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UCST-Type Thermoresponsive Sol–Gel Transition Triblock Copolymer Containing Zwitterionic Polymer Blocks

Gels
Thermoresponsive sol–gel transition polymers are of significant interest because of their fascinating biomedical applications, including as drug reservoirs for drug delivery systems and scaffolds for tissue engineering.
Akifumi Kawamura, Ryogo Takahashi, Takashi Miyata   +2 more
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Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li, Shuai Liu, Xinyi Wang, Xinglong Gong, Shouhu Xuan   +4 more
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Analysis of Phase Transitions of Thermoresponsive Polymer Based on N-Vinylcaprolactam and 2-Hydroxyethyl Acrylate in Solutions from the Information Theory Point of View

Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal
A new method for analyzing phase transitions in solutions of thermoresponsive polymers is proposed, based on determining the amount of information contained in the curve describing the phase transition.
I.E. Suleimenov, S.T. Baipakbayeva, G.A. Mun, D.B. Kaldybekov, B.B. Yermukhambetova, A.S. Bakirov   +5 more
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Nanotechnologies for Multimodal Neuromodulation and Brain Interfacing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Recent advances in smart nanotechnologies are expanding the toolbox for brain interfacing, from wireless neuromodulation and high‐resolution sensing to targeted delivery within the central nervous system. By combining responsive nanomaterials with bioinspired design, these platforms enable multimodal interactions with neurons and glia, while also ...
Tommaso Curiale, Marie Celine Lefevre, Alessio Carmignani, Maria Cristina Ceccarelli, Matteo Battaglini, Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani   +6 more
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N-Acryloyl glycinamide

Acta Crystallographica Section E, 2011
The molecule of the title compound [systematic name: N-(carbamoylmethyl)prop-2-enamide], C5H8N2O2, which can be radically polymerized to polymers with thermoresponsive behavior in aqueous solution, consists of linked essentially planar acrylamide and ...
Jan Seuring, Seema Agarwal, Klaus Harms
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Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao, Yiming Ma, Baihao Shao, Molly M. Stevens   +3 more
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Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Extreme Temperature Conditions: Challenges and Perspective

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Ionic liquids (ILs) have gained great attention as safe electrolyte components in recent years. This review elucidates the temperature effects on IL‐based electrolytes from molecular configurations, physicochemical properties, and interfacial chemistry, raises the challenges and design strategies operating at low‐ and HT, providing valuable guidance ...
En Xie, Chengdong Liu, Xinghao Wang, Jian Wang, Zhen Chen, Huihua Li, Wenlong Cai, Hao Li, Yang Peng, Fanglin Wu, Stefano Passerini, Haolin Tang   +11 more
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Synthesis, rheological behavior and swelling properties of copolymer hydrogels based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) with hydrophilic monomers

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2013
In this study, hydrogels of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylamide) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) having a thermoresponsive character were prepared by aqueous free-radical co-polymerization using the ammonium persulfate/N,N,N',N ...
D. Aliouche, N. Seddiki
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Making Sweat Measurable: Induction, Sampling, and Refreshment in Wearable Biofluid Sensing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Wearable sweat sensing relies not only on chemical detection but also on controlled biofluid management. This Review integrates sweat physiology, induction strategies, and microfluidic sampling architectures, demonstrating how flux, transport, and refreshment shape measurement reliability.
Soyoung Shin, Wei Gao
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