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Programmable Liquid Crystal Elastomers Via Magnetic Field Assisted Oligomerization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This article presents a straightforward method for designing programmable liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) actuators using magnetic field alignment. It combines thio‐Michael polyaddition for efficient LCE synthesis with a strategy that preserves the nematic phase, enabling the alignment of high molecular weight LCOs.
Rakine Mouhoubi, Vincent Lapinte, Sébastien Blanquer   +2 more
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Cell Membrane Vesicle Camouflaged Artificial Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Artificial cells camouflaged with a cell membrane vesicle coating are able to assemble into synthetic aggregates that exhibit rudimentary communication capabilities. Additionally, when these artificial cells are equipped with antioxidant capabilities, they are able to protect the intracellular homeostasis in HepG2 cells present in semi‐synthetic ...
Paula De Dios Andres, Stefan Pendlmayr, Noga Gal, Cathrine Abild Meyer, Cecilie Ryberg, Olav Vestrheim, Noel Angelo Kalacas, Fatih Demir, Markus M. Rinschen, Karsten Haupt, Rajeshwar Prosad Mookerjee, Brigitte Städler   +11 more
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3D Nano‐architected Polymer Shell Enables Reconfigurable Stabilized Blue Phase Soft Crystals

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Spherical polymer shells featuring nanostructure of blue phase (BP) disclinations form via in situ photo‐polymerization within BP liquid crystals, providing controlled anchoring for BP nucleation and growth at room temperature and beyond. This architected confinement enhances BP thermal stability over a broad temperature range while enabling dynamic ...
Sepideh Norouzi, Yazael R. Morales‐Flores, Tadej Emersic, Jeremy Money, Otilio E. Rodriguez‐Lopez, Andrew Casale, Juan J. de Pablo, Jose A. Martinez‐Gonzalez, Monirosadat Sadati   +8 more
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A Strong and Water‐Retaining Biomass Adhesive Inspired by Tofu

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Drawing inspiration from the formation mechanism of the traditional food tofu, a strong and water‐retaining adhesive is designed using the soybean meal (SM) oxidized by glucose oxidase (GOx) and calcium sulfate oligomer (CSO). This design strategy effectively addresses the conflicting requirements of water‐resistant bonding strength and water retention
Jiawei Shao, Qiumei Jing, Xinyi Li, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Shuaicheng Jiang, Xuehua Zhang, Shengbo Ge, Ben Bin Xu, Jianzhang Li   +8 more
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Sono‐Piezo‐Photosynthesis of Ethylene and Acetylene from Bioethanol under Ambient Conditions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A novel sono‐piezo‐photocatalytic strategy enables the conversion of bioethanol to ethylene (C2H4) and acetylene (C2H2) under ambient conditions, addressing the limitations of conventional methods that are high‐temperature and energy‐intensive. By using an advanced graphene oxide/sodium bismuth titanate heterostructure catalyst, this work achieved ...
Yue Jiang, Jiajun Zhang, Hongyang Ma, Shujie Zhou, Hsun‐Yen Lin, Sajjad S. Mofarah, Mark Lockrey, Teng Lu, Hangjuan Ren, Xiaoran Zheng, Maichael Gunawan, Suchen Huang, Yu‐Chun Huang, Fenglin Zhuo, Dali Ji, Judy N. Hart, Yun Liu, Jyh Ming Wu, Muthupandian Ashokkumar, Danyang Wang, Pramod Koshy, Charles C. Sorrell   +21 more
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Strategies to Design and Optimize Artificial Antigen‐Presenting Cells for T Cell Expansion in Cancer Immunotherapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in engineering artificial antigen‐presenting cells (aAPCs) as alternatives to dendritic cells for T cell expansion. Key design principles inspired by the immunological synapse are discussed, with emphasis on strategies for polyclonal and antigen‐specific T cell expansion.
Nguyen Thi Nguyen, Yu Seok Youn
wiley   +1 more source

Using Recycled Materials in a Novel Dual Binder System for Hard Carbon Anodes: Closing the Loop Toward Sustainable Li‐/Na‐ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The study explores for the first time the use of polyvinyl butyral (PVB), particularly recycled PVB, as a sustainable binder for Li/Na‐based electrodes in the framework of the H2020 SUNRISE EU project. Findings revealed that electrodes bound with a sustainable PAA/PVB mixture demonstrated exceptional rate capability and high initial Coulombic ...
Hamideh Darjazi, Alessandro Piovano, Giuseppina Meligrana, Giuseppe A. Elia, Claudio Gerbaldi   +4 more
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Dynamic Networks via Polymerizable Deep Eutectic Monomers for Uniform Li+ Transport at Interfaces in Lithium Metal Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The PDEM‐based SIGPE provides a dynamic nanophase from Li+‐bridged molecular self‐association, enhancing electrochemical stability and facilitating uniform Li+ ion flux at the interface. This unique solvation structure results in a hetero species‐driven inorganic‐rich SEI and long‐term cycle stability, suggesting that a PFAS‐free Li+‐containing monomer
Susung Yun, Seonho Kim, Puji Lestari Handayani, Sungyeb Jung, Jae Hyun Park, U Hyeok Choi   +5 more
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3D (Bio) Printing Combined Fiber Fabrication Methods for Tissue Engineering Applications: Possibilities and Limitations

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biofabrication aims at providing innovative technologies and tools for the fabrication of tissue‐like constructs for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. By integrating multiple biofabrication technologies, such as 3D (bio) printing with fiber fabrication methods, it would be more realistic to reconstruct native tissue's ...
Waseem Kitana, Indra Apsite, Leonid Ionov   +2 more
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Complex Oxide‐metal Hybrid Metamaterials with Integrated Magnetic and Plasmonic Non‐noble Metal Nanostructures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A new alloy‐oxide vertically aligned nanocomposite (VAN) thin film with two immiscible non‐noble metal elements of Co and Cu embedded in BaTiO3 (BTO) matrix is designed and fabricated, which presents interesting magnetic, ferroelectric, and optical properties.
Jijie Huang, Bin Zhang, Danny Hermawan, Alfredo Sanjuan, Benson Kunhung Tsai, Jialong Huang, R. Edwin Garcı́a, Haiyan Wang   +7 more
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