Soft matter refers to organic materials having complex structural and dynamic properties between those of crystals and fluids. Materials belonging to this category are polymers, liquid crystals, ...

The Soft Materials Group, directed by Professor Christopher Li, studies materials having complex structural and dynamic properties between those of solid crystals and fluids. Materials belonging to ...

Soft materials are materials that can be easily deformed by thermal stresses or thermal fluctuations at about room temperature. Soft materials include liquids, polymers, foams, gels, colloids ...