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From Food to Power: Hydrogel Thermoelectrics for Ingestible Electronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We introduce a fully edible thermoelectric–electrochromic platform that harvests heat from food and converts it into a visible color change. N‐type and p‐type hydrogel thermoelectric generators connected in series power anthocyanin‐based electrochromic displays, demonstrating the feasibility of safe, biodegradable, ingestible systems for on‐food ...
Antonia Georgopoulou, Bokeon Kwak, Dario Floreano, Esther Amstad   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dense Nanofibrillar Collagen–Silica Hybrids with High Strength and ECM‐Mimetic Tissue Integration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Dense nanofibrillar collagen–silica hybrids are engineered by synchronizing collagen fibrillogenesis with silica condensation, producing printable scaffolds that unexpectedly approach native extracellular matrix organization and strength. These cell‐free constructs guide endogenous cell‐infiltration, enable localized matrix remodeling, and integrate ...
Norein Norein, Shima Tavakoli, Philipp Wolf, Xie Ling, Veronica Rondahl, Klaus Leifer, Gry Hulsart‐Billström, Jöns Hilborn   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nano‐ and Micro‐Sized Solid Materials Used as Antiviral Agents

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Due to the rise of viral infections in humans and possible viral outbreaks, the use of nano‐ or micro‐sized materials as antiviral agents is rapidly increasing. This review explores their antiviral properties against RNA and DNA viruses, either as a prevention or a treatment tool, by delving into their mechanisms of action and how to properly assess ...
Orfeas‐Evangelos Plastiras, Imelda Raczkiewicz, Peggy Bouquet, Jean‐Philippe Dacquin, Jeremy Dhainaut, Anne Goffard, Christophe Volkringer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gourd‐Inspired Design of Unit Cell with Multiple Gradients for Physiological‐Range Pressure Sensing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Gourd‐shaped micro‐dome arrays with coordinated modulus, conductivity, and geometric gradients co‐optimize sensitivity and linearity in piezoresistive tactile sensors. Under pressure, a solid upper dome embeds into a porous lower dome, triggering rapid contact‐area growth and series‐to‐parallel conduction, enabling unsaturated, intensity‐resolved ...
Jiayi Xu, Ming Lei, Yuanzhe Liang, Biao Qi, Ziyi Dai, Yong Zhao, Bingpu Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dual‐Layer Living Hydrogel Enables On‐Demand Delivery of Phages and Probiotics for Synergistic Wound Infection Therapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A dual‐layer living hydrogel, ProΦGel, integrates bacteriophages and probiotics for synergistic wound infection therapy. The outer gelatin‐based matrix releases phages on demand in response to P. aeruginosa infections, while inner alginate beads sustain probiotic delivery.
Siyuan Tao, Darine D'Adam, Anna Hu, Sixuan Zhang, Josua Roduner, Katharina Maniura‐Weber, Qun Ren   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theoretical Approaches to the Forming of Effective Municipal Agro-food Complexes

RUDN Journal of Economics, 2009
The article deals with problems of analysis of agro-food complexes, notably cause-effect relations in this sector of national economy. Conditions of low effectiveness are determined as well as approaches to activation of innovative processes are ...
O V Zvolinskaya, O V Golovin
doaj  

Nutritional Profile and Functional Properties of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato, Bambara Groundnut, and Brown Rice Blended Complementary Food

International Journal of Food Science
A sweet potato–based complementary food was formulated to enhance the use of locally available ingredients to address micronutrient deficiencies, particularly vitamin A deficiency in Ghana.
Doreen Ehornam Alomatu, Shadrach Yankey, Linda Gyimah, Guy Eshun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

From the ground up: Exploring the potential contribution of citizens' assemblies in radical food-system transformation

Journal of Political Ecology
To contribute to food-system democratization and its transformation towards socio-ecological sustainability, various civil-society actors jointly organized a national citizens' assembly in Switzerland in 2022.
Inea Lehner, Johanna Jacobi, Philippe Mathys, Samira Amos   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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
wiley   +1 more source

The Great Transformation of the Agri-Food Sector: A Transformation for Life and Well-Being

Agronomy
This analysis aims to explore the urgent need to drive a major transformation of the agri-food sector. With this, it is intended to contribute to defining strategies for the future of agri-food systems.
Juan Manuel Vargas-Canales
doaj   +1 more source