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Integrative Approaches for DNA Sequence‐Controlled Functional Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
DNA is emerging as a programmable building block for functional materials with applications in biomimicry, biochemical, and mechanical information processing. The integration of simulations, experiments, and machine learning is explored as a means to bridge DNA sequences with macroscopic material properties, highlighting current advances and providing ...
Aaron Gadzekpo, Ewa Anna Oprzeska‐Zingrebe, Mariana Kozlowska, Lennart Hilbert, Iliya D. Stoev   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Shrinkage Strains Causing Early-Age Cracking in Cast-in-Place Concrete Bridge Decks [PDF]

, 2015
Early-age cracking in cast-in-place reinforced concrete bridge decks is occurring more frequently now than three decades ago and principle factors that lead to early-age deck cracking are not fully understood. A finite element (FE) simulation methodology
Foley, Christopher M., Mohammadi, Tayyebeh, Wan, Baolin   +2 more
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Bending behavior test and assessment for full-scale PC box girder reinforced by prestressed CFRP plate [PDF]

, 2015
This paper focuses on behavior of full scale prestressed concrete (PC) box girder with difference degrees of damage derived from service stage. According to typical structural damage, strengthening measures are proposed, including gluing steel plate ...
Duan, Lan, Luo, Qiao, Wang, Chunsheng, Zhang, Yuxiao   +3 more
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3D Printing Strategies for Bioengineering Human Cornea

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent progress in 3D bioprinting strategies for engineering human corneas. Key aspects include the replication of corneal transparency, curvature, and biomechanical properties, alongside innovations in recent advancements in 3D printing methods, which benefit in overcoming current challenges.
Yunong Yuan, Khoon S. Lim, Gerard Sutton, Gordon G. Wallace, Jingjing You   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance-based optimization of structures: theory and applications [PDF]

, 2005
Performance-based Optimization of Structures introduces a method to bridge the gap between optimization theory and its practical applications to structural engineering.
Liang, Qing Quan
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Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy in Bionanotechnology: Current Advances and Future Perspectives

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) enables the nanoscale mapping of electrostatic surface potentials. While widely applied in materials science, its use in biological systems remains emerging. This review presents recent advances in KPFM applied to biological samples and provides a critical perspective on current limitations and future directions for
Ehsan Rahimi, Mario Palacios‐Corella, Arjan Mol, Salvador Pané, Josep Puigmartí‐Luis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Archeo‐Inspiration from the Cultural History of Glass: Historic Accounts, Anecdotes and Hard Facts as Challenges to Modern Material Science

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Glass, historically valued for its purity and durability, has long inspired artists and societies. This article introduces the concept of “Archeo‐Inspiration”, drawing on cultural and historical contexts of glass to guide future material innovations.
Eva von Contzen, Julia von Ditfurth, Fabian Stroth, Bastian E. Rapp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stop Criteria for Flexure for Proof Load Testing of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2019
Existing bridges with large uncertainties can be assessed with a proof load test. In a proof load test, a load representative of the factored live load is applied to the bridge at the critical position. If the bridge can carry this load without distress,
Eva O. L. Lantsoght, Eva O. L. Lantsoght, Yuguang Yang, Cor van der Veen, Dick A. Hordijk, Ane de Boer   +5 more
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Air Waves Induced by Truck Passage in a Slender Motorway

Shock and Vibration, 2022
The interaction between a pedestrian bridge for a motorway crossing and air pressure waves induced by the truck passage is discussed with reference to a slender footbridge in Pregnana (Italy).
Fabio Rizzo, Aleksander Pistol, Alberto Viskovic, Marco Petrangeli   +3 more
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Self‐Assembled Monolayers in p–i–n Perovskite Solar Cells: Molecular Design, Interfacial Engineering, and Machine Learning–Accelerated Material Discovery

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights the role of self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) in perovskite solar cells, covering molecular engineering, multifunctional interface regulation, machine learning (ML) accelerated discovery, advanced device architectures, and pathways toward scalable fabrication and commercialization for high‐efficiency and stable single‐junction and
Asmat Ullah, Ying Luo, Stefaan De Wolf
wiley   +1 more source