Reversible Self-Actuated Thermo-Responsive Pore Membrane. [PDF]
, 2016 Smart membranes, which can selectively control the transfer of light, air, humidity and temperature, are important to achieve indoor climate regulation. Even though reversible self-actuation of smart membranes is desirable in large-scale, reversible self-
Gutierrez, Maria Paz +2 more
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Predicting photoactivity in dithienylethene crystalline solids
IUCrJ, 2023 This commentary discusses the design of stimuli-responsive materials, specifically, light-responsive dithienylethene-based compounds. Recent progress in predicting photoactivity using a combination of theory and crystal structure landscape experiments is
Kristin M. Hutchins
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Schizophrenic molecules and materials with multiple personalities - how materials science could revolutionise how we do chemical sensing [PDF]
, 2009 Molecular photoswitches like spiropyrans derivatives offer exciting possibilities for the development of analytical platforms incorporating photo-responsive materials for functions such as light-activated guest uptake and release and optical reporting on
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Digital lace:a collision of responsive technologies [PDF]
, 2014 Designing with properties such as colour-change and light using electronics and digital control brings new challenges within art and design, and a range of new possibilities for aesthetics, tactility and functionality.
Robertson, Sara, Taylor, Sarah
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Towards a new class of stimuli-responsive polymer-based materials – Recent advances and challenges
Applied Surface Science Advances, 2021 The rapidly-growing field of polymer stimuli-responsive materials (smart materials) resulted in many advances in designing and developing multi-functional systems, novel architectures, and new synthetic routes for many different applications.
Anna Bratek-Skicki
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Light‐Responsive Inorganic Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications
Advanced Science, 2020 Light‐responsive inorganic biomaterials are an emerging class of materials used for developing noninvasive, noncontact, precise, and controllable medical devices in a wide range of biomedical applications, including photothermal therapy, photodynamic ...
Hung Pang Lee, Akhilesh K. Gaharwar
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Photo-responsive polymeric structures based on spiropyran [PDF]
, 2012 Spiropyrans are one of the most popular classes of photochromic compounds that change their optical and structural properties in response to external inputs such as light, protons and metal ions, making them ideal molecules for the fabrication of ...
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Statistical Modeling of Photo-Bending Actuation of Hybrid Silicones Mixed with Azobenzene Powder
Actuators, 2019 Mechanically responsive materials are promising as next-generation actuators for soft robotics, but have scarce reports on the statistical modeling of the actuation behavior.
Takuya Taniguchi +4 more
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Photo-actuated ionogel microvalves for real-time water quality analysis in a micro-fluidic device [PDF]
, 2012 In the recent years, advances in micro-fluidic techniques for environmental applications have brought wide opportunities for improving of the capacity to monitor water quality. However, the development of fully integrated micro-fluidic devices capable of
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Light Responsive Polymer Membranes: A Review
Membranes, 2012 In recent years, stimuli responsive materials have gained significant attention in membrane separation processes due to their ability to change specific properties in response to small external stimuli, such as light, pH, temperature, ionic strength ...
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