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Fast Inscription of Long Period Gratings in Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibers [PDF]

IEEE Sensors Journal, 2018
This work was supported in part by the Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia/MEC through national funds, in part by FEDER-PT2020 partnership agreement under the Projects UID/EEA/50008/2013, in part by the Research Excellence Award Programme GVA PROMETEO 2017/103 Future Microwave Photonic Technologies and Applications and Fundamental Research Funds for ...
Rui Min, Carlos Marques, Kristian Nielsen, Ole Bang, Beatriz Ortega   +4 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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From Geometry to Function: Programmable Mechanical Response in 3D‐Printed Adipose‐Inspired Soft Metamaterials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Geometry‐driven design of soft cellular metamaterials is systematically investigated by combining experiments, finite element modeling, and statistical prediction. The study quantifies how unit cell geometry and material properties govern stiffness, instability, densification, and energy absorption.
Alice Berardo, Gianmarco Dolino, Damiano Coato, Paolo Gargiulo, Emanuele Luigi Carniel   +4 more
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High‐Performance n‐Type Organic Thermoelectrics Enabled by Control Over Microstructure, Orientation and Contact Plane in Naphthalenediimide‐Bithiazole‐Copolymer Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Effective control over the crystalline contact plane and microstructure of a naphthalenediimide‐bithiazole copolymer enables high‐performance n‐type thermoelectrics. While rubbing alignment induces a detrimental edge‐on orientation, subsequent solvent vapor‐induced re‐orientation facilitates a favorable mixed face‐on/edge‐on morphology.
Suhao Wang, Said Oummouch, Huan Wei, Karl Thorley, Adam Marks, Arianna Magni, Xiuming Sun, Alessandra Pistillo, Bruno Schmaltz, Olivier Bardagot, Sabine Ludwigs, Alberto Salleo, Yuanyuan Hu, Martin Brinkmann   +13 more
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Structural Power Composites Based on High Mass Loading Zn‐Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors with Metal Mesh Current Collectors and Aramid Nanofiber/Glass Fiber Composite Electrolytes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A multifunctional structural power composite is developed by integrating high‐mass‐loading Zn‐ion hybrid supercapacitors with metal mesh current collectors and aramid nanofiber‐based composite electrolytes, enabling simultaneous load‐bearing capability and enhanced areal energy storage.
Yuseung Choi, Gilyong Shin, Hoyeon Lee, Eun Jae Nam, Byeong Jun So, Sungryul Yun, Fu‐Kuo Chang, Jei Gyeong Jeon, Tae June Kang   +8 more
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Technology of high birefringent microstructured polymer optical fibers

Photonics Letters of Poland, 2010
Commercially available silica glass microstructured optical fibers with birefringence caused by filling factor asymmetry may be used in optical fiber sensors. Nevertheless, their compatibility with soft polymers is rather poor. Better fitting needs to be obtained between optical fibers and materials with smaller Young modulus.
Wójcik, J., Paweł Mergo, Klimek, J., Grzegorz Michał Wójcik, Skorupski, K., Pedzisz, J., Jarosław Roman Kopeć   +6 more
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Polymer Substrates for Flexible Sensors: Advances and Contributions to Smart Agriculture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in polymer‐based flexible sensors for smart agriculture, focusing on polymer substrate design, interface engineering, and applications in soil, plant, animal, aquaculture, and post‐harvest monitoring.
Yihui Li, Zhangzheng Xiao, Zheng Yan, Adnan Raza Altaf, Qun Song, Dingding Yao, Afshan Sohail, Yixin Wang, Wenxiu Ma, Shanjun Li, Yaohui Chen, Peiwen Liu, Kai Zhang   +12 more
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Multifunctional Solid Polymer Electrolyte Films Integrating Intrinsic Self‐Healing and Dual Photo‐/pH‐Responsive Ionic Sensing for Intelligent Flexible Electronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Multifunctional solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) films integrating intrinsic self‐healing, mechanical stretchability, and dual photo‐ and pH‐responsive ionic conductivity are developed. Constructed from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and hydrogen‐bonded poly(thiourea triethylene glycol) (PTUEG3), these films form a dynamic supramolecular network ...
Mei‐Li Li, Tse‐Yu Lo, Chia‐Wei Chang, Yen‐Shen Hsu, Chen‐Yi Chien, Yu‐Yao Huang, Chia‐Ti Wu, Chun‐Chi Chang, Bo‐Chen Chen, Heng‐Hsuan Su, Chin‐Hua Liu, Che‐Ning Yeh, Jiun‐Tai Chen   +12 more
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One‐Step Curcumin‐Mediated Multiphoton Lithography for Bioactive 3D Scaffolds

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Curcumin‐mediated multiphoton lithography enables one‐step fabrication of highly architected complex gelatin methacryloyl scaffolds by exploiting curcumin as a multifunctional bioactive photoinitiator. The resulting 3D structures support mesenchymal stem cell adhesion, proliferation, and migration, while exhibiting dual antibacterial activity through ...
Myrto Charitaki, Michalis Stavrou, Chrysanthi Pinelopi Apostolidou, Elmina Kabouraki, David Gray, Anna Mitraki, Anthi Ranella, Maria Farsari   +7 more
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3D Hydrodynamic Flow Lithography

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Continuous‐ and stop‐flow lithography are widely used to fabricate multi‐dimensional microstructures whose cross‐sectional morphology is dictated by the flow profile of multiple co‐flowing streams. Here, we introduce three‐dimensional hydrodynamic flow lithography (3D HFL), a platform for programmable generation of multi‐layered flow profiles ...
Yiying Zou, Mehmet Akif Sahin, Muhammad Zia Ullah Khan, Muhammad Usman Akhtar, Daniel Stoecklein, Ghulam Destgeer   +5 more
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