Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
31(50)
Published: Sept. 12, 2021
Abstract
Photoresponsive
biomaterials
are
experiencing
a
transition
from
in
vitro
models
to
vivo
demonstrations
that
point
toward
clinical
translation.
Dynamic
hydrogels
for
cell
encapsulation,
light‐responsive
carriers
controlled
drug
delivery,
and
nanomaterials
containing
photosensitizers
photodynamic
therapy
relevant
examples.
Nonetheless,
the
step
clinic
largely
depends
on
their
combination
with
technologies
bring
light
into
body.
This
review
highlights
challenge
of
photoactivation
vivo,
presents
strategies
management
can
be
adopted
this
purpose.
The
authors’
focus
is
materials‐driven,
particularly
upconversion
nanoparticles
assist
“direct
path”
delivery
through
tissue,
optical
waveguides
“clear
between
external
source
target.
intention
photoresponsive
community
medical
by
presenting
concepts
integrated
targets.
authors
also
aim
stimulate
further
innovation
materials‐based
platforms
highlighting
needs
opportunities
biomaterials.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
7(17)
Published: Aug. 5, 2020
Abstract
3D
printing
is
a
rapidly
growing
technology
that
has
an
enormous
potential
to
impact
wide
range
of
industries
such
as
engineering,
art,
education,
medicine,
and
aerospace.
The
flexibility
in
design
provided
by
this
technique
offers
many
opportunities
for
manufacturing
sophisticated
devices.
most
widely
utilized
method
extrusion‐based
solid‐freeform
fabrication
approach,
which
extremely
attractive
additive
both
academic
industrial
research
communities.
This
versatile,
with
the
ability
print
dimensions,
multimaterial,
multifunctional
structures.
It
also
very
affordable
prototyping.
However,
lack
variety
printable
polymers
advanced
material
properties
becomes
main
bottleneck
further
development
technology.
Herein,
comprehensive
review
provided,
focusing
on
strategies
achieve
or
enhance
printability
including
thermoplastics,
thermosets,
hydrogels,
other
extrusion
techniques.
Moreover,
diverse
exhibited
printed
polymers,
mechanical
strength,
conductance,
self‐healing,
well
integrated
are
highlighted.
Lastly,
stimuli
responsiveness
polymeric
materials
shape
morphing,
degradability,
color
changing
discussed.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
121(18), P. 11238 - 11304
Published: April 15, 2021
Degradable
polymers
are
used
widely
in
tissue
engineering
and
regenerative
medicine.
Maturing
capabilities
additive
manufacturing
coupled
with
advances
orthogonal
chemical
functionalization
methodologies
have
enabled
a
rapid
evolution
of
defect-specific
form
factors
strategies
for
designing
creating
bioactive
scaffolds.
However,
these
scaffolds,
especially
when
utilizing
degradable
as
the
base
material,
present
processing
challenges
that
distinct
unique
from
other
classes
materials.
The
goal
this
review
is
to
provide
guide
fabrication
biodegradable
polymer-based
scaffolds
includes
complete
pathway
starting
selecting
materials,
choosing
correct
method,
considering
requirements
specific
applications
scaffold.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
34(18)
Published: Feb. 19, 2022
Abstract
Since
discovered
in
2007,
conjugated
microporous
polymers
(CMPs)
have
been
developed
for
numerous
applications
including
gas
adsorption,
sensing,
organic
and
photoredox
catalysis,
energy
storage,
etc.
While
featuring
abundant
micropores,
the
structural
rigidity
derived
from
CMPs’
stable
π‐conjugated
skeleton
leads
to
insolubility
thus
poor
processability,
which
severely
limits
their
applicability,
e.g.,
CMP‐based
devices.
Hence,
development
of
CMPs
whose
structure
can
not
only
be
controlled
on
micro‐
but
also
macroscale
attracted
tremendous
interest.
In
conventional
synthesis
procedures,
are
obtained
as
powders,
recent
years
various
bottom‐up
strategies
developed,
yield
thin
films
substrates
or
hybrid
materials,
allowing
span
length
scales
individual
monomers
micro‐/macrostructures.
This
review
surveys
advances
construction
into
structures,
membranes,
films,
aerogels,
sponges,
other
architectures.
The
focus
is
describe
underlying
fabrication
techniques
implications
follow
morphologies,
involving
new
chemistry
physics
such
materials
like
molecular
separation/filtration/adsorption,
storage
conversion,
photothermal
transformation,
catalysis.
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
114(5-6), P. 1279 - 1291
Published: April 2, 2021
Abstract
Additive
manufacturing
is
a
promising
tool
that
has
proved
its
value
in
various
applications.
Among
technologies,
the
fused
filament
fabrication
3D
printing
technique
stands
out
with
potential
to
serve
wide
variety
of
applications,
ranging
from
simple
educational
purposes
industrial
and
medical
However,
as
many
materials
composites
can
be
utilized
for
this
technique,
processability
these
limiting
factor
producing
products
required
quality
properties.
Over
past
few
years,
researchers
have
attempted
better
understand
melt
extrusion
process
during
printing.
Moreover,
other
research
groups
focused
on
optimizing
by
adjusting
parameters.
These
attempts
were
conducted
using
different
methods,
including
proposing
analytical
models,
establishing
numerical
or
experimental
techniques.
This
review
highlights
most
relevant
work
recent
years
discusses
future
perspectives
technology.
Advanced Engineering Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(21)
Published: Aug. 29, 2023
Stimuli‐responsive
polymers
(SRPs)
are
special
types
of
soft
materials,
which
have
been
extensively
used
for
developing
flexible
actuators,
robots,
wearable
devices,
sensors,
self‐expanding
structures,
and
biomedical
thanks
to
their
ability
change
shapes
functional
properties
in
response
external
stimuli
including
light,
humidity,
heat,
pH,
electric
field,
solvent,
magnetic
field
or
combinations
two
more
these
stimuli.
In
recent
years,
additive
manufacturing
(AM)
aka
3D
printing
technology
SRPs,
also
known
as
4D
printing,
has
gained
phenomenal
attention
different
engineering
fields,
its
unique
develop
complex,
personalized,
innovative
undergo
twisting,
elongating,
swelling,
rolling,
shrinking,
bending,
spiraling,
other
complex
morphological
transformations.
Herein,
an
effort
made
provide
insightful
information
about
the
AM
techniques,
type
applications
including,
but
not
limited
tissue
engineering,
bionics,
construction,
smart
textiles.
This
article
incorporates
current
challenges
prospects,
hoping
basis
utilization
this
fields.
It
is
expected
that
amalgamation
with
SRPs
would
unparalleled
advantages
arenas.
