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Reinforcement Learning-Driven Framework for Robust Underwater Image Enhancement

IEEE Access
Underwater imaging poses persistent challenges such as color distortion, low contrast, and image noise, primarily due to light absorption and scattering in aquatic environments.
P. Shobha
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A Retinal Matrix Stiffening Model Reveals FAK‐Dependent Mechanotransduction in Pericytes Underlies Vascular Destabilization

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
In this study, we show that retinal matrix stiffness is increased in diabetic mice. Using engineered human vascular models with controlled matrix stiffness, we demonstrate that stiffening activates focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling in pericytes, suppresses Notch signaling, and disrupts vascular morphology.
Emily Warren, Alex Wu, Lucas Ramirez, Yaqing Huang, Connor Amelung, Sophia Saxonhouse, Sharon Gerecht   +6 more
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Defined Matrices Reveal Epithelial‐ and Mesenchymal‐Specific Responses to Stiffness and Adhesion in Human iPSC‐Derived Intestinal Organoids

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Defined PEG hydrogels enable human iPSC‐derived intestinal organoid culture without Matrigel. PEG‐ and Matrigel‐cultured organoids both support duodenal‐like epithelial identity, but direct comparison reveals subtle epithelial differentiation‐marker shifts and stronger mesenchymal ECM‐remodeling/integrin programs in PEG.
Alicja Kuziola, Tamara Fawzi, Emma H. Kromann, Marion Leleu, Joanna M. Drelinkiewicz, Dusko Ilic, Cécile A. Dreiss, Joana F. Neves, Eileen Gentleman   +8 more
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An Engineered Thio‐Amino Polymer Achieves Potent, Safe, and Broad Cell Type Delivery in the Lung Mapped by Spatial Transcriptomics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Synthesis and screening of a polymer library produced a versatile and inhalable mRNA vehicle for the lungs (P81). Compared to a published LNP, P81 provides increased delivery efficacy, achieving widespread expression in broad cell types, with no toxicity.
Pramodkumar EK, Younghun Jung, Elex S. Rose, Jae Yeon Joo, James R. Rose, José A. F. Assumpção, Hyeyoon Jeong, Lorena C. S. Chaves, Blake Andrew Miller, João Paulo Pera Mendes, Hannah E. Peck, Charmy J. Patel, Loren E. Sasser, Heather Pathak, Varun V. Mosur, Jaehyeon Hwang, Guilherme de Oliveira Lopes, Merrilee Thoresen, Santiago Cornejo, Peres Badial, Alicia Olivier, Amelia R. Woolums, Samuele Stazzoni, Noemi Manganaro, Eleonora Nencini, Giulio Pierleoni, Emanuele Andreano, Rino Rappuoli, Nichole Orr‐Burks, Sarah R. Hosking, Nicholas S. Heaton, Eric R. Lafontaine, Robert J. Hogan, Francois Villinger, Daryll Vanover, Chiara Zurla, Philip J. Santangelo   +36 more
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HAMamba-UIE: Hybrid Architecture for Underwater Image Enhancement Integrating Frequency Domain and Spatial Domain Modeling [PDF]

Jisuanji kexue yu tansuo
Underwater imaging often suffers from issues such as detail blurring, color distortion, and reduced contrast due to the absorption and scattering of light by water, severely limiting the effectiveness of visual perception and high-level vision tasks.
ZHU Chuanjiang, XUE Xiaojun, LI Heng, LIU Hui
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Amphiphilic Non‐Isocyanate Polyurethane Coatings With Tunable Antifouling and Fouling‐Release Performance: A Log‐Ratio Assessment Framework

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Amphiphilic non‐isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) coatings containing reactive hydrophobic poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) and hydrophilic methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG) prepolymers for marine antifouling (AF) and fouling‐release (FR) applications were investigated. The coatings were evaluated with a set of representative marine foulants.
Nastaran Shahzadeh, Shane J. Stafslien, Lyndsi J. VanderWal, John A. Finlay, Peter Allen, Anthony S. Clare, Ivan Hevus, Dean C. Webster   +7 more
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Balancing of Attenuation Disparity to Restore the Weak Color Channels in Underwater Images

IEEE Access
The images captured under water are typically deteriorated due to non uniform attenuation of traversing light in underwater medium. The studies on underwater environment mainly depends on the techniques for the enhancement of underwater images.
M. Kanagavel, V. Thanikaiselvan
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A Self‐Cleaning Solar Evaporator Based on MXene/Aramid Nanofiber Aerogels for Efficient Water Desalination

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
This study develops a self‐cleaning solar evaporator based on MXene‐coated aramid nanofiber aerogels for efficient desalination under high‐salinity conditions. The cylindrical evaporator combines strong photothermal conversion, capillary water transport, and self‐rotation triggered by salt accumulation.
Mandeep Singh, Si (Alex) Qin, Ken Aldren S. Usman, Yuxi Ma, Dan Liu, Weiwei Lei   +5 more
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Spontaneous Nanopatterning and Strain Relaxation in SiGe Layers Grown by Oxidative Solid‐Phase Epitaxy

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Thin SiGe buffer layers are grown by oxidative solid‐phase epitaxy, resulting in a nanopatterning of varying Ge concentration across the surface of the sample. The nanopatterning is caused by a hexagonal network of dislocations on the SiGe/Si(111) interface, and is visible by scanning electron microscopy, providing a non‐destructive method for ...
Sophie E. Bierer, Trevor R. Smith, Arezoo Mafi, Sunzhuoran Wang, Chengqian Liao, Vatsalkumar Patel, Andrew P. Knights, Ryan B. Lewis   +7 more
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Programmable Variable‐Stiffness Multilayer Elastomer Composites With High‐Aspect‐Ratio Low‐Melting‐Point Alloy Inclusions

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
High‐aspect‐ratio low‐melting‐point alloy inclusions are embedded within multilayer silicone laminates to create thermally programmable stiffness. Sequential activation of alloy‐rich layers produces four distinct mechanical states and reconfigures tendon‐driven actuator trajectories under the same load.
Palpolage Don Shehan Hiroshan Gunawardane, Gyan Edbert Zesiro, Hao Zhou, Gursel Alici, Mu Chiao   +4 more
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