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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Low loss, side bandwidth, low bend sensitivity HC-PBGF for mid-IR applications

Hollow core-photonic bandgap fiber, operating in the spectral region between 3 and 4 µm, is reported. Order of magnitude loss reduction is demonstrated (0.13dB/m) compared to previously reported fibers, combined with very low bend ...
Petrovich, M.N., Heidt, A.M., Baddela, N.K., Sandoghchi, Seyed Reza, Richardson, D.J., Wheeler, N.V., Poletti, F., Numkam Fokoua, Eric, Hayes, J.R.   +8 more
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Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge, Olivia Harper, Jaejun Lee, Sergio Gonzalez‐Munoz, Vladimir V. Tsukruk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optical fiber sensing based on reflection laser spectroscopy [PDF]

, 2010
An overview on high-resolution and fast interrogation of optical-fiber sensors relying on laser reflection spectroscopy is given. Fiber Bragg-gratings (FBGs) and FBG resonators built in fibers of different types are used for strain, temperature and ...
De Natale, Paolo, Ralph P. Tatam, Chow, Jong H., Jong H. Chow, Mario Salza, Ballard, Nicholas, Gangopadhyay, Tarun, Paz-Soldan, Daniel, Tatam, Ralph, Ferarro, Pietro, Lam, Timothy T. -Y., Lam, Timothy T-Y, Gianluca Gagliardi, Barnes, Jack A., Daniel Paz-Soldan, Gangopadhyay, Tarun Kumar, Tatam, Ralph P., Chow, Jong, Pietro Ferraro, Tarun K. Gangopadhyay, Jack A. Barnes, Loock, Hans-Peter, Edmond Chehura, Paolo De Natale, Gangopadhyay, Tarun K., Salza, Mario, Ferraro, Pietro, Hans-Peter Loock, Nicholas Ballard, Barnes, Jack, Chehura, Edmon, Gagliardi, Gianluca, Timothy T.-Y. Lam, Lam, Timothy, Chehura, Edmond   +34 more
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Electrospun Wood‐Derived Biopolymers as Electrodes in Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrospinning transforms wood‐derived cellulose and lignin into architecturally defined, binder‐free carbon electrodes with tuneable porosity and functionality. This review shows how fibre design enables decoupled charge and mass transport, enhancing performance across battery systems, while identifying key challenges in spinnability, scalability ...
Michael W. Thielke, Hattie R. Chisnall, Jesus Vazquez Chavez, Ana B. Jorge Sobrido   +3 more
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Fiber association and network formation in PLA/lignocellulosic fiber composites. [PDF]

, 2013
PLA composites were prepared in an internal mixer with a lignocellulosic fiber having relatively large aspect ratio. Fiber content changed between 0 and 60 vol% and the homogenized material was compression molded to 1 mm thick plates.
Renner, Károly, Pukánszky, Béla, Móczó, János, Faludi, Gábor, Hári, József   +4 more
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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-wavelength fiber laser with erbium doped zirconia fiber and semiconductor optical amplifier

, 2010
Multi-wavelength hybrid fiber lasers are demonstrated in both ring and linear cavities using a fabricated Erbium-doped Zirconia fiber (EDZF) and semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) as gain media.
Hamzah, Amirah, Ahmad, Harith, Boyland, A.J., Hamzah, A., Arof, H., Harun, S.W., Yoo, S., Paul, M.C., Pal, M., Bhadra, S.K., Huri, N.A.D., Kalita, M.P., Harun, Sulaiman Wadi, Das, S., Lokman, A., Lokman, Asiah, Pal, Manimala, Arof, Hamzah, Sahu, Jayanta Kumar, Sahu, J.K., Ahmad, H.   +20 more
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Basic study for drive mechanism with synthetic fiber rope (Terminal fixation method using a grooved pulley and a figure-eight knot)

Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2018
A synthetic fiber rope, which is lightweight and has a high tensile strength and flexibility, is receiving much attention as a replacement for a stainless steel wire rope.
Gen ENDO, Atsushi HORIGOME, Youki WAKABAYASHI, Atsushi TAKATA   +3 more
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Tuning the Optoelectronic Properties of Wide Bandgap Perovskites: Data‐Driven Insights from Combinatorial Synthesis and High‐Throughput Experimentation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Combinatorial vapor deposition enables independent tuning of Cs/Pb and Br/Cl in wide‐bandgap perovskites. Automated multimodal mapping of 500+ compositions reveals a high‐energy optical transition that correlates with enhanced photoluminescence, defining a practical Cs/Pb window.
Alexander Wieczorek, Sergey Tsarev, Nathan Rodkey, Oleksandr Pshyk, Stefanie Frick, Maksym V. Kovalenko, Sebastian Siol   +6 more
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