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Controllable Dynamic Mechanical Cell Stimulation using Magnetically Actuated Artificial Cilia

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This paper introduces a platform based on magnetic artificial cilia for providing controllable dynamic mechanical stimulation to single cells, suitable for investigating large cell populations and enabling live cell imaging. Proof‐of‐principle experiments show that cell morphology is strongly influenced by the artificial cilia, that cellular forces can
Roel Kooi, Tanveer Ul Islam, Oscar M.J.A. Stassen, Naomie Amsing, Jan de Boer, Jaap M.J. den Toonder   +5 more
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Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong, Deepu Ashok, Anna Waterhouse, Marcela M. M. Bilek, Daniele Vigolo   +4 more
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Fully Wireless and Flexible Valves for Multiplexed and Prolonged Intravesical Liquid Release

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A fundamental mechanism for the simultaneous control of multiple magnetic valves is reported in a miniature soft robotic patch for intravesical drug delivery, enabling fully wireless and programmable liquid release. Integrated with a bioadhesive interface and induction‐coupling‐based liquid volume sensing, the soft robotic patch is promising to enable ...
Boyang Xiao, Yi Zhu, Yusheng Wang, Janene M. Pierce, Jeffrey J. Tosoian, Xiaoguang Dong   +5 more
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Plasmonic Enhancement of Fluorescence and Protein Dynamics in Living Mammalian Cells

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates plasmonic enhancement of the function of fluorescent voltage sensing proteins (genetically encoded voltage indicators, (GEVIs), QuasAr6) in live mammalian cells. Coupling to plasmonic nanoparticles does not just increase fluorescence, but influences the protein photocycle, creating a hybrid sensor with its response speed to ...
Marco Locarno, Qiangrui Dong, Marco Post, Xin Meng, Cristiano Glessi, Nynke Marije Hettema, Nidas Brandsma, Sebbe Blokhuizen, Alejandro Castañeda Garcia, Srividya Ganapathy, Thieme Schmidt, Lars van Roemburg, Bing Xu, Chun‐Ting Cho, Liedewij Laan, Miao‐Ping Chien, Daan Brinks   +16 more
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Laser-powered MHD generators for space application [PDF]

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) energy conversion systems of the pulsed laser-supported detonation (LSD) wave, plasma MHD, and liquid-metal MHD (LMMHD) types are assessed for their potential as space-based laser-to-electrical power converters.
Jalufka, N. W.
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Unveiling the Role of Curvature in Carbon for Improved Energy Release of Ammonium Perchlorate

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
High‐curvature carbon materials identified via machine learning and simulation can enhance the heat release and combustion performance of ammonium perchlorate. ABSTRACT The catalytic role of carbon curvature in the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) remains largely unexplored. To address this gap, this study employs machine learning and
Dan Liu, Keliang Song, Haorui Zhang, Zhipeng Liu, Guansong He, Junru Wang, Wenming Yang, Xu Zhao, Zhijian Yang   +8 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
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Rapid Fabrication of Self‐Propelled and Steerable Magnetic Microcatheters for Precision Medicine

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A rapid Joule heating fabrication method for the production of self‐propelling, adaptive microcatheters, with tunable stiffness and integrated microfluidic channels is presented. Demonstrated through three microrobotic designs, including a steerable guiding catheter, an untethered wave‐crawling TubeBot, and a distal‐end propelled microcatheter, it was ...
Zhi Chen, Boris Rivkin, David Castellanos‐Robles, Ivan Soldatov, Lukas Beyer, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +5 more
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Mixed‐Metal Promotion in a Manganese‐Molybdenum Oxynitride as Catalyst to Integrate C─C and C─N Coupling Reactions for the Direct Synthesis of Acetonitrile from Syngas and Ammonia

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Transition metal oxy/carbo‐nitrides show great promise as catalysts for sustainable processes. A Mn‐Mo mixed‐metal oxynitride attains remarkable performance for the direct synthesis of acetonitrile, an important commodity chemical, via sequential C─N and C─C coupling from syngas (C1) and ammonia (N1) feedstocks.
M. Elena Martínez‐Monje, Wilson Henao, Tania Rodenas, Patricia Concepción, Virginia Pérez Dieste, Alexander Missyul, Giovanni Agostini, Gonzalo Prieto   +7 more
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Opportunities of Semiconducting Oxide Nanostructures as Advanced Luminescent Materials in Photonics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The review discusses the challenges of wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconducting oxides as a suitable material platform for photonics. They offer great versatility in terms of tuning microstructure, native defects, doping, anisotropy, and micro‐ and nano‐structuring. The review focuses on their light emission, light‐confinement in optical cavities, and
Ana Cremades, Pedro Hidalgo, David Maestre, Ruth Martínez‐Casado, Emilio Nogales, Beatriz Rodríguez, G. Cristian Vásquez, Bianchi Méndez   +7 more
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