Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects
This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios +4 more
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Wide Neutrality Window for Block Copolymer Vertical Orientation Using Incongruent Homopolymer Blended Brushes. [PDF]
Hillery K +6 more
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A data‐efficient artificial intelligence‐assisted framework, which integrates experimental data with machine learning, is developed for the design of bimodal networked dielectric elastomers (DEs) as advanced artificial muscles. It adopts neural networks to predict DEs’ mechanical properties and support vector machines to classify electromechanical ...
Ofoq Normahmedov +8 more
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Block Copolymer Based Porous Carbon Fiber-Synthesis, Processing, and Applications. [PDF]
Zia A, Zhang Y, Parekh AP, Liu G.
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A Self‐Driving Lab for Solution‐Processed Electrochromic Thin Films
A self‐driving laboratory accelerates the development of solution‐processed electrochromic thin films. By coupling machine learning with robotic fabrication and characterization, this closed‐loop platform systematically navigates complex processing parameters.
Selma Dahms +7 more
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Reticulation of Block Copolymer Nanostructures from Perforation. [PDF]
Yeh SL, Chang CY, Ho RM.
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Porcine kidney xenotransplantation: From primate models to clinical reality
In the face of a critical shortage of human donor kidneys for end‐stage renal disease patients, porcine kidney xenotransplantation has emerged as a viable solution. This field has navigated major hurdles, including immune rejection, physiological incompatibilities, potential biomechanical differences and the risk of cross‐species infection. To overcome
Zihang Guo +3 more
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Stress-Induced Directed Self-Assembly of Perpendicularly Oriented Block Copolymer Lamellae for Lithographic Density Multiplication. [PDF]
Panda AS +10 more
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Directed differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into functional pancreatic β cells have emerged as a promising strategy for the radical treatment of type 1 diabetes, with preclinical and early clinical evidence demonstrating reversal of hyperglycemia and insulin independence.
Zifan Li, Yu Kang, Yuyu Niu
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Emergence of Frank-Kasper Phases from Chemically Simple Block Copolymer: Poly(ethylene oxide)-<i>block</i>-polyisoprene and Its Dry-Brush Blends. [PDF]
Huang ZE +6 more
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