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A Novel Modified Petroresin Particle (MPRP) With Enhanced Oil–Water Selectivity for Cold Production in Heavy Oil Reservoirs

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A novel oil–water selective conformance control agent, MPRP, is prepared via hydrophilic grafting and mechanical granulation. MPRP uniformly disperses in water, cohesively expands upon aging, and readily dissolves in the oil phase. During conformance control, it selectively aggregates in water channeling pathways to form effective plugs without ...
Guang Zhao, Dongfang Lv, Chang Liu, Changxu Wu, Yifei Liu, Caili Dai, Huazhou Li   +6 more
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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
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Thermally Robust Spin–Orbit Torque Switching in Low‐Resistivity Mo‐Alloyed β‐W Heterostructures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Mo‐alloyed β‐W heterostructures exhibit enhanced spin‐orbit torque efficiency, reduced resistivity and switching current density, and reliable operation from −50 to +150°C. The optimized W87.3Mo12.7 device achieves high spin Hall conductivity with thermal robustness, highlighting its potential for energy‐efficient magnetic memory and automotive ...
Han Seok Ko, Hyun Ju Lee, Jeong Kyu Lee, Han Sol Kim, Min Seok Kim, Quynh Anh T. Nguyen, Sonny H. Rhim, Young Keun Kim   +7 more
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High‐Performance n‐Type Organic Thermoelectrics Enabled by Control Over Microstructure, Orientation and Contact Plane in Naphthalenediimide‐Bithiazole‐Copolymer Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Effective control over the crystalline contact plane and microstructure of a naphthalenediimide‐bithiazole copolymer enables high‐performance n‐type thermoelectrics. While rubbing alignment induces a detrimental edge‐on orientation, subsequent solvent vapor‐induced re‐orientation facilitates a favorable mixed face‐on/edge‐on morphology.
Suhao Wang, Said Oummouch, Huan Wei, Karl Thorley, Adam Marks, Arianna Magni, Xiuming Sun, Alessandra Pistillo, Bruno Schmaltz, Olivier Bardagot, Sabine Ludwigs, Alberto Salleo, Yuanyuan Hu, Martin Brinkmann   +13 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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Interaction‐Driven Assembly Pathways in Heterogeneous Active Microrobotic Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Peanut‐ and cube‐shaped light‐powered microrobots exhibit distinct magnetic and photocatalytic responses that determine their heterogeneous self‐assembly. In the dark, magnetic dipole interactions drive colloidal copolymerization with cubes acting as nucleation centers, whereas under light irradiation, phoretic interactions compete with magnetic ...
Domenico Calabrò, Roshan Velluvakandy, Martin Pumera, Francesco Priolo, Salvo Mirabella, Mario Urso   +5 more
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Sulfation‐Tunable Peptide‐Glycosaminoglycan Hydrogels for Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Expansion

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Co‐assembly of rationally designed glycosaminoglycan‐binding peptides with sulfated glycosaminoglycans yields supramolecular hydrogels with tunable mechanics and matrix‐mediated cytokine retention. The glycosaminoglycans thereby act as cofactors, driving a coil‐to‐β‐sheet transition that triggers gelation.
Shirel Veretnik, Prannoy Seth, Maximilian Fusenig, Jens Friedrichs, Nicole Fertala, Passant Atallah, Uwe Freudenberg, Ayala Lampel, Carsten Werner   +8 more
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Design and Characterization of a Two‐Dimensional Soft Array Based on Cooperative Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A fully polymeric two‐dimensional array of Dielectric Elastomers enables self‐sensing, cooperative actuation, and large‐stroke operation in a DE‐based autonomous conveyor. Based only on voltage and current measurements at actuator level, the system detects the presence of a ball and subsequently drives it toward a target position.
Saverio Addario, Alberto Priuli, Giovanni Soleti, Sebastian Gratz‐Kelly, Benjamin Zemlin, Stefan Seelecke, Gianluca Rizzello   +6 more
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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen, Patryk Wąsik, Juan Fernando Cucuyame Morales, Marie Kate Palau, Adrian Francisco Duran Ornelas, Phani Saketh Dasika, Jin Hee Kim, Radhika Laxminarayana, Eric Hintsala, Greta Chang, Junzhi Liao, Lizhi Sun, Nathan Lord, Atsushi Arakaki, Paul Bardunias, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus   +16 more
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Memristive‐Gated RC‐Delay Synaptic Transistors for Time‐Encoded Analog in‐Memory Computing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A Memristive‐Gated Transistor for Time‐Encoded Analog In‐Memory Computing — By exploiting the RC delay of a self‐rectifying interface‐type memristor, nonlinear I–V distortion is structurally bypassed, enabling 3‐bit nonvolatile memory, spike‐timing‐based analog encoding, and hardware‐calibrated reservoir‐computing validation within a unified device ...
Yun‐Seo Shin, Eunjoo Yoo, Ki‐Hoon Son, Hyun‐Sik Kim, Dae‐Hee Han, Jeong Hyeon Son, Seung Hwan Lee, Hong‐Sub Lee   +7 more
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