Enhanced Catalytic Performance of Ag NP/0.95AgNbO3-0.05LiTaO3 Heterojunction from the Combination of Surface Plasma Resonance Effect and Piezoelectric Effect Using Facile Mechanical Milling. [PDF]
Nanomaterials (Basel), 2023 Ren T +5 more
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Sub‐Diffraction and Irreversibly Tunable Imaging With Potato Starch Lenses
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.Native potato starch granules function as sustainable birefringent microlenses that enable polarization‐controlled conventional and vortex lensing via spin‐to‐orbital angular momentum conversion. They provide sub‐diffraction and spiral‐contrast imaging, support vortex‐array generation with controllable topological‐charge sign, exhibit irreversible ...
Petr Bouchal +5 more
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Strong tribo-piezoelectric effect in bilayer indium nitride (InN). [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 Islam MS +4 more
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High‐Stress Si3N4 Reflective Membranes Monolithically Integrated With Cavity Bragg Mirrors
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.Silicon nitride membranes are record‐breaking mechanical sensors, yet their delicate fabrication and alignment into precision optical cavities have confined them to the laboratory. A monolithic process directly integrates suspended high‐stress Si3N4${\rm Si}_{3}{\rm N}_4$ membranes onto Bragg mirrors, forming self‐aligned optomechanical cavities in ...
Megha Khokhar +3 more
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Combined Triboelectric and Piezoelectric Effect in ZnO/PVDF Hybrid-Based Fiber-Structured Nanogenerator with PDMS:Carbon Black Electrodes. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2022 Thakur VN, Han JI.
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
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NanomaterialsTwo-dimensional (2D) piezoelectric semiconductor materials are garnering significant attention in applications such as intelligent sensing and energy harvesting due to their exceptional physical and chemical properties. Among these, molybdenum disulfide (
Shaopeng Wang +3 more
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Piezoelectric effect stimulates the rearrangement of chondrogenic cells and alters ciliary orientation via atypical PKCζ. [PDF]
Biochem Biophys Rep, 2022 Lim J +5 more
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Ultrasound-Responsive Piezoelectric Fibrous Membrane Promotes Neurological Recovery After TBI by Modulating Microglial Polarization via Restoring Mitochondrial Dynamic Homeostasis. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)We demonstrate a novel therapy for traumatic brain injury TBI using a LIPUS‐responsive Piezoelectric fibrous membrane. It targets microglial mitochondria via in situ electrical signals, restoring homeostasis and reducing oxidative stress to promote an anti‐inflammatory M2 phenotype.
Li W +9 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska +2 more
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