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Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in Bionanotechnology: Current Advances and Future Perspectives

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) enables the nanoscale mapping of electrostatic surface potentials. While widely applied in materials science, its use in biological systems remains emerging. This review presents recent advances in KPFM applied to biological samples and provides a critical perspective on current limitations and future directions for
Ehsan Rahimi, Mario Palacios‐Corella, Arjan Mol, Salvador Pané, Josep Puigmartí‐Luis   +4 more
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Water Permeates and Plasticizes Amorphous Carbon Dots: Unraveling the Inner Accessibility of the Nanoparticles by Glass Transition Studies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The water permeability of amorphous carbon dots (CDs) is demonstrated by investigating their plasticization. Novel polyamide‐based and amorphous nanoparticles are synthesized by controlling their inner packing density. Water plasticization is evidenced by the decrease of the CDs glass transition temperature with increasing the hydration degree.
Elisa Sturabotti, Valerio Di Lisio, Lucia Cardo, Alessandro Camilli, Estela Moretón Alfonsín, Daniele Cangialosi, Amaia Iturrospe Ibarra, Arantxa Arbe, Maurizio Prato   +8 more
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Flexoelectrically Induced Polar Topology in Twisted SrTiO3 Membranes

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Twisted SrTiO3 bilayers host polar vortices of flexoelectric origin, revealed through combined experiment and theory. By reconstructing polarization from the toroidal moment of strain gradients, the work establishes a 3D chiral state with broken inversion and mirror symmetries.
Isabel Tenreiro, Hugo Aramberri, Víctor Rouco, Gabriel Sánchez‐Santolino, Mariona Cabero, Fernando Gallego, David Sánchez‐Manzano, José M. González‐Calbet, Federico Mompeán, Mar García‐Hernández, Alberto Rivera‐Calzada, Jorge Íñiguez‐González, Carlos León, Jacobo Santamaría   +13 more
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Thermomechanics of Picoliter Liquids Encapsulated in Metal Microarchitectures

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Picoliter‐scale water is encapsulated inside hollow copper microcylinders through a single‐step localized electrodeposition process. Mechanical testing at room and cryogenic temperatures reveals that incompressible liquid and load‐bearing microscale ice enhance the strength and deformation behavior of the composite structure.
Sung‐Gyu Kang, Kyeongjae Jeong, Bárbara Bellón, Lalith Kumar Bhaskar, Leonardo Shoji Aota, Jeongin Paeng, Dipali Sonawane, Kuan Ding, Se‐Ho Kim, Allison Goetz, Benjamin Apeleo Zubiri, Erdmann Spiecker, Ayman El‐Zoka, Baptiste Gault, Gerhard Dehm, Rajaprakash Ramachandramoorthy   +15 more
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Rotor Dynamic Behaviour of Electro-Rheological Lubricant Operated Multi-Lobe Journal Bearings

Tribology Online
An Electro-rheological (ER) fluid comprises dielectric particles blended in a non-conducting oil. The ER lubricants are commonly known as smart lubricants.
Kuldeep Narwat, Vivek Kumar, Simran Jeet Singh, Abhishek Kumar   +3 more
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Ion‑Mediated Structural Engineering of Hydrogel Interfaces for Tunable Mechanical and Analyte Diffusion Properties in Electrochemical Biosensors

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
An ion‐mediated structural engineering strategy enables versatile modulation of PVA–Alginate hydrogel microstructure. We systematically examine how different ion combinations affect hydrogel mechanical properties and analyte diffusivity. Applying this novel strategy to hydrogel as the outer membrane in an electrochemical glucose biosensor allows ...
Dongwook Lee, Soo A Kim, Beom‐Jun Shim, Yurim Lee, Tae Young Kim, Sunghyun Park, Yeontaek Lee, Hyeong Gyu Choi, Kayoung Son, Su Bin Han, Keun‐Young Yook, Seo Jung Kim, Won‐Yong Lee, Jungmok Seo, Jayoung Kim   +14 more
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Porous Hybrid Soft Actuators From Liquid Crystal Networks and Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal Templated Hydrogels

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The graphic illustrates the design of a hybrid bilayer composed of a liquid crystal hydrogel (LCH) and a liquid crystal network (LCN). The figure highlights the magnetic alignment of the chromonic hydrogel and the thermal‐responsive actuation of the LCN along with the LCH when both layers are aligned or misaligned, enabling programmable, light‐driven ...
Ramón Santiago Herrera Restrepo, Irving Hafed Tejedor García, Matthew Gene Scarfo, Negin Bouzari, Negar Rajabi, Olga Bantysh, Joel Torres‐Andrés, Christopher W. V. James, Maria Guix, Amirreza Aghakhani, Jordi Ignés‐Mullol, Salvador Pané, Josep Puigmartí‐Luis, Hamed Shahsavan   +13 more
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Ammonium Salts as Curing Agents to Obtain Ionic Epoxy Resins With a Thermoplastic‐to‐Thermoset Transition

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Ionic epoxy networks are prepared using ammonium salts as hardeners, leading to a two‐stage curing process with a thermoplastic‐like intermediate. This uncommon behavior enables extrusion and fabrication of thermoplastic prepregs that can be cured into thermoset composites.
Izabela Kurowska, Leire Unanue, Itxaso Calafel, Dorleta Otaegui, Jorge L. Olmedo‐Martínez, Lourdes Irusta, Daniel Vinagre, Nora Aranburu, Nerea Casado, Ibon Odriozola, David Mecerreyes   +10 more
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Wafer‐Scale Synthesis of Molecularly Engineered 2D Covalent Organic Framework Films for Highly‐Sensitive and Rapid‐Response Humidity Sensing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We report molecularly engineered 2D COF films for high‐performance humidity sensors. The developed COFTPT‐THTA ultrathin film features triazine‐functionalized π‐conjugated backbones and high‐density surface hydroxyl groups. This unique architecture facilitates an electron‐proton coupled transport mechanism.
Liangyu Dong, Can Wang, Jiawen Liu, Bin Han, Bo Zhou, Valentina Girelli Consolaro, Nikita Denisov, Arno Annys, Johan Verbeeck, Verónica Montes‐García, Xinyi Shao, Wei Song, Bin Xu, Sara Bals, Zhaoyang Liu, Wenjing Tian, Paolo Samorì   +16 more
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Liquid Metal Microrobots for Magnetically Guided Transvascular Navigation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Liquid metal‐based microrobots combine magnetic steering, intrinsic X‐ray visibility and softness, to navigate blood vessels even against flow. Under clinically relevant magnetic fields, liquid metal microrobots roll along vessel walls, cross endothelial barriers, and accumulate in target tissues.
Xiaohui Ju, Roshan Velluvakandy, Xianghua Wu, Miguel Angel Merlos Rodrigo, Zbyněk Heger, Kamila Bendíčková, Jan Frič, Martin Pumera   +7 more
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