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Mechanically driven assembly of biomimetic 2D-material microtextures with bioinspired multifunctionality
Nature provides a wealth of bio-inspiration for advanced material research. Assembling various nanomaterials into biomimetic microtextures with...
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Material assembly from collective action of shape-changing polymers
Some animals form transient, responsive and solid-like ensembles through dynamic structural interactions. These ensembles demonstrate emergent...
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Uniaxial Electro-Mechanically Coupled Cyclic Deformation of VHB 4905 Dielectric Elastomer: Experiment and Constitutive Model
In the uniaxial deformation mode, the electro-mechanically coupled cyclic deformation of VHB 4905 dielectric elastomer (DE) is systematically studied...
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Harnessing wrinkling morphologies of graphene on soft substrates for mechanically programmable interfacial thermal conductance
Strain engineering has been leveraged to tune the thermal properties of materials by introducing stress and manipulating local atomic vibrations,...
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Electric field controlled superlubricity of fullerene-based host—guest assembly
Controlling friction by the electric field is a promising way to improve the tribological performance of a variety of movable mechanical systems. In...
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Superstrength permanent magnets with iron-based superconductors by data- and researcher-driven process design
Iron-based high-temperature (high- T c ) superconductors have good potential to serve as materials in next-generation superstrength quasipermanent...
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Design, fabrication and assembly considerations for electronic systems made of fibre devices
Fibre electronic devices with one-dimensional configurations have attracted increasing interest because they are highly flexible and can be deformed....
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Intelligent upper-limb exoskeleton integrated with soft bioelectronics and deep learning for intention-driven augmentation
The age and stroke-associated decline in musculoskeletal strength degrades the ability to perform daily human tasks using the upper extremities....
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Mechanically Bonded Materials (Stoddart)
Fraser Stoddart and I have interacted closely since 2004 (monthly and sometimes weekly when he was still at UCLA) and we have published no fewer than...
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Synchronous deprotonation–protonation for mechanically robust chitin/aramid nanofibers conductive aerogel with excellent pressure sensing, thermal management, and electromagnetic interference shielding
Aerogels with regularly porous structure and uniformly distributed conductive networks have received extensive attention in wearable electronic...
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An active bacterial anti-adhesion strategy based on directional transportation of bacterial droplets driven by triboelectric nanogenerators
An active bacterial anti-adhesion strategy based on directional transportation of bacterial droplets driven by a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG)...
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Double-kill contribution of high-roughness high-density porous carbon electrodes to mechanically self-sensing supercapacitors
Impact detecting and counting are fundamental functions of fuses used in hard target penetration weapons. However, detection failure caused by...
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Light-driven locomotive soft actuator and multi-functional sensors based on asymmetric PVA/carbon/PE bilayer film
Soft actuators and micro-robots receive significant attention for their potential applications in transportation, photovoltaic conversion devices,...
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Higher-order mesoscopic self-assembly of fluorinated surfactants on water surfaces
Surfactants containing fluorocarbon chains have been increasingly studied because they self-assemble into a variety of microscopic and mesoscopic...
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Supramolecular assembly of protein building blocks: from folding to function
Several phenomena occurring throughout the life of living things start and end with proteins. Various proteins form one complex structure to control...
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Polarization-driven multifunctional organohydrogels with strain sensitivity toward electromagnetic wave absorption
Rapid advancements in flexible electronics and military applications necessitate high-performance electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbers. While huge...
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Interfacial assembly of self-healing and mechanically stable hydrogels for degradation of organic dyes in water
Mussel-inspired hydrogels have gained attention for underwater applications, including treatment of wastewater. However, they are typically limited...
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Programmable and reconfigurable humidity-driven actuators made with MXene (Ti3C2Tx)-cellulose nanofiber composites for biomimetic applications
Smart actuators have a wide range of applications in bionics and energy conversion. The ability to reconfigure shape is essential for soft actuators...
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Material properties and applications of mechanically interlocked polymers
Mechanically interlocked polymers (MIPs), such as polyrotaxanes and polycatenanes, are polymer architectures that incorporate a mechanical bond. In a...
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Toward Bioactive Hydrogels: A Tunable Approach via Nucleic Acid-Collagen Complexation
PurposeNucleic acid-collagen complexes (NACCs) are unique biomaterials formed by binding short, monodisperse single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) with type I...
