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Solvent Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly of Flexible Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomers: Fabrication, Performance Tuning, and Optimization. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Zhang J, Zhang Y, Gao Z, Yang J, Wang X.
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Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 28, Issue 13, 8 July 2026.Additive manufacturing provides precise control over the placement of continuous fibres within polymer matrices, enabling customised mechanical performance in composite components. This article explores processing strategies, mechanical testing, and modelling approaches for additive manufactured continuous fibre‐reinforced composites.
Cherian Thomas, Amir Hosein Sakhaei
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Machine Learning‐Assisted Inverse Design of Soft and Multifunctional Hybrid Liquid Metal Composites
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 57, 16 July 2026.A machine learning framework is presented for inverse design of synthesizable multifunctional composites containing both liquid metal and solid inclusions. By integrating physics‐based modeling, data‐driven prediction, and Bayesian optimization, the approach enables intelligent design of experiments to identify optimal compositions and realize these ...
Lijun Zhou +5 more
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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 58, 20 July 2026.Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk +3 more
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Advanced Materials, Volume 38, Issue 42, 27 July 2026.Inspired by the octopus and the golden wheel spider, soft robots with liquid crystal elastomer arc fibers as appendages are fabricated to transcend surface constraints through an elevated center of mass and minimal contact footprints. By leveraging curvature‐encoded deformation‐recovery cycles, these robots exhibit contractile, torsional, and flexural ...
Jong Bin Kim +5 more
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Structure-Property Relationships in Auxetic Liquid Crystal Elastomers-The Effect of Spacer Length. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel)Berrow SR +3 more
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, Volume 13, Issue 13, 7 July 2026.BioEISense is a microfluidic device with integrated impedance sensors, for real‐time, label‐free monitoring of S. aureus biofilms. In this study, the biofilm culture conditions were optimized to support sensitive and reproducible detection of biofilm formation and eradication under dynamic flow‐through conditions. The system was also validated for both
Jéssica Amorim +6 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 13, 8 July 2026.This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane +4 more
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Performance of Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Ionic Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Solid Electrolytes. [PDF]
ACS Appl Mater InterfacesAlyami A +4 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 13, 8 July 2026.Transducers convert physical signals into electrical and optical representations, yet each mechanism is bounded by intrinsic trade‐offs across bandwidth, sensitivity, speed, and energy. This review maps transduction mechanisms across physical scale and frequency, showing how heterogeneous integration and multiphysics co‐design transform isolated ...
Aolei Xu +8 more
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