Light-Responsive Hydrogels for Soft Robotics: From Multiscale Actuation Mechanisms to Programmable Locomotion and Functional Applications. [PDF]
GelsLi K +5 more
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.When exposed to light of a defined wavelength, the photoisomerization of azobenzene chromophores leads to polymer reorientation, generating stresses that result in solvent‐facilitated localized delamination of the film from the substrate. Additionally, blisters that form spontaneously when exposed to an aqueous environment can be manipulated via ...
James Robert Benson +4 more
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Crosslinker identity and dynamics regulate F-actin network structure and mechanics. [PDF]
Front Cell Dev BiolGodfrey L, Gurmessa BJ.
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Scalable Fabrication of Chemically Stabilized Gelatin Hydrogel Fibers by Thermal Drawing
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Scalable processing of hydrogel fibers remains a major challenge. By coupling thermal drawing with Maillard chemistry, a transient viscous‐flow window is created that enables continuous fabrication of microstructured gelatin fibers tens of meters long, while continued in situ crosslinking during drawing stabilizes the fibers for physiological ...
Chaoqun Dong +5 more
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Fluorescent Polymer Platforms in Tumour Mechanobiology and Therapy Monitoring. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel)Chen X +8 more
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Culinary Chemistry as a Platform for Interfacial Materials Design
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Culinary processes control interfaces through heating, shear, gelation, and molecular transport. This Review connects selected gastronomic examples with food‐derived nanomaterials, plasmonic sensing, anthocyanin photovoltaics, and intelligent packaging. Original agar‐based plasmonic films illustrate the proposed translation.
Josep Moreno +12 more
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<i>Nicandra physalodes</i> (Linn.) Gaertn. Polysaccharide-Stabilized Peanut Oil Body Composite Emulsion Gels: Spontaneous Gelation Behavior, Rheological Properties, and 3D Printing Performance. [PDF]
FoodsSun S, Chen F, Lv D.
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang +8 more
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Stimuli-responsive materials in organ-on-a-chip systems: from dynamic microenvironment modelling to functional readout. [PDF]
Front Bioeng BiotechnolXian C, Wu Y, Xie B, Xie H.
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Skin‐Like Tri‐Modal Sensors Based on Soft Piezoelectric and Ionic Composites
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Inspired by the multimodal perception of human skin, a soft, skin‐like tri‐modal sensor is presented. The device incorporates an ionically conductive, piezoelectric, elastic composite as its active layer, enabling independent detection of temperature, static strain, and dynamic strain within a single two‐terminal architecture.
Liren Wang +9 more
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