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Chloroflexi Dominate the Deep-Sea Golf Ball Sponges Craniella zetlandica and Craniella infrequens Throughout Different Life Stages

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Deep-sea sponge grounds are underexplored ecosystems that provide numerous goods and services to the functioning of the deep-sea. This study assessed the prokaryotic diversity in embryos, recruits, and adults of Craniella zetlandica and Craniella ...
Kathrin Busch, Erik Wurz, Hans Tore Rapp, Kristina Bayer, Andre Franke, Ute Hentschel, Ute Hentschel   +6 more
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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrafast Adhesion/Friction Bidirectionally Switchable Control by Vibration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioinspired gradient smooth architectures enable vibration‐switchable adhesion/friction with 62.02 kPa adhesion strength, 131.57 kPa shear strength, tilt angles ≥ 3°, roughness ≥ Ra 0.8 µm, 400 Hz antivibration robustness, and dual‐mode control. The synergy of geometry optimization and vibration modulation tuning bridges multidomain adaptability and ...
Jian Chen, Wenjie Chen, Mengmeng Zhao, Xingyu Jiang, Xiaolei Zhu, Xinran Xu, Jiahui Zhao, Yezhong Tang, Stanislav N Gorb, Keju Ji, Zhendong Dai   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancement into the Arctic Region for Bioactive Sponge Secondary Metabolites

Marine Drugs, 2011
Porifera have long been a reservoir for the discovery of bioactive compounds and drug discovery. Most research in the area has focused on sponges from tropical and temperate waters, but more recently the focus has shifted to the less accessible colder ...
Mark Hamann, Amanda Waters, James Sims, John Bowling, Michelle Kelly, Samuel Abbas   +5 more
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Hydrogen‐Bond‐Rich Supramolecular Multiblock Copolymers Facilitate Rapid Zn2+ Migration in Quasi‐Solid‐State Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The disordered growth of dendrites, corrosion, parasitic side reactions, slow de‐solvation kinetics, and inherent safety risks significantly hinder the practical deployment of conventional liquid electrolyte zinc‐ion batteries. In contrast, the novel PU‐EG+DMPA‐Zn polyurethane quasi‐solid‐state electrolyte, enriched with abundant polar functional ...
Ruiqi Liu, Changding Wang, Fu Wan, Kaida Hu, Da Yang, Yaoyang Xia, Wenwei Yin, Yupeng Lin, Yuejiao Chen, Shuhui Sun, Weigen Chen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioprospecting Sponge-Associated Microbes for Antimicrobial Compounds

Marine Drugs, 2016
Sponges are the most prolific marine organisms with respect to their arsenal of bioactive compounds including antimicrobials. However, the majority of these substances are probably not produced by the sponge itself, but rather by bacteria or fungi that ...
Anak Agung Gede Indraningrat, Hauke Smidt, Detmer Sipkema   +2 more
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Mechanotransducing Organic Electrochemical Diode for Crosstalk‐Inhibited Artificial Skin

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An innovative approach is presented to a stretchable mechanotransducing diode that unifies rectification and tactile‐sensing functionality. This approach enables to fabricate the diode that maintains a large rectification ratio (5 × 102) at a high operational frequency (100 Hz).
Taeyeong Kim, Seunggoo Baek, Garrett Lecroy, Hyeongseok Choi, Wonjeong Suh, Woosung Cho, Alberto Salleo, Unyong Jeong   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estrus Synchronization and Conception Rates Using Locally Prepared Methylacetoxy- progesterone Sponges in Cyclic and Acyclic Nili-Ravi Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) [PDF]

Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2013
A study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of locally prepared intra-vaginal methylacetoxyprogesterone (MAP) sponges for estrus synchronization and conception rate in cyclic and acyclic Nili-Ravi buffaloes.
R Kausar*, SA Khanum, M Hussain, T Hussain, N Ahmad1, L Ahmad2 and NA Qureshi2
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SAR of Sponge-Inspired Hemibastadin Congeners Inhibiting Blue Mussel PhenolOxidase

Marine Drugs, 2015
Hemibastadin derivatives, including the synthetically-derived 5,5′-dibromohemibastadin-1 (DBHB), are potent inhibitors of blue mussel phenoloxidase (PO), which is a key enzyme involved in the firm attachment of this invertebrate to substrates and, thus,
Hendrik Niemann, Jens Hagenow, Mi-Young Chung, Claire Hellio, Horst Weber, Peter Proksch   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source