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Ice Lithography: Recent Progress Opens a New Frontier of Opportunities

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review focuses on recent advancements in ice lithography, including breakthroughs in compatible precursors and substrates, processes and applications, hardware, and digital methods. Moreover, it offers a roadmap to uncover innovation opportunities for ice lithography in fields such as biological, nanoengineering and microsystems, biophysics and ...
Bingdong Chang, Gwendoline A. E. Anand, Rubaiyet Haque, Dylan A. Chiaro, Mona Sharma, Andrew R. Williams, Frank Niklaus, Daryl W. Yee, Gavin M. King, Anpan Han   +9 more
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Robust pH Sensing Using a Graphene Oxide and Covalent Organic Frameworks Composite for Gastro‐esophageal Reflux Disease Diagnosis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A stable composite pH sensor is developed by coating graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets with covalent organic frameworks (COFs) to improve stability and sensitivity in acidic environments. The GO/COFs sensor demonstrates high selectivity, linearity, and biocompatibility, offering a promising strategy for continuous pH monitoring in gastro‐esophageal reflux
Ahmed H. M. Salem, Jianhui Zhang, Ashley Lam, Haowei Wang, Umber Cheema, Laurence B. Lovat, Manish K. Tiwari   +6 more
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Técnica e compreensão do uso dos dispositivos inalatórios em pacientes com asma ou DPOC Knowledge of and technique for using inhalation devices among asthma patients and COPD patients

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2009
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a compreensão e a técnica de uso dos dispositivos inalatórios prescritos de pacientes com asma ou DPOC atendidos em um hospital-escola terciário. MÉTODOS: Os pacientes foram avaliados na sala de pós-consulta sem que o médico soubesse do
Maria Luiza de Moraes Souza, Andrea Cristina Meneghini, Érica Ferraz, Elcio Oliveira Vianna, Marcos Carvalho Borges   +4 more
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Thermally Actuated Soft Robotics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review focuses on the recent development of thermally actuated soft robotics, highlighting the four major heating mechanisms, as well as structural designs, thermal management, material innovations, and emerging applications. A summary and outlook section present the current challenges of thermally actuated soft robots and the future directions to
Shuang Wu, Seol‐Yee (Jennifer) Lee, Yong Zhu   +2 more
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Molecular Nanosolids Generation by Vapor Jet Desublimation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A single‐step, solvent‐free approach to fabricate nanoparticles of small organic molecules is demonstrated, using a nitrogen‐propelled vapor jet, enabling tunable particle morphology and crystallinity. Pharmaceutical, flavoring, dyeing and electronics‐relevant molecules are used, demonstrating process generalizability.
Chao Huang, Eva Katharine Pontrelli, Jae Wan Lee, Binyu Wang, Ganlin Chen, Tatiane Cogo Machado, Hemanth Maddali, Benjamin De Chazal, Anish Tuteja, Ronald G. Larson, Naír Rodríguez‐Hornedo, Max Shtein   +11 more
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UV Photosensitive PMMA‐Based Nanocomposites Micropatterned by Laser for Product Traceability and Anticounterfeiting Applications

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
We introduce an anti‐counterfeiting solution using photoluminescent nanoparticles in PMMA polymer matrices. Through UV‐activated polymerization without photoinitiators, achieved via solvent modification, secure micromarkers are created within seconds using industrial laser systems.
Aïssatou Coumba Sow, Etienne Palleau, Isabelle Fabre‐Francke, Laurence Ressier   +3 more
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Evaluation the Rate of Correct Use of a Metered Dose Inhaler in Patients with Obstructive Lung Diseases in Ekbatan Hospital of Hamadan

پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2002
The aim of this study was to determine the rate of correct use of    Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) in patients with obstructive  lung disease    receiving hospital visits by internist, who checked their inhaler technique .
Ebrahim Nadi, Fatemeh Zeraati, Ali Beigmoradi   +2 more
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3D Printing of Highly Electrically Conductive Zinc for Sustainable Electronics Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 10, Issue 6, March 18, 2025.
A 3D printable zinc ink system with active zinc particles in a shellac matrix is demonstrated. The results show high conductivity, stable performance of printed structures under varying humidity conditions, and promising application in disposable water‐activated batteries. This technology combining digital material assembly, reliable operation, and non‐
Xavier Aeby, Xiaomei Yan, Timon Huber, Aaron Schneider, Gilberto Siqueira, Gustav Nyström   +5 more
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A pragmatic behavior-based habit index for adherence to nebulized treatments among adults with cystic fibrosis

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2019
Zhe Hui Hoo,1,2 Martin J Wildman,1,2 Michael J Campbell,1 Stephen J Walters,1 Benjamin Gardner3 1School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; 2Sheffield Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Northern General Hospital ...
Hoo ZH, Wildman MJ, Campbell MJ, Walters SJ, Gardner B   +4 more
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Additive Manufacturing of Negative Thermal Expansion Metamaterials Using Steels

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Architected lattices with tunable negative thermal expansion are fabricated from common steels using laser powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing. Optimized multimaterial interfaces and geometry‐driven design produce robust, defect‐minimized structures that remain dimensionally stable up to 300 °C, enabling scalable solutions for thermal ...
Devashish Dubey, Eskandar Fereiduni, Mohamed A. Elbestawi, Mehedi H. Mahfuz, Ryan B. Berke   +4 more
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