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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 58, 20 July 2026.Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk +3 more
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Extração de Al(III), Cr(III) e Fe(III) de meio etanólico usando o xerogel anilinapropilsílica
Química Nova, 2004 In this study, the preparation of the xerogel anilinepropylsilica is reported. The ability of the xerogel for extracting Al(III), Cr(III) and Fe(III) from ethanol was investigated at 25 ºC.
Pavan Flávio A. +4 more
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Red‐Sensitive Photopolymerizable Glass for Fabrication of Holographic Optical Elements
Advanced Optical Materials, Volume 14, Issue 28, 24 July 2026.This study presents a novel photopolymerizable glass capable of optical patterning using red‐wavelength laser exposure. Red‐light sensitivity was achieved through the incorporation of a photoinitiating system composed of methylene blue (MB) and N‐phenylglycine (NPG).
Jamshed Aftab +2 more
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Nanocellulose Xerogels With High Porosities and Large Specific Surface Areas
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019 Xerogels are defined as porous structures that are obtained by evaporative drying of wet gels. One challenge is producing xerogels with high porosity and large specific surface areas, which are structurally comparable to supercritical-dried aerogels ...
Shunsuke Yamasaki +7 more
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Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research, 2018 The physicochemical properties of excipients play vital roles in the process of tablet manufacture. A comparative evaluation of the binding and disintegrant properties of xerogels of cassava and cocoyam starches with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) in ...
Sylvester Eraga +2 more
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Development of an osteoblast/osteoclast co-culture derived by human bone marrow stromal cells and human monocytes for biomaterials testing [PDF]
European Cells & Materials, 2011 The communication of bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts is a fundamental requirement for balanced bone remodelling. For biomaterial research, development of in vitro models is necessary to investigate this communication.
H Worch +3 more
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Molecules, 2014 A sol-gel methodology has been duly developed in order to perform a controlled covalent coupling of tetrapyrrole macrocycles (e.g., porphyrins, phthalocyanines, naphthalocyanines, chlorophyll, etc.) to the pores of metal oxide networks.
Rosa I. Y. Quiroz-Segoviano +7 more
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Self-Extinguishing Alginate-Based Xerogel Foams for Thermal Insulation
GelsBiopolymer-based porous materials are attracting increasing interest as sustainable alternatives to conventional thermal insulation foams; however, achieving low thermal conductivity together with adequate mechanical performance and fire response remains
Radmila Damjanović +5 more
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New hybrid organochlorinated xerogels
, 2021 Hybrid silica xerogels (HSXG) combine the properties of organic and inorganic components in the same material, which makes them promising and versatile candidates for multiple applications. These materials can be easily prepared by the sol-gel process, which offers the possibility to obtain different morphologies.
Cruz Quesada, Guillermo +3 more
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Graphene Xerogel for Drug Release
CBy functionalizing reduced graphene oxide with polydopamine, the production of a two-dimensional hydrophilicplatform with hydrophobic areas, suitable for the stabilization and slow and controlled release of hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs, was realized.
Kyriaki Kalyva +3 more
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