Coatings,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 324 - 324
Published: March 8, 2024
Smart
self-healing
coatings
offer
a
revolutionary
approach
to
mitigating
metal
corrosion,
problem
with
significant
economic
and
environmental
impacts.
Divided
into
intrinsic
extrinsic
types,
these
autonomously
rectify
the
damage.
Intrinsic
variants
utilize
reversible
bonds
achieve
ongoing
repair,
while
ones
incorporate
micro/nanocontainers
that
activate
upon
triggers
mend
micro-cracks,
their
efficacy
dictated
by
encapsulated
healing
agents’
volume.
This
review
dissects
rapidly
evolving
sector
of
stimuli-responsive
coatings,
emphasizing
progress
in
micro/nano
container
technology.
It
discusses
synthesis
encapsulation
processes
different
charts
transition
from
single
multistimulus-responsive
systems,
which
enhances
coatings’
sensitivity
functionality.
The
addition
multifunctional
traits
such
as
self-reporting
anti-microbial
actions
further
broadens
industrial
applicability.
provides
succinct
overview
field’s
current
state
future
potential,
envisioning
paradigm
shift
corrosion
protection
through
advanced
smart
coatings.
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
18(3), P. 100812 - 100812
Published: April 27, 2023
Biopolymers
are
promising
environmentally
benign
materials
applicable
in
multifarious
applications.
They
especially
favorable
implantable
biomedical
devices
thanks
to
their
excellent
unique
properties,
including
bioactivity,
renewability,
bioresorbability,
biocompatibility,
biodegradability
and
hydrophilicity.
Additive
manufacturing
(AM)
is
a
flexible
intricate
technology,
which
widely
used
fabricate
biopolymer-based
customized
products
structures
for
advanced
healthcare
systems.
Three-dimensional
(3D)
printing
of
these
sustainable
applied
functional
clinical
settings
wound
dressing,
drug
delivery
systems,
medical
implants
tissue
engineering.
The
present
review
highlights
recent
advancements
different
types
biopolymers,
such
as
proteins
polysaccharides,
employed
develop
by
using
extrusion,
vat
polymerization,
laser
inkjet
3D
techniques
addition
normal
bioprinting
four-dimensional
(4D)
techniques.
This
also
incorporates
the
influence
nanoparticles
on
biological
mechanical
performances
3D-printed
scaffolds.
work
addresses
current
challenges
well
future
developments
friendly
polymeric
manufactured
through
AM
Ideally,
there
need
more
focused
research
adequate
blending
biodegradable
biopolymers
achieving
useful
results
targeted
areas.
We
envision
that
composites
have
potential
revolutionize
sector
near
future.
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.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(25)
Published: March 21, 2023
Abstract
Flexible
Zn‐ion
batteries
(ZIBs)
emerge
as
a
promising
entrant
for
flexible
and
safe
energy
systems
in
the
post‐Li
era,
while
instability
of
Zn
anode
including
inferior
flexibility,
uncontrollable
plating,
dendrite
growth
remains
challenge.
Naturally
inspired,
topology‐optimized
biomimetic
honeycomb
(BH‐Zn)
through
mechanical‐electrochemical
processing
is
demonstrated.
Numerical
simulations
experimental
observations
reveal
BH‐Zn
engenders
smooth
current–stress–thermal
field
distributions,
concurrently
realizing
multi‐field
regulation
effect
boosted
stability.
After
situ
alloying,
enables
half‐diminished
voltage
polarization,
superior
electrochemical
stability
2000
h
cycling,
thermal
even
at
30
mA
cm
−2
.
Moreover,
assembled
ZIBs
manifest
over
20
times
enhanced
capacity
retention
are
integrated
self‐powered
wearable
system
real‐time
health
monitoring.
This
strategy
can
be
extended
to
customizable
metal
anodes
promises
applied
stable
batteries.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(29)
Published: April 7, 2023
Micro/nano-scaled
mechanical
metamaterials
have
attracted
extensive
attention
in
various
fields
attributed
to
their
superior
properties
benefiting
from
rationally
designed
micro/nano-structures.
