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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk, Lukas Benecke, Chokri Cherif, Johannes Mersch   +3 more
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Mesoscale Domain Evolution Mechanism during Alternating Current (AC) Poling of Relaxor Ferroelectrics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ferroelectric domain variants that are energetically equivalent are expected to remain preserved during polarization reversal. However, phase‐field simulations reveal that inclined domain walls in relaxor ferroelectrics can undergo irreversible elimination during alternating current poling through a proximity effect driven by long‐range elastic ...
Yuan‐Jie Sun, Bo Wang, Long‐Qing Chen   +2 more
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Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge, Olivia Harper, Jaejun Lee, Sergio Gonzalez‐Munoz, Vladimir V. Tsukruk   +4 more
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Double‐Interpenetrating Composite Bioink for Multi‐Component 3D Bioprinting and Biofabrication

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Marine‐polysaccharides‐derived double interpenetrating network hydrogel‐based bioink, combining the attributes of physical and ionic crosslinking, enables room‐temperature bioprinting of mechanically defined structures that can be handled and are cytocompatible.
Fabian Tribukait‐Riemenschneider, V. Prasad Shastri   +1 more
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Shaping Matter with Acoustic Waves: From Particles to Functional Structures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Acoustic‐directed assembly is reviewed as a materials‐oriented strategy for organizing particles, polymers, metals, and biological systems into functional structures. The review distinguishes reversible manipulation from permanent structure formation through medium fixation, particle fixation, and in situ material generation, highlighting routes toward
Avraham Kenigsberg, Shelly Zlotnikov, Maya Fiorentino, Yuval Elias, Ornit Nagler‐Avramovitz, Hagay Shpaisman   +5 more
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Polymer‐Redox Interactions Enhance Ferro/Ferricyanide Thermogalvanic Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polyelectrolyte could modify the hydration structure of the redox couple in solution and improve the output performance of thermogalvanic cells, providing new fundamental insight into how electrostatic interactions can be exploited to tailor thermoelectric properties.
Pedro Santos Candiotto de Oliveira, Ziyauddin Khan, Swathi Suneesh, Sarbani Ghosh, Zia Ullah Khan, Reverant Crispin, Dan Zhao   +6 more
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Sustainable Electrochemical Synthesis of High‐Quality MXenes: Mechanistic Insights, Applications, Challenges, and Technological Prospects

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrochemical etching provides an eco‐friendly alternative to hazardous HF methods for MXene production. This approach facilitates the selective isolation of the A‐layer from MAX phases with tunable surface terminations. Controlling voltage, electrolytes, temperature, and duration enables the optimal structural integrity. Nevertheless, existing scale
Jagdeep Singh, Madhusudhana M Devadiga, Santosh K. Tiwari, AS Dhaliwal, Gurpreet Singh Selopal   +4 more
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Coagulative Granular Hydrogels with an Enzyme Catalyzed Fibrin Network for Endogenous Tissue Regeneration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Coagulative granular hydrogels are composed of packed thrombin‐functionalized microgels that catalyze the conversion of fibrinogen into a secondary fibrin network, filling the interstitial voids. This bio‐inspired approach stabilizes the biomaterial to match the robustness of bulk hydrogels without compromising injectability, mimicking the initial ...
Zhipeng Deng, Camila B. Tovani, Simona Bianco, Gianni Comandini, Aya Elghajiji, Mina Aleemardani, Roxana Moscalu, Jeremie Zappia, Bianca Fernandes, Olivia Annett, Chrissy L. Hammond, Jason Wong, Dave J. Adams, Fabrizio Scarpa, Michael R. Whitehouse, Annela M. Seddon, James P. K. Armstrong   +16 more
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Mechanical and Electrical Phenotype of hiPSC‐Cardiomyocytes on Fibronectin‐Based Hydrogels

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We introduce fibronectin‐based PEG hydrogels with controlled rigidity to enable the culture of iPSC‐derived cardiomyocytes. These substrates offer an alternative to the current culture of these cells on fibronectin‐coated glass, providing enhanced structural and functional behavior. The system provides a more physiologically relevant platform to assess
Ana Da Silva Costa, Lineta Stonkute, Sara Trujillo, Mariana Azevedo Gonzalez Oliva, Francis Burton, Matthew J. Dalby, Oana Dobre, Godfrey Smith, Manuel Salmeron‐Sanchez   +8 more
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Translational Considerations for Injectable Biomaterials and Bioscaffolds to Repair and Regenerate Brain Tissue

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The repair and regeneration of brain tissue faces both biological and technical challenges. Injectable bioscaffolds offer new opportunities to stimulate tissue regrowth in the brain by recruiting neural stem cells. Here, the translational issues are reviewed that need to be address to advance this promising new therapeutic approach from the bench to ...
Michel Modo, Alena Kisel
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