-induced ordering of spherical colloids on an interface with anisotropic curvature
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110 (2013)23. - ISSN 0027-8424 - p. 9220 - 9224. -
Pushing the glass transition towards random close packing using self-propelled hard
Nature Communications 4 (2013). - ISSN 2041-1723 -
Pathway-dependent properties of a multi-stimuli sensitive biosynthetic hybrid network
Soft Matter 9 (2013)36. - ISSN 1744-6848 - p. 8737 - 8744. -
Nanostructure development during peroxidase catalysed cross-linking of a-lactalbumin
Food Hydrocolloids 33 (2013)2. - ISSN 0268-005X - p. 280 - 288. -
Fibril Formation by pH and Temperature Responsive Silk-Elastin Block Copolymers
Biomacromolecules 14 (2013)1. - ISSN 1525-7797 - p. 48 - 55. -
Interfacial tension and wettability in water-carbon dioxide systems: Experiments and self-consistent field modeling
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical 117 (2013)28. - ISSN 1520-6106 - p. 8524 - 8535. -
Well-defined temperature-sensitive surfactants for controlled emulsion coalescence
Polymer Chemistry 4 (2013)6. - ISSN 1759-9954 - p. 1842 - 1847. -
Linear viscoelasticity of polyelectrolyte complex coacervates
Macromolecules 46 (2013)4. - ISSN 0024-9297 - p. 1633 - 1641. -
Charge-driven co-assembly of polyelectrolytes across oil-water interfaces
Soft Matter 9 (2013)47. - ISSN 1744-6848 - p. 11270 - 11275. -
Spot morphology of non-contact printed protein molecules on non-porous substrates with a range of hydrophobicities
The Analyst 138 (2013)2. - ISSN 0003-2654 - p. 518 - 524.
Selected Publications 2012
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Self-Assembly of Silk-Collagen-Like Triblock Copolymers Resembles a Supramolecular Living Polymerization
ACS Nano 6 (2012)1. - ISSN 1936-0851 - p. 133 - 140. -
Coating of Single DNA Molecules by Genetically Engineered Protein Diblock Copolymers
Small 8 (2012). - ISSN 1613-6810 - p. 3491 - 3501. -
Colloidal interactions in liquid CO2 - A dry-cleaning perspective
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 175 (2012). - ISSN 0001-8686 - p. 11 - 24. -
Mechanical Properties of Re-constituted Actin Networks at an Oil/Water Interface Determined by Microrheology
Soft Matter 8 (2012). - ISSN 1744-6848 - p. 5896 - 5903. -
Stable polymer micelles formed by metal coordination
Macromolecules 45 (2012)17. - ISSN 0024-9297 - p. 7179 - 7185. -
On the Stability and Morphology of Complex Coacervate Core Micelles: From Spherical to Wormlike Micelles
Langmuir 28 (2012)40. - ISSN 0743-7463 - p. 14180 - 14191. -
Hybrid Monte Carlo self-consistent field approach to model a thin layer of a polyelectrolyte gel near an adsorbing surface
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part A: Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, & General Theory 116 (2012)25. - ISSN 1089-5639 - p. 6574 - 6581. -
Direct measurement of the strength of single ionic bonds between hydrated charges
ACS Nano 6 (2012)6. - ISSN 1936-0851 - p. 5297 - 5303. -
Monodisperse conjugated polymer particles by Suzuki-Miyaura dispersion polymerization
Nature Communications 3 (2012). - ISSN 2041-1723 -
Polymer compatibility in two dimensions. Modeling of phase behavior of mixed polymethacrylate Langmuir films
Langmuir 28 (2012)13. - ISSN 0743-7463 - p. 5614 - 5621.
Selected Publications 2011
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Polyelectrolyte complexes: Bulk phases and colloidal systems
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 361 (2011)2. - ISSN 0021-9797 - p. 407 - 422. -
Effect of pH on complex coacervate core micelles from Fe(III)-based coordination polymer
Langmuir 27 (2011). - ISSN 0743-7463 - p. 14776 - 14782. -
PMMA highlights the layering transition of PDMS in Langmuir films
Langmuir 27 (2011)6. - ISSN 0743-7463 - p. 2501 - 2508. -
Transient network topology of interconnected polyelectrolyte complex micelles
Soft Matter 7 (2011)4. - ISSN 1744-6848 - p. 1378 - 1389. -
PMMA highlights the layering transition of PDMS in Langmuir films
Langmuir 27 (2011)6. - ISSN 0743-7463 - p. 2501 - 2508. -
Uptake and release kinetics of lysozyme in and from an oxidized starch polymer microgel
Soft Matter 7 (2011). - ISSN 1744-6848 - p. 10377 - 10385. -
Reversible assembly of oppositely charged hairy colloids in water
Soft Matter 7 (2011)18. - ISSN 1744-6848 - p. 8281 - 8290. -
Shape-Memory Effects in Biopolymer Networks with Collagen-Like Transient Nodes
Biomacromolecules 12 (2011)6. - ISSN 1525-7797 - p. 2285 - 2292. -
Thermally sensitive dual fluorescent polymeric micelles for probing cell properties
Soft Matter 7 (2011)7. - ISSN 1744-6848 - p. 11211 - 11215. -
Mobility of lysozyme inside oxidized starch polymer microgels
Soft Matter 7 (2011)5. - ISSN 1744-6848 - p. 1926 - 1935.