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Inkjet-printed Polyvinyl Alcohol Multilayers [PDF]

Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2017
Inkjet printing is a modern method for polymer processing, and in this work, we demonstrate that this technology is capable of producing polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) multilayer structures. A polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solution was formulated. The intrinsic properties of the ink, such as surface tension, viscosity, pH, and time stability, were investigated ...
Salaoru, Iulia, Gibbons, Gregory, Zhou, Zuoxin, Morris, Peter   +3 more
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Polymer Substrates for Flexible Sensors: Advances and Contributions to Smart Agriculture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in polymer‐based flexible sensors for smart agriculture, focusing on polymer substrate design, interface engineering, and applications in soil, plant, animal, aquaculture, and post‐harvest monitoring.
Yihui Li, Zhangzheng Xiao, Zheng Yan, Adnan Raza Altaf, Qun Song, Dingding Yao, Afshan Sohail, Yixin Wang, Wenxiu Ma, Shanjun Li, Yaohui Chen, Peiwen Liu, Kai Zhang   +12 more
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Molecular Rotors: From Newtonian Fluids to Functional Materials as Viscosity and Temperature Sensing Tools

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Molecular rotors are fluorescent molecules that are sensitive to viscosity and temperature variations in the environment. They exhibit a direct correlation between fluorescence and viscosity within Newtonian fluids. However, this correlation becomes less straightforward in complex systems.
Flavia Di Scala, Alice Briole, Valerii Myndrul, Thomas J. Cleij, Hanne Diliën, Bérengère Abou, Bart van Grinsven   +6 more
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Enhancing the Mechanical and Physical Properties of Zirconium Dental Filling Material by Chemical Mixing with Polyvinyl Alcohol Polymer in Different Cure Times

Diyala Journal of Medicine
Background: Zirconium is mainly composed of zirconia/silica particles. Zircon filling material is a light-curing, radiopaque nanohybrid composite resin designed for anterior and posterior tooth restorations with a high inorganic filler component.
Manar Abd Alrazaq Hassan
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Snap‐Through–Driven Liquid Crystal Elastomers for High‐Power Remote Microneedle Actuation Toward Smart Livestock Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A magnetically assisted snap‐through liquid crystal elastomer transforms photochemical deformation into a high‐power mechanical impulse, enabling remote microneedle actuation and highlighting its potential for future smart livestock intervention systems.
Chae Won Lee, Nankyung Kim, SeungHyun Park, Dae Seok Kim   +3 more
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Fiber‐reinforced Liquid Metal Composites With Automated Circuit Fabrication for Structurally‐Integrated Power Transfer

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Fiber‐reinforced liquid metal composites (FibRe LMCs) are introduced that combine GPa‐scale structural performance with digitally programmable electrical conductivity. Through automated CNC activation, conductive pathways and wireless power transfer circuits are fabricated directly within load‐bearing composites, enabling structurally integrated ...
John Joyce, Charles K. Van Horn, Nathaniel J. Valentin, Angelica Phan, Michael D. Bartlett, Edward J. Barron III   +5 more
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Engineering Local Polar Frustration in Lead‐Free Dielectric Ceramics for Ultrahigh Normalized Energy Storage Performance

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Local polar frustration is engineered to stabilize an ergodic relaxer through nanoscale multiphase coexistence, suppressing long‐range ferroelectric order while preserving high polarization. This strategy delivers ultrahigh low‐field normalized energy density (Wa >0.020 mC cm−2), exceptional thermal stability, and a transferable design principle for ...
Hareem Zubairi, Muhammad Wasim, Songhao Fu, Xiaojiao Liu, Annette K Kleppe, Zhilun Lu, Antonio Feteira, Diming Xu, Joseph C.A. Prentice, Ge Wang   +9 more
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Novel immobilization techniques of Acinetobacter (V2) and Paenibacillus (D9) bacterial strains for waste oil degradation

Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2019
Bacterial isolates used for the degradation of waste oils has gained greater interest in recent times since these isolates can be immobilized. However, it’s their lack of reproducibility and continual usage that hinders its applicability. The aim of this
Yashmika Jeon, Ajay Bissessur, Parvesh Singh   +2 more
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Synthetic polymers as xeno-free materials for stabilizing basic fibroblast growth factor in human mesenchymal stem cell cultures

Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2021
Series of sulfonated polymers were evaluated as additives in cell culture media. Some of the compounds, such as sulfated polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), prevented denaturation and loss of basic fibroblast growth factor during cell culture and enhanced human ...
Yoko Masuzawa, Manabu Kitazawa
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Rare‐Earth–Functionalized Carbon Dot Hydrogels as Mechanically Robust Antibacterial Wound Dressings

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The schematic depicts a dynamically cross‐linked PVA hydrogel network in which reversible borate ester bonds and hydrogen‐bonding interactions integrate lanthanum‐doped carbon dots (La‐CDs) and dipotassium glycyrrhizinate (DPG) to form a mechanically robust, multifunctional matrix.
Shih‐Han Tsai, Ramadhass Keerthika Devi, Muthusankar Ganesan, Guo‐Ping Chang Chien, Chun Che Lin   +4 more
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