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Extreme mechanical resilience of self-assembled nanolabyrinthine materials [PDF]

, 2020
Low-density materials with tailorable properties have attracted attention for decades, yet stiff materials that can resiliently tolerate extreme forces and deformation while being manufactured at large scales have remained a rare find.
Greer, Julia R., Kochmann, Dennis M., Krödel, Sebastian, Portela, Carlos M., Vidyasagar, A., Weissenbach, Tamara, Yee, Daryl W.   +6 more
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Biomimetic soft matter [PDF]

, 2011
Biomaterials are often soft materials. There is now growing interest in designing, synthesizing and characterising soft materials that mimic the properties of biological materials such as tissue, proteins, DNA or cells. Research on biomimetic soft matter
Hamley, Ian
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Substrate Stress Relaxation Regulates Cell‐Mediated Assembly of Extracellular Matrix

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Silicone‐based viscoelastic substrates with tunable stress relaxation reveal how matrix mechanics regulates cellular mechanosensing and cell‐mediated matrix remodelling in the stiff regime. High stress relaxation promotes assembly of fibronectin fibril‐like structures, increased nuclear localization of YAP and formation of β1 integrin‐enriched ...
Jonah L. Voigt, Jens Timmer, Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti‐Adam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stimuli-responsive self-assembly and structural transition of a glycosylated triblock terpolymer: construction of “Sweet” nanoparticles

Materials & Design
Glycosylated nanoparticles, inspired by natural systems, hold great promise for biomedical applications such as targeted drug delivery and biosensing. However, achieving precise control over their self-assembly and responsiveness remains a challenge.
Mokun Chen, Marc C.A. Stuart, Vincent S.D. Voet, Rudy Folkersma, Katja Loos   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Templated synthesis of cyclic poly(ionic liquid)s

, 2019
Charged cyclic polymers, e.g. cyclic DNAs and polypeptides, play enabling roles in organisms, but their synthesis was challenging due to the well known polyelectrolyte effect.
Tang, Qingquan, Yuan, Jiayin, Zhang, Weiyi, Zhao, Qiang   +3 more
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Chemical analysis and aqueous solution properties of Charged Amphiphilic Block Copolymers PBA-b-PAA synthesized by MADIX [PDF]

, 2007
We have linked the structural and dynamic properties in aqueous solution of amphiphilic charged diblock copolymers poly(butyl acrylate)-b-poly(acrylic acid), PBA-b-PAA, synthesized by controlled radical polymerization, with the physico-chemical ...
Berret, J. -F., Cottet, H., Futterer, T., Jacquin, M., Muller, P., Talingting-Pabalan, R., Theodoly, O.   +6 more
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Photoswitching Conduction in Framework Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This mini‐review summarizes recent advances in state‐of‐the‐art proton and electron conduction in framework materials that can be remotely and reversibly switched on and off by light. It discusses the various photoswitching conduction mechanisms and the strategies employed to enhance photoswitched conductivity.
Helmy Pacheco Hernandez, Stefan Hecht, Wolfgang Wenzel, Lars Heinke, Mariana Kozlowska   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D‐Printed Sulfur‐Derived Polymers With Controlled Architectures for Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Rheology‐guided formulation design for direct ink writing enables the fabrication of 3D sulfur copolymer cathodes with controlled architectures for lithium‐sulfur batteries. The printed electrodes exhibit multiscale porosity and high sulfur utilization, delivering enhanced electrochemical performance compared to conventional cast electrodes.
Bin Ling, Haoran Wang, Pan Yang, Rishav Agrawal, Alex R. Neale, Laurence J. Hardwick, Tom Hasell, Esther García‐Tuñón   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polymer Induced Bundling of F-actin and the Depletion Force

, 2004
The inert polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG) induces a "bundling" phenomenon in F-actin solutions when its concentration exceeds a critical onset value C_o.
A. A. Louis, A. L. Barabasi, A. Suzuki, B. H. Zimm, B. Sharp, D. Chandler, E. J. W. Verwey, F. Gittes, F. Oosawa, H. Isambert, H. J. Kinosian, J. G. Dewey, J. N. Israelachvili, J. Ray, J. Spudich, J. X. Tang, J. X. Tang, K. Devanand, L. Schafer, M. Carlier, P. deGennes, P. Sheterline, S. Asakura, W. H. Press, X. Yu   +24 more
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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source