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Maria Southall

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Pierpaolo Morgante (He/His) @piermorgante.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Join our next #RSCDesktopSeminar with Xinyue Liu and @wanglabuiuc.bsky.social presenting their #Biomaterials research! Chaired by yours truly 😀 Register today and join the live Q&A ➡️ rsc.li/4wLO1Jk #Bioengineering #Hydrogels #CancerImmunotherapy #ChemSky
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RSC Applied - Interfaces, Polymers @rscapplied.rsc.org · 08/07/2026
🖥️Join us for the next RSC Desktop Seminar: Photopolymers for Additive Manufacturing! Katharina Ehrmann from TU Wien will be presenting on 16 July at 2pm BST/3pm CEST. Sign up now⤵️ rsc.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @tuwien.bsky.social @chemistry-tuw.bsky.social #photopolymers #additivemanufacturing
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Biomaterials Science @biomatersci.rsc.org · 06/05/2026
We're delighted to announce that @wanglabuiuc.bsky.social has been selected as the winner of the 2026 Biomaterials Science Lectureship! Read more about Hua's research on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/bm/2026/05/0... Congratulations to Hua and thank you to everyone who submitted nominations!
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Delighted to share the @softmatter.rsc.org 20th anniversary editorial co-written by Editor-in-Chief @aljcrosby.bsky.social bit.ly/4snb6k2! Thank you to all who have supported the journal in its first 20 years and looking forward to the next 20!
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Celebrating 20 years of Soft Matter - Soft Matter (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/D5SM90214B
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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · 02/10/2025
Read our cross-journal themed collection celebrating the 130th anniversary of Tianjin University and 100 years of their Chemical Engineering, featuring articles from Tianjin University researchers in sustainable chemistry and chemical engineering! Browse the collection here: pubs.rsc.org/en/jour...
Promotional image for the 130th anniversary of Tianjin University cross-journal themed collection. The background image shows a building at Tianjin University. Four photos of the Guest Editors of the collection show Jinlong Gong, Yingjin Yuan, Naiqin Zhao, and Shizhang Qiao. The text reads Celebrating the 130th anniversary of Tianjin University. A cross journal themed collection celebrating the 130th anniversary of Tianjin University and 100 years of chemical engineering of tianjin university in 2025. Read the growing collection.
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Nanoscale Journals @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org · 08/10/2025
In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) 🏆 Free to read until the end of November 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/jour...
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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 09/09/2025
Do you want to stay ahead of developments in AI and learn first-hand experiences of applying them in your chemistry work? Join leading experts to discuss best practice tips for working across disciplines. Register now: rsc.li/4m2xzOU #ChemSky
ChemSpider webinar on AI in chemistry - join us on 23 September
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Don't forget the Meet the Editor session at the booth at 6pm today!!! Catalysis Editor-in-Chief Bert Weckhuysen and Associe Editors Nuria Lopez and Xiulian Pan will join me to answer all your publishing questions! #chem #catalysis #rsc #Europacat
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Catalysis Science & Technology @catalysisscitech.rsc.org · 31/08/2025
What a great start to EuropaCat 2025. Come and find me at booth F32 to talk about all RSC catalysis and sustainability journals! @mgiannakou.bsky.social @reactchemeng.rsc.org @greenchemistry.rsc.org @rscsustainability.rsc.org @ees-journals.rsc.org
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Attending EuropaCat? Please come and meet me at booth F32 to discuss about Catalysis Science & Technology and all things RSC.. Bert and I will host a "Meet the Editor" session with CS&T Associate Editors on the 2nd September, can't wait to meet you!
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Thank you to all our outstanding reviewers in Biomaterials Science @biomatersci.rsc.org !
