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Pickering Emulsion for Enhanced Viability of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria and Combined Delivery of Agrochemicals and Biologics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cellulosic emulsions as multi‐cargo agriculture formulations. Pickering emulsions stabilized by cellulose acetate particles provide an effective platform for delivering a range of agricultural cargoes, including plant growth‐promoting bacteria and agrochemicals.
Mariam Sohail, John Cheadle, Rishum Khan, Hrishikesh Mane, Khandoker Samaher Salem, Katie Ernst, Adriana San Miguel, Charles H. Opperman, Tahira Pirzada, Nathan Crook, Saad A. Khan   +10 more
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Material Composition Gradient Controls the Autonomous Opening of Banksia Seed Pods in Fire‐Prone Habitats

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The seed pod valves of Australian Banksia attenuata plants are not simply bi‐layers which bend when dry. These experiments and models reveal complex mechanics, which allow seed release only after several steps of seed pod opening. Stiffness gradients prevent delamination of the valves during loading, and a shape‐memory function protects the seeds ...
Friedrich Reppe, Lorenzo Guiducci, Rivka Elbaum, Peter Werner, John W. C. Dunlop, David J. Merritt, Peter Fratzl, Michaela Eder   +7 more
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Concurrent Interface Passivation and Contact Work Function Tuning in Organic Self‐Aligned Gate Transistors and Complementary Circuits Using Phosphonic Acid Self‐Assembled Monolayers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Self‐aligned gate transistors are developed with a single‐step dielectric passivation and fine‐tuning of source/drain electrode work function using phosphonic acid self‐assembled monolayers (SAM). This transistor architecture minimizes overlap capacitances and access resistance.
Linqu Luo, Mohamad Insan Nugraha, Hendrik Faber, Shaoxian Li, Chrysa Aivalioti, Bahaaeddin Irziqat, Ricardo Ruvalcaba, Temur Maksudov, Yu‐ying Yang, Harold F. MazoMantilla, Lazaros Panagiotidis, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Furkan H. Isikgor, Leonidas Tsetseris, Shadi Fatayer, Martin Heeney, Thomas D. Anthopoulos   +16 more
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles Mimetics as Osteoinductive Mediators for Bone Healing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Mesenchymal stem cell‐derived nanoghosts (MSC‐NGs) mimic naturally secreted extracellular vesicles (MSC‐EVs) in structure and physicochemical properties but can be synthesized at more translatable yields. As osteogenic agents, MSC‐NGs demonstrate superior outcomes compared to MSC‐EVs.
Antoine Karoichan, Ling Li, Celine J. Agnes, Bettina M. Willie, Maryam Tabrizian   +4 more
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Stable Radical Polymers as New Electroactive Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Emerging Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review covers the recent advances in the synthesis and properties of stable radical polymers (SRPs) and presents their applications in electronics, magnetics, optoelectronics, and biomedicines. The review concludes with a discussion of the challenges in radical chemistry and functionalization, while shedding light on the groundbreaking potential ...
Yufeng Xiong, Yingjiang Li, Xinfang Cui, Shiwei Li, Xiangdong Peng, Yanyun Ju, Tong Zhou, Rui Feng, Yang Zhang, Zehong Wang, Qing Wang, Lijie Dong   +11 more
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Making Photoresponsive Metal–Organic Frameworks an Effective Class of Heterogeneous Photocatalyst

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes photoresponsive MOFs for photocatalytic applications, focusing on their capacity to enhance light harvesting, charge transfer, and surface reactions. While existing studies provide foundational insights, emerging characterization techniques enable a deeper understanding of photoresponsive MOFs.
Rui Liu, Hao Wu, Hoi Ying Chung, Yun Hau Ng   +3 more
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Ultra‐Effective Light‐Activated Antibacterial Activity via Carboxyl Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots and Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Carboxyl‐functionalized graphene quantum dots (cGQDs) exhibit high singlet oxygen quantum yield due to strong spin–orbit coupling. cGQDs achieve minimum bactericidal concentration of only 0.4 µg mL−1 against S. aureus under low‐intensity illumination.
Muhammad Hassnain, Laure S. van Hofwegen, Humeyra Nur Kaleli, Temirlan Kubanaliev, Zafer Eroglu, Asim Onal, Payal P. S. Balraadjsing, Onder Metin, Fahri Alkan, Sebastian A. J. Zaat, Sedat Nizamoglu   +10 more
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Enhancing Optoelectronic Properties in Phthalocyanine‐Based SURMOFs: Synthesis of ABAB Linkers by Avoiding Statistical Condensation with Tailored Building Blocks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A novel phthalocyanine (PC)‐based metal–organic framework (MOFs) is synthesized using ditopic PC linkers obtained through regioselective statistical condensation. The resulting MOF exhibits significant improvements in electronic absorption, thereby enhancing the material's performance in light harvesting and energy conversion.
Lukas S. Langer, Mareen Stahlberger, Xiaojing Liu, Yi Luo, Niklas E. Häußermann, Puja Singhvi, Yidong Liu, Olaf Fuhr, Martin Nieger, Lars Heinke, Thomas Heine, Christof Wöll, Stefan Bräse   +12 more
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Biofilm Control by Active Topography with Mucin Coating

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports a new antifouling strategy based on a bioinspired design. Mucin coating enhances biofilm control by active topography with beating micron‐sized pillars. Besides the mechanical force of beating pillars, the antibiofilm activities also involve biological factors since mucin coating inhibits swarming motility and c‐di‐GMP synthesis in ...
Zehui Han, Yikang Xu, Huan Gu, Teng Zhang, Dacheng Ren   +4 more
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Scaling‐Up of Structural Superlubricity: Challenges and Opportunities

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
At increasing length‐scales, structural superlubricity (SSL) faces challenges from physical and chemical energy dissipation pathways. This study reviews recent experimental and theoretical progress on these challenges facing the scaling‐up of SSL, as well as perspectives on future directions for realizing and manipulating macroscale superlubricity ...
Penghua Ying, Xiang Gao, Diana Berman, Oded Hod, Michael Urbakh   +4 more
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