SmartBot, EarlyView.Ionogels dynamically and functionally couple ionic liquids with polymer networks, enabling multiscale programmable deformation and motion under electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, humidity, and chemical stimuli. This article systematically elucidates the constituent components, structural design, and multiscale actuation mechanisms of ionogel ...
Dezhou Cao +5 more
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Exploiting Device Deformability for Fluid and Particle Manipulation
Small, EarlyView.Deformable devices enable fluid and particle manipulation modes that are inaccessible to rigid platforms. This review examines soft materials and architectures that translate controlled deformation into microscale fluid operations such as pumping, valving, mixing, and particle handling.
Zhiyang Hong +4 more
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Numerical investigation of heterogeneous soft particle pairs in inertial microfluidics.
Soft MatterOwen B, Thota K, Krüger T.
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New insights into the physics of inertial microfluidics in curved microchannels. II. Adding an additive rule to understand complex cross-sections. [PDF]
Biomicrofluidics, 2019 Rafeie M +5 more
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Macroscopic Convective Fluid Flows Arising From Binding of Ions and Small Molecules to Proteins
Small, EarlyView.The interaction of ions or small molecules with proteins causes convective flows due to the displacement of water from the hydration shell. As shown, the replacement of the nickel ion removed from urease by EDTA pre‐treatment results in binding‐induced convective fluid flow.
Shanid Babu Shrestha +4 more
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Decoding α‐MoC1−x Nanoparticle Formation in Continuous Flow via Machine Learning
Small, EarlyView.Formation pathway of α‐MoC1−x nanoparticles synthesized from oleylamine‐Mo(CO)6 precursor under mild continuous‐flow conditions was investigated. By combining in‐line spectroscopic monitoring with a machine learning (ML) framework capable of deconvoluting complex, overlapping spectral features, we reveal mechanistic details of early‐transition‐metal ...
Bin Pan +7 more
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Printing to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance Through Nano/Microstructured Platforms
The Chemical Record, EarlyView.Additive manufacturing enables the rational design of structured antimicrobial platforms across multiple length scales, from nanofibrous scaffolds and droplet microreactors to 3D and 4D printed constructs. By engineering confinement, interfacial chemistry, and stimuli‐responsive release, these systems exert localized action through complementary ...
Giorgia Puleo +11 more
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Peptide‐directed nanovehicles enabling tumor‐selective ROS amplification and antitumor immunity
VIEW, EarlyView.Cancer cells are vulnerable to oxidative stress, yet exploit immune tolerance to escape destruction. In contrast, their metabolic profile is markedly altered to support rapid proliferation, accompanied by elevated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS).
Manuela Calin +3 more
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Single‐Cell CRISPR: An Efficient Strategy for Decoding Plant Cis‐Regulatory Complexity
Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The generation of complex traits involves the coordinated interplay of multiple gene networks. Elucidating the function of transcriptional cis‐regulatory elements (CREs) in regulating gene expression is crucial for understanding complex regulatory pathways and improving our ability to modify macro‐phenotypes.
Yuanhang Zhang +5 more
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Engineered surface strategies to manage dental implant‐related infections
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.Abstract When exposed to the oral environment, dental implants, like natural surfaces, become substrates for microbial adhesion and accumulation, often leading to implant‐related infections—one of the main causes of implant failure. These failures impose significant costs on patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems.
João Gabriel S. Souza +7 more
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