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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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Influence of the PDMS substrate stiffness on the adhesion of Acanthamoeba castellanii

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2014
Background: Mechanosensing of cells, particularly the cellular response to substrates with different elastic properties, has been discovered in recent years, but almost exclusively in mammalian cells.
Sören B. Gutekunst, Carsten Grabosch, Alexander Kovalev, Stanislav N. Gorb, Christine Selhuber-Unkel   +4 more
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Advanced materials used for development of lubricated compositions for die casting

Литьë и металлургия, 2019
The article presents the requirements for the lubricants used in die casting of non-ferrous alloys and polymer materials. The methodology for conducting research to determine the lubricating properties of materials, as well as the results of studies of ...
A. M. Mikhaltsov, A. A. Pivovarchyk, A. A. Skaskevich   +2 more
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Fabrication of a Silicon Auricular Prosthesis Using a Digital Model: A Clinical Report [PDF]

Journal of Basic Research in Medical Sciences, 2023
Introduction: Body defects impact well-being, necessitating efficient prosthetic techniques. This report explores integrating CAD/CAM technology for auricular prostheses, emphasizing a digital approach.
Azita Mazaheri Tehrani, Arash Zarbakhsh, Verishe Rastin, Hamed Karimi   +3 more
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Increasing Inter‐Micellar Connectivity Toughens and Imparts Cooling‐Induced Shape Memory in Micellar Hydrogels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Oligomerizing Pluronic triblock copolymers provides a processing strategy for tuning the mechanical properties and stimuli‐responsive behaviors of micellar hydrogels. Varying oligomer fraction produces hydrogels spanning brittle to highly extensible responses; maintaining micellar architectures enables cooling‐induced reverse thermal shape memory and ...
Gourav Kumbhojkar, Eric Yang, Arman Moussavi, EunBi Oh, Haeji Kim, Wei Chen, Junsoo Kim, Sinan Keten, Ryan L. Truby   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mineral Deposition From Liquid Precursors Triggered by Complementary Polyelectrolytes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polyelectrolyte additives can delay or prevent crystal nucleation in supersaturated solutions of insoluble mineral salts such as calcium carbonate. This work reports that adding a second, oppositely‐charged polyelectrolyte leads to immediate mineral crystallization from such metastable solutions.
Mohammed Kayes Patoary, Eli Halperin Pierce, Elizabeth Siu, Brigitte Gallagher, Md Abul Shahid, Yang Zhang, Thomas B. H. Schroeder   +6 more
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The effect of disinfectants on dimensional stability of addition and condensation silicone impressions [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2014
Background/Aim. Dimensional stability and accuracy of an impression after chemical disinfection by immersion in disinfectants are crucial for the accuracy of final prosthetic restorations.
Sinobad Tamara, Obradović-Đuričić Kosovka, Nikolić Zoran, Dodić Slobodan, Lazić Vojkan, Sinobad Vladimir, Jesenko-Rokvić Aleksandra   +6 more
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An Edible Chitosan‐Based Acoustic Sensor for Sound‐Responsive Actuation in Edible Robots

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces an edible acoustic sensor for robotic food and edible robotics. Built from a chitosan piezoelectric film between gold electrodes, the sensor enables acoustic communication through ON/OFF keying. Integrated into an edible robot with pneumatically actuated arms and neck, it responds to high‐frequency tones.
Valerio Francesco Annese, Bokeon Kwak, Gaia de Marzo, Giulia Coco, Valentina Antonaci, Leonardo Lamanna, Massimo De Vittorio, Dario Floreano, Mario Caironi   +8 more
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An Electrowetting Pump

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A tubular electrowetting pump moves alternating droplets through a millimeter‐wide channel in discrete, reversible steps, functioning as a fluidic stepper motor. With no moving parts and electrodes insulated from the liquid, it delivers silent, accurate flow. Flexibility allows the pump to be woven directly into textiles for wearable, medical, and soft‐
Robert Hennig, Herbert Shea
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A Tie-Over Dressing Using a Silicone Tube to Graft Deep Wounds

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2013
Background The most common cause of skin graft failure is the collection of blood or serous fluid underneath the graft. In our study, we describe the use of silicone tube for tie-over dressing to secure the skin graft margins with the aim of decreasing ...
Cem Inan Bektas, Yuksel Kankaya, Kadri Ozer, Ruser Baris, Ozlem Colak Aslan, Ugur Kocer   +5 more
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