X-PressMatter Group' IHPP PAS

Soft  Matter  Blog

Discover the secrets of Soft Matter with us!

          SOFT MATTER constitutes a unique, universalistic category that links colloids, micellar systems, liquid crystals, polymers, gels, foams,           and bio-systems. These systems can also be found in FOODS, which directly leads to the concept of SOFT MATTER model foods.

It yields exceptional cognitive protocols and tools for designing innovative foods, with targeted features.

      New possibilities emerge when FOOD is subjected to high pressure, a process often referred to as HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING (HPP).         This ensures microbiological and parasitological safety without compromising the quality of the fresh product. It also offers a completely new opportunity to design and prepare food products with previously unknown taste and sensory properties.

Some of our papers:

* 1. Popularization of knowledge, especially regarding Soft Matter Physics and the impact of High Pressure 

* 2. Promoting achievements of young scientists  associated with the X-PressMatter IHPP PAS Laboratory

* 3. Promoting knowledge about personalities of the world of science

* 4. Supporting co-organization/ organization of the "Show Yourself in Science" Workshop & International Seminar on Soft Matter

This WEBSITE was created to realize the following, main  GOALS:

Soft Matter systems have common features, such as the dominance of elements or local structures on the mesoscale, combined with their relatively weak interactions, which turns out to be sufficient to obtain a tendency to self-organize with even a small change in parameters. This additionally leads to extraordinary sensitivity to even minor endogenous and exogenous factors, e.g., nanoparticles and pressure. In the case of the latter, relatively low pressures P~1 GPa, or even much lower ones, can lead to phases/states with exotic features, often persisting after decompression.

Worth stressing, that for "classical hard matter" systems, a pressure similar to that at the Earth's core (~300 GPa) is typically required, and the resulting "exotic" properties most often disappear upon decompression.

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