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Advancing SafeWax, A Bio‐Inspired Superhydrophobic Coating, Toward Sustainable and Climate‐Resilient Crop Protection

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study advances SafeWax, a bio‐inspired, fatty‐acids‐based superhydrophobic coating, by identifying an agriculturally compliant solvent and revealing how solvent‐controlled Fatty acid crystallization governs the coating's microscopic structure and performance.
Niv Ben‐Arie, Iryna Polishchuk, Franziska Tauber, Coralie Schneider, Elena Prudnikov, Alessia Calora, Silvia Milita, Simona Fermani, Mireia Alejandra Ibanez Revert, Ilaria Filippetti, Claudio Ratti, Matthias Kellermeier, Markus Rueckel, Boaz Pokroy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Simple Model for Estimating the Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soil

Applied Sciences
Describing the hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soil is very important in predicting water transport. Most current models have complex forms and generally need to be calibrated by the measured unsaturated hydraulic conductivity curve. A simple model,
Ziran Zhang, Maosheng Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Soil Water Characteristic Curve and its Applications in Tunnel

, 2011
A soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) can describe the relationship between unsaturated soil matric suction and water content. By analyzing and researching the test data of the soil water characteristic curve researchers can initially establish the ...
Qin Xi Zhang, Yu You Yang, Jia Xing Yu, Gui He Wang   +3 more
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Rapid prediction method of soil-water characteristic curve of Yan’an compacted loess

Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2022
The traditional SWCC test method is time-consuming, and it is of great practical significance to develop a method that can quickly determine the SWCC of unsaturated soil.
WANG Hai-man, NI Wan-kui, LIU Kui2
doaj   +1 more source

Melanin's Role in Balancing Mechanical Strength and Reproductive Output in Environmentally Stressed Fungal Spores

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Melanin content directly controls fungal spore mechanical properties, with pigmented spores achieving rupture forces two orders of magnitude higher than hyaline spores. Environmental stress drives this quantity‐quality tradeoff; stressed species invest energy in melanin‐reinforced, mechanically superior thick‐walled, super‐hydrophobic spores, while ...
Atul Agrawal, Steven E. Naleway
wiley   +1 more source

Soil-water characteristic curve and permeability function of concrete waste

Frontiers in Built Environment
The soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) and permeability function are critical parameters for understanding the hydraulic behavior of unsaturated soils and are increasingly relevant in evaluating alternative materials for geotechnical and ...
Fathiyah Hakim Sagitaningrum, Abdul Halim Hamdany, Glenn Adriel Adiguna, Martin Wijaya, Widjojo Adi Prakoso, Wiwik Rahayu, Eriko Dewangga, Alfrendo Satyanaga   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influences of Deviatoric Stress on the Soil-Water Characteristic Curve

, 2011
The soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) is one of the major research subjects in unsaturated soil mechanics. To study the influence of deviatoric stress on the SWCC of an unsaturated soil, a series of triaxial drained shear tests by controlling ...
Chun Ni Shen, Xiang Wei Fang, Gang Li, Yun Xie, Shu Ping Jiang   +4 more
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Biodegradable 3D‐Printable and Coatable Antifouling Composites for Marine Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Marine biofouling damages submerged surfaces and raises greenhouse gas emissions. Biodegradable antifouling biocomposites were developed by hot‐mixing beeswax, Tween 80, and calcium stearate or stearic acid. Adjusting the component ratio enables processing via hot‐pressing, 3D‐printing, or dip‐coating.
Gabriele Corigliano, Lorenzo Ravelli, Martina Nardi, Ruowen Tu, Elena Bellini, Valerio Isa, Carlo Filippeschi, Roberta Finazzi, Luca Ceseracciu, Niloofar Paknezhad, Vincenzo Scribano, Paolo Galli, Silvia Lavorano, Simone Montano, Barbara Mazzolai, Marco Contardi, Pietro Cataldi, Athanassia Athanassiou   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Degradable, Skin‐Conformal Nanocomposite‐Based Bioelectronic Patches for High‐Fidelity Electrophysiology and Gesture‐Controlled Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A degradable, skin‐conformal bioelectronic patch combines a starch‐dominated nanocomposite conductor with a gelatin substrate to enable sensitive strain sensing, high‐fidelity electrocardiography, electromyography, electrooculography, and machine‐learning‐assisted gesture control.
Ming Dong, Hongna Yuan, Shubo Liu, Abdulkadir Sanli, Emiliano Bilotti, Han Zhang, Pietro Cataldi, Karin Hing, Oliver Fenwick, Colin J. Humphreys, Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship between porosimetry measurement and soil-water characteristic curve for an unsaturated residual soil

, 2001
Soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) is an important tool for determining the engineering properties of unsaturated soil. This depends on the size and distribution of pore structures which control the permeability and amount of volume change.
Li, X. W., Rahardjo, Harianto, Leong, Eng Choon, Aung, K. K., Toll, David G.   +4 more
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