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Structurally Colored Physically Unclonable Functions with Ultra‐Rich and Stable Encoding Capacity

Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 35, Issue 12, March 18, 2025.
This study reports a design strategy for generating bright‐field resolvable physically unclonable functions with extremely rich encoding capacity coupled with outstanding thermal and chemical stability. The optical response emerges from thickness‐dependent structural color formation in ZnO features, which are fabricated by physical vapor deposition ...
Abidin Esidir, Miaoning Ren, Sami Pekdemir, Mustafa Kalay, Nilgun Kayaci, Nail Gunaltay, Hakan Usta, Xian Huang, Mustafa Serdar Onses   +8 more
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Pickering Emulsion for Enhanced Viability of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria and Combined Delivery of Agrochemicals and Biologics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cellulosic emulsions as multi‐cargo agriculture formulations. Pickering emulsions stabilized by cellulose acetate particles provide an effective platform for delivering a range of agricultural cargoes, including plant growth‐promoting bacteria and agrochemicals.
Mariam Sohail, John Cheadle, Rishum Khan, Hrishikesh Mane, Khandoker Samaher Salem, Katie Ernst, Adriana San Miguel, Charles H. Opperman, Tahira Pirzada, Nathan Crook, Saad A. Khan   +10 more
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The Emerging 4D Printing of Shape‐Memory Thermomorphs for Self‐Adaptative Biomedical Implants

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
4D printing enables the creation of smart implants that adapt to changing conditions in the human body over time. At the core of this technology are shape‐memory thermomorphs (SMTMs). This review offers an in‐depth analysis of 4D printing with SMTMs, emphasizing the latest advancements in smart materials, stimuli, programming principles, and their ...
Aixiang Ding, Fang Tang, Eben Alsberg
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Development of a Novel, All‐Aromatic High Tensile Modulus Liquid Crystalline Polyimide for Fused Filament Fabrication Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A novel, high tensile modulus, fully aromatic thermotropic liquid crystalline polyimide (LCPI) with better solvent resistance and thermal stability is synthesized. Tensile specimens are fabricated using both injection molding and FFF processes, accomplished via lower viscosity enabled by the LC phase.
Zhenning Yu, Mia Carrola, Bingqian Zheng, Loon‐Seng Tan, Amir Asadi, Christopher A. Crouse, Hilmar Koerner   +6 more
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Stable Radical Polymers as New Electroactive Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Emerging Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review covers the recent advances in the synthesis and properties of stable radical polymers (SRPs) and presents their applications in electronics, magnetics, optoelectronics, and biomedicines. The review concludes with a discussion of the challenges in radical chemistry and functionalization, while shedding light on the groundbreaking potential ...
Yufeng Xiong, Yingjiang Li, Xinfang Cui, Shiwei Li, Xiangdong Peng, Yanyun Ju, Tong Zhou, Rui Feng, Yang Zhang, Zehong Wang, Qing Wang, Lijie Dong   +11 more
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Shear‐Induced Nematic Alignment in Polysulfone Melts

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Shear‐induced alignment is investigated by means of rheology and birefringence on an amorphous linear polysulfone melt. The absence of crystallization makes PSU particularly enabling to investigate temperature effects on the shear‐alignment of linear polymers, unveiling the role of chain relaxation times and possible enthalpic contributions.
Sara Daryoush, Tiago Outerelo Corvo, Enrique D. Gomez, Ralph H. Colby   +3 more
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Superlubricious Surfaces Through Surface Attached Hydrogels Obtained by C,H‐insertion Crosslinking

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Taking synovial joints as a source of inspiration, the friction properties of surfaces covered with 1d‐swelling polyelectrolyte hydrogels in combination with a shear‐thinning aqueous lubricant are studied. Such systems obtained by C,H insertion crosslinking show superlubricious behavior, even surpassing the friction values reported for the natural ...
Renato Maraula, Maryam Bahrami, Safora Jafari, Oswald Prucker, Tobias Amann, Jürgen Rühe   +5 more
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A Close Look at the Local Structure of Functional Polymers: The Example of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
To accurately develop structure‐property relationships in functional macromolecules, it is increasingly important to consider the local chain arrangement in addition to long‐range order. It is demonstrated in the case of poly(vinylidene fluoride) that solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy can provide detailed insights into the local
Henry J. Kantrow, Claire Welton, Neethu Thomas, Vincent Sarou‐Kanian, Tomasz Pawlak, Natalie Stingelin, G. N. Manjunatha Reddy   +6 more
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Multi‐Scaled Cellulosic Nanonetworks from Tunicates

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Microbial and plant nanonetworks of cellulose have enabled a wide range of high‐performance yet sustainable materials. Herein, a third class of cellulosic nanonetworks is showcased by exploiting the only animal tissue‐producing cellulose nanofibers, i.e., ascidians. An ultrastructure including spherical cells and a microvasculature with diameters of 50–
Mano Govindharaj, Mohamed Hamid Salim, M‐Haidar A. Dali, Sarath Haridas Kaniyamparambil, Sagar S. Arya, Zubeen Hathi, Srinivas Mettu, Erlantz Lizundia, Anna Maria Pappa, Charalampos Pitsalidis, Blaise L. Tardy   +10 more
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Stratum Corneum‐Inspired Zwitterionic Hydrogels with Intrinsic Water Retention and Anti‐Freezing Properties for Intelligent Flexible Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A novel stratum corneum‐inspired zwitterionic hydrogel is developed for intelligent, flexible sensors, featuring intrinsic water retention and anti‐freezing properties. The quasi‐gel, composed of hygroscopic polymers and bound water, maintains its softness across a wide range of humidity.
Meng Wu, Chenyu Qiao, Peng‐Fei Sui, Jing‐Li Luo, Zuoli Li, Yi Cao, Renjun Pei, Xuwen Peng, Hongbo Zeng   +8 more
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