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Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios, Léon Chiriatti, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, Vincent Le Houérou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cytochrome “nanowires” are physically limited to sub-picoamp currents that suffice for cellular respiration

Frontiers in Chemistry
Mineral-respiring microorganisms from hydrothermal vents to terrestrial soils express filaments that electrically connect intracellular respiration to extracellular geochemistry. Filaments dubbed “cytochrome nanowires” (CNs) have been resolved by CryoEM,
Matthew J. Guberman-Pfeffer, Caleb L. Herron   +1 more
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Biomaterials for modulating cellular responses of endogenous tendon stem/progenitor cells: A promising avenue for tendon regeneration

BMEMat, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes emerging biomaterial‐based strategies and underlying mechanisms for modulating endogenous tendon stem/progenitor cells (TSPCs). It offers the most recent insights into TSPC physiology and potential applications of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine in tendons.
Zeyu Zhu, Renwang Sheng, Mumin Cao, Ludvig J. Backman, Yucheng Gao, Hao Wang, Cheng Zhang, Jialin Chen, Wei Zhang, Yunfeng Rui   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perovskite Photodetectors at the Intelligence Frontier: From Tunable Materials to Adaptive Optoelectronic Systems

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
This comprehensive review presents a progressive roadmap for perovskite vision detectors. Centered on perovskite‐based artificial perception, the graphic illustrates a systematic evolution: starting with fundamental material engineering and device architectures, advancing toward complex functional strategies such as flexible neuromorphic imaging ...
Chenglong Li, Wei Qu, Deepak Kumar, Naini Jain, Nur Wardina Syahirah binti Mohamad Fadil, Nur Najiha binti Ahmad Rasid, Emannuel Kymakis, Maria Vasilopoulou, Chunxiong Bao, Feng Gao, Peng Gao, Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Abd. Rashid bin Mohd Yusoff, Haotong Wei   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Control of Nucleic Acids Self‐Assembly and Expression Using Photoswitches

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
We review here the recent progress made in the design of molecular photoswitches, and highlight their implementation for the dynamic control over nucleic acids self‐assembly and expression. ABSTRACT Synthetic nucleic acids have become readily available and now constitute versatile building blocks in materials science—where they can be used to engineer ...
Noemí Nogal, Hugo Laigle, Maxime Mansy, Sébastien Ulrich, Mathieu Surin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Metal Preloading Technologies in Batteries and Capacitors

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
Metal preloading strategies play an important role in efficient batteries and hybrid capacitors to compensate for the consumed metals at the first discharge. This article reviews recent progress in preloading technologies in lithium‐ion and other metal‐ion systems.
Xuexue Pan, Yu Zhang, Zhazira Supiyeva, Qamar Abbas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A dielectrophoresis-impedance method for protein detection and analysis

AIP Advances, 2017
Dielectrophoresis (DEP) has increasingly been used for the assessment of the electrical properties of molecular scale objects including proteins, DNA, nanotubes and nanowires.
Ahmad Sabry Mohamad, Roszymah Hamzah, Kai F. Hoettges, Michael Pycraft Hughes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fish Scales: A Multifunctional Biomaterial from Nature

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Fish scales demonstrate nature's solution to impact protection through overlapping multilayered architecture. This biological design combines mineralized surfaces with collagen networks to achieve both flexibility and fracture resistance. The structural principles inspire advanced protective materials and biomedical implants, where damage tolerance ...
Liyao Dong, Xiaojie Sun, Xiguang Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing Natural Wood Architecture: A Self‐Supporting, Hierarchically Porous NiFe@Carbon Capacitive Anode Enhances Electricity Generation and Storage in Microbial Fuel Cells

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This study reports a mild “Zn(NO3)2 interlayer‐expansion” strategy combined with electrodeposition to produce a self‐supporting capacitive anode (NiFe@PC) that preserves the wood's native low‐tortuosity channels. The retained native architecture expands niches for microbial colonization.
Xue Liu, Shenghui Jiao, Huiying Song, Bailing Dong, Ke Cheng, Changwei Li, Sha Luo, Zhijun Chen, Ruiwen Wang, Wei Li, Shouxin Liu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low‐Dimensional Materials and Van Der Waals Heterostructures for Energy Application: A Comprehensive Review

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Low‐dimensional materials (0D, 1D, and 2D) exhibit unique electronic and physicochemical properties, enabling advanced nanoelectronic and optoelectronic devices. Mixed‐dimensional heterostructures combine these materials to enhance functionality.
Qaisar Alam, Sajjad Ali, Pir Muhammad Ismail, ABM Sharif Hossain   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source