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Skin‐Interfaced Therapeutic Patches for Wound Fluid Management and Transdermal Drug Delivery

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents an integrated skin‐interfaced device combining microfluidics, hydrogel film technology, flexible electronics, and iontophoresis‐based transdermal delivery of PDRN to enhance wound healing. The device effectively manages wound fluid, maintains optimal moisture, and non‐invasively delivers therapeutic drugs.
Dongjun Han   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermal performance of residential house using interlocking compressed earth brick (ICEB) as an alternative wall material [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Buildings are usually designed and constructed without the concern of its impact to the environment and human comfort. Most contributes to poor thermal performance and high energy consumption.
Razman, Ruzaimah
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Revisiting individual and group differences in thermal comfort based on ASHRAE database [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Different thermal demands and preferences between individuals lead to a low occupant satisfaction rate, despite the high energy consumption by HVAC system.
He, Y   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Smart Face Masks as Wearable Respiratory Sensors: A Review of Sensor Technologies, Materials, and Future Directions

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in smart face masks that actively monitor breathing. By integrating humidity, gas, temperature, pressure, strain, and triboelectric sensors, these masks track key respiratory parameters in real time. The article summarizes sensor mechanisms, compares performance across studies, and discusses challenges and future ...
Negin Faramarzi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of stochastic models of window state changes in educational buildings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
How people would like to interact with surrounding environment will subsequently influence indoor thermal conditions and further impact building energy performance.
Haldi F   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy and thermal comfort management in a kindergarten school building in the South of Portugal in Winter conditions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In this work a numerical model, which simulates the buildings thermal response and evaluates the indoor environment comfort, in transient conditions, is used in the energy and thermal comfort management in a kindergarten school building in the South of ...
Conceição, E. Z. E.   +2 more
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on guest comfort and satisfaction with indoor environmental quality in former GBI-certified green hotels: a study case from Malaysia

open access: yesFrontiers in Built Environment
This study examines the impact of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) on guest comfort and satisfaction in former Green Building Index (GBI)-certified green hotels in Malaysia’s historic cities, including Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, and Penang. With many hotels
Hayder Saadoon Abdulaali   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transfer Learning for Thermal Comfort Prediction in Multiple Cities

open access: yes, 2020
HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) system is an important part of a building, which constitutes up to 40% of building energy usage. The main purpose of HVAC, maintaining appropriate thermal comfort, is crucial for the best utilisation of ...
David, Klaus   +5 more
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