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Frontiers in Soft Matter

Submit your research

Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

Peer review

Publishing fees

Journal notices

Host a Research Topic with Frontiers in Soft Matter

Research Topic of the Month - October

Start your publishing journey

Unleash your data

Tackling planetary health

Editors

raffaele mezzenga

anne-laure fameau

thomas hellweg

lou kondic

Articles

Skin Wound Healing Part I: Ancestral and Modern Medicines for the Development of New Technologies

From simulation to reality: experimental analysis of a quantum entanglement simulation with slime molds (Physarum polycephalum) as bioelectronic components

Recent advances in lyotropic liquid crystal nanoparticle formulations for drug delivery systems

Asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation for the monitoring of red wine colloids and macromolecules throughout the winemaking process

Research Topics

Nanostructured and Biopolymer-based Soft Materials for Active and Sustainable Food Packaging

Stimuli-Responsive Soft Matter Systems for Controlled Drug Delivery: Insights from Nanohybrids and Coacervates

Next-generation oleogel and hydrogel systems: advances in structuring, digestion, and nutrient delivery in food matrices

Hybrid Nanocomposite Soft Matter for Multi-Modal Radiation Shielding and Sensing

Volumes

Volume 5 - 2025

Volume 4 - 2024

Volume 3 - 2023

Volume 2 - 2022

Volume 1 - 2021