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Designing Polymer Nanocomposites for X‐Ray Shielding: Mechanisms, Architectures, and Scalable Processing

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights advances in lightweight, lead‐free polymer nanocomposites for diagnostic X‐ray shielding. By linking filler chemistry, dispersion, architecture, and photon interaction mechanisms, it establishes structure–performance relationships guiding material design.
Aklilu G. Messele, Hossein Ipakchi, Tizazu H. Mekonnen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental colour pattern variation in Mediterranean Podarcis. [PDF]

BMC Ecol Evol
Escoriza D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Camouflage and Pattern Change in the Common Shore Crab Carcinus maenas

, 2017
In nature, one of the most common and effective adaptions for reducing the threat of predation is to decrease the likelihood of detection through camouflage.
Natasha Price (21882896)
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Composites of Shellac and Silver Nanowires as Flexible, Biobased, and Corrosion‐Resistant Transparent Conductive Electrodes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Shellac, a centuries‐old natural resin, is reimagined as a green material for flexible electronics. When combined with silver nanowires, shellac films deliver transparency, conductivity, and stability against humidity. These results position shellac as a sustainable alternative to synthetic polymers for transparent conductors in next‐generation ...
Rahaf Nafez Hussein, Tiago Carneiro Gomes, Eliza Ng, Simon Rondeau‐Gagné, Tricia Breen Carmichael   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are Toxic Butterflies More Easily Detected by Human 'Predators'? [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Erickson MF, McLean DJ, Herberstein ME.
europepmc   +1 more source

The evolution of colour polymorphism in the painted dragon, Ctenophorus pictus

, 2008
Many studies of colour polymorphism across a range of taxa have shown that morphs proliferate by operating different reproductive tactics. To investigate whether this is the case with our model species, the Australian painted dragon lizard Ctenophorus ...
Mo Healey (357091)
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Human Gut Bacteria and Lipidic Nanoparticles: Particle Composition Predicts Structural Transformation and Bacterial Biocompatibility

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Lipidic nanoparticles (LNPs) were incubated with 21 gut bacteria frequently associated with the human microbiome. SAXS revealed that ∼75% of tested species induced structural transformations in monoolein LNPs, whereas phytantriol and phospholipid formulations remained unaffected.
Jonathan Caukwell, Emily L. Gulliver, Livia Salvati Manni, Frithjof Herb, Caitlin Welsh, Samuel C. Forster, Andrew J. Clulow, Wye‐Khay Fong   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lifetime Fitness Variation Across the Geographical Range in a Colour Polymorphic Species. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Bucciolini GL, Morosinotto C, Brommer J, Vrezec A, Ericsson P, Nilsson LO, Poprach K, Øien IJ, Karell P.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Strain‐Programmable Luminescent Adhesive Patch With Tartrazine‐Mediated Optical Skin Clearing for Photochemical Tissue Bonding

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We propose a suture‐complementary approach that integrates optical skin clearing with a strain‐programmable luminescent adhesive patch. Hyaluronic acid promotes transdermal delivery of tartrazine to improve optical clearing and stabilizes its interaction with a photosensitizer. Optical clearing increases the penetration depth of visible light into skin,
Seong‐Jong Kim, Kyungjoo Jo, Kwanghyeon Park, Jun Hee Kim, Jong Hyeong Cho, Inhoo Choi, Sei Kwang Hahn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refractive index gradient in the lens: reflections on form and function and on the lens paradox. [PDF]

Front Ophthalmol (Lausanne)
Pierscionek BK.
europepmc   +1 more source