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Soft Matter: from Physical Methods of Analysis to Application

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Open
Open for submission from
06 August 2021
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Ongoing
The study of soft matter is an extremely challenging task. A variety of objects of different nature including polymers, lipids, surfactants, gels, foams, and cells belong to the soft matter area. The physical properties of such diverse materials span for a very broad range. In order to explore such complicated materials a bunch of sophisticated methods are needed. For rigorous investigation of soft matter a combination of NMR, dynamic light scattering, SAXS, viscometry, microscopy, and analytical ultracentrifugation is required. Each method has its own merits and disadvantages; e.g., detection sensitivity, temporal resolution, spatial resolution, signal-to-noise ratio and quantitative accuracy. Thus, a single technique does not possess all the required capabilities for comprehensive study. The possibility of dual (or generally multimodal) measurements opens the door to the exciting prospect of simultaneous analysis of the different features of soft matter materials and its application.

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  • Prof. Sergey Filippov Prof. Sergey Filippov

    Prof. Sergey Filippov

    Prof. Sergey Filippov is a Leverhulme professor at School of Pharmacy, Reading University, UK. Prof. Filippov’s main research interests are dynamic light scattering, small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering, and isothermal titration calorimetry in application to self-assembling systems in soft matter including polymers, lipids, surfactants. He is also interested in the application of physical methods to study drug delivery systems.

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