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Lubricant Oil Degradation, Condition Monitoring, and Service Life Estimation: A Review

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
Research framework of the study, integrating lubricant oil degradation, condition monitoring, and service life estimation. ABSTRACT Lubricant oil is often changed on fixed time schedules, even though its real condition depends on load, temperature, and contamination, so good oil is discarded in some cases and degraded oil stays in service in others ...
Laith Shatnawi, Niels Ockert, Sebastian Lenz, Patrick Harfmann, Markus Kley, Steffen Schwarzer   +5 more
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Compliant hydrogel cuff coating with real‐time pressure monitoring and antibiofilm capabilities for ventilator‐associated pneumonia prophylaxis

BMEMat, EarlyView.
A soft‐compliant hydrogel cuff coating combines real‐time pressure monitoring with intrinsic antibacterial activity for prophylaxis of ventilator‐associated pneumonia. A flexible pressure‐sensing patch is embedded in the coating to enable wireless dynamic monitoring of endotracheal cuff pressure through Bluetooth.
Jin Chai, Yifu Tan, Jiaheng Liang, Shen Liu, Jiabin Zhao, Shanbo Ma, Chunxin Liu, Minghua Du, Mark Selvan, Xiaopeng Shi, Liqiang Song, Peng Li   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Double Sided Traction Force Microscopy: A Method to Confine Cells for Physiologically Relevant Force Measurements

Cytoskeleton, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper we describe a technique to make a confined environment of variable stiffness that is suitable for high‐resolution live‐cell imaging. This versatile and adaptable technique enables cell confinement between soft elastic surfaces made from polyacrylamide gels.
Alexia Caillier, Patrick W. Oakes
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing microstructure, mechanical strength, and electrical conductivity in Cu–W composites through multi-pass friction stir processing and pre-strain techniques

Journal of Materials Research and Technology
In this study, tungsten-reinforced copper matrix composites were fabricated using submerged friction stir processing (FSP). The effects of pre-strain and multiple FSP passes on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and electrical conductivity were ...
Masoomeh Oliaei, Roohollah Jamaati, Hamed Jamshidi Aval   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

From hydrogels to eutectogels: Emerging platforms for stretchable electronics

FlexMat, EarlyView.
The transition of wearable electronics toward long‐term reliability requires materials that resist dehydration without sacrificing tissue‐like softness and ionic conductivity. Eutectogels fulfill these demands by immobilizing deep eutectic solvents within tailored polymer networks.
Chang Zhou, Jiancheng Dong, Jiayu Hou, Shiyin Lin, Xingyu Liu, Hao Qiu, Mengting Zheng, Yuduo Zhang, Haijun Zhu, Kangjia Geng, Yidong Peng, Haoran Liu, Xu Zhang, Yunpeng Huang, Tianxi Liu   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strength-ductility synergy via cryogenic severe plastic deformation in an Al–Mg alloy achieved by clustering-induced strengthening

Materials Research Letters
Utilizing excess vacancy to form effective solute clusters has been considered as a potential strategy to strengthen Al alloys. Herein, we designed a cryogenic submerged friction stir processing, by the one-step process in a short time, to realize the ...
Jing Xie, Lin Mei, Xingpin Chen, Yu Cao, Wenjun Lu, Guangjie Huang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transparent, solvent‐free, and pressure‐tolerant antifouling coatings via molecular nanocomposite engineering

Smart Molecules, EarlyView.
This work developed a solvent‐free, room temperature–curable transparent coating. Featuring an ultrasmall nanocomposite network, it achieves robust liquid‐repellent and anti‐fingerprint properties with eco‐friendly and scalable potential for multifunctional protection.
Jieran Li, Xiubin Xu, Yueyan Liang, Hongchun Mu, Yang Xue, Jianwei Liu, Daijiang Cai, Yue Lan, Jiahui Tang, Sizhe Wang, Zhenxuan Wei, Xu Wu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recovery of Pure PVC From Pharmaceutical Composite Packaging via Dissolution‐Based Recycling

Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, EarlyView.
Closed‐loop pathway for pharmaceutical blister waste via selective dissolution‐based recycling (DBR) enables separation of PVDC and aluminum, PVC recovery and reprocessing into films with 30 phr recycled content, and validation for thermoforming applications.
Martin Schlummer, Swetlana Wagner, Franziska Ludwig, Michael Nedelcu, Oliver Paillerau, Thomas Hülsmann   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating troubled waters: Posthumanist vulnerability and entanglement in Richard Powers's Playground (2024)

Orbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract Richard Powers's most recent novels to date—The Overstory (2018), Bewilderment (2021), and Playground (2024)—engage with some of the environmental and technological threats that loom over our planet, such as deforestation, species loss, the degradation of the ocean bottom, and the risks associated with the development of generative AI ...
Carmen Laguarta‐Bueno
wiley   +1 more source

Cell Wall Polymers Exert Distinct Effects on Mucilage Architecture and Adhesion to Help Seeds Attach to Substrates

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reforestation efforts are often constrained by low seed survival under harsh environmental conditions due to seed displacement from suitable microsites. Myxospermous seeds produce mucilage that promotes post‐dispersal attachment and water retention, thereby enhancing seed establishment.
Anuleka Dutta, Roya Koshani, Arian Jaberi, Amir Sheikhi, Charles T. Anderson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source