Supramolecular gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules under the
influence of various non-covalent interactions. As the interactions are individually weak and …

Low molecular weight gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules into
anisotropic structures that form a network capable of immobilizing the solvent. Such gels are …

Phase transitions involving biomolecular liquids are a fundamental mechanism underlying
intracellular organization. In the cell nucleus, liquid-liquid phase separation of intrinsically …

Hydrogels have been developed since the 1960s for applications in personal care,
medicine, and engineering. Evidence has accumulated that hydrogels under prolonged …

Bubbles are present in a large variety of emerging applications, from advanced materials to
biology and medicine, as either laser-generated or acoustically driven bubbles. In these …

Phase separation is a ubiquitous process and finds applications in a variety of biological,
organic, and inorganic systems. Nature has evolved the ability to control phase separation to …

Phase separation is a central concept of materials physics,–and has recently emerged as an
important route to compartmentalization within living cells,–. Biological phase separation …

Rapid advances are taking place to develop hydrogels of high stretchability and toughness,
but fatigue fracture has not been studied for any hydrogels. This negligence hinders the …

When an indenter is pressed into a gel to a fixed depth, the solvent in the gel migrates, and
the force on the indenter relaxes. Within the theory of poroelasticity, the force relaxation …

Cavitation is the sudden, unstable expansion of a void or bubble within a liquid or solid
subjected to a negative hydrostatic stress. Cavitation rheology is a field emerging from the …