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Can Elastomers Combine Stiffness, Toughness and Fatigue Resistance?

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review studies how the molecular and macroscopic architecture of elastomers influence their mechanical properties including: stiffness, stretchability, toughness, fatigue resistance, and damping behavior. By linking the structure to performance, it proposes design principles for advanced elastomeric systems that combine mechanical properties ...
Eva Baur, Esther Amstad
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Spatial Control of Light‐Responsive Proteins and Optogenetics Within Hydrogels via Volumetric Bioprinting

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Spatiotemporal control over cell behavior within bioprinted constructs remains a key challenge in biofabrication. Volumetric bioprinting using multi‐wavelength light sources permits to activate light‐sensitive intracellular proteins as well as optogenetic gene and protein expression circuits in bioprinted cells, in addition to enabling fast printing of
Davide Ribezzi, Pere Català, Gabriel Größbacher, Paulina Nuñez Bernal, Olaf Nijssen, Sammy Florczak, Wilco Nijenhuis, Nuria Crusellas‐Villorbina, Bram Nijhoff, Paul Delrot, Jos Malda, Andreas Hierholzer, Martin Fussenegger, Lukas C. Kapitein, Riccardo Levato   +14 more
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Nano- and microgels: a review for educators

Chemistry Teacher International, 2021
Nano- and microgels are promising soft polymer materials for different application fields: stabilizers, sensors, catalysts, selective sorbents, drug delivery carriers etc. They are composed of cross-linked polymer chains swollen with a solvent.
Zhilin Denis M., Pich Andrij
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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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Formation of alginate/ Alyssum homolocarpum seed gum (AHSG) microgels through electrospraying technique to encapsulate and release curcumin

Food Hydrocolloids for Health
This study aimed to produce microgels by electrospraying of alginate/AHSG (Alyssum homolocarpum seed gum) dispersions at different mixing ratios (1:0, 3:1, 1:1) for encapsulation of curcumin.
Seyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi, Arash Koocheki, Behrouz Ghorani, Mohebbat Mohebbi   +3 more
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Extrusion Bioprinting for Wound Healing: Innovations in Functionalized Bioinks and Bioprinting Technology

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Extrusion‐based bioprinting (EBB) has emerged as a versatile biofabrication platform capable of precisely depositing bioinks composed of biomaterials, cells, and bioactive agents to generate patient‐specific, biomimetic skin constructs. This paper presents a state‐of‐the‐art and forward‐looking overview of EBB for wound healing, encompassing printing ...
Hien‐Phuong Le, Anh Tuan Trong Tran, Ammara Waheed, Tran Thanh Tung, Dusan Losic   +4 more
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On‐Demand Deconstructable Thermosets Through Cleavable Comonomer and Thermolatent Base Synergy

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Thermosets, valued for their chemical and mechanical properties, resist recycling due to their cross‐linked structure. Weak bonds via comonomers enable degradability, but diffusion limits effectiveness. We incorporate thermolatent bases before polymerization (thermal or 3D‐VAT printing).
Sophia Kouider, Loic Buchon, Luna Choulot, Paul Greuet, Julie Bratasanu, Patrick Désirée, Jessica Mauriello, Elsa Maarek, Jean‐Louis Clément, Laurence Charles, Emmanuelle Gastaldi, Damien Montarnal, Olivier Soppera, Didier Gigmes, Catherine Lefay, Yohann Guillaneuf   +15 more
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Guiding cell adhesion and motility by modulating cross-linking and topographic properties of microgel arrays.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Biomaterial-driven modulation of cell adhesion and migration is a challenging aspect of tissue engineering. Here, we investigated the impact of surface-bound microgel arrays with variable geometry and adjustable cross-linking properties on cell adhesion ...
Janine Riegert, Alexander Töpel, Jana Schieren, Renee Coryn, Stella Dibenedetto, Dominik Braunmiller, Kamil Zajt, Carmen Schalla, Stephan Rütten, Martin Zenke, Andrij Pich, Antonio Sechi   +11 more
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Spheroid‐On‐A‐Drop: A Modular Droplet Microfluidics Platform

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The proposed Spheroid‐on‐a‐Drop platform represents a reproducible and tunable platform for the fabrication of biocompatible GelMA‐based microgels, able to support controlled 3D tumor spheroid culture. Its precise control over droplet dynamics and cell distribution paves the way for advanced applications in tissue modeling, drug screening, and ...
A. Fergola, V. Vighetto, G. Mesiano, A. Cosola, S. L. Marasso, M. Cocuzza, C. F. Pirri, L. Napione, F. Frascella   +8 more
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GelMA Core–Shell Microgel Preparation Based on a Droplet Microfluidic Device for Three-Dimensional Tumor Ball Culture and Its Drug Testing

Molecules
Gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) microgels serve as promising bioscaffolds for tissue engineering and drug screening. However, conventional solid GelMA microgels often exhibit limited mass transfer efficiency and provide insufficient protection for embedded ...
Xindong Yang, Yi Xu, Dongchen Zhu, Xianqiang Mi   +3 more
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