Granular Hydrogels and Soft Particle Assemblies

Presentations

• Jam it all in there: an active material made from packed microgels, a protein network, and contractile cells

  ORAL · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Thomas E Angelini

    • University of Florida

  Authors

  • Thomas E Angelini

    • University of Florida

  • Vignesh Subramaniam

    • University of Florida

  • Tia Monjure

    • University of Florida

  • Chih-Yi Wang

    • University of Florida

  • Andrea Noy

    • University of Florida

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• How do growth conditions control the mechanics of biohybrid hydrogels?

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Samson Oluwagbenga Adelani

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Samson Oluwagbenga Adelani

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Morgan B Riffe

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Jason A Burdick

    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Kōnane Bay

    • University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• To Swell or Not to Swell: Intermediate "Swelling Alloy" Phases in Microgel Crystals

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Andrew D Blake

    • Texas A&M University College Station

  Authors

  • Andrew D Blake

    • Texas A&M University College Station

  • Michael S Dimitriyev

    • Texas A&M University College Station

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• Reversibility in the oscillatory motion of 2-D granular hydrogel packings

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Publication: we are currently working on a paper with intention to have it pre-print ready or submitted by the March conference.

  Presenters

  • Sara M Hashmi

    • Northeastern University

  Authors

  • Kenneth Liang

    • Northeastern University

  • Arkadeep Paul

    • Northeastern University

  • Sara M Hashmi

    • Northeastern University

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• All Cracked Up: How Solvents Stress Out Hydrogels

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Haley Shamah

    • Northwestern University

  Authors

  • Haley Shamah

    • Northwestern University

  • Samira Wahab Khan

    • Northwestern University

  • Michelle M Driscoll

    • Northwestern University

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• Emergent properties from architected active microgel aggregates

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Kathy Liu

    • Harvard University

  Authors

  • Kathy Liu

    • Harvard University

  • Joanna Aizenberg

    • Harvard University

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• Structure and Dynamics in Soft Systems on Approach to Jamming 

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Sylvie V Shaya

    • Wellesley College

  Authors

  • Sylvie V Shaya

    • Wellesley College

  • Katherine Xiaoxin Wang

    • Cornell University

  • Julia Dshemuchadse

    • Cornell University

  • Erin G Teich

    • Wellesley College

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• PVA Cryo-microgels for rapidly fabricating solid soft tissue phantoms using embedded 3D-Printing

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Mujtaba Rafique Ghoto

    • University of Missouri

  Authors

  • Mujtaba Rafique Ghoto

    • University of Missouri

  • Christopher S O'Bryan

    • University of Missouri

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM

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• Simulations and Topological Data Analysis for Characterization of Particle-Stabilized Emulsion Gels

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Publication: [1] Karthikeyan, N. & Schiller, U. D. Formation of bijels stabilized by magnetic ellipsoidal particles in external magnetic fields. Soft Matter 20, 8952–8967 (2024).
  [2] Karthikeyan, N. & Schiller, U. D. Structural analysis of bijels stabilized by magnetically responsive ellipsoidal particles. Physics of Fluids 37, 083303 (2025).
  [3] Karthikeyan, N. & Schiller, U. D. Structural Response of Bijels Stabilized by Ellipsoidal Magnetic Particles. in Computational Science – ICCS 2025 Workshops (eds Paszynski, M., Barnard, A. S. & Zhang, Y. J.) 237–251 (Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2025).

  Presenters

  • Ulf D Schiller

    • University of Delaware

  Authors

  • Nikhil Karthikeyan

    • University of Delaware

  • Ulf D Schiller

    • University of Delaware

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