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Swelling‐Programmed Topographical Guidance for Dynamic Spheroid Self‐Assembly via a Mechanochemical Hydrogel Niche

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A swelling‐programmed micropatterned hydrogel guides adherent cells through a controlled transition from cell–matrix anchoring to cadherin‐mediated cell–cell compaction, enabling rapid assembly of high‐viability spheroids with defined size and morphology.
Han Gyeol Nam, Seon Yeong Chae, Young Woo Kwon, Hye Jin Heo, Hye Rin Lee, Ji Hyeok Lee, Dong‐Wook Han, Yun Hak Kim, Suck Won Hong   +8 more
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Inside the Microreactor: In Situ Real‐Time Observation of Vapor–Liquid–Solid Growth of Monolayer TMDCs

Advanced Science
Real‐time observation of molten droplet–driven crystal growth provides an unprecedented in situ window into the formation of atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs).
Hiroo Suzuki, Yutaro Senda, Kaoru Hisama, Shuhei Aso, Yuta Takahashi, Shun Fujii, Yasuhiko Hayashi   +6 more
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Chemical State Detection and Charge Transfer in Complex Oxide Heterostructures via In Situ Auger Electron Spectroscopy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In situ Auger Electron Spectroscopy resolves oxidation states with high fidelity during the pulsed laser deposition of multivalent perovskite manganate and vanadate heterostructures. The chemical‐state signature is carried by the valence‐electron population of the transition‐metal cation, read out through the relative intensities of Auger fine ...
Harish Kumarasubramanian, Jayakanth Ravichandran   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transparent Deformable Thin Film Electric Heater for Stable and Accurate Control of High Temperatures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Au/GaOx‐based transparent heaters combine high optical transmittance and low sheet resistance with exceptional thermal stability up to 521°C for over 6 h. The interfacial GaOx layer suppresses dewetting of Au and enhances adhesion, ensuring mechanical robustness during deformation and reliability for real‐world applications including grilling ...
Younghyun Lee, Huisim Moon, Yeongseo Jin, Woosung Cho, Geonwoo Kim, Gihyeok Eom, Michael D. Dickey, Minsik Kong, Unyong Jeong   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrocapillary Modulated Interfacial Tension Amplifies Liquid Metal Transduction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presented an electrocapillary‐enhanced magnetohydrodynamic pumping strategy that harnesses the Lorentz force and interfacial tension modulation of liquid metal droplets to achieve amplified fluidic power. The system enabled low‐voltage, self‐oscillating fluidic transduction with enhanced pressure and flow generation, supporting compact ...
Saba Firouznia, Ciqun Xu, Michael D. Dickey, Jonathan Rossiter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three-dimensional contractile droplet under confinement ^(a)

Europhysics Letters
Abstract We numerically study the dynamics of a three-dimensional contractile fluid droplet in the bulk and under confinement. We show that varying activity leads to a variety of shapes and motile regimes whose motion is driven by an interplay between spontaneous flows and elasticity.
Tiribocchi, A., Lauricella, M., Montessori, A., Succi, S.   +3 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Confinement Effects on Chemical Equilibria: Pentacyano(Pyrazine)Ferrate(II) Stability Changes within Nanosized Droplets of Water

Molecules, 2018
Nanoscale confinement is known to impact properties of molecules and we observed changes in the reactivity of an iron coordination complex, pentacyano(pyrazine)ferrate(II).
Teofilo Borunda, Alexander J. Myers, J. Mary Fisher, Debbie C. Crans, Michael D. Johnson   +4 more
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Support‐Controlled Reaction Pathways via Dynamic Sulfur‐Mediated Interfaces for Selective Urea Electrolysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Sulfur‐doped graphitized carbon nanofibers act as adaptive catalyst–support platforms, enabling dynamic sulfur‐mediated reconstruction and strong metal–support interactions. This unique behavior enhances catalyst stability and controls reaction pathways, achieving highly selective urea oxidation (∼92% N2) coupled with efficient hydrogen evolution ...
Melanie Guillén‐Soler, Lucía Vizcaíno‐Anaya, Ahmad Tayyebi, José Manuel Vila‐Fungueiriño, María del Carmen Giménez‐López   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Confined self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals in a shrinking droplet

Soft Matter, 2015
Self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals in a shrinking droplet was studied. The evolution of liquid crystalline phases and the morphology of the resultant microbeads can be controlled by the dissolution kinetics of the droplet.
Fernando, Jativa, Christina, Schütz, Lennart, Bergström, Xuehua, Zhang, Bernd, Wicklein   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources