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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
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ICS Materials. Towards a re-Interpretation of material qualities through interactive, connected, and smart materials. [PDF]

, 2018
The domain of materials for design is changing under the influence of an increased technological advancement, miniaturization and democratization. Materials are becoming connected, augmented, computational, interactive, active, responsive, and dynamic.
Parisi, Stefano, Petrelli, Daniela, Rognoli, Valentina, Spallazzo, Davide   +3 more
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Self‐Assembled Inorganic Nanomembrane Tubes: Rolled‐Up Piezoelectrics for Microacoustic Wave‐Based Actuators and Sensors

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates a self‐assembly process to generate free‐standing piezoelectric nanomembranes, forming ultracompact microtubular acoustic wave sensors and actuators. The miniaturized 3D piezoelectric platform reported in this work can be applied in telecommunication, energy harvesting, and acoustofluidics. Moreover, the 3D self‐assembly can add
Raphaël C. L‐M. Doineau, Christian N. Saggau, Stefan Baunack, Thomas Gemming, Yara Abdelaal, Robert Weser, Oliver G. Schmidt, Hagen Schmidt, Andreas Winkler, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +9 more
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Possibilities and applications of smart textiles

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
In the process of creating of new clothing products, the designers choose textiles which have: appearance, comfort, durability, shape retention, protection from bad weather, etc.
Rotari Elena, Negara Corina
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Facilitating a ‘non-judgmental’ skills-based co-design environment [PDF]

, 2015
This paper reflects on a pilot study for the design of a series of e-textiles workshops developed for the Nottinghamshire Mind Network community of mental health and wellbeing service users, managers and volunteers. The final workshops will form part of ‘
Bates, M, Glazzard, M, Kettley, R, Kettley, S, Lucas, R, Walker, S   +5 more
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Topology and Material Optimization in Ultra‐Soft Magneto‐Active Structures: Making Advantage of Residual Anisotropies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Residual magnetization induces pronounced mechanical anisotropy in ultra‐soft magnetorheological elastomers, shaping deformation and actuation even without external magnetic fields. This study introduces a computational‐experimental framework integrating magneto‐mechanical coupling into topology optimization for designing soft magnetic actuators with ...
Carlos Perez‐Garcia, Rogelio Ortigosa, Jesús Martínez‐Frutos, Daniel Garcia‐Gonzalez   +3 more
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Active-type piezoelectric smart textiles with antifouling performance for pathogenic control

npj Flexible Electronics
Recently, an investigation into preventive measures for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has garnered considerable attention. Consequently, strategies for the proactive prevention of viral pathogens have also attracted significant interest in the ...
Su Eon Lee, Hanna Lee, Jang Hwan Kim, Jae Chul Park, Sooah Kyung, Hayoung Choi, Su Hyun Baek, Jun Hyun Park, Sohyun Park, Jeong-Min Kim, Hye-Jun Jo, Seung Hyeon Cho, Jiwoong Kim, Hojun Kim, Seung Ho Han, Jun Kyun Oh, Bong Hoon Kim   +16 more
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Phase‐Change Solvents for Thermally Switchable Ion Conduction in Organogels

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Organogels containing salts dissolved in phase‐change solvents exhibit thermally switchable ion conduction. The organogels, which display an over 10 000‐fold on‐off ratio and high cycling stability, can be synthesized with a wide range of salts and customizable conductivity/temperature relations for applications in ionotronics and energy storage ...
Yi‐ming Yuan, Thomas B. H. Schroeder
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Freeform Manufacturing of Plant‐Based Structural Colors for Scalable Photonic and Mechanochromic Devices

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A green, freeform manufacturing approach that utilizes robust aqueous two‐phase systems to create intricate and scalable photonic structures and non‐planar mechanochromic hydrogel actuators from plant‐based hydroxypropyl cellulose. This approach broadens the structural possibilities of sustainable photonic devices and mechanochromic systems, offering ...
Xiao Song, Peiqi Niu, Wenxi Gu, Chun Lam Clement Chan, Jiuhong Yi, Xu Liu, Peng Tan, Chon In Haydn Cheong, Qingwen Guan, Dan Fang, Bingpu Zhou, Zi Liang Wu, Ji Liu, Yan Yan Shery Huang, Iek Man Lei   +14 more
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Ultrasound in Women's Health: Mechanisms, Applications, and Emerging Opportunities

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
As healthcare moves toward decentralization, ultrasound technologies are evolving from strictly imaging tools in clinical settings into versatile diagnostic and therapeutic platforms, with growing roles addressing women's health needs. This review highlights how ultrasound's underlying physical mechanisms can be harnessed to reduce disparities in women'
Sarah B. Ornellas, Bilal Kizilaslan, Aastha Shah, Jason F. Hou, Yoonsoo Shin, Alejandra Hernandez Moyers, Claudia Lozano, Canan Dagdeviren   +7 more
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