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EPJ is a merger and continuation of Acta Physica Hungarica, Anales de Fisica, Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, Il Nuovo Cimento, Journal de Physique, Portugaliae Physica and Zeitschrift für Physik.
The European Physical Journal E
Soft Matter and Biological Physics
Aims
'Soft matter' is a generic term for a large group of condensed, often heterogeneous systems -- often also called complex fluids -- that display a large response to weak external perturbations and that possess properties governed by slow internal dynamics.
EPJE publishes papers describing advances in the understanding of the interdisciplinary science of soft matter. This includes reports of experimental investigations, computational physics, and theoretical studies, particularly statistical physics. It appeals to the broad interdisciplinary community, including physics, chemistry, biology and materials science, that are involved in soft matter research.
Scope
I. Soft Matter
Polymers and Polyelectrolytes
- Gels, rubbers, networks
- Crystalline and molten polymers
- Amphiphilic systems
Liquid Crystals
- Thermotropic and lyotropic phases
- Liquid crystalline polymers and elastomers
Self-organisation and Supramolecular Assemblies
- Purpose-designed organic molecules
- Hierarchical structures
- Foams, emulsions and dispersions
- Surfactants
Colloids and nanoparticles
- Colloids and nanoparticles as model systems
- Glasses, aggregates and fragility
- Ferrofluids
Granular Matter
- Packing and elasticity
- Dynamics, dissipation and flow behavior
- Transport and clogging
Functional Materials and Nanodevices
- Smart materials
- DNA based nanotechnology
- Tuneable, switchable, and addressable properties
- Semiconducting polymers and molecular electronics: structure and morphology
Interfacial Phenomena and Nanostructured Surfaces
- Adhesion and friction
- Wetting and spreading
- Microfluidics and interfacial flows
Liquids and Complex Fluids
- Structure and dynamics of fluids
- Non-newtonian fluids, viscoelasticity
- Rheology
- Multiphase flows
II. Biological Physics
Biological Matter
- DNA, RNA and chromatin
- Membranes and vesicles
- Proteins and protein assemblies
- Cytoskeletal filaments and networks
Structure and Function
- Single molecules
- Nanoscale systems
- Molecular machines: Channels, pumps and motors
- Photobiophysics
- Protein folding
Biomimetic Systems
- Reconstituted systems
- Artificial environments, microfluidics
- Synthetic Biology
Cellular Processes
- Cell mechanics and adhesion
- Cell motility and force generation
- Transport and trafficking
- Fluctuations and noise, nonequilibrium processes
Multicellular Systems
- Tissues and organs
- Developmental processes and patterning
- Cell communication and cooperativity
- Sensory systems and neural networks
- Dynamics and self-organization in biological systems
Biological Networks
- Genetic and protein networks
- Cellular signaling systems
- Population dynamics and evolution
- Robustness and reliability
- Biological information
Article Categories
- Regular articles
- Colloquia
Colloquia describe the development of new areas of research or the impact of new and promising experimental or theoretical methods in the fields that are within the spectrum of topics covered by the respective journals. While not as extensive and complete as reviews in the usual sense, they are intended to suitably introduce new research directions and techniques in their early stages of development, and to a wider audience. There is no explicit constraint regarding the length of such manuscripts, although 20 printed pages would be the most usual length. All invited/submitted manuscripts will undergo the same refereeing procedure as all other contributions submitted to the journal. For accepted colloquium papers, authors will receive a honorarium of EUR 200, -- and colour figures will be free of charge.
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