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Nature CommunicationsNanochannel membranes have demonstrated remarkable potential for osmotic energy harvesting; however, their efficiency in practical high-salinity systems is hindered by reduced ion selectivity.
Jin Wang +10 more
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Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu +8 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.We present elastomeric three‐dimensional (3D) microstructures fabricated via two‐photon polymerization (2PP) and post‐processed through wet etching, for quantifying nanonewton (nN)‐scale forces applied by healthy and diseased neural cells. The mechanically characterized free‐standing beam architectures enable measurement of traction forces of ...
Pieter F. J. van Altena +7 more
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Advanced Materials for Biologics Delivery to Brain Tumors
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Material innovation is central to unlocking the therapeutic potential of biologics against many central nervous system diseases, including brain cancer. By engineering carriers with controlled transport, targeting, and release properties, advanced materials can overcome the blood–brain barrier and tumor microenvironment, improving the delivery of ...
Yuran Feng +4 more
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Fast Hydrogel Micro‐Actuators Driven by Electric Fields
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.We report the fabrication of chemically programmable electroactuating microstructures through the first integration of two‐photon polymerization with electrically actuated gelatin methacrylate‐based hydrogels. By tailoring the charge of the polymer network, we demonstrate programmable polarity‐dependent bending, enabling microstructures that ...
Annaël Sort‐Montenegro +6 more
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Polyoxometalate-based plasmonic electron sponge membrane for nanofluidic osmotic energy conversion
Nature CommunicationsNanofluidic membranes have demonstrated great potential in harvesting osmotic energy. However, the output power densities are usually hampered by insufficient membrane permselectivity.
Chengcheng Zhu +7 more
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Hybrid energy harvesting enabled by a covalent organic framework membrane
Advanced MembranesThe integration of water and thermal energy harvesting presents a promising solution to the intermittency issues associated with individual energy sources.
Jiaming Yi +4 more
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Osmotic and pH transmembrane gradients control the lytic power of melittin
Biophysical Journal, 1996 Transmembrane osmotic gradients applied on large unilamellar 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine vesicles were used to modulate the potency of melittin to induce leakage. Melittin, an amphipathic peptide, changes the permeability of vesicles, as studied using the release of entrapped calcein, a fluorescent marker.
Benachir, T., Lafleur, M.
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Using a bottom‐up approach, we engineered a human neuromuscular microchip to investigate distinct adaptive responses to neural stimulation and metabolic stress. Further integration of endothelial cells revealed their critical role in modulating neuromuscular excitability, establishing a comprehensive neurovascular‐muscular model.
Jinchul Ahn +17 more
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