We use small-angle light scattering to monitor microgel assembly at air/water interfaces during Langmuir trough compression in real time. We observe a reversible 30° reorientation of the hexagonal lattice, mediated by a metastable rectangular phase. This behavior arises from the unique deformability of soft colloids under uniaxial confinement.
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V. Abgarjan, A. Simonov, K. Kuk and M. Karg, Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC01855F
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