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Enhanced Ferroelectric Phase Formation via Local Structure Modification in the Pre‐Crystalline State of Hafnium Zirconium Oxide Thin Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Hafnium zirconium oxide thin films are grown using plasma‐enhanced atomic layer deposition with the addition of an atomic layer annealing (ALA) step. ALA leads to a change in the short‐range structure of the deposit and encourages formation of the ferroelectric Pca21 phase. The result is wake‐up‐free performance with films exposed to ALA.
Nicolas K. Lam, Gerald R. Bejger, Waseem A. Wani, Kristina M. Holsgrove, Andrew N. Titus, Niyorjyoti Sharma, Shihao Wang, Keithen Orson, Megan K. Lenox, Liron Shvilberg, Yong Kyu Choi, Ian A. Brummel, Benjamin L. Aronson, Petra Reinke, Quentin Ramasse, Amit Kumar, Brian J. Rodriguez, Christina M. Rost, Jon F. Ihlefeld   +18 more
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Genetically Programmed Shape‐Morphing of Engineered Living Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Here, bacterial and mammalian engineered living materials (ELMs) are presented, in which living cells direct genetically programmed and enzymatically mediated shape‐morphing. The resulting deformation and shape‐recovery can be actuated in a genetically controlled manner by an ELM incorporating out‐of‐equilibrium counteracting biochemical reactions with
Jan Becker, Yuchen Liu, Miguel Baños, Rosanne Schmachtenberg, Mahmudul Hasan, Claudia Fink‐Straube, Luai R. Khoury, Wilfried Weber   +7 more
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Comprehensive In Vitro Profiling Demonstrates Successful Immune Evasion of Bioengineered Immune‐Shielded Heart Valves

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Living donor heart valves offer superior durability for pediatric patients but trigger immune rejection. Lentiviral delivery of viral immune‐evasion genes US2 and Serpin b9 into donor valve cells and valve tissue suppresses HLA expression, reduces PBMC clustering and cytotoxic killing, and induces transcriptional immune‐tolerance programs, paving the ...
Abraham van Wijk, Leanne Van den Berg, Isa B. M. Velraeds, Valentina Osorio Zuluaga, Emma T. M. Peereboom, Martijn J. W. E. Rabelink, Arnaud Zaldumbide, Rob C. Hoeben, Marie‐Jose T. H. Goumans, Eric Spierings, Carlijn V. C. Bouten, Marijn C. Peters   +11 more
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Azobenzene's Cross‐Scale Optics and Photonics: Molecular Photoswitching, Mesoscopic Material Motions, and Adaptive Devices

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Azobenzene photoswitches translate molecular‐scale E/Z photoisomerization into macroscopic material responses and device‐level photonic functions. This Review highlights how azobenzene research has evolved from molecular photochemistry to photoalignment, mass migration, photomechanics, and heat release, ultimately enabling holography, reconfigurable ...
Heeju Son, Soyul Kwak, Heerin Noh, Minsang Kim, Doyeon Noh, Subhayan Chakraborty, Jaewon Lee, YongDeok Cho, Kyeongsoo Kim, Taewoong Eom, Moonyoung Kim, Jangwon Kim, Hoyoung Lee, Soyoung Lee, Jaehun Kim, Grace G. D. Han, Shin‐Tson Wu, Stefano Oscurato, Arri Priimagi, Marina Saphiannikova, Seungwoo Lee   +20 more
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Optimal Control Drives Ultrafast and Energy‐Efficient Magnetization Switching in Van der Waals Magnets

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The accelerating expansion of data‐centric technologies is sharply increasing the energy burden of information storage, placing unprecedented pressure on the efficiency of magnetic switching. Conventional field‐driven reversal, once the foundation of magnetic memory, has become impractical in modern architectures due to its high energy cost ...
Mohammad H. Badarneh, PeiYu Cai, Elton J. G. Santos   +2 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Surfaces for Intelligent Liquid Manipulation: Progressing From Passive and Active to Hybrid Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines passive, active, and hybrid liquid manipulation strategies, highlighting hybrid approaches as an emerging route to reconcile energy efficiency with adaptive control. By actively reconstructing passive surfaces to store programmable interfacial energy, hybrid systems enable flexible yet low‐power liquid transport, with perspectives ...
Jiaqi Miao, Yiyuan Zhang, Liqiu Wang, Alan C. H. Tsang   +3 more
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Evaluating the additive properties of differential pressure valves in a novel benchtop shunt model

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
Objective Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) over-drainage is an unintended sequela of using a shunt valve to treat hydrocephalus, and a second valve may be added in series to better control drainage.
Sai Chandan Reddy, Dipankar Biswas, S. Farzad Maroufi, Gwendolyn Williams, Nyle Dar, Michael Meggyesy, Ryan P. Lee, Ian Suk, Mark Luciano   +8 more
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AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF THE PLC PROGRAMS FOR THE SEQUENTIAL CONTROL OF PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS

Facta Universitatis. Series: Mechanical Engineering, 2019
Nowadays, programmable logic controllers (PLC) are widely used in many automated systems, especially for the control of various actuators. The most common PLC programming is performed by either using a ladder diagram or a structured text.
Vladislav Blagojević, Saša Ranđelović, Vlastimir Nikolić, Slobodan Dudić   +3 more
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Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko, Chiamaka Akah, Ravinder Dahiya   +2 more
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An electropermanent magnet valve for the onboard control of multi-degree of freedom pneumatic soft robots

Communications Engineering
To achieve coordinated functions, fluidic soft robots typically rely on multiple input lines for the independent inflation and deflation of each actuator. Fluidic actuators are controlled by rigid electronic pneumatic valves, restricting the mobility and
Anna Maria Moran, Vi T. Vo, Kevin J. McDonald, Pranav Sultania, Eva Langenbrunner, Jun Hong Vince Chong, Amartya Naik, Lorenzo Kinnicutt, Jingshuo Li, Tommaso Ranzani   +9 more
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