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Tanja Junkers @polymerreaction.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
New publication alert! In collaboration with University of Jena we refined the design of our flow dialysis devices for monomer removal. Get rid of leftover monomer from your polymer solutions quick and easy! #3Dprinting designs freely available! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... #ozchem #gowiththeflow
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3D-printed microfluidic dialysis apparatus for efficient polymer purification
The study focuses on the optimization of a polymer purification system based on dialysis. The aim of the study is to optimize the purification efficiency by maintaining a homogenously mixed polymer so...
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Many congratulations Sujit Datta @softmatter.rsc.org !
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Very much looking forward to this seminar on active matter by Kathleen and Sujit! Please register below to join us! @softmatter.rsc.org
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Faraday Discussions @faradaydiscussions.rsc.org · 29/07/2025
Join us in London, UK, from 10-12 September 2025 for our Faraday Discussion, Frontiers in physical chemistry for lignin valorisation! 📢 #chemsky 📅 Register by 18th August 2025 Find out more about this discussion, and what makes Faraday Discussions special, below: www.rsc.org/events/detai...
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Soft Matter @softmatter.rsc.org · 18/07/2025
We were delighted to sponsor the plenary talk given by AB Member Emanuela Del Gado at #StatPhys29 in Florence. AE Emanuela Zaccarelli also attended and introduced the journal & our exciting 20th anniversary collection! Read the collection here: rsc.li/soft-matter-20 Free to access until 31/12/25!
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Many congratulations to @msde.rsc.org Editor-in-Chief Claire Adjiman for receiving a prestigious Research Excellence Award at the World Congress of Chemical Engineering (WCCE) in Beijing this week! #chemsky #award
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Green Chemistry @greenchemistry.rsc.org · 14/07/2025
Massive congratulations to Javier Pérez-Ramírez (Chair, Green Chemistry), the experienced chemist winner of the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗜𝗨𝗣𝗔𝗖-𝗭𝗵𝗲𝗷𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗛𝗨 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 🏆 #GreenChemistry #chemsky #IUPAC2025 @rsc.org @iupac.org
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UCC Research @uccresearch.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
International recognition awarded to leading UCC organic chemist 👏 Congratulations to Professor Anita Maguire, a synthetic organic chemist @ucc.ie, and the recipient of the prestigious @rsc.org 2025 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry. #RSCPrizes
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Many congratulations to Professor @donnablack.bsky.social!
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Faraday Discussions @faradaydiscussions.rsc.org · 24/06/2025
Hi #Chemsky! Join us in London for the 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 ❇️ 📅Poster abstract deadline: 14 July 2025 🔗 www.rsc.org/events/detai... @rsc.org #FD_Alloys
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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 19/06/2025
Changing with the times: our evolving approach to open access Shaping our #OpenAccess approach amid a complex, evolving open research landscape, while supporting authors in ways that suit them best in a local context. Find out more rsc.li/evolving-OA-...
Image shows two Open Access scientific journals on a computer desk. Their titles are Digital Discovery and Chemical Science, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 13/06/2025
From our collection Polymers for Gene Delivery read the article "Recent developments of polymeric delivery systems in gene therapeutics" by Yijia Li et al. ⬇️ doi.org/10.1039/D4PY... Read the whole collection here ⬇️ rsc.li/gene_delivery
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Recent developments of polymeric delivery systems in gene therapeutics
Gene therapy has achieved remarkable results in treating diseases by transmitting exogenous functional genes to target cells, inducing gene silencing, gene expression, and gene editing. However, nucle...
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Susan Weatherby @susanfjw.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Reminder that the poster abstract deadline for ISF2025, the Int'l #Solar#Fuels conference, is 23 June. ISF is hosted by @rsc.org in Newcastle, UK, 1-5 September and we have a full programme including world-leading speakers, ECR programme, specialist talks, poster sessions and much more! #ChemSky
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
All these great articles are free to read until the end of the year! Do check them out!
