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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen, Patryk Wąsik, Juan Fernando Cucuyame Morales, Marie Kate Palau, Adrian Francisco Duran Ornelas, Phani Saketh Dasika, Jin Hee Kim, Radhika Laxminarayana, Eric Hintsala, Greta Chang, Junzhi Liao, Lizhi Sun, Nathan Lord, Atsushi Arakaki, Paul Bardunias, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus   +16 more
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Bio‐Inspired Artificial Ionic Mechanoreceptor

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A skin‐inspired artificial mechanoreceptor based on ionic interactions is presented for biomimetic tactile sensing. Pressure‐driven ionic redistribution within microfluidic channels generates a self‐powered electrical signal without external bias. The generated waveform exhibits mechanoreceptor‐like temporal features, including overshoot and undershoot,
Mohammad Akbari, Jeppe Don, Lasse A. N. Pedersen, John Noee, Rassoul Tabassian   +4 more
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Plasticity induced crack closure effect on fatigue crack growth

, 2018
This study is focused on plasticity induced crack closure effect on fatigue crack propagation. It utilizes finite element method modeling to evaluate the effect of this phenomenon on crack propagation at a series of MT specimen configurations.
Šebík, Marek
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Reservoir‐Driven Neuromorphic Computing Based on Composite Rare‐Earth/Transition Metal Oxide Memristor

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A defect‐engineered Ag/Gd2O3:Nb2O5/Pt rare earth composite oxide memristor enables stable multilevel reservoir states through pulse driven conductance modulation. Experimentally measured device responses are incorporated into a device aware reservoir computing framework for CIFAR‐100 image classification, highlighting the potential of rare earth ...
Hammad Ghazanfar, Haider Abbas, Muhammad Rabeel, Honggyun Kim, Ghulam Dastgeer, Muhammad Nasim, Furqan Zahoor, Yawar Abbas, Waqas Ahmad, Deok‐kee Kim   +9 more
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Preferential Interfacial Engineering of Hydrogels via Interdigitated Nanoparticle Assembly

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Robust surface functionalization of hydrogel surfaces is performed via interdigitated metal nanoparticle assembly, inducing strong affinity with the hydrogel matrix. The partially exposed nanoparticle domains act as interfacial nanobridges that mediate both chemical and physical bonding with diverse materials, including small molecules, fluorous ...
Hyeonjin Kim, Hyeseoung Lim, Ji Min Lee, Heeyeon Kang, Yongkwon Song, Woojae Chang, So‐Jin Park, Jin Yoo, Atsushi Hozumi, Jinhan Cho, Jongkuk Ko, Sanghyuk Wooh   +11 more
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CO2‐to‐CO Conversion in a Gas‐Fed, Zero‐Gap, PEM Electrolyzer Enabled by Polycations and Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon‐Supported Cobalt Nanoparticles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A gas‐fed, zero‐gap, PEM CO2 electrolyzer is realized by incorporating PDDA+ ions onto the carbonaceous Co/N‐C electrocatalyst, with gaseous H2 and CO2 fed into the anode and cathode, respectively. Operating without an aqueous electrolyte, the system sustains a peak FECO of 65.1% at 100 mA cm−2. ABSTRACT Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (ECO2R)
Yuen Leong Chow, Hsi‐Wen Wu, Aimin Li, Yalou Guo, Duhong Chen, Jie Zhang, Paul A. Webley   +6 more
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ATP‐Mediated Bidirectional Communication Between Natural and Artificial Cells for Controlled Bioreactions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Establishment of bidirectional communication behavior between natural and artificial cells. The first type of communication from natural dendritic cells to artificial polymeric cells was achieved via ATP release after cell lysis. The released ATP was taken up via gated UV‐controlled permeability increase of the polymeric membrane for performing ...
Ilona Kalte, Tsvetomir Ivanov, Leonhard Seufert, Shoupeng Cao, Lucas Caire da Silva, Volker Mailänder, Katharina Landfester   +6 more
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Electrically Induced Phase Transition and Synaptic Functionality in MoTe2/Graphene Memristors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An electrically induced reversible 2H ↔ 1T′ phase transition is demonstrated in a vertical Au/Ti/MoTe2/graphene memristor with a laterally contacted graphene electrode. Resistive switching proceeds through a compositionally invariant amorphous/2H ↔ amorphous/1T′ transformation, in which a self‐formed amorphous MoTe2 interfacial region is proposed to ...
Chien‐Hua Wang, Mu‐Pai Lee, Jhen‐Dong Tsai, Liang‐Ying Hsieh, Jui‐Yuan Chen, Chun‐Wei Huang, Yen‐Fu Lin, Wen‐Wei Wu   +7 more
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Photo‐Switchable Molecular Module Programming PET Biodegradation in Aquatic Environments

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We address the plastic durability paradox by integrating an itaconic acid–derived pyrrolidone module into polymer backbones. Sunlight in water triggers Norrish Type I ring‐opening and hydrophilization, enabling rapid biodegradation into nontoxic minerals.
Mohammad Asif Ali, Jixin Zheng, Satoshi Wakai, Jie Liu, Hidetaka Nomaki, Misato Tsukatani, Noriyuki Isobe, Jingcheng Sang, Yuriko Aoki, Hideo Okamura, Daisuke Sasaki, Chiaki Ogino, Yuzo Yamazaki, Takashi Nishikaze, Kenji Takada, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko   +16 more
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Photo‐Degradable Polyester Networks and Multi‐Photon Printed Objects Based on Cyclic Ketene Acetals

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The current work introduces a photoreversible polyester network derived from radical ring‐opening polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals. It combines photoreversible cross‐linking with initiator‐free multi‐photon printing. Reversible network formation, tunable mechanical properties, and selective degradation highlight its potential as a versatile ...
Till Meissner, Julian Fanelli, Vinh Xuan Truong, Rob Jones, Jens Gaitzsch, Christopher Barner‐Kowollik   +5 more
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