Soft matter covers a wide range of materials based on linear or branched polymers, gels and
rubbers, amphiphilic (macro) molecules, colloids, and self-assembled structures. These …

Multiblock copolymers represent a fascinating class of materials that sits at the very heart of
industrial applications and fundamental polymer science. They are most often made of a …

The macroscopic properties of polymers could be significantly affected by subtle structural
changes in the building blocks, either in a beneficial or detrimental manner. Therefore, it is of …

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has been used in microfluidic systems for years, as it can be
easily structured and its flexibility makes it easy to integrate actuators including pneumatic …

Simultaneously improving the strength and toughness of materials is a major challenge.
Inorganic–polymer hybrids offer the potential to combine mechanical properties of a stiff …

We report here the influence of block number and polyester weight fraction on the properties
of a series of poly (ether ester) multiblock copolymers (mBCPs), poly (butylene …

We describe herein, a general, efficient, and scalable process to design magneto-
responsive thermoplastic elastomer-based (nano) composites that can be repeatedly healed …

We use coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to study the impact of the chain
topology on the structure and thermal and mechanical properties of crystallizable multiblock …

By combining linear rheology and differential scanning calorimetry experiments performed
under isothermal and nonisothermal conditions, we clarify the mechanisms of crystallization …

Quantifying the impact of associative group aggregation on the mechanical properties of
dense supramolecular networks remains a challenging problem. To address this question …