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Impact of Microplastics on Copper Electrodeposition: Morphological and Electrochemical Insights Open
Microplastics (MPs) have been attracting considerable interest in recent years due to their ubiquitous existence and accumulation within different systems and ecosystems. Moreover, their presence in electroplating baths involves a more ser…
Hydrogels as Reversible Adhesives: A Review on Sustainable Design Strategies and Future Prospects Open
Reversible adhesives enable temporary yet robust bonding between surfaces, allowing controlled detachment without structural or interfacial damage. This capability is gaining increasing recognition as a crucial requirement for sustainable …
Smartphones as Portable Tools for Reliable Color Determination of Metal Coatings Using a Colorimetric Calibration Card Open
The use of smartphones and digital cameras as color measurement tools is reported. Initially, a careful mathematical analysis of the intrinsic limitations of using an 8-bit RGB color space was conducted, determining the ΔE in terms of sens…
Fully Bio‐Based Gelatin Organohydrogels via Enzymatic Crosslinking for Sustainable Soft Strain and Temperature Sensing Open
Developing soft materials that integrate mechanical compliance, functional responsiveness, and environmental sustainability is key for next‐generation wearable and implantable electronics. Here, a sustainable, fully bio‐based organohydroge…
Ionically Tunable Gel Electrolytes Based on Gelatin‐Alginate Biopolymers for High‐Performance Supercapacitors Open
The development of sustainable, high‐performance gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) is crucial for next‐generation energy storage; however, existing materials often exhibit limited mechanical stability, suboptimal ionic transport, or environm…
Mimicking Synaptic Plasticity: Optoionic MoS <sub>2</sub> Memory Powered by Biopolymer Hydrogels as a Dynamic Cations Reservoir Open
Neuromorphic devices are emerging as key components for next‐generation computing, driven by the rapid growth of digital technology. To meet growing demand for energy‐efficient logic operations, photonic synaptic devices have become a foca…
Setup of an In Vitro Three-Dimensional Stromalized Prostate Cancer Model Using Gelatin Microparticles Open
Developing three-dimensional (3D) tumor models that accurately mimic the tumor microenvironment (TME) and its heterogeneity remains a significant challenge in preclinical research. Advancing these models holds the potential to improve the …
Alginate crosslinking beyond calcium: Unlocking the potential of a range of divalent cations for fiber formation Open
Alginate is a promising biopolymer for functional materials' preparation due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and high reactivity with metal cations. This study aims to advance the understanding of the crosslinking dynamics of al…
Cation‐Alginate Complexes and Their Hydrogels: A Powerful Toolkit for the Development of Next‐Generation Sustainable Functional Materials Open
The use of materials from renewable sources instead of fossil fuels is a crucial step forward in the industrial transition toward sustainability. Among polysaccharides, alginate stands out as a versatile and eco‐friendly candidate due to i…
Multiresponsive Ionic Conductive Alginate/Gelatin Organohydrogels with Tunable Functions Open
Materials combining stretchability and sensitivity to external stimuli are key for wearable electronics applications to enable the emergence of disruptive technologies in biosensing, health monitoring, photodetection and human motion recog…
Effect of Sodium Phosphate and Cellulose Ethers on MgO/SiO2 Cements for the 3D Printing of Forsterite Bioceramics Open
Magnesium silicate ceramics are promising materials for bone tissue regeneration and can be prepared through 3D printing of magnesium oxide/silica (MgO/SiO2) cement pastes followed by calcination. Despite the growing interest in these form…
Effect of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Treatments on Magnesium Phosphate Cements: Performance, Characterization, and Applications Open
Atmospheric pressure plasma treatments are nowadays gaining importance to improve the performance of biomaterials in the orthopedic field. Among those, magnesium phosphate-based cements (MPCs) have recently shown attractive features as bon…
How to Cross-Link Gelatin: The Effect of Glutaraldehyde and Glyceraldehyde on the Hydrogel Properties Open
Gelatin-based hydrogels are exploited in a variety of fields, including food, pharmaceuticals, medical, and cosmetics, due to their biocompatibility, versatility, and availability. Gelatin’s use is, although, hampered by its poor thermal s…
N-Doped Carbon Dot Hydrogels from Brewing Waste for Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment Open
The brewery industry annually produces huge amounts of byproducts that represent an underutilized, yet valuable, source of biobased compounds. In this contribution, the two major beer wastes, that is, spent grains and spent yeasts, have be…
View article: Dynamics of Water and Other Molecular Liquids Confined Within Voids and on Surface of Lignin Aggregates in Aging Bio Crude Oils
Dynamics of Water and Other Molecular Liquids Confined Within Voids and on Surface of Lignin Aggregates in Aging Bio Crude Oils Open
Neutron scattering methods were employed to study the microscopic structure and dynamics of Bio Crude Oils (BCOs) and their lignin fractions. The structure of the carbonaceous aggregates was investigated using Small Angle Neutron Scatterin…
Cross-linked Porous Gelatin Microparticles with Tunable Shape, Size, and Porosity Open
Gelatin particles are relevant to many applications in the biomedical field due to their excellent biocompatibility and versatility. When prepared by double emulsion methods, porous microparticles with different architectures can be obtain…
Bottom-up design of hydrogels through click-chemistry modification of magnetic nanoparticles Open
The paper describes a modular approach based on click chemistry for the surface modification of magnetic oxide nanoparticles and their covalent inclusion within chemical hydrogels. As a proof of concept, we prepared cobalt ferrite nanopart…
Liquid Crystals: Liquid Crystal‐Induced Myoblast Alignment (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 3/2019) Open
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Liquid Crystal‐Induced Myoblast Alignment Open
The ability to control cell alignment represents a fundamental requirement toward the production of tissue in vitro but also to create biohybrid materials presenting the functional properties of human organs. However, cell cultures on stan…
View article: Molecule–Graphene Hybrid Materials with Tunable Mechanoresponse: Highly Sensitive Pressure Sensors for Health Monitoring
Molecule–Graphene Hybrid Materials with Tunable Mechanoresponse: Highly Sensitive Pressure Sensors for Health Monitoring Open
The development of pressure sensors is crucial for the implementation of electronic skins and for health monitoring integrated into novel wearable devices. Tremendous effort is devoted toward improving their sensitivity, e.g., by employing…