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Surface-Relief Gratings in Halogen-Bonded Polymer–Azobenzene Complexes: A Concentration-Dependence Study

open access: yesMolecules, 2017
In recent years, supramolecular complexes comprising a poly(4-vinylpyridine) backbone and azobenzene-based halogen bond donors have emerged as a promising class of materials for the inscription of light-induced surface-relief gratings (SRGs). The studies
Jelle E. Stumpel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Photoresponsive nanocapsulation of cobra neurotoxin and enhancement of its central analgesic effects under red light

open access: yes, 2017
Qian Yang, Chuang Zhao, Jun Zhao, Yong Ye Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China Abstract: Cobra neurotoxin (CNT), a ...
Zhao C, Yang Q, Ye Y, Zhao J
core  

Photoresponsive “Smart Template” via Host–Guest Interaction for Reversible Cell Adhesion

open access: yes, 2016
Photoresponsive “Smart Template” via Host–Guest Interaction for Reversible Cell ...
Cao Li (740471)   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

open access: yesAdvanced 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
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological Transitions of Photoresponsive Vesicles from Amphiphilic Polypeptoid Copolymers for Controlled Release

open access: yes, 2020
Photoresponsive polymers have attracted increasing interest for a variety of applications. Here, we report a family of photoresponsive polypeptoid-based copolymer poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(N-(S-(o-nitrobenzyl)-thioethyl) glycine)-co-poly(N-(2 ...
Jing Sun, Zhiwei Wang, Xu Yang
core   +1 more source

Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics

open access: yesAdvanced 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   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supramolecular design principles for efficient photoresponsive polymer–azobenzene complexes

open access: yes, 2018
Recent progress in photoresponsive polymers based on three common supramolecular design strategies, namely ionic, hydrogen and halogen bonding, is reviewed.
Priimagi, Arri   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Learning‐Based Soft Robotic Grasping: Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review analyzes learning‐based soft robotic grasping from a pipeline‐oriented perspective, encompassing soft gripper design, multimodal sensing, and learning‐based planning and control. It surveys key neural network architectures and benchmark datasets and identifies critical challenges such as sim‐to‐real transfer, generalization, and continual ...
Arnab Majumder   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Magnetically Actuated Microrobot for Drug Delivery: Current Progress and Challenges

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Magnetically actuated microrobots are reshaping targeted drug delivery through wireless propulsion, programmable materials, and localized therapeutic release. This review examines how fabrication, body material selection, structural architecture, loading mechanisms, and imaging‐guided control converge to enable microrobotic therapies while identifying ...
Yang Yang, David J. Cappelleri
wiley   +1 more source

Processable subnanowire-liquid crystal ink for encryption and anti-counterfeiting

open access: yesNano Research
Information encrypting and anti-counterfeiting have attracted increasing attention in the fields of information communications and Internet of Things. It is of great significance to construct advanced stimuli-responsive materials with simple encryption ...
Jiangxiao Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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