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Decoupling Photochemical and Photothermal Effects Using Molecular Motors Enables Fast, Intelligent, and Life‐Like Motions in Soft Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A light‐responsive liquid crystal (LC) polymer network integrating molecular rotary motors and photothermal converters enables the decoupling of photochemical and photothermal effects. Selective wavelength activation allows orthogonal control over persistent shape encoding and fast reversible motion, enabling programmable soft robots capable of complex
Guiying Long, Jinyu Sheng, Alexander Ryabchun, Ben L. Feringa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Femtosecond Laser Microprinting of a Polymer Optical Fiber Interferometer for High-Sensitivity Temperature Measurement. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2018
Li C, Liao C, Wang J, Gan Z, Wang Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Can Elastomers Combine Stiffness, Toughness and Fatigue Resistance?

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review studies how the molecular and macroscopic architecture of elastomers influence their mechanical properties including: stiffness, stretchability, toughness, fatigue resistance, and damping behavior. By linking the structure to performance, it proposes design principles for advanced elastomeric systems that combine mechanical properties ...
Eva Baur, Esther Amstad
wiley   +1 more source

Large-Range Polymer Optical-Fiber Strain-Gauge Sensor for Elastic Tendons in Wearable Assistive Robots. [PDF]

Materials (Basel), 2019
Casas J, Leal-Junior A, Díaz CR, Frizera A, Múnera M, Cifuentes CA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hybrid Amyloid–Boron Nitride Aerogels for Lightweight Sound Insulation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Amyloid fibrils template the mild formation of boron nitride–rich hybrid aerogels with hierarchical porosity, enhanced BN‐like ordering, and fibril‐reinforced mechanics. These ultralight materials combine thermal stability with strong sound absorption and transmission loss, offering a sustainable bio‐assisted route toward lightweight acoustic shields ...
Mohammad Peydayesh, Andrin Lustgarten, Stefan Schoenwald, Enrico Boschi, My Hanh Bui, Ali Miserez, Felix Donat, Christoph R. Müller, Raffaele Mezzenga   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polymer Optical Fiber Goniometer: A New Portable, Low Cost and Reliable Sensor for Joint Analysis. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2018
Rezende A, Alves C, Marques I, Silva MA, Naves E.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ultralow‐Dispersion Silicon THz Photonic Crystal Interconnects for Multichannel Datalinks

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
An all‐silicon terahertz photonic crystal waveguide interconnect enables 452 Gbps aggregate data transfer through seven complex‐modulated channels. By revealing the impact of ultralow dispersion on link performance and achieving a record interconnect figure of merit, the work advances centimeter‐scale THz on‐chip communication for future data‐centre ...
Nikhil Navaratna, Thomas CaiWei Tan, Pascal Szriftgiser, Guillaume Ducournau, Ranjan Singh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Photoactivable Surfactant Design for In Situ Stabilization of Hydrogel Bioelectronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Photoactivable surfactant additive enables in situ stabilization of hydrogel bioelectronics. ABSTRACT Conductive polymer hydrogels offer unique advantages for soft, stretchable biointerfaces by combining tissue‐like mechanics with high ionic conductivity.
Seungyeon Lee, Donggyun Lee, Soo‐Hwan Lee, Yuri Lee, Jooyeun Chong, Gunho Chang, Hyunjun Kim, Aejin Kim, Kyung Su Kim, Jahyun Koo, Hyojin Lee, Jiheong Kang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling α‐MoO3 as a High‐Index, Low‐Loss Anisotropic Material: Bridging the Gap From Mid‐Infrared to Ultraviolet Nanophotonics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
α‐MoO3 is established as a high‐index, low‐loss anisotropic platform bridging mid‐infrared polaritonics and ultraviolet‐visible nanophotonics. Spectroscopic ellipsometry and calculations reveal refractive indices exceeding 3.9, with the largest in‐plane birefringence among transparent layered crystals at 425–500 nm, enabling zero‐order UV waveplates ...
Adilet N. Toksumakov, Dmitriy V. Grudinin, Georgy A. Ermolaev, Alexey P. Tsapenko, Anton A. Minnekhanov, Konstantin V. Kravtsov, Nikolay V. Pak, Arslan B. Mazitov, Andrey A. Vyshnevyy, Aleksandr S. Slavich, Ivan A. Kruglov, Gleb I. Tselikov, Aleksey V. Arsenin, Kostya S. Novoselov, Valentyn S. Volkov   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polymer Optical Fiber Tip Mass Production Etch Mechanism to Achieve CPC Shape for Improved Biosensor Performance. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2019
Hassan HU, Bang O, Janting J.
europepmc   +1 more source