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Multifunctional Catechol‐Functionalized Cellulose Hydrogels for the Minimally Invasive Treatment of Acute Optic Nerve Injuries

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Catechol‐functionalized cellulose hydrogels are developed as injectable, bioadhesive platforms for retinal neuroprotection. The hydrogels exhibit tunable rheological and mechanical properties, strong tissue adhesion, and sustained antioxidative activity.
Kai‐Hsiang Chang, Yi‐Ke Lin, Wei‐Li Chen, Ta‐Ching Chen, Jiashing Yu   +4 more
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Boosting lubrication and wear resistance by alkyl chain-dominated network design for balanced confinement effect in supramolecular gels

Nano Research
Supramolecular gelators can confine lubricating oils into gels and anchor them to the substrates, reducing friction and wear in mechanical engineering. However, excessive gel network confinement traps lubricants within gel clusters, hindering lubricant ...
Changmin Qi, Ao Xie, Yunlei Zhang, Hao-Zhe Xu, Muqiu Wu, Jie Tang, Luyao Bao, Yanyan Bai, Xin-Gang Wang, Meirong Cai, Feng Zhou   +10 more
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Tough, Ductile, and Strong Hard‐Soft Cementitious Composite Enabled by Multi‐Material Additive Manufacturing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Drawing inspiration from the layered hard‐soft architecture found in sea sponges, this work establishes a new framework for architected cementitious composites (ACC) through multi‐material additive manufacturing (MMAM) process. The integration of mortar and elastomer phases into layered architectures enables synergistic toughening mechanisms, including
Aimane Najmeddine, Shashank Gupta, William Makinen, Zayvinn Lin, Krystal Delnoce, Reza Moini   +5 more
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Topology and Material Optimization in Ultra‐Soft Magneto‐Active Structures: Making Advantage of Residual Anisotropies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Residual magnetization induces pronounced mechanical anisotropy in ultra‐soft magnetorheological elastomers, shaping deformation and actuation even without external magnetic fields. This study introduces a computational‐experimental framework integrating magneto‐mechanical coupling into topology optimization for designing soft magnetic actuators with ...
Carlos Perez‐Garcia, Rogelio Ortigosa, Jesús Martínez‐Frutos, Daniel Garcia‐Gonzalez   +3 more
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Recent Advances in Ferrite‐Based Materials for Biomedical Applications: A Comprehensive Review

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Ferrite nanoplatforms are presented as tunable biomedical materials in which synthesis control, cation engineering, defect/morphology regulation, and surface functionalization govern structure–property–bioactivity relationships. These design strategies enable multifunctional applications including MRI contrast, magnetic hyperthermia, targeted drug ...
Pramod D. Mhase, Varsha C. Pujari, Akash V. Fulari, Sunil M. Patange, Sean Li, Danyang Wang, Sagar E. Shirsath   +6 more
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Highly Dispersed Ag₂S Nanoparticles: In Situ Synthesis, Size Control, and Modification to Mechanical and Tribological Properties towards Nanocomposite Coatings

Nanomaterials, 2019
A facile in situ synthesis approach and a size control strategy were established to obtain Ag2S nanoparticles in polyimide (PI) composite coatings. Such Ag2S nanoparticles in the composite coatings were characterized, and the effects of the as-obtained ...
Yanjun Ma, Zhicheng Zhao, Yanbo Xian, Hongqi Wan, Yinping Ye, Lei Chen, Huidi Zhou, Jianmin Chen   +7 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Surfaces for Intelligent Liquid Manipulation: Progressing From Passive and Active to Hybrid Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines passive, active, and hybrid liquid manipulation strategies, highlighting hybrid approaches as an emerging route to reconcile energy efficiency with adaptive control. By actively reconstructing passive surfaces to store programmable interfacial energy, hybrid systems enable flexible yet low‐power liquid transport, with perspectives ...
Jiaqi Miao, Yiyuan Zhang, Liqiu Wang, Alan C. H. Tsang   +3 more
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Polymeric Sorbents as Energy‐Efficient Alternative to Cryogenic Distillation for Light Hydrocarbon Purification

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The transition from cryogenic distillation to polymeric sorbents for light hydrocarbon purification is crucial for energy and environmental sustainability. The polymeric sorbents are engineered to separate gas mixtures based on their specific properties.
Kelechi Festus, Ankit Mondal, Suman Mandal, Jazmine Aiya D. Marquez, Arnab Ghosh, Aishi Sikdar, Urme Podder, Ahana Sarkar, Qingsheng Wang, Hong‐Cai Zhou   +9 more
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Surface‐Anchored Microgel‐Based Films as Anti‐Icing Coatings

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
The microgel‐based anti‐icing coatings presented in this work reduce ice adhesion by up to 90% on various substrates. This effect can be attributed to the incorporated functional cationic moieties binding a lubricating layer of quasi‐liquid interfacial water.
Inga Litzen, Jacek J. Walkowiak, Steven Zimmer, Meike Emondts, Rostislav Vinokur, Isabel K. Sommerfeld, Philippe Schumacher, Henk Schönheit, Dan E. Demco, Andrij Pich   +9 more
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Near-zero-wear with super-hard WB4 and a self-repairing tribo-chemical layer

Communications Materials
Achieving near-zero-wear remains a major challenge in mechanical engineering and material science. Current ultra-low wear materials are typically developed based on the self-consumption strategy.
Guixin Hou, Shengyu Zhu, Hui Tan, Wenyuan Chen, Jiao Chen, Qichun Sun, Juanjuan Chen, Jun Cheng, Peixuan Li, William Yi Wang, Jun Yang, Weimin Liu   +11 more
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