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Application of Light-Responsive Nanomaterials in Bone Tissue Engineering

Pharmaceutics
The application of light-responsive nanomaterials (LRNs) in bone tissue engineering shows broad prospects, especially in promoting bone healing and regeneration.
Aiguo Liu, Chenxu Wang, Shuang Deng, Sitong Zhang, Ziwen Zhao, Han Xiao, Ting Ying, Chengqing Yi, Dejian Li   +8 more
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Photoresponsive Cellulose Nanocrystals

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, 2011
In this communication a method for the creation of fluorescent cellulose nanoparticles using click chemistry and subsequent photodimerization of the installed side‐ chains is demonstrated.
Dimitris S Argyropoulos, Hasan Sadeghifar, Ilari Filpponen   +2 more
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
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Photoresponsive tetracoordinate arylboron smart molecules: Strategies for molecular design and photoresponse mechanisms

Smart Molecules
Photoresponsive smart materials, which exhibit swift or instantaneous responses to external light stimuli, are pivotal for advancing the development of novel smart devices. Among these materials, photoresponsive tetracoordinate arylboron compounds emerge
Jinjin Wang, Mengzhen Li, Haoyu Gao, Lixia Xie, Xin Zheng, Guoxing Liu, Tianjing Wu, Lu Lin, Lijie Liu   +8 more
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Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
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Recent Advances in Amphiphilic Photoresponsive Polymers: Toward Their Potential Use in Controlled Release Fertilizer

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
Photoresponsive polymers have emerged as a dynamic class of materials exhibiting a response to light. On the other hand, amphiphilic polymers are materials possessing both hydrophobic and hydrophilic sides in their macromolecular structure.
Mhamed Berrada, Taha El Assimi, Catherine Ladavière, Thomas Trimaille, Stephane Trombotto, Emmanuel Beyou, Mohammed Lahcini, Redouane Beniazza   +7 more
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Fabrication and Self-Assembly Behavior of BPEF and BBPEF Composite Langmuir–Blodgett Films with Photovoltaic Conversion Properties

Nanomaterials
The LB films prepared through the Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique are of significant importance for the fabrication of functional films such as optoelectronic materials and sensors.
Feifei Wang, Lei Ge, Lin Li, Tianyue Zhao, Tifeng Jiao   +4 more
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A New Class of Nonionic Photosensitive Surfactants: Some Insights Concerning Conformations [PDF]

, 2005
We report on a new class of nonionic, photosensitive surfactants consisting of a polar di(ethylene oxide) head group attached to an alkyl spacer of between two and eight methylene groups, coupled through an ether linkage to an azobenzene moiety ...
Cicciarelli, Brad, Hatton, T. Alan, Shang, Tiangang, Smith, Kenneth A.   +3 more
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Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won, Jaehyun Jang, Hyeonseo Kim, Inyoung Choi, Steve Park, Seongjun Park   +5 more
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Giant Switchable Remanent Polarization and Photocurrent in Ferroelectric Thin Film Photomemristor for In Situ Training

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The device exhibits excellent ferroelectric performance and significant photoelectric response. It can adapt to light stimuli of varying power and wavelengths while achieving a stable and tunable photovoltaic response state. Moreover, the device can utilize photoconductive states of different directions and magnitudes to achieve pattern classification ...
Zhen Zhao, Chengze Sun, Zhijin Duo, Yue Hou, Zhanfeng Wang, Jikang Xu, Ziye Li, Fu Wang, Pengfei Li, Ying Liu, Yongqing Jia, Kangbo Zhao, Jia Wu, Biao Yang, Weifeng Zhang, Weidong Sun, Jiacheng Wang, Jinxia Liu, Junfeng Yu, Xiang Ying, Jianxin Guo, Xiaobing Yan   +21 more
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