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Phase Engineering of Nanomaterials (PEN): Evolution, Current Challenges, and Future Opportunities

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the synthesis, phase transition, advanced characterization spanning ex situ to in situ and operando techniques, and diverse applications of phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN). It further outlines key challenges and future opportunities, such as phase stability, architecture control, and artificial intelligence (AI)‐driven ...
Ye Chen, Zhanxi Fan, Jingjie Ge, Qiyuan He, Zhuangchai Lai, Jiawei Liu, Chaoliang Tan, Hua Zhang   +7 more
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A TME-activated photothermal agent with photodegradability for accurate breast tumor photothermal therapy

RSC Advances
Through the integration of a GSH-activated design, IR780-PDA exhibits a pronounced redshift in absorption within the tumor microenvironment, enabling enhanced photothermal precision under NIR irradiation for photothermal therapy.
Weiqian Zhang, Weiqing Yue, Xiaoyi Shi, Liyun Lv, Zhijie Fang, Jie Li   +5 more
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Readily constructed squaraine J-aggregates with an 86.0 % photothermal conversion efficiency for photothermal therapy

Bioactive Materials
The development of photothermal agents with high photothermal conversion efficiency (PCE) and long absorption wavelengths is crucial for safe and effective anti-cancer treatment. However, achieving these advantages often requires precise molecular design
Xin Xie, Yafang Dong, Yuan Zhang, Zongliang Xie, Xinsheng Peng, Yong Huang, Wei Yang, Bowen Li, Qiqing Zhang   +8 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Surfaces for Intelligent Liquid Manipulation: Progressing From Passive and Active to Hybrid Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines passive, active, and hybrid liquid manipulation strategies, highlighting hybrid approaches as an emerging route to reconcile energy efficiency with adaptive control. By actively reconstructing passive surfaces to store programmable interfacial energy, hybrid systems enable flexible yet low‐power liquid transport, with perspectives ...
Jiaqi Miao, Yiyuan Zhang, Liqiu Wang, Alan C. H. Tsang   +3 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, Omid Mazaheri, Zhixing Lin, Tianzheng Wang, Jingqu Chen, Yuang Gu, Xia Liang, Deli Chen, Frank Caruso   +8 more
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Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles with Efficient Near-Infrared Photothermal Effect at the Second Biological Window

Molecules, 2020
Superparamagnetic nanoparticles (iron oxide nanoparticles—IONs) are suitable for hyperthermia after irradiating with radiofrequency radiation. Concerning the suitability for laser ablation, IONs present a low molar absorption coefficient in the near ...
Maria Antònia Busquets, Juan Marcos Fernández-Pradas, Pedro Serra, Joan Estelrich   +3 more
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Membrane‐Bound Multimodal Plasmonic Transducers for Noninvasive, In Situ Monitoring and Control of CAR T Cells Against Heterogeneous Solid Tumors

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Membrane‐bound multimodal transducers enable longitudinal ultrasound‐guided photoacoustic monitoring and in situ thermal control of CAR T cells in heterogeneous solid tumors. Imaging correlates T cell trafficking with tumor response, distinguishing responders from nonresponders.
Myeongsoo Kim, Ali Zamat, Melissa Cadena, Chloé Thiveaud, Riya Sen, Jeungyoon Lee, Elif Kulaksizoglu, S. Abbey Oliver, Don VanderLaan, Sydney Fábrega, Zizhen Zha, Kelsey P. Kubelick, Jinhwan Kim, Gabriel A. Kwong, Stanislav Y. Emelianov   +14 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, Yuxue Cao, Maria Kavallaris, Taskeen Janjua, Amirali Popat   +4 more
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Calixarene-coated gold nanorods as robust photothermal agents

Nanoscale
Promising photothermal agents consisting of ultra-stable gold nanorods functionalized with an innovative calix[4]arene-based coating have been developed.
Lepeintre, Victor, Camerel, Franck, Lagrost, Corinne, Retout, Maurice, Bruylants, Gilles, Jabin, Ivan   +5 more
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Hierarchical Flexible Ceramic Nanofiber Membrane for Simultaneous Membrane Distillation and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A hierarchical flexible ceramic nanofiber membrane integrates a La‐stabilized ZrO2 scaffold with superhydrophobic UiO‐66‐NH2/CdS heterojunctions. The gas–liquid–solid interfacial architecture sustains vapor‐selective desalination, visible‐light charge separation, and rapid H2 extraction, enabling simultaneous freshwater production and photocatalytic ...
Pengfei Lin, Xiaochen Lu, Jiawei Sun, Shuai Guo, Xinping He, Chunhai Yi, Zhenyao Wang, Jiaxin Guo, Swee Ching Tan, Alicia Kyoungjin An   +9 more
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