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Soft Matter @softmatter.rsc.org · 16/04/2025
Two weeks to go to nominate an early career colleague for the 2025 Soft Matter lectureship! 📣🏆
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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · 15/04/2025
We are excited to announce this year’s Chemical Science symposium, on the topic of imaging, biosensing and diagnostics! Alongside celebrating 15 years of the journal, the winner of our first Lectureship will be presenting their research! Find out more: rsc.li/chemscisymp2025 #ChemSky 🧪
A promotional image for the upcoming Chemical Science symposium, on the subject of imaging, biosensing and diagnostics. 
The image shows a black background and on the right hand side is a stylised image of an unwanted cell with dendritic extensions, shown in red. It has a purple targeting reticule showing that it is being aimed at for treatment. Surrounding the red cell are a number of blue cells, conveying selective targeting.
On the left hand side of the image is text for the Royal Society of Chemistry, along with the logo of the society, which is a stylised “C”.
Other text states “Chemical Science symposium, 18-19 November 2025, London, UK” and “Save the date”.
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Looking forward to attending this event in Paris in June. Who else is planning to attend? @msde.rsc.org @softmatter.rsc.org @polymerchem.rsc.org #chemsky
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Susan Weatherby @susanfjw.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Just over one week left to register for the @rsc.org Faraday Discussion on #Supramolecular #Gels. Join speakers including Darrin Pochan and Thorri Gunlaugsson and discuss the very latest research! @faradaydiscussions.rsc.org @softmatter.rsc.org
Advances in Supramolecular Gels Faraday Discussion, 30 April - 2 May 2025, Glasgow. Registration deadline 7 April 2025
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Materials Horizons @materialshorizons.rsc.org · 31/03/2025
Discover the articles in this Horizons Community Board collection on Emerging Horizons in Polymer Applications selected for by Materials Horizons Community Board member @kostasparkatzidis.bsky.social and Nanoscale Horizons Community Board member @ctjferguson.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
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Chemical Society Reviews @chemsocrev.rsc.org · 19/03/2025
We're delighted to announce that Duncan Graham has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of ChemSocRev! Check out the video below where Duncan talks about taking on the role of Editor-in-Chief and his ambitions for the journal. Learn more on our webpage! 👉 www.rsc.org/news-events/...
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Faraday Discussions @faradaydiscussions.rsc.org · 12/03/2025
Join us in London in April 2025 at the 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒔𝒚𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒎𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 ❇ 🚨Registration deadline: 2 April, 2025 🚨 🔗 www.rsc.org/events/detai... @rsc.org #chemsky #FDPLASMA
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Location: London, UK
Registration deadline: 2 April , 2025
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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 27/02/2025
Follow all your favorite @rsc.org journals now on Bluesky! Let the posting begin! 🥳🧪 #chemsky go.bsky.app/QAaTTZ3
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Michael Hurst @chemhurst.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
RSC Americas is hiring! Applications are accepted until 18 March for the Content Development Editor role based in Washington DC. This is an excellent opportunity to join an internationally renowned science organization on a great team supporting research and researchers in North America #chemsky
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Royal Society of Chemistry hiring Content Development Editor in Washington, DC | LinkedIn
Posted 1:18:17 AM. Join the Royal Society of Chemistry's North American team as a Content Development Editor and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Soft Matter @softmatter.rsc.org · 11/03/2025
📣 Soft Matter is sponsoring some activities at #APSSummit25 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the journal. Our Editor-in-Chief @aljcrosby.bsky.social & RSC colleagues @chemhurst.bsky.social and Merlin Fox will be at the event - please come and say hello! 👋 #ChemSky #PhysicsSky #softmatter
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Dave Adams @profdjadams.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We're hosting a Faraday Discussions meeting in Glasgow themed around supramolecular gels. Just highlighting that the early bird registration date is fast approaching - get involved to have fun discussions around the use (or not) of inverted vials! We also have an excellent line up of speakers...
