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A Termite‐Inspired Alternative to Cement

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A termite‐inspired composite of clay, cellulose, and lignin forms a dense fibrous network with concrete‐like strength (32 MPa) and superior elasticity, processed at ambient temperature. Abstract Clay combined with organic materials is used by termites as a strong and durable construction material for their mounds with minimal environmental impact. Here,
Oren Regev, Peter Fratzl, Emeline Raguin, Markus Antonietti   +3 more
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Programmable DNA‐Peptide Hybrid Nanostructures for Potent Neutralization of Multiple Influenza a Virus Subtypes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A multivalent antiviral platform based on honeycomb‐shaped DNA nanostructures (HC–Urumin) is developed to enhance the potency and breadth of the host defense peptide Urumin. Through spatially patterned trimeric presentation, HC–Urumin disrupts influenza A virus entry, improves cell viability, and reduces disease severity in vivo‐offering a modular and ...
Saurabh Umrao, Abhisek Dwivedy, Payton L. Haak, Dhanush Gandavadi, Laurie A. Rund, Chi Chen, Vineetha Mareddy, Lifeng Zhou, Jinwei Duan, Ying Fang, Andrew J. Steelman, Xing Wang   +11 more
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Upconversion Nanoparticles Embedded Photonic Contact Lens for Transepithelial Corneal Crosslinking Using Hyaluronate – Riboflavin Conjugate

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A minimally invasive, transepithelial corneal cross‐linking (TE‐CXL) approach is presented using upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs)‐loaded contact lenses (UCLs), after topical delivery of hyaluronate–riboflavin conjugates. The NIR‐to‐UV/blue light conversion by UCNPs in a UCL can activate riboflavin for TE‐CXL, resulting in the biomechanical strength ...
Gibum Lee, Inhoo Choi, Anara Molkenova, Yengwoo Son, Seungmin Yang, Mina Kwon, Tae‐Im Kim, Ki Su Kim, Sei Kwang Hahn   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Precursor Mineral Phases of Forming Mollusk Shell Nacre: A Study of Hydrated Samples

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Mineral, organic phase, and water are the essential components in mollusk shell nacre formation. Their interplay is not well understood, because the hydrated material is difficult to observe at high resolution, under close to native conditions. Forming nacre is studied using environmental and cryo‐electron microscopy and hydrated ACC phases, together ...
Anna Kozell, Xiao‐Meng Sui, Neta Varsano, Stephen Weiner, Lia Addadi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Grain Productivity, Fertilizer Response and Nutrient Balance of Farming Systems in Tigray, Ethiopia: A Multi‐Perspective View in Relation to Soil Fertility Degradation

, 2015
R. Kraaijvanger, T. Veldkamp
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chemoselective Sequential Polymerization: An Approach Toward Mixed Plastic Waste Recycling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by biological protein metabolism, this study demonstrates the closed‐loop recycling of mixed synthetic polymers via ring‐closing depolymerization followed by a chemoselective sequential polymerizations process. The approach recovers pure polymers from mixed feedstocks, even in multilayer formats, highlighting a promising strategy to overcome a
Gadi Slor, Youwei Ma, Hyunwoo Park, Tae‐Lim Choi, Damien Guironnet, Francesco Stellacci   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phosphorylation of Arabidopsis Ubiquitin Ligase ATL31 Is Critical for Plant Carbon/Nitrogen Nutrient Balance Response and Controls the Stability of 14-3-3 Proteins*

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2014
Shigetaka Yasuda, Takeo Sato, Shugo Maekawa, Shoki Aoyama, Y. Fukao, J. Yamaguchi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Bioinspired Bromination Enables Extensible, Strain‐Stiffening Resilin Peptide Scaffolds with Tunable Degradation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioinspired bromination of a resilin‐derived peptide enables the fabrication of electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds that uniquely combine strain‐stiffening elasticity, proteolytic stability, and antioxidant functionality. These brominated peptide–gelatin hybrids mimic the extensibility of natural elastomers, demonstrating tunable mechanical resilience ...
Elisa Marelli, Lorenzo Sori, Chiara Russo, Claudia Pigliacelli, Lorenza Draghi, Monica Soncini, Pierangelo Metrangolo   +6 more
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4D Mapping of ZIF Biocomposites for High Protein Loading and Tunable Release Profiles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Systematic four‐dimensional mapping of zeolitic imidazolate framework biocomposites reveals how precursor ratios, total concentration, and washing define crystalline phase, protein loading, and release kinetics. This comprehensive study identifies conditions yielding record loading (∼85%) and precise phase–property correlations.
Michael R. Hafner, Francesco Carraro, Behnaz Abbasgholi‐NA, Simone Dal Zilio, Max Schmallegger, Helmar Wiltsche, Lingcong Ge, Michael R. Reithofer, Efwita Astria, Laura Villanova, Heinz Amenitsch, Christian Doonan, Paolo Falcaro   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source