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Biomimetic soft matter [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Wafer Bonding Technologies for Microelectromechanical Systems and 3D ICs: Advances, Challenges, and Trends

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores wafer bonding technologies, covering wafer preparation, activation methods, and bonding mechanisms. It compares direct and indirect bonding, highlights recent advancements and future trends, and examines applications in 3D integration and packaging.
Abdul Ahad Khan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simultaneous Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly (PISA) and Guest Molecule Encapsulation

open access: yesMacromolecular Rapid Communications, 2013
Nanoparticles with various morphologies such as micelles, worm‐like/rod‐like and spherical vesicles are made using a polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) approach via a one‐pot RAFT dispersion polymerization. On polymerization/self‐assembly, we report a concurrent highly efficient loading of guest molecules within the nanoparticle structures ...
Thomas P. Davis   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Key Trends and Insights in Smart Polymeric Skin Wearable Patches

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Intelligent polymers, which respond to various physical and biological stimuli, are explored for the development of skin wearable patches in biomedical applications. Smart polymers, also known as intelligent or stimuli‐responsive polymers, play a crucial role in the development of advanced wearable patches due to their versatility and softness.
Sergio J. Peñas‐Núñez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delivery of Human Adipose Stem Cells Spheroids into Lockyballs. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Adipose stem cells (ASCs) spheroids show enhanced regenerative effects compared to single cells. Also, spheroids have been recently introduced as building blocks in directed self-assembly strategy.
Karina R Silva   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Negative Differential Resistance, Memory and Reconfigurable Logic Functions based on Monolayer Devices derived from Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Electro-polymerizable Thiophene-EDOT Units [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
We report on hybrid memristive devices made of a network of gold nanoparticles (10 nm diameter) functionalized by tailored 3,4(ethylenedioxy)thiophene (TEDOT) molecules, deposited between two planar electrodes with nanometer and micrometer gaps (100 nm ...
Alibart, F.   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Electronic Control System for Optimized Resonance Operation of Dielectric Elastomer Pumps through Self‐Sensing

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A powerful electronic control system enables a dielectric elastomer pump to operate at resonance, matching conventional pump performance. Using self‐sensing to reconstruct load pressure dynamically, the adaptive control adjusts resonance frequency accordingly.
Matthias Baltes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intracellular Chemical Reaction‐Induced Self‐Assembly for the Construction of Artificial Architecture and Its Functions

open access: yesAdvanced NanoBiomed Research
Intracellular assemblies play vital roles in maintaining cellular functions through structural recognition‐mediated interactions. The introduction of artificial structures has garnered substantial interest in modulating cellular functions via activation ...
Sangpil Kim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soft Beats: A Dielectric Elastomer‐Based Ventricular Assist Device for Next‐Gen Heart Failure Management

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The dielectric elastomer‐based electropneumatic device (DE‐EPD) is a vacuum‐assisted ventricular assist device (VAD) that delivers high performance (85 mmHg, 6.8 L min−1) with low power consumption. Unlike traditional motor‐driven VADs, it is lightweight, quiet, energy‐efficient, and provides pulsatile flow. Validated in a simulated circulation system,
Amine Benouhiba   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Small‐Angle X‐Ray Scattering Studies of Block Copolymer Nano‐Objects: Formation of Ordered Phases in Concentrated Solution During Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly [PDF]

open access: hybrid, 2021
Matthew J. Rymaruk   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source

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