Materials
Materials
Ontology‐Based Digital Infrastructure for Data‐Driven Glass Development
06/02/2025 -
This work addresses the inefficiencies in traditional glass development by implementing an ontology‐based digital infrastructure coupled with a high‐throughput robotic melting system. The...
Thermal Transport in Chalcogenide‐Based Phase Change Materials: A Journey from Fundamental Physics to Device Engineering
09/02/2025 -
Phase‐change materials (PCMs) are transforming reconfigurable photonics with their electrically tunable optical properties. This review examines the thermal challenges of scaling PCM devices to...
A DNA Nanopatch‐Bacteriophage System Targeting Streptococcus Gallolyticus for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment and Colorectal Cancer Prevention
09/02/2025 -
Herein, this work constructs a novel DNA nanopatch (DNPs)‐modified bacteriophages (P‐Sg) therapeutic platform (DNPs@P) for precise, gut‐targeted therapy that potently reduces inflammation and...
Zwitterionic Photosensitizer‐Assembled Nanocluster Produces Efficient Photogenerated Radicals via Autoionization for Superior Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy
09/02/2025 -
This study presents a simple self‐assembly strategy to construct Type I photosensitizer nanocluster. Facile intermolecular photoinduced electron transfer within nanocluster forms photosensitizer...
Multimaterial Bonding of Additively Manufactured Carbon Fiber‐Reinforced Thermoplastics/64 Titanium
05/02/2025 -
A multimaterial technique for directly bonding carbon‐fiber‐reinforced thermoplastics to titanium alloy substrates is developed using a fused filament fabrication 3D printer, and a maximum shear...
Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Mediated Assembly of Donor Polymers Enhances Efficiency and Stability of Blade‐Coated Organic Solar Cells
05/02/2025 -
This study reveals the concentration‐dependent self‐assembly of conjugated polymers, uncovering lyotropic liquid crystalline phases in several donor polymers. The extent of this self‐assembly...
Transparent Peelable Films with Ultrawear Resistant and Anti‐Ice Functionalities Fabricated via Magnetron Sputtering and Vacuum Plasma Processes
30/01/2025 -
The fabrication of transparent hydrophobic protective peelable film using a combined process of spraying, magnetron sputtering, and plasma etching is shown. The film offers a very long ice delay...
NIR‐II Fluorescent Thermophoretic Nanomotors for Superficial Tumor Photothermal Therapy
02/02/2025 -
A spherical core‐shell nanomotor consisting of a polydopamine‐indocyanine green composite shell and a rigid functional core is proposed in this work. This motor can be activated by the NIR‐I...
Low‐Velocity Impact Behavior of 3D‐Printed Sandwich Panels with Integrated Composite Face Sheets
23/01/2025 -
This research develops a cost‐effective method for creating integrated sandwich panels, addressing the effectiveness of such unification under low‐velocity impact loading. The integrated samples...
Giant Capacitive Energy‐Storage in BaTiO3‐Based Fine‐Grained Relaxors via Local Polarization Enhancement
26/01/2025 -
Industrial pillar Barium titanate‐based bulk ceramic capacitors suffer from low energy storage density, hindering their use in advanced applications. By designing a favorable local structure and...
Cation‐Vacancy Engineering in Cobalt Selenide Boosts Electrocatalytic Upcycling of Polyester Thermoplastics at Industrial‐Level Current Density
26/01/2025 -
Cation vacancies‐vacancies‐rich cobalt selenide as electrocatalyst to convert polybutylene terephthalate into succinic acid is crafted, which functions well at industrial‐level current density...
Coaxial Direct Ink Writing of Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomers in 3D Architectures
26/01/2025 -
A low‐viscosity cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) ink and a silicone ink are prepared for coaxial direct ink writing of 3D strain sensors. The silicone shell supports the CLC core to enable...
Stretchable Blue Phase Liquid Crystal Lasers with Optical Stability Based on Small‐Strain Nonlinear 3D Asymmetric Deformation
26/01/2025 -
A single‐peak stretchable BPLC laser is fabricated based on partially and fully crosslinked networks due to the slow variation of lattice orientation under small strains. The laser exhibits a...
Heterodimeric Photosensitizer as Radical Generators to Promoting Type I Photodynamic Conversion for Hypoxic Tumor Therapy
26/01/2025 -
In heterodimeric NBSSe, the NBS/NBSe radical pair formation in the co‐excited NBSSe* after intramolecular electron transfer successfully converts type II into type I photodynamic pathway on a...
A Biomimetic Sweeping Microrobot for Active Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis
26/01/2025 -
Inspired by sweeping robots, a Mg@PLGA@PEI microswimmer capable of cleaning off deleterious disease triggers is designed for the active therapy of ulcerative colitis. The self‐driven ability endows...
Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Properties of 2‐Phenyl‐N‐(Pyridin‐2‐yl)acetamides
21/01/2025 -
Among prepared 2‐phenyl‐N‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)acetamides, we identified compounds with promising in vitro antimycobacterial activity (notably compound 12). In comparison with the previous...
Light‐Fueled Self‐Oscillation of a Viscoelastic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Oscillator
16/01/2025 -
Based on the linear thermoviscoelastic model, this work presents a viscoelastic liquid crystal elastomer spring self‐oscillator under steady linear optical field, where key system...
Hybrid Soft Segments Boost the Development of Ultratough Thermoplastic Elastomers with Tunable Hardness
19/01/2025 -
The hardness of a polymer material greatly affects its applicability, but traditionally, increasing hardness tends to reduce toughness. This study introduces a hybrid soft segment strategy that...
Synergistic Adhesion and Shape Deformation in Nanowire‐Structured Liquid Crystal Elastomers
19/01/2025 -
Liquid crystal elastomer films with dense nanowire arrays exhibit synergistic adhesion and shape‐changing properties. They curl toward the nanowire side under heat or chemical vapors but away from...
Oriented Molecular Dipole‐Enabled Modulation of NiOx/Perovskite Interface for Pb‐Sn Mixed Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells
19/01/2025 -
High‐performance Pb‐Sn‐based inorganic perovskite solar cells are achieved by introducing a 4‐aminobenzenesulfonic acid dipole interlayer at the NiOx/perovskite interface. The oriented dipole...
Enhanced Photocatalytic Efficiency Through Oxygen Vacancy‐Driven Molecular Epitaxial Growth of Metal–Organic Frameworks on BiVO4
19/01/2025 -
This article introduces an innovative method, achieving molecular‐level epitaxial growth of metal–organic frameworks (MOF) on BiVO4 photoanodes by precisely controlling the concentration of...