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Sustainable Catalyst‐Free PLG Networks: Recyclability, Biodegradability, and Functional Performance

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A catalyst‐additive free covalent adaptable network is developed from star‐shaped poly(lactide‐co‐glycolide) cross‐linked with pyromellitic dianhydride, enabling internal carboxylic acid‐driven transesterification. The resulting biodegradable network exhibits mechanical robustness (Young's modulus ≈1.6 GPa), complete recyclability, rapid biodegradation
Lars Schwarzer, Emilia Fulajtar, Seema Agarwal   +2 more
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Nanolayer‐Encapsulated Stretchable Liquid‐Metal Sheets for Thermal Management

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A stretchable liquid metal sheet with both high thermal conductivity and mechanical flexibility is developed. Its trilayer structure, comprising copper‐particle‐dispersed gallium liquid metal encapsulated by styrene‐butadiene‐styrene nanosheets, shows 40.4 W m−1 K−1 conductivity, elongation exceeding 200%, and retention of 96% of its initial ...
Daisuke Kuse, Yudai Kaneko, Ryohei Fujita, Tatsuhiro Horii, Daishi Shiojiri, Yuta Ozawa, Kyohei Nagatake, Tamami Takano, Yutaka Isoda, Aoi Koishikawa, Takashi Goto, Ai Ueno, Shoji Maruo, Kazuhide Ueno, Toshinori Fujie, Hosei Nagano, Hiroki Ota   +16 more
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Mechanically strong, stretchable and self-healable silicone elastomers with designed dynamic networks for exceptional self-adhesion under harsh conditions

Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
Silicone elastomers with wide-temperature stability and excellent mechanical flexibility have attracted considerable interest in both academic and industrial fields.
Shuai-Chi Liu, Yu-Tong Li, Yu-Qing Qin, Ling Yang, Meng-Ying Liu, Ji Liu, Yang Li, Cheng-Fei Cao, Li-Xiu Gong, Shi-Neng Li, Guo-Dong Zhang, Long-Cheng Tang   +11 more
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Drug‐Free Thrombolysis Mediated by Physically Activated Micro/Nanoparticles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Overview of particle‐mediated thrombolytic effects (thermal, mechanical, and chemical) and their activating physical stimuli (light, ultrasound, and magnetic field) in drug‐free thrombolysis. ABSTRACT Thrombus‐associated disorders rank among the world's leading causes of death, with ischemic heart disease and stroke as the main contributors.
Pierre Sarfati, Yoann Lalatonne, Cédric Chauvierre   +2 more
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Immunocompatible elastomer with increased resistance to the foreign body response

Nature Communications
Polymeric elastomers are extensively employed to fabricate implantable medical devices. However, implantation of the elastomers can induce a strong immune rejection known as the foreign body response (FBR), diminishing their efficacy.
Xianchi Zhou, Zhouyu Lu, Wenzhong Cao, Zihao Zhu, Yifeng Chen, Yanwen Ni, Zuolong Liu, Fan Jia, Yang Ye, Haijie Han, Ke Yao, Weifeng Liu, Youxiang Wang, Jian Ji, Peng Zhang   +14 more
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External Reflection From Two‐Photon Laser‐Printed Micromirrors Enables Photomechanical Actuation at a 90° Incident Angle

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Light reflectance increases along incidence angle and transmittance significantly drops around 90‐degree incidence angle. Here, we report two‐photon laser printed micro mirrors that redirect the skimming light beam into normal light absorption. Using this technique, light‐driven micro walkers and grippers are demonstrated by using grazing incidence ...
Leilei Song, Jianfeng Yang, Hao Zeng
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Elastomers mechanically reinforced and toughened with CO2 gas

Communications Materials
Gas-responsive polymers have recently attracted considerable interest as unconventional smart materials that provide a new path toward the utilization of specific gases including CO2.
Yohei Miwa, Hanako Yoneda, Takehito Ohya, Kazuma Okada, Rina Takahashi, Hayato Nakamura, Shoei Shimozaki, Kei Hashimoto, Shoichi Kutsumizu   +8 more
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Bio‐Inspired Magnetically Tunable Structural Colors from Elliptical Self‐Assembled Block Copolymer Microparticles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cephalopod‐inspired photonic microparticles with dynamic structural coloration are fabricated via confined self‐assembly of linear block copolymers into ellipsoids containing stacked lamellae. Embedded superparamagnetic nanoparticles enable rapid magnetic alignment, restoring vivid, angle‐dependent color.
Gianluca Mazzotta, Simone Bertucci, Jose Mendoza‐Carreño, Agustín Mihi, Paola Lova, Davide Comoretto, Ullrich Steiner, Marco Lattuada, Andrea Dodero   +8 more
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Elastomers three-dimensional biomodels proven to be a trustworthy representation of the angiotomographic images

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Intracranial aneurysm (IA) rupture is responsible for 80% of spontaneous arachnoid hemorrhages and associated with an extremely high mortality rate. Two possible surgical interventions are endovascular embolization and microsurgical clipping.
André Giacomelli Leal, Leonardo Brancia Pagnan, Raphael Teruaki Kondo, José Aguiomar Foggiatto, Guilherme José Agnoletto, Ricardo Ramina   +5 more
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Two‐Way Shape Memory Alloy and Polymer Composite Hybrid Smart Actuator With High Speed, Accuracy, and Reversible Deformation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Tailored thermo‐mechanical properties of shape memory polymer composites enable large reversible deformation as well as high actuation speed. Moreover, a structural design with curvature in the transverse direction achieves sub‐second actuation on heating and a larger recovery ratio on cooling. Finally, these newly developed smart two‐way actuators can
Dajeong Kang, Seong Yeon Park, Yitro Samuel Aditya, Ha Eun Lee, Wonvin Kim, Sangyoon Bae, Seong Su Kim   +6 more
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