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Simple and efficient optical fiber recoating procedure

Materials Letters: X
This article describes a rapid method of recoating optical fibers employing the dip-coating technique, using a polypropylene film former with a silane coupling agent, which reacts, yielding a protective film over the core.
F.A.C. Nobrega, E.A.W. Menezes, R. Reichenbächer, C. Scheffler, R.F. Abreu, E.F. Morais, C.M.B. Cordeiro, A. Spickenheuer, S.C. Amico, A.S.B. Sombra   +9 more
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Intrinsic Photoactive Star ZnPc–Poly(glutamate) Nanoplatforms for Multimodal Glioblastoma Therapy and Brain‐Targeted Delivery

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An intrinsic photoactive star‐shaped zinc phtalocyanine‐poly(L‐glutamic acid) (ZnPc‐PGA) nanoplatform for multimodal glioblastoma (GBM) therapy and brain‐targeted elivery. A ZnPc‐PGA‐based multifunctional theranostic nanocarrier platform enables image‐guided, multimodal GBM therapy. ZnPc‐PGA nanocarriers support the integration of fluorescence imaging,
Amina Benaicha‐Fernández, Teodora Ranđelović, Ana Armiñán, Víctor Sebastián, Manuel Fuentes, Cristián Huck‐Iriart, Esther Masiá, Paula Carrascosa‐Marco, Pablo Juanes‐Velasco, Snežana Đorđević, Clara Bayona, Ignacio Ochoa, Maria Medel, Inmaculada Conejos‐Sánchez, María J. Vicent   +14 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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Structured liquid-based reconfigurable all-liquid optical fibers

Nature Communications
Quartz optical fibers are brittle, difficult to repair, and lack reconfigurability, limiting their adaptability in underwater communication. To overcome these impediments, here we show reconfigurable all-liquid optical fibers (RAOFs) produced by ...
Sai Zhao, Yufeng Wang, Xinke Tang, Jiangang Zhang, Weixi Wu, Yuchen Fu, Sai Tak Chu, Yang Ren, Xubo Liu, Xun Guan, Thomas P. Russell, Yu Chai   +11 more
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Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge, Olivia Harper, Jaejun Lee, Sergio Gonzalez‐Munoz, Vladimir V. Tsukruk   +4 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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Effect of Core Geometry on Frequency Correlations and Channel Capacity of a Multimode Optical Fiber

Advanced Photonics Research
Photons are the fundamental carriers of classical and quantum information across long distances via optical fibers. Multimode fibers with many transverse optical modes can support high‐capacity communication through space‐division multiplexing.
Henry C. Hammer, Ravitej Uppu
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Application of phosphate doped fibers for OFDR dosimetry

Results in Physics, 2016
We employ phosphate doped optical fibers for distributed dosimetry based on Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) and demonstrate the effect of limited Integrated Insertion Loss Dynamic Range (ILDR) on the system performance.
A.V. Faustov, A.V. Gusarov, P. Mégret, M. Wuilpart, A.V. Zhukov, S.G. Novikov, V.V. Svetukhin, A.A. Fotiadi   +7 more
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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
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Research of mechanical stress at tension of quartz optical fiber (QOF)

Metalurgija, 2021
The article presents the results of a study of the process of occurrence of mechanical stress and strain during stretching of a quartz optical fiber. The analysis and review of the current state of development of fiber-optic conductors is performed.
A. D. Mekhtiyev, A. A. Kovtun, V. V. Yugay, E. G. Neshina, R. Zh. Aimagambetova, A. D. Alkina   +5 more
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