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Meniscus‐Guided Interfacial Ring‐by‐Ring Assembly for In Situ Fabrication of Tubular Hydrogels

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A tubular hydrogel fabrication method leveraging the meniscus effect at the oil‐water interface is presented. UV irradiation across the concave surface of the photocurable hydrogel precursor induces the formation of ring‐like hydrogel structures. Sequential ring‐by‐ring assembly within microchannels enables the construction of arteriole‐scale hydrogel ...
Yuki Kamiya, Yingzhe Wang, Keisuke Morishima   +2 more
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Can Elastomers Combine Stiffness, Toughness and Fatigue Resistance?

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review studies how the molecular and macroscopic architecture of elastomers influence their mechanical properties including: stiffness, stretchability, toughness, fatigue resistance, and damping behavior. By linking the structure to performance, it proposes design principles for advanced elastomeric systems that combine mechanical properties ...
Eva Baur, Esther Amstad
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High‐Entropy Ceramic‐Enhanced Deformable Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Noncontact Biomechanical and Raindrop Energy Harvesting

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A large‐area, deformable high‐entropy‐ceramic (HEC)‐doped triboelectric nanogenerator with a trilayer architecture is developed, consisting of an HEC‐doped triboelectric layer, a graphite‐like textile charge‐storage layer, and stretchable carbon black electrodes.
Shengyou Li, Wei‐Chen Peng, Syun‐Hong Chou, Zhi‐Xian Yan, Jiann‐Yeu Chen, Dun‐Jie Jhan, Wei‐Chun Yang, Shi‐Hong Chen, Yi‐Lin Huang, Cheng‐Hung Tsai, Ming‐Yen Lu, Heng‐Jui Liu, Cheolmin Park, Ying‐Chih Lai   +13 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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Intrinsically Stretchable Piezoelectric Nanocomposites for Artificial Ultrasonic Sensory Synapse

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Applying ultrasonic stimulations to a soft‐stretchable underwater piezoelectric sensor based on the soft‐stretchable nanocomposite from the thermal cross‐linking between the ─C─F group of P(VDF‐TrFE) and the ─NH2 group of (PEG‐diamine) with incorporating amine‐terminated BTO@APTES nanofillers on the soft PDMS substrates generated high piezoelectric ...
Trung Dieu Do, Tran Quang Trung, Priyanuj Bhuyan, Minh Chien Nguyen, Que Thi Nguyen, Namjun Jo, Yeonsu Kim, Thanh Duy Cam Ha, Myung‐Gil Kim, Sungjune Park, Woo Jong Yu, Nae‐Eung Lee   +11 more
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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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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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Bioinspired Adaptive Surfaces for Intelligent Liquid Manipulation: Progressing From Passive and Active to Hybrid Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines passive, active, and hybrid liquid manipulation strategies, highlighting hybrid approaches as an emerging route to reconcile energy efficiency with adaptive control. By actively reconstructing passive surfaces to store programmable interfacial energy, hybrid systems enable flexible yet low‐power liquid transport, with perspectives ...
Jiaqi Miao, Yiyuan Zhang, Liqiu Wang, Alan C. H. Tsang   +3 more
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Anisotropic Mechano‐Optical Properties of Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Elastomers with Uniaxial In‐Plane Helical‐Axis Alignment

Small Structures
This study investigates the mechano‐optical properties of chiral nematic liquid crystal (N* LC) elastomers with a uniaxial in‐plane helical‐axis alignment. We fabricate a freestanding N* LC elastomer by using a recently reported method.
Yuki Shikata, Maki Yanagihara, Kohsuke Matsumoto, Osamu Tsutsumi   +3 more
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From Fiber Bundles to Architected Membranes: Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Architectures for Biohybrid Artificial Lungs

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Additively manufactured triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) membranes offer an architecture‐driven alternative to hollow fiber bundles in artificial lungs. Multiphysics simulations and endothelialized prototypes show that the 3D‐printable membrane architecture improves gas exchange, blood flow distribution, and hemocompatibility, enabling ...
Michael Pflaum, Kai P. Barbian, Florian Neuhaus, Gerrit Sitarz, Carolin Nölke, Sebastian V. Jansen, John Linkhorst, Lukas T. Hirschwald, Sebastian Brosch, Christian Certa, Ulrich Steinseifer, Matthias Wessling, Jutta Arens, Arjang Ruhparwar, Bettina Wiegmann   +14 more
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