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Suspended-Core Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibers and Potential Applications in Sensing

Sensors, 2019
The study of the fabrication, material selection, and properties of microstructured polymer optical fibers (MPOFs) has long attracted great interest. This ever-increasing interest is due to their wide range of applications, mainly in sensing, including ...
Wanvisa Talataisong, Rand Ismaeel, Martynas Beresna, Gilberto Brambilla   +3 more
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Nonlinear femtosecond pulse propagation in an all-solid photonic bandgap fiber [PDF]

, 2009
Nonlinear femtosecond pulse propagation in an all-solid photonic bandgap fiber is experimentally and numerically investigated. Guiding light in such fiber occurs via two mechanisms: photonic bandgap in the central silica core or total internal reflection
B., Kibler, C., Finot, J., Fatome, J., Wojcik, M., Szpulak, T., Martynkien, W., Urbanczyk, Wabnitz, Stefan   +7 more
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Actuating and Sensing Composites of Liquid Crystal Elastomers and Poly(ionic liquid)s

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ionic conductive, mechanically tough, flexible, and stretchable filaments of a composite material comprising a liquid crystal elastomer and a poly(ionic liquid) are produced through 3D printing, which exhibit large actuation strain under stimulation and electrical resistance variation in response to deformation or environmental condition changes. Their
Zeping Liu, Xiaofeng Zheng, Shaoxia Zhang, Long Xu, Meng Liu, Jeremy Baribeault St‐Germain, Yue Zhao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Clinic to Computation: Multiscale Bioengineering Strategies for Durable Biological Aortic Valve Replacements

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioprosthetic aortic valves have revolutionized the treatment of aortic stenosis, but their durability is limited by structural valve deterioration (SVD). This review focuses on the pericardial tissue at the heart of these valves, examining how its mechanical properties and calcification drive fatigue and failure.
Gabriele Greco, Pierfrancesco Gaziano, Serena Anglese, Simone Morganti, Carlo de Vincentiis, Ferdinando Auricchio, Michele Marino, Michele Conti   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Role of Superhydrophobicity and Superhydrophilicity in Salt‐Spray Corrosion of Nanosecond Pulsed Laser‐Textured AA2024 Alloy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Nanosecond pulse laser texturing yields superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic AA2024 surfaces. Salt‐spray tests show that periodic superhydrophobic patterns suppress pitting, whereas superhydrophilic textures enhance it, linking laser‐induced morphology, wettability, and oxide chemistry to corrosion resistance.
Lis Geraldine Zschach, Robert Baumann, Eric Pohl, Angelika Wrzesińska‐Lashkova, Marcelo Sallese, Ignacio Tabares, Herman Heffner, Yana Vaynzof, Andrés Fabián Lasagni   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fabrication of Pyridinic Nitrogen‐Functionalized Carbon Cloth for High‐Performance Iron‐Chromium Flow Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The carbon cloth electrode with targeted pyridinic nitrogen doping, achieved via urea pyrolysis, effectively modulates the adsorption of Cr(II) species and enhances electron transfer, leading to significantly improved kinetics of the Cr(II)/Cr(III) reaction. The material demonstrates a high discharge capacity of 689.3 mAh and an energy efficiency of 72.
Jinfeng Yi, Senwei Zeng, Runfa Zhao, Guangfu Wu, Zhi Liu, Tianhang Zhou, Chunming Xu, Jia Guo, Quan Xu, Yingchun Niu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wavelength dependent transmission in multimode graded-index microstructured polymer optical fibers

Frontiers in Physics
Up to now, there have been no commercial simulation tools accessible for researching the transmission properties of multimode microstructured optical fibers (MOFs). In order to avoid this problem, this study uses the time-independent power flow equation (
Ana Simović, Svetislav Savović, Svetislav Savović, Zhuo Wang, Branko Drljača, Milan S. Kovačević, Ljubica Kuzmanović, Alexandar Djordjevich, Konstantinos Aidinis, Konstantinos Aidinis, Chen Chen   +10 more
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Soft-glass imaging microstructured optical fibers

Optics Express, 2018
We demonstrate the fabrication of multi-core (imaging) microstructured optical fiber via soft-glass preform extrusion through a 3D printed titanium die. The combination of extrusion through 3D printed dies and structured element (capillary) stacking allows for unprecedented control of the optical fiber geometry.
Stephen C. Warren-Smith, Alastair Dowler, Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Regulated Ion‐Diffusion Hydrogels for Subtle and Multimodal Temperature‐Strain Sensing in Wound Monitoring

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A soft, dual‐channel hydrogel patch enables simultaneous detection of wound temperature and strain by integrating ion‐diffusion‐mediated thermoelectric and resistive sensing. The conformal design maintains stable performance during motion, capturing subtle inflammatory and mechanical changes for continuous wound monitoring.
Yu Fang, Xinglong Pan, Zhiwei Li, Wanheng Lu, Chang Liu, Yi Zhou, Guo Tian, Ghim Wei Ho   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

High Refractive Index Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on a Silver Wire Filled Hollow Fiber

IEEE Photonics Journal, 2016
A surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor based on a hollow fiber (HF) is proposed to realize high analyte refractive index (RI) detection. The hole in the HF as a microfluidic channel for the analyte is filled with a silver wire to replace the metal ...
Nannan Luan, Jianquan Yao
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