This review summarizes theoretical progress in the field of active matter, placing it in the
context of recent experiments. This approach offers a unified framework for the mechanical …

Porous polymer and copolymer membranes are useful for ultrafiltration of functional
macromolecules, colloids, and water purification. In particular, block copolymer membranes …

The Equilibrium Theory of Inhomogeneous Polymers provides an introduction to the field-
theoretic methods and computer simulation techniques that are used in the design of …

Descriptions of phase separation in condensed matter have so far been classified into a
solid model (model B) and a fluid model (model H). In the former the diffusion is the only …

Polymer materials are multiscale systems by definition. Already the description of a single
macromolecule involves a multitude of scales, and cooperative processes in polymer …

We describe a high-resolution, high-bandwidth technique for determining the local
viscoelasticity of soft materials such as polymer gels. Loss and storage shear moduli are …

In this review, I present an idiosyncratic view of the current state of shear banding in complex
fluids. Particular attention is paid to some of the outstanding issues and questions facing the …

Giant micelles are elongated, polymer-like objects created by the self-assembly of
amphiphilic molecules (such as detergents) in solution. Giant micelles are typically flexible …

We have developed a new technique to measure viscoelasticity in soft materials such as
entangled polymer solutions, by monitoring thermal fluctuations of embedded probe …

Several complementary techniques have been developed in recent years that make it
possible to measure viscoelastic properties of soft materials on micrometer scales. Such …