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Block Copolymers: Emerging Building Blocks for Additive Manufacturing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review addresses how block copolymer (BCP) physics and rheology have led to the widespread use of BCPs in advanced additive manufacturing techniques, with particular emphasis on the untapped potential of these nanostructured materials toward achieving multi‐scale architected materials with unique, programmable material properties.
Alice S. Fergerson, Hemish B. Thakkar, Jiaen Wu, Emily C. Davidson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microfabrication of cellulose nanofiber-reinforced hydrogel by multiphoton polymerization

Scientific Reports, 2021
The mechanical strength of hydrogel microstructures is crucial for obtaining the desired flexibility, robustness, and biocompatibility for various applications such as cell scaffolds and soft microrobots.
Hiroki Sugiyama, Kaneto Tsunemitsu, Hiroaki Onoe, Kotaro Obata, Koji Sugioka, Mitsuhiro Terakawa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synthesis of Oil-Laden Poly(ethylene glycol) Diacrylate Hydrogel Nanocapsules from Double Nanoemulsions [PDF]

Langmuir, 2017
Multiple emulsions have received great interest due to their ability to be used as templates for the production of multicompartment particles for a variety of applications. However, scaling these complex droplets to nanoscale dimensions has been a challenge due to limitations on their fabrication methods. Here, we report the development of oil-in-water-
Mengwen Zhang, Maksymilian Nowak, Paula Malo de Molina, Michael Abramovitch, Katherine Santizo, Samir Mitragotri, Matthew E. Helgeson   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Novel Functional Materials via 3D Printing by Vat Photopolymerization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Perspective systematically analyzes strategies for incorporating functionalities into 3D‐printed materials via Vat Photopolymerization (VP). It explores the spectrum of achievable functionalities in recently reported novel materials—such as conductive, energy‐storing, biodegradable, stimuli‐responsive, self‐healing, shape‐memory, biomaterials, and
Sergey S. Nechausov, Patrick Fesser, Boris A. Bulgakov, Ulrich S. Schubert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters Embedded in Hydrogel Matrix and Its Potential Use in Environmental Monitoring

Applied Sciences, 2021
The optical absorption and fluorescence of silver nanoclusters (AgNCs) are widely exploited in many different application fields such as sensors, bio-imaging, drug delivery, etc.
Luca Burratti, Fabio De Matteis, Roberto Francini, Joohyun Lim, Christina Scheu, Paolo Prosposito   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

4D‐Printable Poly(Thio)urethane Photoresins With Reactive Oxygen Species Responsiveness and Anti‐Inflammatory Functionality

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces UV‐curable poly(thio)urethane (PSU) thermosets as 4D printable scaffolds responsive to oxidative stress. PSU networks with 100 wt.% polypropylene glycol (PPG) effectively suppress inflammatory markers in microglial cells to basal values.
Xabier Lopez de Pariza, Lolita Arévalo‐Lagos, Louise Breloy, Oihane Varela, Aitor Larrañaga, Juan F. Cadavid‐Vargas, Olaia Garagarza‐Goienetxea, Melissa Moya‐Granados, Vanessa Bagnarello, Haritz Sardon, Miryam Criado‐Gonzalez   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tailoring Atomoxetine Release Rate from DLP 3D-Printed Tablets Using Artificial Neural Networks: Influence of Tablet Thickness and Drug Loading

Molecules, 2020
Various three-dimensional printing (3DP) technologies have been investigated so far in relation to their potential to produce customizable medicines and medical devices. The aim of this study was to examine the possibility of tailoring drug release rates
Gordana Stanojević, Djordje Medarević, Ivana Adamov, Nikola Pešić, Jovana Kovačević, Svetlana Ibrić   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

4D‐Printed Magneto‐Plasmonic Microrobots for Programmable Spatiotemporal De‐Icing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 4D‐printing strategy is introduced to achieve programmable de‐icing devices. By aligning gold–magnetite nanofillers within a photosensitive resin, the printed structures exhibit dual magnetic and plasmonic functionalities, enabling precise spatio‐temporal ice removal through thermoplasmonic effects.
Amélie Pérot, Andrea Cosola, Eléonore Aïdonidis, Jérôme Fresnais, Clément Sanchez, Philippe Belleville, Giancarlo Rizza, Marco Faustini   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voltage‐Gated Dedoping of n‐Doped Poly(benzodifurandione) as an Interfacial Protective Mechanism in Electrochromic Devices

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrochromic polymer stability under overpotential is improved by inserting an ultrathin, transparent n‐doped poly(benzodifurandione) interlayer between indium tin oxide and a poly(3,4‐propylenedioxythiophene)‐based electrochromic polymer. The interlayer supports rapid switching at operating bias, then becomes resistive near +0.8 V to suppress excess
Priyanka Rout, Palak Mehra, Won‐June Lee, Liyan You, Jianguo Mei   +4 more
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Shape‐Changing Multiphase Microparticles from Complex Liquid Crystal Emulsions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline network (LCN) microparticles are prepared from single, double (Janus), and triple emulsions through a simple and scalable bulk‐emulsification strategy. Under heating, the particles exhibit robust, reversible, large‐amplitude deformations that depend both on the morphology and the liquid crystals director field configuration.
Marco Turriani, Camilla Parmeggiani, Daniele Martella, Alberto Concellón   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source