Hot Article in RSC journal Soft Matter

Professor John Seddon's article 'A lyotropic inverse ribbon phase in a branched-chain polyoxyethylene surfactant: pressure effects' has been identified as a ‘hot article’ for Soft Matter.

A lyotropic inverse ribbon phase in a branched-chain polyoxyethylene surfactant: pressure effects. In this Hot Paper a team from Imperial College London, University of Manchester and ESRF discover an inverse ribbon phase that is stabilised by the application of hydrostatic pressure. The team adjusted both the temperature and pressure of a branched-chain polyoxyethylene surfactant in water and show that it is possible to form the inverse ribbon phase in excess aqueous conditions with only a single surfactant species present.  Soft Matter, 2011, DOI:10.1039/C0SM01524E (Advance Article)

The article has been highlilghted here: Soft Matter