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3D printing is transforming soft robotics by enabling complex geometries, rapid iteration, and cofabrication of structure, actuation, and sensing. Central to this progress are functional materials that provide stretchabl...

Subjects / keywords: functional materials, semiconductor materials, metal materials, ceramics, soft materials, composites; Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mecha...

Subjects / keywords: aviation materials, biomaterials, magnetic materials, metamaterials, nanomaterials, composite materials; Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Me...

Water scarcity and its contamination with toxic metal ions and organic dyes represent a serious worldwide problem in the 21st century. A wide range of conventional approaches have been used to remove these contaminants f...

Increasing the content of bio-derived raw materials in polymeric products is imperative to follow the agenda of environmental protection and circular economy in the chemical industry. Therefore, it is highly desirable to...

Inorganic–organic hybrid materials that combine both Polyoxometalates (POMs) and metal ion coordinating subunits (CSUs) represent promising multifunctional materials. Though their individual components are often biolog...

This work synthesized a thermoplastic polymer with varying densities along one direction using additive manufacturing technology to study the dynamic and static characteristics of functionally graded viscoelastic materia...

Direct laser interference patterning (DLIP) is a laser-based surface structuring method that stands out for its high throughput, flexibility and resolution for laboratory and industrial manufacturing. This top–down tec...

The last decade has seen an extensive development of the field of nanomaterials which are currently being used in their first commercial applications. This rapid develop‐ ment is necessarily connected with certain tech...

Subjects / keywords: materials science, composite materials, functional materials, chemistry, engineering, physics; Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of...

In this book we will address the landscape project as a disciplinary field located at the confluence of three thematic axes or sources of meaning: the formal axis, the environmental axis, and the socio-functional axis. T...

From theoretical model to experimental realization, the bound state in the continuum (BIC) is an emerging area of research interest in the last decade. In the initial years, well-established theoretical frameworks explai...

Nanocomposites formed by a phase-dispersed nanomaterial and a polymeric host matrix are highly attractive for nano- and micro-fabrication. The combination of nanoscale and bulk materials aims at achieving an effective in...

Introduction. The extension of the range of binders, aggregates, and fillers as well as functional additives and structural modifiers for concrete and composite materials currently allows for the production of innovati...

This review addresses current and future perspectives of nanogel technology for nanomedicine. The synthetic methodologies and material properties of nanogels prepared by chemical meanings are discussed in detail, and exa...

Two kinds of functionalized nanostructured hybrid microspheres, based on the bridged silsesquioxane family, were synthesized by employing the sol-gel method via self-assembly of two different organic-inorganic bridged mo...

Core-brush hybrid nanoparticles containing PEG surface functions are highly interesting as biologically inert and smart stimuli-responsive materials for future applications in biosensors, drug delivery, tissue engineerin...

Genre-based approaches to working with specific disciplinary discourses are reexamined in the light of systemic functional theory. This paper discusses how the Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) stratified model of la...

Due to their novel electronic and optical properties, atomically thin layered two-dimensional (2D) materials are becoming promising to realize novel functional optoelectronic devices including photodetectors, modulators,...

Metamaterials enable subwavelength tailoring of light–matter interactions, driving fundamental discoveries which fuel novel applications in areas ranging from compressed sensing to quantum engineering. Importantly, the...

Background: Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a multifactorial disorder with no targeted therapy. Duodenal eosinophilia and low-grade inflammation are potential pathogenic mechanisms. However, the impact of duodenal eosinophi...

Quantum emitters (QEs) are essential building blocks for quantum applications, such as quantum communication, quantum computing and metrology. Two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD...

IntroductionMalodors in the human body can diminish comfort in living and working environments, potentially increasing stress and dissatisfaction levels. Therefore, there is a growing need to objectively characterize the...

Aim. To assess the structural and functional myocardial characteristics in patients with unstable angina (UA) and post-COVID-19 syndrome (PACS), stratified by smoking status. Materials and methods. The study included ...