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Astrocyte‐Guided Maturation of Neural Constructs in a Modular Biosynthetic Hydrogel for Biohybrid Neurotechnologies

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A modular biosynthetic PVA–gelatin hydrogel crosslinked via visible‐light thiol‐ene chemistry is engineered as a coating for neural electrodes. Optimizing matrix composition and mechanical properties enables the hydrogel to support astrocytic populations that guide neural differentiation and functional maturation.
Martina Genta, Sofia Peressotti, Roberto Portillo‐Lara, Josef Goding, Rylie Green   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geometry‐Dependent Adhesion in Transparent Monodomain Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Liquid Crystal Elastomers (LCEs) are emerging as exciting pressure‐sensitive adhesives. We examine adhesion in chemically identical elastomer films, exploring the influence of geometry (director orientation) and phase (nematic or isotropic). We demonstrate the potential of these aligned films as transparent, tunable, broad‐temperature‐range smart ...
Aidan Street, Devesh Mistry, Johan Mattsson, Helen F. Gleeson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bio‐Orthogonally Crosslinked Supramolecular Polymer Bottlebrush Hydrogels for Long‐Term 3D Cell Culture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Fibrous benzenetrispeptide (BTP) hydrogels, fabricated via strain‐promoted azide‐alkyne cycloaddition (SPAAC) crosslinking, form robust, bioinert networks. These hydrogels can support 3D cell culture, where cell viability and colony growth depend on the fiber content.
Ceren C. Pihlamagi, David Pretzel, Peer Nölte, Kourosh Rezaei, Ulrich S. Schubert, Johannes C. Brendel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation of Shape Memory Alloy Sponge as Energy Dissipating Material on Pounding Tuned Mass Damper: An Experimental Investigation

Applied Sciences, 2019
Piping systems are important nonstructural components of most types of buildings. Damage to piping systems can lead to significant economic losses, casualties, and interruption of function.
Jie Tan, Jinwei Jiang, Min Liu, Qian Feng, Peng Zhang, Siu Chun Michael Ho   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatially Tailorable Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Alignment During Digital Light Process 3D Printing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Here, we report the fabrication of 3D printable liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE) structures with spatially tailorable alignment domains within the same layer. This work addresses the long‐standing challenge of preparing complex 3D LCE architectures with patterned functional domains to achieve nonlinear deformations. Fabrication of multi‐domains in 3D
Adam Bischoff, Saman Jamshididana, Zach Miller, Kassandra Hernandez, Nicolas Gonsalves, Andre Olarra, Elliot Yoo, Jeremy A. Herman, Devin J. Roach   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fluoride‐Free Adhesives for Low Surface Energy Fluorinated Substrates

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A universal, fluoride‐free adhesive achieves a record 4.91 MPa bond strength on PTFE by leveraging amine/amide dipole–dipole interactions, without fluorinated components. This sustainable strategy overcomes the environmental and performance limits of PFAS‐based adhesives, enabling robust, eco‐conscious bonding across diverse materials.
Siqi Zheng, Yifeng Sheng, Shiqian Tan, Yuxuan Sun, Linling Li, He Zhu, Qi Zhang, Shiping Zhu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Viscoelastic behavior of alginate impression materials. Part 1. Linear viscoelasticity.

Nihon Hotetsu Shika Gakkai Zasshi, 1987
For taking accurate impressions, many material characteristics of the impression materials must be well understood. It is especially important to analyze the viscoelastic behavior of the impression materials. In our study, seven commercial alginate impression materials were used, and their linear viscoelasticity was measured using a creep meter (RE ...
H, Murakami, M, Kamiya, A, Masuda, K, Hashimoto   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Switchable Supramolecular Adhesive by Tuning Interfacial Bonding and Modulus

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The supramolecular adhesive (HyDiP) shows reversible adhesion and recyclability. In the dehydrated state, it is dense, stiff (E ≈445 MPa), transparent, and provides strong bonding with adhesion strengths up to 4.65 MPa. In the hydrated state, it becomes porous, soft (E ≈0.11 MPa), and detaches easily, enabling sustainable high‐strength applications ...
Rumin Fu, Cairong Xiao, Zihao Du, Changhong Linghu, Yongdong Shi, Chuyang Xiang, Mingxin Wan, Guoxin Tan, Limin Lu, Chengyun Ning, K Jimmy Hsia   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poro-viscoelastic material parameter identification of brain tissue-mimicking hydrogels. [PDF]

Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 2023
Kainz MP, Greiner A, Hinrichsen J, Kolb D, Comellas E, Steinmann P, Budday S, Terzano M, Holzapfel GA.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

All‐Aqueous Pullulan Fibers Enabling Visible‐to‐Near‐Infrared Waveguiding with Mechanical and Thermal Resilience

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Pullulan, a biomass‐derived polysaccharide, is transformed into transparent optical fibers using a solvent‐free borax hydrogel‐spinning method. The fibers outperform PMMA with ≈200 MPa tensile strength and 200 °C stability, while uniquely guiding visible‐to‐NIR light and enabling additive‐free humidity sensing.
Yuya Fukata, Aayush Kumar Jaiswal, Ari Hokkanen, Hannes Orelma, Tadahisa Iwata   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source