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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 10/03/2025
📢Reminder: The 2025 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship closes for nominations this Sunday! Head to our website now to read the full nomination criteria and find out how to nominate someone: rsc.li/3NH58HJ Make sure to nominate your candidate by 16 March 2025! #ChemSky 🧪
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Jamie Durrani @jtdurrani.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Want to get into science journalism, or know some who does? Our two-month, paid internship is now open for applications - come and work with us #ChemSky 🧪 careers-rsc.icims.com/jobs/3588/sc...
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Jobs at Royal Society of Chemistry
Find out more about working for us and view all vacancies including. We continue to ensure an inclusive workplace where opportunities are open to all, and where everyone can belong and bring their tru...
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ChemComm @chemcomm.rsc.org · 03/03/2025
The @rsc.org poster competition is back for 2025! #RSCPoster takes place on LinkedIn and runs from 12 noon UTC tomorrow (Tuesday 4 March) for 24 hours. For more details of how to take part check out the link below: www.linkedin.com/pos...
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#rscposter #rscposter #rscposterpitch | Royal Society of Chemistry
We're almost there! 🙌 Tomorrow, the #RSCPoster competition will start on LinkedIn. If you haven't already then please register before midnight TODAY (UK…
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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 28/02/2025
There is still time to nominate a researcher for the 2025 Polymer Chemistry lectureship before 16th March 2025. More info here ➡️ rsc.li/3NH58HJ
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
We are still accepting nominations for the 2025 Polymer Chemistry lectureship. Nominate a worth colleague till 16th March 2025! rsc.li/3NH58HJ
Banner of Polymer Chemistry lectureship deadline-16th March 2025
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Kris Kilian @kriskilian.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
We have been exploring polymer mechanochemistry to promote dynamic activities in hydrogel biomaterials. In this new paper, we integrated 2 responsive linkages into PEG-based hydrogels, where force and light were used as triggers to change chemistry. Check it out! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Multi-step functionalization of hydrogels through mechano- and photo-responsive linkages
Patterning soft materials with cell adhesion motifs can be used to emulate the structures found in natural tissues. While patterning in tissue is driven by cellular assembly, patterning soft materials...
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Anna Abalkina @abalkina.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I'm delighted to share our opinion on #papermills published in Nature. Science is flooded with papers from paper mills.Certain steps can be taken, but this is a challenge that neither universities nor journals are ready to face.Some use paper mills to their advantage. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake research
A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
We are very pleased to announce the Polymer Chemistry themed collection on Trends in Thermoresponsive Polymers: from Chemistry to Applications. All the articles in the collection are currently FREE to read until the 21st of February 2025!📣 Read the collection now rsc.li/py-Thermores...
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 02/01/2025
Born in 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland, Fraser Stoddart went on to leave a lasting impression on the scientific landscape, setting a high bar for how science should be conducted and influencing generations with his unwavering enthusiasm.
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Chemistry Nobel laureate Fraser Stoddart dies at 82
British-American supramolecular chemistry and nanotech pioneer shared the 2016 Nobel prize
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Maria Southall @mgiannakou.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
The 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 is still open for nominations! Do you know an early-career researcher who deserves recognition for their contribution to the biomaterials field? The deadline has now been extended until the 𝟯𝟭 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Find out more here: rsc.li/3PtJW8W
Biomaterials Science lectureship nomination deadline-31 Jan 2025
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Marco De Corato @madecorato.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
New paper out in Soft Matter! pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A... I am particularly proud of this work as it combines three of my favorite topics: Complex fluids, Brownian motion, and Active particles. Here’s a brief summary
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Enhanced rotational diffusion and spontaneous rotation of an active Janus disk in a complex fluid
Active colloids and self-propelled particles moving through microstructured fluids can display different behavior compared to what is observed in simple fluids. As they are driven out of equilibrium i...
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Katja Loos @luzylein.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
🌟 Attention Young Scientists in Europe! 🌟 Showcase your research with Lectures & a Special Issue in POLYMER through the EPF2025 Future European Faculty/Researchers Support initiative. epf2025.org #EPF2025 #PolymerScience #YoungScientists #AcademicResearch
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