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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

Time trends and social security burden of temporary work disability due to chronic venous disease in Brazil. [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2020
da Coelho RM, Nunes MAP, Gomes CVC, Dos Viana IS, da Silva ÂM.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Chemically Fueled Systems Chemistry Across Length Scales

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Chemically fueled reaction cycles regulate processes through single and multiple catalytic sites on the molecular and assembly scale. This gives rise to unique kinetically controlled properties/functions like spatio‐temporal catalysis, oscillations, optical properties, and perform work.
Brigitte A. K. Kriebisch, Job Boekhoven
wiley   +1 more source

Polarization‐Dependent Synaptic‐Like Electro‐Optical Response in Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals (FNLCs) offer fast, tunable polarization and low‐voltage operation but suffer from poor polarization retention at zero field. Semiconductor‐modified FNLCs enhance polarization retention and exhibit short‐ and long‐term electro‐optical responses, while also supporting spike‐type signal integrations.
Kutay Sagdic, Weiming Yao, Danqing Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Public health care staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of job demands and work functioning between temporary and permanent staff

BMC Health Services Research
Background The COVID-19 pandemic posed an enormous challenge on the public health workforce, leading to the hiring of much temporary staff. Temporary staff may experience poorer working conditions compared to permanent staff.
Ylse van Dijk, Sarah I. M. Janus, Michiel R. de Boer, Sytse U. Zuidema, Sijmen A. Reijneveld, Corne A. M. Roelen   +5 more
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Silicone Phase Behavior Resolves the Softness–Surface Functionality Trade‐Off in Emerging Stretchable Electronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ultrasoft silicone elastomers often sacrifice surface functionality for mechanical compliance. In Mold Star, low‐molecular‐weight species form a dispersed phase that weakens the network and passivates the surface. Solvent extraction removes this phase, unexpectedly improving both extensibility and metallization performance, enabling conductive ...
Gloria M. D'Amaral, Rahaf Nafez Hussein, Tiago Carneiro Gomes, Jordan E. Nicholson, Lauren J. Renaud, Emily J. Addison, Simon Rondeau‐Gagné, Tricia Breen Carmichael   +7 more
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Biomineral‐Inspired Organic/Inorganic Colloidal Liquid‐Crystalline Hybrids for Photoresponsive Adhesion

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A new class of photoresponsive liquid‐crystalline (LC) adhesives based on biomineral‐inspired organic/inorganic colloidal hybrids is reported. These colloidal LC materials are formed by hybridization of a hydroxyapatite nanorod with azobenzene‐based forklike molecules.
Junya Uchida, Ryuta Kiguchi, Riki Kato, Yuta Nishina, Takashi Kato   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Temporary Portable Rumble Strips on Vehicle Speeds in Road Work Zones

Safety
The safety of construction and maintenance work zones has been highlighted as a crucial aspect of construction management that requires special attention due to the increasing number of fatal and non-fatal injuries in recent years.
Ahmed Jalil Al-Bayati, Mason Ali, Fadi Alhomaidat, Nishantha Bandara, Yuting Chen   +4 more
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One‐Step Curcumin‐Mediated Multiphoton Lithography for Bioactive 3D Scaffolds

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Curcumin‐mediated multiphoton lithography enables one‐step fabrication of highly architected complex gelatin methacryloyl scaffolds by exploiting curcumin as a multifunctional bioactive photoinitiator. The resulting 3D structures support mesenchymal stem cell adhesion, proliferation, and migration, while exhibiting dual antibacterial activity through ...
Myrto Charitaki, Michalis Stavrou, Chrysanthi Pinelopi Apostolidou, Elmina Kabouraki, David Gray, Anna Mitraki, Anthi Ranella, Maria Farsari   +7 more
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An Electrowetting Pump

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A tubular electrowetting pump moves alternating droplets through a millimeter‐wide channel in discrete, reversible steps, functioning as a fluidic stepper motor. With no moving parts and electrodes insulated from the liquid, it delivers silent, accurate flow. Flexibility allows the pump to be woven directly into textiles for wearable, medical, and soft‐
Robert Hennig, Herbert Shea
wiley   +1 more source