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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
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, Lukas Benecke, Chokri Cherif, Johannes Mersch   +3 more
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Surprising Water Slipping Performance on Highly Hydrophilic PEG‐Derived Monolayer‐Covered Surfaces: Preparation, Mechanism, and Application

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Highly hydrophilic surfaces (water contact angle, ≈17.7°) exhibiting surprising water slipping performance (sliding angle, ≈7.3°) are successfully prepared via simple chemisorption of polyethylene glycol (PEG) organosilane and subsequent alkali‐treatment.
Hyeonjin Kim, Kouki Akaike, Jerred Wassgren, Hiroshi Kakiuchida, Masahisa Okada, Atsushi Hozumi   +5 more
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Shaping Matter with Acoustic Waves: From Particles to Functional Structures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Acoustic‐directed assembly is reviewed as a materials‐oriented strategy for organizing particles, polymers, metals, and biological systems into functional structures. The review distinguishes reversible manipulation from permanent structure formation through medium fixation, particle fixation, and in situ material generation, highlighting routes toward
Avraham Kenigsberg, Shelly Zlotnikov, Maya Fiorentino, Yuval Elias, Ornit Nagler‐Avramovitz, Hagay Shpaisman   +5 more
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Polymer‐Redox Interactions Enhance Ferro/Ferricyanide Thermogalvanic Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polyelectrolyte could modify the hydration structure of the redox couple in solution and improve the output performance of thermogalvanic cells, providing new fundamental insight into how electrostatic interactions can be exploited to tailor thermoelectric properties.
Pedro Santos Candiotto de Oliveira, Ziyauddin Khan, Swathi Suneesh, Sarbani Ghosh, Zia Ullah Khan, Reverant Crispin, Dan Zhao   +6 more
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Low‐Fraction Irregular Inclusions Trigger Large Compression Stiffening in Biopolymer Hydrogels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Irregular inclusions at low filler fractions trigger large compression stiffening in biopolymer hydrogels. By promoting contact‐network formation under compression, these inclusions induce non‐affine rearrangements, stretch surrounding fibers, and provide parallel load‐bearing pathways.
Xuechen Shi, Jordan L. Shivers, Fred C. MacKintosh, Paul A. Janmey   +3 more
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Bioinspired Hierarchically Interconnected Supermacroporous Hydrogels via Dual‐Templating for Rapid Atmospheric Water Harvesting

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by lung alveolar architecture, a dual‐templating strategy combining CO2 bubble and ice templating creates mechanically robust super‐macroporous hydrogels with highly interconnected transport pathways. The resulting material achieves 3.37× faster moisture sorption and 1.72× higher solar‐driven water release than single‐templated counterparts ...
Pan Huang, Weiyan Zhu, Yuanyuan Wang, Hanxiao Zhang, Ying Hu, Siyuan Yang, Wenshuai Yang, Hongbo Zeng   +7 more
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Electrospun Wood‐Derived Biopolymers as Electrodes in Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrospinning transforms wood‐derived cellulose and lignin into architecturally defined, binder‐free carbon electrodes with tuneable porosity and functionality. This review shows how fibre design enables decoupled charge and mass transport, enhancing performance across battery systems, while identifying key challenges in spinnability, scalability ...
Michael W. Thielke, Hattie R. Chisnall, Jesus Vazquez Chavez, Ana B. Jorge Sobrido   +3 more
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Three‐Dimensional Biomimetic Aerogel Conduits with Electro‐Ionic‐Immune Coupling Reverse the Pathological Cascade of Spinal Cord Injury

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A biomimetic aerogel conduit was engineered from a nanofiber of gelatin/poly(l‐lactic acid) doped with polypyrrole nanoparticles, integrated with tannic acid and Mg2+. This “electro‐ionic‐immune” strategy mimicked spinal cord properties, reduced calcium overload, inflammation, oxidative damage, promoted neural stem cell differentiation, suppressed ...
Qingxiang Liu, Xin Yu, Jingtong Li, Chunyang Zheng, Yukang Zhang, Mingyu Jia, Tan Tian, Weiwei Zheng, Pinghui Zhou, Yingji Mao   +9 more
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3D‐Printable, Biodegradable, and Conductive/Piezoionic Hydrogel ‘E‐Skin’ With Robust Antibacterial Properties for Wound Healing and Wireless Human‐Machine Interface Sensing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A multifunctional MXene‐integrated GelMA/alginate hydrogel reinforced with TEMPO‐modified nanocellulose is engineered via dynamic covalent, ionic, and hydrogen bonding. The resulting piezoelectric, adhesive, antimicrobial, and 3D‐printable patch enables motion sensing and accelerates wound healing by promoting keratinocyte migration and collagen ...
Myoungjoon Jeon, Sayan Deb Dutta, Md. Moniruzzaman, Jeong Man An, Youjin Seol, Gyuhan Son, Sung Ha Jo, Hyun Chang Jung, Beom‐Soo Shin, Jongsung Kim, Yong‐kyu Lee, Ki‐Taek Lim   +11 more
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Coagulative Granular Hydrogels with an Enzyme Catalyzed Fibrin Network for Endogenous Tissue Regeneration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Coagulative granular hydrogels are composed of packed thrombin‐functionalized microgels that catalyze the conversion of fibrinogen into a secondary fibrin network, filling the interstitial voids. This bio‐inspired approach stabilizes the biomaterial to match the robustness of bulk hydrogels without compromising injectability, mimicking the initial ...
Zhipeng Deng, Camila B. Tovani, Simona Bianco, Gianni Comandini, Aya Elghajiji, Mina Aleemardani, Roxana Moscalu, Jeremie Zappia, Bianca Fernandes, Olivia Annett, Chrissy L. Hammond, Jason Wong, Dave J. Adams, Fabrizio Scarpa, Michael R. Whitehouse, Annela M. Seddon, James P. K. Armstrong   +16 more
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