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Ionogel Actuators: A Review

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, Dongqing He, Yuanxiang Zhao, Dongdong Jin, Jiaheng Zhang, Wei Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Activatable smart contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging

Smart Molecules, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in smart activatable photoacoustic imaging (PAI) contrast agents, which dynamically modulate their optical properties in response to external stimuli or microenvironmental cues. It discusses their molecular design, activation mechanisms, biomedical applications, and future prospects for clinically tailored use ...
Donghyeon Oh, Jihye Lee, Suyoung Park, Juyoung Yoon, Won Jong Kim, Chulhong Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conjugating binary systems for spacecraft thermal control [PDF]

The materials search was directed to liquid pairs which can form hydrogen bonds of just the right strength, i.e., strong enough to give a high heat of mixing, but weak enough to enable phase change to occur.
Dean, William G., Grodzka, Philomena G., Karu, Zain S., Sisk, Lori A.   +3 more
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Micropatterned Surfaces with Unidirectional Wetting Properties for Liquid Transport

Small Structures, EarlyView.
Micropatterned surfaces that guide droplets in a single direction are gaining attention for their role in liquid transport. This review explores how surface designs enable such behavior, from gravity‐driven flow to stimulus‐responsive movement. It also discusses fabrication techniques, design challenges, and emerging strategies to advance directional ...
Elham Lori Zoudani, Prabuddha De Saram, Stefanie Feih, Hoang Huy Vu, Nam‐Trung Nguyen, Navid Kashaninejad   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dual‐Laser Optical Tweezers for Photothermal Analysis of Hybrid Microgels

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 7, 3 February 2026.
Dual‐laser optical tweezers unlock real‐time, single‐particle resolution of light‐driven actuation. Direct visualization and precise quantification of size changes under varying laser intensity provide new insights, overcoming limitations of conventional microscale actuator analysis.
Se‐Hyeong Jung, Chi Zhang, Nick Stauffer, Frank Scheffold, Lucio Isa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implantable Drug Delivery Systems for Skeletal Muscles and Eyes

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, Volume 6, Issue 2, February 2026.
This review highlights the different types of recent implantable drug delivery systems (IDDS) fabricated for a use with skeletal muscles, and with eyes. It presents the developments already made and the current research directions, showing the evolution of IDDS and their great diversity.
Serge Ostrovidov, Murugan Ramalingam, Hongkai Wu, Toshinori Fujie, Yukinari Nakamura, Takeshi Hori, Yuji Nashimoto, Xuetao Shi, Hirokazu Kaji   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermal Warning and Shut‐down of Lithium Metal Batteries Based on Thermoresponsive Electrolytes

Advanced Science
The thermal runaway issue represents a long‐standing obstacle that retards large‐scale applications of lithium metal batteries. Various approaches to inhibit thermal runaway suffer from some intrinsic drawbacks, either being irreversible or delayed ...
Yueyang Lan, Liujie Xiang, Junyu Zhou, Sheng Jiang, Yifan Ge, Caihong Wang, Shuai Tan, Yong Wu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surface‐Coated Inorganic Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery: Chemical Design, Biomedical Applications, and Mechanistic Insights

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, Volume 6, Issue 2, February 2026.
This review explores how surface‐coated inorganic nanomaterials are chemically engineered for advanced drug delivery. It highlights design principles, coating strategies, and biomedical applications, emphasizing how surface chemistry governs biocompatibility, targeting, and controlled release.
Hossein Daneshgar, Sepideh Ahmadi, Nikzad Abbariki, Navid Rabiee, Sidi A. Bencherif   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Paper] Optical Properties of a Thermo-responsive Smart Window utilizing Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) Aqueous Solution that Exhibits a Lower Critical Solution Temperature (LCST)-type Phase Separation

ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications, 2022
Kazuya Goda, Himeka Nomoto
openaire   +1 more source

Programmable Photothermal Hydrogel Actuators Enabled by Adhesion

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Volume 227, Issue 3, 16 February 2026.
We report a one‐step strategy for constructing photothermal hydrogel actuators by directly bonding conductive polymer films to thermoresponsive hydrogels through electrophoretic adhesion. This approach enables robust interfacial bonding, simplified fabrication, and precise control of bending direction and deformation modes under laser irradiation ...
Taka‐Aki Asoh, Megumi Nakamura, Tatsuki Koshikawa, Tatsuya Shoji, Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Yutaro Arai, Yasuo Kogo, Yasuyuki Tsuboi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source