Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.MagPiezo enables wireless activation of endogenous Piezo1 channels without genetic modification using 19 nm magnetic nanoparticles and low‐intensity magnetic fields. It generates torque forces at the piconewton scale to trigger mechanotransduction in endothelial cells, standing as a novel platform to interrogate and manipulate Piezo1 activity in vitro.
Susel Del Sol‐Fernández +7 more
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Optimization of Wind Turbine Spindle Bearing Gel-like Grease Performance at Extreme Temperatures. [PDF]
GelsTian Z, Zhang Y, Peng H, Peng B, Meng Z.
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Actuating and Sensing Composites of Liquid Crystal Elastomers and Poly(ionic liquid)s
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Ionic conductive, mechanically tough, flexible, and stretchable filaments of a composite material comprising a liquid crystal elastomer and a poly(ionic liquid) are produced through 3D printing, which exhibit large actuation strain under stimulation and electrical resistance variation in response to deformation or environmental condition changes. Their
Zeping Liu +6 more
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Correlations between chromaticity parameters and shear strength of granite residual soil with different free iron oxide content and moisture content. [PDF]
Sci RepWang Z, Deng W, Diao C, Kuang X, Yin J.
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Bioprosthetic aortic valves have revolutionized the treatment of aortic stenosis, but their durability is limited by structural valve deterioration (SVD). This review focuses on the pericardial tissue at the heart of these valves, examining how its mechanical properties and calcification drive fatigue and failure.
Gabriele Greco +7 more
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Shaking table model test and numerical analysis of the steeply dipping bedded rock slopes under seismic actions. [PDF]
Sci RepWang C +5 more
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Artificial Intelligence as the Next Visionary in Liquid Crystal Research
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The functions of AI in the research laboratory are becoming increasingly sophisticated, allowing the entire process of hypothesis formulation, material design, synthesis, experimental design, and reiterative testing to be automated. In our work, we conceive how the incorporation of AI in the laboratory environment will transform the role and ...
Mert O. Astam +2 more
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Experimental and numerical analysis of shear behaviour at the interface geopolymer mortar and sand. [PDF]
Sci RepBayındır F +3 more
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Tissue Engineered Human Elastic Cartilage From Primary Auricular Chondrocytes for Ear Reconstruction
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Despite over three decades of research, no tissue‐engineered solution for auricular reconstruction in microtia patients has reached clinical translation. The key challenge lies in generating functional elastic cartilage ex vivo. Here, we integrate synergistic cell‐biomaterial strategies to engineer auricular grafts with mechanical and histological ...
Philipp Fisch +13 more
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Effect of Demineralization on Fatigue-Based Shear Bond Strength Across Different Orthodontic Brackets: An In Vitro Study. [PDF]
J Clin MedAydoğan T, Cicek O, Yetmez M.
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