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Photothermal hydrogels for infection control and tissue regeneration

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
In this review, we report investigating photothermal hydrogels, innovative biomedical materials designed for infection control and tissue regeneration.
Siyu Sun, Guangyang Jiang, Jianru Dong, Xi Xie, Jinfeng Liao, Yongqiang Tian   +5 more
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Toward Pore‐Engineered 3D‐Printed Materials for Sorption Water Harvesting, Interfacial Evaporation, and Radiative Cooling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Water harvesting, radiative cooling, and interfacial solar evaporation are fundamentally governed by coupled heat, mass, and light transport processes. These processes are mediated by pore architecture, including pore size, connectivity, and hierarchical organization.
Dejan J. Trajkovski, Higgins M. Wilson, Abdallah Y. M. Ali, Jiaxing Xu, Ruzhu Wang, Primož Poredoš   +5 more
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Wavelength‐ and Helicity‐Reconfigurable Circularly Polarized Optical Diodes Enabled by Molecular Photoswitches

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
All‐optical, photoswitchable diode‐type device for tunable nonreciprocal (asymmetric) transmission of CPL across a broad spectrum of light is demonstrated using molecular motor (photoswitch)‐doped cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) sandwiched between polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polydopamine (PDA)‐PVA composite layers.
Chaoguang Ye, Ming Yuan, Jiaxin Liu, Wei Zhou, Changsheng Wu, Zhenyu Zhou, Chaoying Zhu, Xiao‐Fang Jiang, Jiawen Chen, Lakshminarayana Polavarapu, Guofu Zhou, Xiaowen Hu   +11 more
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Enhanced photothermal therapy for tumor ablation: structural and functional insights into Bi2Se3 nanosheets as Light-to-Heat converter

Discover Nano
Photothermal therapy (PTT) represents a promising advance in oncological treatments, utilizing light-induced heat mediated by photothermal agents to target and destroy cancer cells with high precision.
Ming-Chung Wu, Yin-Hsuan Chang, Ting-Han Lin, Chun-Yuan Wu, Jia-Mao Chang, Yu-Jen Lu   +5 more
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A Multifunctional Ionograsper Enabling Ion‐Redistribution Proximity Sensing and Structural‐Reconfiguration‐Driven Bidirectional Actuation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A solid‐state ionic actuator integrates sensing, actuation, and memory within one material. A brief UV pulse induces long‐lasting deformation via coupled network rearrangement, dehydration, and rehydration, while ionic redistribution enables self‐powered sensing, supporting multifunctional, energy‐efficient soft robotic functions without continuous ...
Yong Min Kim, Jin Han Kwon, Hyeon Woo Yang, Sungryong Kim, Gyeong Rok Lee, Hong Chul Moon   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Electrospun Nanofibers for Controlled Oil‐Water Separation

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Stimuli‐responsive electrospun nanofibers are reviewed as advanced platforms for controlled oil/water separation. The effects of surface wettability, porous structure, and external stimuli, including pH, temperature, gas, and light, on separation performance are discussed.
Aynaz Sedaghatnia, Milad Babazadeh‐Mamaqani, Hossein Roghani‐Mamaqani, Donya Razzaghi, Amin Babaie, Reza Lotfi‐Mayan, Mostafa Rezaei   +6 more
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Tunable Response of Silica–Gold Nanoparticles for Improved Efficiency in Photothermal Therapy

Nanomaterials
Photothermal therapy (PTT) is an emerging minimally invasive approach for cancer treatment that relies on photothermal agents capable of efficiently converting near-infrared (NIR) light into localized heat. In this work, silica–gold nanostructures (SGNs)
José Rafael Motilla-Montes, Rosa Isela Ruvalcaba-Ontiveros, José Guadalupe Murillo-Ramírez, José Antonio Medina-Vázquez, Hilda Esperanza Esparza-Ponce   +4 more
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Deep‐Tissue Light Generation via Whispering Gallery Mode Lasing From a Commercial Nylon Fiber for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A dyed nylon fiber is implemented inside the scattering phantom and skin tissue. The deep‐tissue light generation via whispering gallery mode lasing is demonstrated, achieving a depth of >50 times transport mean free path in scattering phantom and 3 mm beneath skin.
Dongqin Ni, Florian Klämpfl, Fernando Lahoz, Michael Schmidt, Martin Hohmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Upscaling Pulsed Laser Fragmentation in Liquids by Advanced Free‐Flow Setups

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Advanced flow setups providing thin colloid films are introduced to upscale pulsed laser fragmentation in liquids for sustainable nanoparticle synthesis. Their potential is demonstrated by yielding remarkably small ZnO nanoparticles of <7 nm. Numerical simulations complement the study, revealing that the superior performance can be attributed to ...
Jan Lino Kricke, Zongwen Fu, Sebastian Burgmann, Uwe Janoske, Carlos Doñate‐Buendía, Bilal Gökce   +5 more
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Programming Light‐Driven Surface Topographies in Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Potential Biomedical Applications Through Combined Experiments and Simulations

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A combined experimental and simulation study of light‐responsive liquid crystal elastomer surfaces operating under physiological conditions is reported, demonstrating programmable and highly spatially controlled topography formation through bottom‐side photomask exposure. Our study establishes a foundation for dynamic, light‐responsive biosurfaces with
Ruth M. C. Verbroekken, Akhila Gottipati, Burcu Gumuscu, Ratna Kumar Annabattula, Albert P. H. J. Schenning   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source