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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Shellac, a centuries‐old natural resin, is reimagined as a green material for flexible electronics. When combined with silver nanowires, shellac films deliver transparency, conductivity, and stability against humidity. These results position shellac as a sustainable alternative to synthetic polymers for transparent conductors in next‐generation ...
Rahaf Nafez Hussein +4 more
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Envisioning a BHET Economy: Adding Value to PET Waste
Sustainable Chemistry, 2023 Poly(ethylene terephthalate), the fifth most produced polymer, generates significant waste annually. This increased waste production has spurred interest in chemical and mechanical pathways for recycling.
Clarissa C. Westover, Timothy E. Long
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas +6 more
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Occupational exposure to diisocyanates in polyurethane foam factory workers
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2015 Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate health effects of occupational exposure to diisocyanates (DIC) among polyurethane foam products factory workers.
Dominika Świerczyńska-Machura +9 more
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Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge +4 more
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Pharmaceutics, 2019 Ultrasound assisted compression (USAC) is a manufacturing technique which applies thermal and mechanical energy to the powder bed, producing tablets with improved characteristics compared to the direct compression process.
Eduardo Galdón +2 more
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Mechanoresponsive Elastomers Made with Excimer-Forming Telechelics
Organic Materials, 2020 Mechanoresponsive luminescent (MRL) elastomers, which change their fluorescence color or intensity upon deformation, can facilitate simple strain detection through optical signals.
Derek J. Kiebala +5 more
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Electrospun Wood‐Derived Biopolymers as Electrodes in Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Electrospinning transforms wood‐derived cellulose and lignin into architecturally defined, binder‐free carbon electrodes with tuneable porosity and functionality. This review shows how fibre design enables decoupled charge and mass transport, enhancing performance across battery systems, while identifying key challenges in spinnability, scalability ...
Michael W. Thielke +3 more
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Magnesium‐Based Transient Bioelectronics, Bio‐Optics and Bio‐Scaffolds
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This paper reviews the state of the art and recent advances in magnesium‐based thin‐film, foils, and scaffolds for applications in transient bio‐optics, bioelectronics and tissue engineering. The design principles, fabrication methods, material properties, and integration strategies are discussed in detail.
Massimo Mariello, Yves Leterrier
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Curcumin based polyurethane materials and their functional applications: a review
Materials Research ExpressBio-based polyurethanes are novel material with potential advantages for sustainable development, and their development play significant roles in promoting sustainability.
Qiaoqiao Lan +7 more
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