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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk, Lukas Benecke, Chokri Cherif, Johannes Mersch   +3 more
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Study on Creep Behavior of Wenzhou Remolded Coastal Silt Under One-Dimensional and Triaxial Tests

Buildings
This study investigates the creep behavior of remolded Wenzhou (China) coastal silt through one-dimensional (1D) and triaxial creep tests. Results show that the secondary consolidation coefficient exhibits a non-monotonic response to stress levels, while
Yi Shi, Yongwei Chen, Xiaohui Yi, Wei Qin, Zhijin Zhou, Guoxiang Peng, Kun Lou, Yuanyuan Liu   +7 more
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Shaping Matter with Acoustic Waves: From Particles to Functional Structures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Acoustic‐directed assembly is reviewed as a materials‐oriented strategy for organizing particles, polymers, metals, and biological systems into functional structures. The review distinguishes reversible manipulation from permanent structure formation through medium fixation, particle fixation, and in situ material generation, highlighting routes toward
Avraham Kenigsberg, Shelly Zlotnikov, Maya Fiorentino, Yuval Elias, Ornit Nagler‐Avramovitz, Hagay Shpaisman   +5 more
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Analytical Solution for Electroosmotic Consolidation Considering Nonlinear Variation of Soil Parameters

, 2017
Electroosmotic consolidation can be used as an efficient technique for soft soil improvement. Considering the limitation in previous theories that soil parameters keep constant during electroosmotic consolidation, the nonlinear relationships between soil
Wen QB, Hu LM, Qi WG(漆文刚), Wu H
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A One-Dimensional Model Used for the Analysis of Seismic Site Response and Soil Instabilities: A Review of SCOSSA 1.0 Computer Code

Geotechnics
This review aims to provide a complete and comprehensive state of the art of the SCOSSA computer code, which is a one-dimensional nonlinear computer code used for the analysis of seismic site response and soil instability.
Giuseppe Tropeano, Anna Chiaradonna
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Cellular Responses to Mechanical Cues Across Scales: From Fundamental Insights to Translational Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines how cellular behavior is regulated by mechanical cues transmitted through soft biomaterials, from single‐cell mechanosensing to tissue‐level adaptation. It highlights why physiological relevance, rather than model complexity alone, is critical for translational mechanobiology and introduces a scoring framework linking material ...
Mathias Polz, Manuel P. Kainz, Niklas Haider, Theresa Rienmüller, Kerstin Lenk, Rupert Kargl, Michele Terzano, Gerhard Sommer, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Julia Fuchs   +9 more
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Analytical solution for one-dimensional consolidation of unsaturated soil deposit subjected to step loading

, 2014
This paper discusses a simple yet precise analytical solution for one-dimensional (1-D) consolidation of an unsaturated soil deposit subjected to a step loading.
H Khabbaz, B Fatahi, Ho, L, Khabbaz, H, L Ho, Fatahi, B   +5 more
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Numerical analysis of nonlinear large-strain consolidation and filling [PDF]

, 2020
Finite strain consolidation and filling of soft sediments at high water level is a challenging problem because of its highly non-linear physical and mathematical aspects. Several numerical schemes designed for this problem are presented as well as simple
Rodríguez-Ferran, A., Huerta, Antonio
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Bulk Strain Constitutive Models of Saturated Media Based on Mixture Theory

工程科学与技术, 2020
In order to solve the modeling problems of saturated porous media, the engineering mixture theory was used to formulate the bulk constitutive theoretical framework of saturated porous media.
Yayuan HU
doaj  

Gardiquimod Nanoemulsion Targets Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions Reducing Systemic Toxicity and Parasite Burden

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Nanoemulsion delivery of a TLR7 agonist enhances safety and promotes colocalization with Leishmania‐infected macrophages in skin lesions, enabling a ∼2‐log reduction in parasite burden. However, tissue‐level constraints and TLR‐driven regulatory feedback generate a mixed immune response that limits complete parasite clearance.
Carmen Palomino‐Cano, M. Carmen Mera‐Delgado, Esther Moreno, Esther Larrea, Lecnia Aguirre, Jonathan Miguel Zanatta, Sónia Barros‐Carvalho, Iola F. Duarte, Ricardo Silvestre, Juan M. Irache, Javier Carrión, Socorro Espuelas   +11 more
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