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Carboxylic‐Acid Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube‐Alkane‐Based Resistive Temperature Sensor for Cold Chain Applications

Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 28, Issue 13, 8 July 2026.
This study presents a reversible temperature sensor with high switching ratio, ∼103. The device is fabricated using PET‐ITO and carbon nanotube dispersions in alkane. Considering its application in cold chain logistics, a proof‐of‐concept with LED is showcased. Thus, a temperature drop below the threshold temperature (crystallization temperature of the
Sunil Kumar Behera, Philippe Marrec, A. Jorge Parola, Madalena Dionísio, Hugo Águas, Andreia F. M. Santos, Hamed Pourkheirollah, Donald Lupo, César A. T. Laia   +8 more
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End‐to‐End Sensing Systems for Breast Cancer: From Wearables for Early Detection to Lab‐Based Diagnosis Chips

Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 13, 8 July 2026.
This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane, Lyn I. Jones, Richard M. Martin, Helen Winter, Faezeh Arab Hassani   +4 more
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Electrically Responsive Structural‐Color Materials

Aggregate, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2026.
This review highlights electrically responsive structural‐color materials as next‐generation electrochromic platforms, summarizing key structural designs, modulation mechanisms, and performance metrics to enable continuous, low‐voltage, and tailorable color tuning for advanced display, camouflage, and security applications.
Qiming Wang, Dekun Ma, Cong Cao, Dongpeng Yang, Shaoming Huang   +4 more
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Smart Closed‐Loop Systems in Personalized Healthcare: Advances and Outlook

Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 12, 18 June 2026.
A smart closed‐loop e‐textile integrates multimodal sensing, onboard processing, wireless communication, and wearable power to enable real‐time physiological/biochemical monitoring and feedback‐controlled therapy. ABSTRACT Smart textiles represent a revolutionary frontier in healthcare, seamlessly blending fabric and advanced technologies to create ...
Safoora Khosravi, Sang Won Lee, Mohammad Abrar Uddin, Sina Hassanpoor, Neha Suvindran, Katherine Le, Harun Arkaz, Harishkumar Narayana, Saeid Soltanian, Danial Khorsandi, Negar Hosseinzadeh Kouchehbaghi, Taeil Kim, Yangzhi Zhu   +12 more
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Thermo‐Derived Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomer Pattern with Composite Structural Colors

Advanced Optical Materials, Volume 14, Issue 24, 25 June 2026.
A thermochromic cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) oligomer was synthesized for the preparation of CLC elastomer (CLCE) films with dual reflection bands. Subsequently, a CLCE pattern with composite structural colors was prepared, which was suitably applied for decoration and anti‐counterfeiting.
Li Zhong, Yi Li, Wei Liu, Yonggang Yang
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Stimuli‐Responsive Hydrogels for Optical Applications: Mechanisms, Architectures, and Translational Challenges

Aggregate, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2026.
The review discusses stimuli‐responsive hydrogels as soft optical materials that translate physical, chemical, and biological cues into refractive‐index, scattering, birefringence, diffraction, and transparency changes. It examines major stimulus classes and photonic architectures for biosensing, waveguiding, adaptive lenses, smart windows, and therapy.
Andrés Bernal‐Ballén, Alexandr Dejneka, Oleg Lunov   +2 more
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Wearable biofluids colorimetric biosensors

FlexMat, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 299-326, June 2026.
Wearable and flexible colorimetric sensors enable real‐time, non‐invasive detection through visible color changes. Advances in materials and device engineering have driven their development; however, challenges remain in sensitivity, selectivity, and scalable manufacturing.
Zhaoyuan Lyu, Zhiqiang Xiao, Wenhao Shen, Cheng Liu, Te Gu, Ruchuan Cao, Fangyu Zhang, Chuizhou Meng, Shichao Ding   +8 more
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Ionogel Actuators: A Review

SmartBot, Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2026.
Ionogels dynamically and functionally couple ionic liquids with polymer networks, enabling multiscale programmable deformation and motion under electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, humidity, and chemical stimuli. This article systematically elucidates the constituent components, structural design, and multiscale actuation mechanisms of ionogel ...
Dezhou Cao, Dongqing He, Yuanxiang Zhao, Dongdong Jin, Jiaheng Zhang, Wei Wang   +5 more
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Thermo‐Fluorescent Bactericidal Quantum Dots Based Smart Multifunctional Textiles via Molecular Surface Engineering and 3D‐Printed Interlocked Architectures

Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 15, Issue 19, 22 May 2026.
A versatile approach is presented for fabricating smart multifunctional textiles by integrating thermo‐fluorescent carbon dot/polymer nanocomposite coatings with 3D‐printed interlocked architectures. The fabrics exhibit temperature‐responsive fluorescence, durable hydrophobicity, strong antibacterial and antioxidant activity, and enhanced UV protection.
Poushali Das, Sayan Ganguly, Parham Khoshbakht Marvi, Misha Muthalali, Fatemeh Parniani, Shiza Hassan, Xiaowu (Shirley) Tang, Seshasai Srinivasan, Amin Reza Rajabzadeh   +8 more
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Fabrication Technologies for Soft, Multimaterial Optical Fibers for In Vivo Diagnostics and Phototherapy, With a Focus on Extrusion Printing

Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 9, 6 May 2026.
Soft multimaterial optical fibers integrate multiple functionalities—such as waveguiding, side emission, sensing, drug delivery or actuation—into a single filament for wearable, implantable, and tissue‐integrated devices for diagnostics and phototherapy.
Zahra Kafrashian, Jun Feng, Aránzazu del Campo   +2 more
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