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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
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A Tri-Objective Model for Optimizing Global Cost and Embodied-Operational Carbon Emission of Residential Building Envelopes [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Building envelope materials and configurations significantly impact both embodied and operational carbon emissions. Improving thermal performance typically increases initial costs, while poor performance raises operational energy use and costs.
Zou Patrick X. W., Li Haoze, Xu Pengfei, Zuo Chunyang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment and Driving Factors of Embodied Carbon Emissions in the Construction Sector: Evidence from 2005 to 2021 in Northeast China

Sustainability
Reducing embodied carbon emissions in the construction sector is pivotal for achieving sustainable development goals, mainly those related to health and well-being, sustainable cities and communities, and climate action.
Xujie Sun, Xiaocun Zhang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Si‐Doped Nanocrystalline Diamond as Highly Sensitive Luminescence Thermometer for the Physiological Temperature Range

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this work, diamonds with negative charged silicon‐vacancy (SiV−) centers have been designed for use as thermometers in biomedical applications. Multiparametric analysis of the emission characteristics of the SiV− centers provides extraordinary sensitivity for temperature detection in the physiological temperature range.
María Gragera, Iván Carrillo‐Berdugo, Josue Millán, Paulius Pobedinskas, Antonio Freire, Ken Haenen, Javier Navas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Inter-Regional Embodied Carbon Flow Pattern in China Based on Carbon Peaking Stress

Energies
Embodied carbon flows among regions have led to unfair carbon emission responsibility accounting based on production. However, the heterogeneity of carbon peaking stress between regions is significantly neglected for those embodied carbon flows ...
Qianqian Xiao, Zi’ang Chu, Changfeng Shi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bismuth‐Based Photocatalysts for Water Remediation: Design Strategies, Mechanisms, and Challenges

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights representative design strategies for bismuth‐based semiconductor photocatalysts in solar‐driven water purification. Emphasis is placed on electronic structure regulation, oxygen‐vacancy engineering, and interfacial coupling to enable efficient full‐spectrum light utilization, improved charge separation, and selective oxidation in
Shan Liu, Yi Zhao, Liming Cai, Simin Long, Jing Kang, Jingkai Lin, Jimin Shen, Zhonglin Chen, Shaobin Wang, Huayang Zhang   +9 more
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An exploration of the effect of Belt and Road Initiative on carbon emissions embodied in China’s manufacturing industry exports

Scientific Reports
This study evaluates the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on direct and indirect carbon emissions from China’s manufacturing goods production and trade processes with 64 countries along the belt and road (B&R).
Wenhui Jiang, Pundarik Mukhopadhaya, Hai Zhang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Volatile Relay Biosensing and Mobile Phone Imaging for Detection of Influenza Virus

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Detection of volatile organic compounds is performed via a coupled enzymatic assay with mobile phone detection of the signal. Specific application demonstrated herein is the detection of influenza virus, across multiple levels of biological complexity, up to patient‐derived samples.
Dante G. Andersen, Josefine H. Jakobsen, Mikkel Høj Nielsen, Shreyans Chatterjee, Detlef Michel, Jan Münch, Rüdiger Gross, Alexander N. Zelikin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embodied energy and carbon assessment of existing affordable apartments in Indonesia

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
The Indonesian government is making a tremendous effort in the provision of affordable public apartments (Rusunawa) across the country. Rusunawa buildings were designed and built considering urban planning, environmental impact, architecture, strength ...
Rudi Setiadji Agustiningtyas, Hiroto Takaguchi, Andhika Budi Prasetya, Tetsu Kubota   +3 more
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Polymer Substrates for Flexible Sensors: Advances and Contributions to Smart Agriculture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in polymer‐based flexible sensors for smart agriculture, focusing on polymer substrate design, interface engineering, and applications in soil, plant, animal, aquaculture, and post‐harvest monitoring.
Yihui Li, Zhangzheng Xiao, Zheng Yan, Adnan Raza Altaf, Qun Song, Dingding Yao, Afshan Sohail, Yixin Wang, Wenxiu Ma, Shanjun Li, Yaohui Chen, Peiwen Liu, Kai Zhang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source