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Characterization of an Injectable Poly(vinyl alcohol)‐gelatin Hydrogel for Growth Factor Delivery in an Orthopedic Application

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces photo‐crosslinkable tyraminated poly(vinyl alcohol)‐gelatin (PVA‐GT) hydrogels as tunable injectable platforms for tissue engineering and growth factor delivery applications. This schematic illustrates the two developed hydrogel formulations and the experimental workflow used to evaluate their physico‐chemical properties in vitro ...
Alessia Longoni, Gretel S. Major, Sam Arnold, Samuel Tomkins, Eugenia Spessot, Scott Loeffler, Kieran Lau, Richard Tan, Jessica Harte, Roslyn Kemp, Tess Reynolds, Jelena Rnjak‐Kovacina, Gary J. Hooper, Tim B. F. Woodfield, David C. Kieser, Khoon S. Lim   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Reinforcement Learning Applications to Control of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems

Energies, 2022
Reinforcement learning has emerged as a potentially disruptive technology for control and optimization of HVAC systems. A reinforcement learning agent takes actions, which can be direct HVAC actuator commands or setpoints for control loops in building ...
S. Sierla, Heikki Ihasalo, V. Vyatkin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Directional Liquid Transport Enabled pH‐Responsive Hierarchical Composite for Enhanced Wound Healing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A hierarchical composite with a gradient architecture transitioning from hydrophobic to hydrophilic layers integrates diode‐like liquid transport, efficient water absorption, breathability, and mechanical robustness. This device enables a multifunctional therapeutic platform with pH‐responsive dual‐drug release, providing synergistic anti‐inflammatory ...
Baolin Wang, Li‐Fang Zhu, Yuna Lang, Siyi Zhang, Fei Chen, Ming‐Wei Chang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors of thermodynamical approach to buildings life cycle/Pastato gyvavimo ciklo termodinaminio vertinimo veiksniai

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 1996
The article suggests that non-industrial buildings in Lithuania consume half the final energy including appr.70% heat produced in electric power plants and boiler-houses.
Vytautas Martinaitis
doaj   +1 more source

Electrically Assisted Thermal Stamping of Tunable Carbon‐Based Nanofilms for Direct Fabrication of Hydrophobic, Energy Harvesting, and Sensing Devices

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of the electrically assisted thermal stamping (EATS) method for direct fabrication of carbon‐based nanofilms and their multifunctional applications. Localized Joule heating triggers simultaneous exfoliation, reduction, and fluoropolymer incorporation under ambient conditions, yielding tunable carbon‐based thin‐film coatings ...
Byungseok Seo, Yong Choi, Gajendra S. Shekhawat, Minjoong Shin, Kunmo Koo, Xiaobing Hu, Jiheon Kim, Wonjoon Choi, Xinqi Chen, Vinayak P. Dravid   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The demand for exergy during the life cycle of dwelling houses/Tipinių daugiabučių pastatų gyvavimo ciklo eksergijos poreikių įvertinimas

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 1999
The heat demand for heating and ventilation of dwelling houses depends on the climate and thermal characteristics of buildings. Energy is consumed not only in the process of maintenance of a building, but also for constructing it.
Vytautas Martinaitis
doaj   +1 more source

Performance evaluation of solar chimneys in providing the thermal comfort range of the building using phase change materials

Cleaner Materials, 2022
Among passive systems, Solar Chimney (SC) is so beneficial in providing thermal comfort (Ventilation and heating), decreasing electricity cost (Economical) and pollution (Environmental).
SeyedKeivan Nateghi, Mohammad Hossein Jahangir   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rewriting Polymer Fate via Chemomechanical Coupling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces a life‐like “living” polymer platform that can grow, degrow, and reprogram its properties after fabrication. By integrating mass transport, reversible polymerization, and controlled catalysis, the material achieves on‐demand changes in size, shape, and mechanical properties.
Jiahe Huang, Haohui Zhang, Jiehao Chen, Xuelin Sui, Febby Krisnadi, Dongjing He, Huajian Ji, Will R. Gutekunst, Michael D. Dickey, Yuhang Hu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Verification of Experimental Device for Pressurized Bubbling Absorption and Transport Characteristics in Vacuum Environment

Buildings
To explore the dynamics of flow and heat transfer behaviors associated with bubbles during solution absorption in a vacuum environment, we present the design of an experimental setup for measuring the absorption and transport properties of bubbles in a ...
Jialiang Gao, Gang Wang, Jitong Li, Xiaoyan Cui, Yaxuan Xiong, Xiaoshu Lü, Xuejing Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigations into properties of mineral wool slabs of increased stiffness manufactured of a large—size beam/Padidinto standumo mineralinės vatos plokščių, pagamintų iš suformuoto stambių gabaritų masyvo, savybės

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 1997
The article presents the results of experimental investigations into non-uniformity of bulk density distribution, compressive strength, heat conductivity, and completion of binders polycondensation in slabs manufactured from a large-size mineral wool ...
Aloyzas Šakmanas
doaj   +1 more source