Small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering

CM Jeffries, J Ilavsky, A Martel, S Hinrichs… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Small-angle scattering (SAS) is a technique that is able to probe the structural organization
of matter and quantify its response to changes in external conditions. X-ray and neutron …

Recent applications of synchrotron radiation and neutrons in the study of soft matter

T Narayanan, H Wacklin, O Konovalov… - Crystallography …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The broad range of applications of synchrotron and neutron scattering in the investigation of
soft condensed matter is reviewed. Appropriate combinations of these techniques allow …

Recent advances in X-ray compatible microfluidics for applications in soft materials and life sciences

A Ghazal, JP Lafleur, K Mortensen, JP Kutter, L Arleth… - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasingly narrow and brilliant beams at X-ray facilities reduce the requirements for
both sample volume and data acquisition time. This creates new possibilities for the types …

[PDF][PDF] 3D printed devices and infrastructure for liquid sample delivery at the European XFEL

M Vakili, J Bielecki, J Knoška, F Otte… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.iucr.org
The Sample Environment and Characterization (SEC) group of the European X-ray Free-
Electron Laser (EuXFEL) develops sample delivery systems for the various scientific …

Continuous-Flow Laboratory SAXS for In Situ Determination of the Impact of Hydrophilic Block Length on Spherical Nano-Object Formation during Polymerization …

JD Guild, ST Knox, SB Burholt, EM Hilton… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In situ small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is a powerful technique for characterizing block-
copolymer nano-object formation during polymerization-induced self-assembly. To work …

Advances in microfluidic synthesis and coupling with synchrotron SAXS for continuous production and real-time structural characterization of nano-self-assemblies

E Ilhan-Ayisigi, B Yaldiz, G Bor, A Yaghmur… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microfluidic platforms have become highly attractive tools for synthesis of nanoparticles,
including lipid nano-self-assemblies, owing to unique features and at least three important …

[HTML][HTML] A novel droplet-based approach to study phase transformations in lyotropic liquid crystalline systems

V He, VJ Cadarso, S Seibt, BJ Boyd, A Neild - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothesis: Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLC) and their phase transformations in response to
stimuli have gathered much interest for controlled and 'on-demand'drug applications. Bulk …

Microfluidic nanomaterial synthesis and in situ SAXS, WAXS, or SANS characterization: manipulation of size characteristics and online elucidation of dynamic …

A Yaghmur, I Hamad - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the ability to cross biological barriers, encapsulate and efficiently deliver drugs and
nucleic acid therapeutics, and protect the loaded cargos from degradation, different soft …

Nanofibril alignment during assembly revealed by an X-ray scattering-based digital twin

VK Gowda, T Rosén, SV Roth, LD Soderberg… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The nanostructure, primarily particle orientation, controls mechanical and functional (eg,
mouthfeel, cell compatibility, optical, morphing) properties when macroscopic materials are …

A microfluidic flow-focusing device for low sample consumption serial synchrotron crystallography experiments in liquid flow

DCF Monteiro, M Vakili, J Harich, M Sztucki… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.iucr.org
Serial synchrotron crystallography allows low X-ray dose, room-temperature crystal
structures of proteins to be determined from a population of microcrystals. Protein production …