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Controlled Movement of Soft Actuators using Multi‐Responsive Microgel Arrays and Microcirculatory Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Microscale hydrogels (microgels) feature improved mass transport characteristics supportive of fast actuation and chemical tunability amenable to programmed stimuli response. A unique soft actuator architecture is realized by encapsulating microgels in soft microcirculatory systems which enable the convenient delivery of liquid stimuli for powering and
Nengjian Huang, Brennan P. Watts, Stephen A. Morin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Block Copolymers: Emerging Building Blocks for Additive Manufacturing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review addresses how block copolymer (BCP) physics and rheology have led to the widespread use of BCPs in advanced additive manufacturing techniques, with particular emphasis on the untapped potential of these nanostructured materials toward achieving multi‐scale architected materials with unique, programmable material properties.
Alice S. Fergerson, Hemish B. Thakkar, Jiaen Wu, Emily C. Davidson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular dynamics simulations evidence the thermoresponsive behavior of PNIPAM and PDEA in glycerol solutions

Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 2023
Polymers exhibiting thermoresponsive behavior above a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) undergo a coil-to-globule phase transition that has many biomedical applications, including biosensing, the control of release devices, and gene or drug ...
Scott D. Hopkins, Scott D. Hopkins, Estela Blaisten-Barojas, Estela Blaisten-Barojas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioprinting Organs—Science or Fiction?—A Review From Students to Students

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Bioprinting artificial organs has the potential to revolutionize the medical field. This is a comprehensive review of the bioprinting workflow delving into the latest advancements in bioinks, materials and bioprinting techniques, exploring the critical stages of tissue maturation and functionality.
Nicoletta Murenu, Camilla Mussoni, Mateo S. Andrade Mier, Paula Buettner, Nathaly Chicaiza‐Cabezas, Yi‐Yu Robin Dai, Jessica Faber, Maren Fiedler, Zan Lamberger, Xuen Jen Ng, Vanessa Moessler, Anna Rederer, Jonas Roeder, Sabrina Stecher, Katinka Theis, Jeanette Weigelt, Silvia Budday, Gregor Lang, Natascha Schaefer   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of surfactant concentration on the responsiveness of a thermoresponsive copolymer/surfactant mixture with potential application on Smart foams formulations

, 2017
We studied a system formed by a mixture of a thermoresponsive negatively charged graft copolymer (Alg-g-PNIPAAm) with a brush-type structure, and an oppositely charged surfactant (DTAB), in bulk and at the air-solution interface. We performed experiments
Cuenca, Ezequiel, Domínguez, Claudia, Lencina, M. M. Soledad, Leyes, Marcos D. Fernández, Miconi, Eugenio Fernández, Ritacco, Hernán A.   +5 more
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Hydrogel Thermostat Inspired by Photoprotective Foliage Using Latent and Radiative Heat Control

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Guided by Populus alba foliage, this hydrogel latent‐radiative thermostat (LRT) actively balances latent and radiative heat fluxes. An LRT switches solar reflectance, maintains high mid‐IR emissivity, and reversibly evaporates/regenerates water, while titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticles toughen the film.
Se‐Yeon Heo, Hyung Rae Kim, Yoonsoo Shin, Hyun Su Lee, Hyunkyu Kwak, Do Hyeon Kim, Dong Hyun Seo, Joo Hwan Ko, Hyo Eun Jeong, Sehui Chang, Min Seok Kim, Longnan Li, Jyotirmoy Mandal, Wei Li, Dae‐Hyeong Kim, Young Min Song   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Formation of Polysulfone Hollow Fiber Membranes Using the Systems with Lower Critical Solution Temperature

Fibers, 2021
This study deals with the investigation of the phase state of the polymer systems from polysulfone (PSF) with the addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG-400, Mn = 400 g·mol−1) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP K-30, Mn = 40,000 g·mol−1) in N,N ...
Tatiana V. Plisko, Alexandr V. Bildyukevich, Liang Zhao, Weiqing Huang, Vladimir V. Volkov, Zuohua Huang   +5 more
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Microenvironment Modulation‐Based Nanomaterial‐Loaded Hydrogel Dressings for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Research Progress and Future Perspectives

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
xx xx. ABSTRACT Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a chronic complication of diabetes, primarily caused by hyperglycemia, peripheral vascular disease, and neuropathy. Characterized by persistent hyperglycemia, impaired perfusion, inflammation, and infection, DFUs pose significant challenges to healing and are associated with high morbidity and amputation ...
Tang Yuqing, Chen Hong, Fan Weijing, Huang Renyan, You Yang, Liu Guobin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tacticity-Dependent Interchain Interactions of Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) in Water: Toward the Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Thermoresponsive Microgel

Gels, 2017
The discovery that the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) in water is affected by the tacticity opens the perspective to tune the volume phase transition temperature of PNIPAM microgels by changing the ...
Gaio Paradossi, Ester Chiessi
doaj   +1 more source

A simple linear time algorithm for the locally connected spanning tree problem on maximal planar chordal graphs [PDF]

, 2019
A locally connected spanning tree (LCST) T of a graph G is a spanning tree of G such that, for each node, its neighborhood in T induces a connected sub- graph in G.
CALAMONERI, Tiziana, DELL'OREFICE, MATTEO, MONTI, Angelo   +2 more
core   +1 more source