The European Physical Journal E

Why is nacre strong? II. Remaining mechanical weakness for cracks propagating along the sheets p. 303

The transition from two-dimensional to three-dimensional foam structures p. 311

Association behaviour of glucitol amine gemini surfactants - Self-consistent-field theory and molecular-dynamics simulations p. 317

Magnetic phospholipid tubes connected to magnetoliposomes: Pearling instability induced by a magnetic field p. 325

Vesicle-to-micelle transition induced by grafted diblock copolymers p. 339

Controlled structure and density of “living” polystyrene brushes on flat silica surfaces p. 345

Directed force chain networks and stress response in static granular materials p. 353

Electrophoresis of a charge-inverted macroion complex: Molecular-dynamics study p. 371

Membrane-mediated interactions of rod-like inclusions p. 381

Glassy and fluidlike behavior of the isotropic phase of n-cyanobiphenyls in broad-band dielectric relaxation studies p. 387

Solute effects on the helix-coil transition p. 393