By averaging over atomic details, coarse-grained (CG) models provide profound
computational and conceptual advantages for studying soft materials. In particular, bottom …

This Review covers the recent developments (2005–2015) in the design, synthesis,
characterization, and application of thermotropic ionic liquid crystals. It was designed to give …

By focusing on essential features, while averaging over less important details, coarse-
grained (CG) models provide significant computational and conceptual advantages with …

Multiscale modelling of soft matter is an emerging field that has made rapid progress in the
past decade. Several methods for systematic coarse-graining of molecular liquids and soft …

Polymeric materials display distinguished characteristics which stem from the interplay of
phenomena at various length and time scales. Further development of polymer systems …

In this review, we summarize recent theoretical and computational developments in the field
of smart responsive materials, together with complementary experimental data. A material is …

By eliminating unnecessary degrees of freedom, coarse-grained (CG) models tremendously
facilitate numerical calculations and theoretical analyses of complex phenomena. However …

Ionic liquids with intermediate nonpolar cationic side-chain lengths are known to have
nanoscale spatial heterogeneities with nonpolar tail domains separated by a continuous …

In the last few decades, computer simulations have become a fundamental tool in the field of
soft matter science, allowing researchers to investigate the properties of a large variety of …

Low-resolution coarse-grained (CG) models provide remarkable computational and
conceptual advantages for simulating soft materials. In principle, bottom-up CG models can …