M13 bacteriophage is a promising biomolecule with unique biochemical and structural traits
(eg, high aspect ratio, 2700 copies of identical coat proteins covering the phage surface) that …

The synthesis of anisotropic colloidal building blocks is essential for their self‐assembly into
hierarchical materials. Here, a highly efficient stabilizer‐assisted liquid‐crystallization‐driven …

Transformable mechanical structures can switch between distinct mechanical states.
Whether this kind of structure can be self-assembled from simple building blocks at …

Changes in the geometry and topology of self-assembled membranes underlie diverse
processes across cellular biology and engineering. Similar to lipid bilayers, monolayer …

The propagation of chirality across scales is a common but poorly understood phenomenon
in soft matter. Here, using computer simulations, we study twisted monolayer assemblies …

Using simulations, we study the diffusion of rodlike guest particles in a smectic environment
of rodlike host particles. We find that the dynamics of guest rods across smectic layers …

Using density functional theory, we study the preferential ordering of rod-like guest particles
immersed in a smectic host fluid. Within a model of perfectly aligned rods and assuming that …

We study colloidal (or smectic) membranes composed of chiral rod-like particles through
Monte Carlo simulations. These objects are formed due to the presence of Asakura-Oosawa …

Directing the geometry of membranes is a goal shared by many disciplines. From designing
drug delivery systems in bioengineering to understanding how membranes regulate their …