As
one
of
the
most
advanced
technologies
21st
century,
additive
manufacturing
(3D
printing)
opens
an
easier
and
faster
path
for
fabricating
micro/nano-scaled
with
complex
structures.
Here,
size
effect
at
micro/nano
scales
is
introduced
first.
Then,
fabricate
are
introduced.
The
latest
research
progress
on
also
reviewed
according
type
materials.
In
addition,
structural
functional
applications
further
summarized.
Finally,
challenges,
including
3D
printing
technologies,
novel
material
development,
innovative
design,
discussed,
future
perspectives
provided.
review
aims
provide
insight
into
development
3D-printed
metamaterials.
Small Structures,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(9)
Published: Feb. 3, 2023
Microorganisms
become
new
sources
for
fabricating
intricate
micro/nano
structures
via
bottom‐up
approaches.
Produced
from
nature,
microorganism
biotemplates
exhibit
unique
structural
and
material
features
over
thousands
of
years
revolution.
They
are
considerably
superior
cost‐effective
complex
heterogeneous
when
compared
to
other
micro/nanofabrication
techniques.
Herein,
the
recent
advances
in
biologically
driven
micro/nanofabrication,
assembly,
actuation
based
on
microorganisms
consolidated.
Detailed
development
micro/nanoparticle
fabrication,
their
ordered
controlled
properties,
as
well
certain
typical
engineering
application
examples,
mainly
involved.
The
developing
perspectives
challenges
microorganism‐based
also
discussed,
aiming
inspire
relevant
researches
promote
this
field.
Journal of Advanced Ceramics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(11), P. 2134 - 2147
Published: Oct. 11, 2023
Precursor-derived
SiOC
ceramic
(PDC-SiOC)
microlattices
exhibit
excellent
oxidation
resistance,
high-temperature
stability,
as
well
superior
mechanical
properties.
However,
the
printing
accuracy
of
PDC-SiOC
by
3D
is
still
limited,
and
properties
have
not
been
studied
systematically.
Here,
octet
were
fabricated
projection
micro
stereolithography
(PμSL)
printing,
photoabsorber
(Sudan
III)
's
effect
on
was
systematically
analyzed.
The
results
showed
that
addition
Sudan
III
improved
significantly.
Then
ceramization
process
green
body
analyzed
in
detail.
order
decreased
most
their
chemical
bonds
broken
during
pyrolysis.
After
that,
with
different
truss
diameters
52-220
μm
range
investigated.
52
diameter
exhibited
a
higher
compression
strength
(31
MPa)
than
those
bigger
diameters.
size
among
Our
work
provides
deeper
insight
into
manufacturing
micro-scaled
architectures
paves
path
to
research
structures.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
24(7), P. 6357 - 6357
Published: March 28, 2023
In
the
past
decade,
immense
progress
has
been
made
in
advancing
personalized
medicine
to
effectively
address
patient-specific
disease
complexities
order
develop
individualized
treatment
strategies.
particular,
emergence
of
3D
bioprinting
for
vitro
models
tissue
and
organ
engineering
presents
novel
opportunities
improve
medicine.
However,
existing
bioprinted
constructs
are
not
yet
able
fulfill
ultimate
goal:
an
anatomically
realistic
with
mature
biological
functions.
Current
approaches
have
technical
challenges
terms
precise
cell
deposition,
effective
differentiation,
proper
vascularization,
innervation.
This
review
introduces
principles
realizations
a
strong
focus
on
predominant
techniques,
including
extrusion
printing
digital
light
processing
(DLP).
We
further
discussed
applications
constructs,
engraftment
stem
cells
as
implants
regenerative
high-throughput
drug
development
discovery.
While
no
one-size-fits-all
approach
emerged,
rapid
promising
results
preliminary
studies
demonstrated
that
could
serve
empowering
technology
resolve
critical