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Advanced Micro‐OLED Integration on Thin and Flexible Polymer Neural Probes for Targeted Optogenetic Stimulation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper introduces a flexible neural probe with integrated micro‐OLEDs on a flexible substrate for the first time, featuring 8 micro‐OLEDs and recording electrodes for optogenetics. It uses advanced encapsulation and an IAI anode for durability, emitting 470 nm light for ChR2 activation, enabling high‐resolution, minimally invasive stimulation ...
Somin Lee, Mi Kyung Kim, Seonil Kwon, Jia Chee Leong, Byeongju Noh, Junhee Sim, Eun Gyo Jeong, Hyunjoo J. Lee, Kyung Cheol Choi   +8 more
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Bioorthogonal Engineering of Cellular Microenvironments Using Isonitrile Ligations

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Highly selective chemistries are required for fabrication and post‐cross–linking modification of cell‐encapsulating hydrogels used in tissue engineering applications. Isonitrile ligation reactions represent a promising class of bioorthogonal chemistries for engineering hydrogel‐based cellular microenvironments. Isonitrile‐based hydrogels are stable and
Ping Zhou, Lauren Brown, Christopher M. Madl   +2 more
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Biointerfacing with AgBiS2 Quantum Dots for Pseudocapacitive Photostimulation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
It is demonstrated that AgBiS2 quantum dots exhibit unique photoinduced pseudocapacitive charge transfer properties, enabling efficient light‐to‐electrical energy conversion. These quantum dots facilitate enhanced light absorption and transduction when integrated with ZnO nanowires, which serve as an effective charge transport medium.
Ridvan Balamur, Tarik Safa Kaya, Selin Sariyer, Hümeyra Nur Kaleli, Asim Onal, Ugur Berkay Caliskan, Murat Hasanreisoğlu, Rezan Demir‐Cakan, Sedat Nizamoglu   +8 more
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Electrical Impedance Tomography Monitoring of Salt Transportation in Cellulose Hydrogel for Solar‐Driven Evaporative Desalination via Laser Defined Wettability

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Solar‐driven evaporation is a promising solution to the global water crisis; however, it faces a significant challenge of salt accumulation during the evaporation process. This study introduces an innovative in situ electrical impedance tomography technique for real‐time monitoring of salt transportation in the evaporator.
Yang Xu, Haosong Zhong, Xupeng Lu, Miao Tang, Siyu Chen, Cuiyun Yang, Yi Chen, Minseong Kim, Yang Liu, Mitch Guijun Li   +9 more
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Optimizing Angiopep‐2 Density on Polymeric Nanoparticles for Enhanced Blood–Brain Barrier Penetration and Glioblastoma Targeting: Insights From In Vitro and In Vivo Experiments

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The Angiopep‐2 peptide density on polymeric nanoparticles significantly impacts blood–brain barrier (BBB) penetration. This study explores this nuanced relationship using various in vitro models and in vivo assays, revealing that dynamic models better predict BBB penetration.
Weisen Zhang, Ahmed Refaat, Haoqin Li, Douer Zhu, Ziqiu Tong, Joseph Anthony Nicolazzo, Bo Peng, Hua Bai, Lars Esser, Nicolas Hans Voelcker   +9 more
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3D (Bio) Printing Combined Fiber Fabrication Methods for Tissue Engineering Applications: Possibilities and Limitations

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biofabrication aims at providing innovative technologies and tools for the fabrication of tissue‐like constructs for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. By integrating multiple biofabrication technologies, such as 3D (bio) printing with fiber fabrication methods, it would be more realistic to reconstruct native tissue's ...
Waseem Kitana, Indra Apsite, Leonid Ionov   +2 more
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Integration of Perovskite/Low‐Dimensional Material Heterostructures for Optoelectronics and Artificial Visual Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Heterojunctions combining halide perovskites with low‐dimensional materials enhance optoelectronic devices by enabling precise charge control and improving efficiency, stability, and speed. These synergies advance flexible electronics, wearable sensors, and neuromorphic computing, mimicking biological vision for real‐time image analysis and intelligent
Yu‐Jin Du, Junjie Yang, Ziyu Lv, Yongbiao Zhai, Zezhuang Yi, Yuhui Xie, Ming‐Lin Zheng, Xiangyu Ma, Guodong Gong, Yan Wang, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +11 more
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Transient Stiffness Patterning in Hydrogels Driven by Dissipative Mechanochemical Coupling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Force‐induced disulfide bond rupture in a polymer‐based hydrogel, coupled with chemical or electrochemical reoxidation, leads to the transient modulation of the hydrogel's stiffness properties. High spatiotemporal control is achieved by this dissipative process, enabling the development of out‐of‐equilibrium stiffness patterns and transient, dose ...
Roberto Baretta, Maria F. Pantano, Marco Frasconi   +2 more
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Decoding the Structure of Benzodithiophene Polymers for High‐Efficiency Organic Solar Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study reveals a unique solid mesophase in top‐performing benzodithiophene‐based polymers for solar cells, comprising stacked solid‐like and liquid‐like layers. Combining nanoscale fibrillar domains with amorphous regions, it introduces a new structural paradigm.
Matteo Sanviti, Sara Marina, Xabier Rodriguez‐Martínez, Jesika Asatryan, Valerio Di Lisio, Sandra Hultmark, Junkal Gutierrez, Eduardo Solano, Jeromy J. Rech, Eugenio L. Solla, Wei You, Agnieszka Tercjak, M. Eugenio Vázquez, Daniele Cangialosi, Christian Müller, Harald Ade, Jaime Martin   +16 more
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Ultrasoft Iontronics: Stretchable Diodes Enabled by Ionically Conductive Bottlebrush Elastomers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces a solvent‐free, ultrasoft, and stretchable ionic diode based on oppositely charged bottlebrush elastomers (BBEs). The BBE diode exhibits an ultralow Young's modulus (<23 kPa), a high rectification ratio of 46, and stretchability over 400%.
Xia Wu, Pengfei Xu, Zefang Zhang, Qi Yang, Xi Huang, Peng Pan, Xinyu Liu   +6 more
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