Chemical Society Reviews, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 52(14), P. 4603 - 4631
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This review highlights the design principles for functional amyloid fibrillar assemblies from an engineering perspective as well through lens of structural insights.
Language: Английский
Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 385(6704), P. 68 - 74
Published: July 4, 2024
Passive radiant cooling is a potentially sustainable thermal management strategy amid escalating global climate change. However, petrochemical-derived materials often face efficiency challenges owing to the absorption of sunlight. We present an intrinsic photoluminescent biomass aerogel, which has visible light reflectance exceeding 100%, that yields large effect. discovered DNA and gelatin aggregation into ordered layered aerogel achieves solar-weighted 104.0% in regions through fluorescence phosphorescence. The effect can reduce ambient temperatures by 16.0°C under high solar irradiance. In addition, efficiently produced at scale water-welding, displays reparability, recyclability, biodegradability, completing environmentally conscious life cycle. This photoluminescence material another tool for designing next-generation materials.
Language: Английский
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Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 36(25)
Published: March 22, 2024
Abstract Recently, hydrogel‐based soft materials have demonstrated huge potential in robotics, flexible electronics as well artificial skins. Although various methods are developed to prepare tough and strong hydrogels, it is still challenging simultaneously enhance the strength toughness of especially for protein‐based hydrogels. Herein, a biomimetic “salting out—alignment—locking” tactic (SALT) introduced enhancing mechanical properties through synergy alignment salting out effect. As typical example, tensile modulus initially brittle gelatin hydrogels increase 940 folds 10.12 ± 0.50 MPa 2830 34.26 3.94 MPa, respectively, increases up 1785 14.28 3.13 MJ m −3 . The obtained hold records previously reported gelatin‐based hydrogel close tendons. It further elucidated that effect engenders hydrophobic domains, while prestretching facilitates chain alignment, both synergistically contributing outstanding properties. noteworthy SALT demonstrates remarkable versatility across different salt types polymer systems, thus opening new avenues engineering strong, tough, stiff
Language: Английский
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Chemical Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 124(5), P. 2081 - 2137
Published: Feb. 23, 2024
Gallium-based liquid metal (LM) exhibits exceptional properties such as high conductivity and biocompatibility, rendering it highly valuable for the development of conformal bioelectronics. When combined with polymers, metal–polymer conductors (MPC) offer a versatile platform fabricating cyborg devices, enabling functions sensing, restoration, augmentation within human body. This review focuses on synthesis, fabrication, application MPC-based devices. The synthesis functional materials based LM fabrication techniques devices are elucidated. provides comprehensive overview encompassing their applications in sensing diverse signals, therapeutic interventions, augmentation. objective this is to serve resource that bridges gap between potential biomedical applications.
Language: Английский
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Chemical Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 124(15), P. 9081 - 9112
Published: June 20, 2024
Nanomaterial-microorganism hybrid systems (NMHSs), integrating semiconductor nanomaterials with microorganisms, present a promising platform for broadband solar energy harvesting, high-efficiency carbon reduction, and sustainable chemical production. While studies underscore its potential in diverse solar-to-chemical conversions, prevailing NMHSs grapple suboptimal conversion efficiency. Such limitations stem predominantly from an insufficient systematic exploration of the mechanisms dictating flow. This review provides overview notable advancements this nascent field, particular focus on discussion three pivotal steps flow: capture, cross-membrane transport, into chemicals. key challenges faced each stage are independently identified discussed, viable solutions correspondingly postulated. In view interplay affecting overall efficiency conversion, subsequent discussions thus take integrative viewpoint to comprehend, analyze improve flow current different configurations, highlighting contemporary techniques that can be employed investigate various aspects within NMHSs. Finally, concluding section summarizes opportunities future research, providing roadmap continued development optimization
Language: Английский
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Nature Reviews Microbiology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(6), P. 345 - 359
Published: Jan. 22, 2024
Language: Английский
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Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1)
Published: April 30, 2024
The field of hybrid engineered living materials seeks to pair organisms with synthetic generate biocomposite augmented function since systems can provide highly-programmable and complex behavior. Engineered have typically been fabricated using techniques in benign aqueous environments, limiting their application. In this work, fabrication is demonstrated which spores from polymer-degrading bacteria are incorporated into a thermoplastic polyurethane high-temperature melt extrusion. Bacteria adaptive laboratory evolution improve heat tolerance ensure nearly complete cell survivability during manufacturing at 135 °C. Furthermore, the overall tensile properties spore-filled polyurethanes substantially improved, resulting significant improvement toughness. biocomposites facilitate disintegration compost absence microbe-rich environment. Finally, embedded demonstrate rationally programmed function, expressing green fluorescent protein. This research provides scalable method fabricate advanced industrially-compatible processes.
Language: Английский
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Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(1)
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
The pursuit of materials, particularly plastics, with a minimal ecological footprint throughout their circular lifecycle, is crucial for advancing sustainable materials development. Living composed embedded yet active organisms can leverage endogenous biotic resources to achieve functional that align sustainability goals. However, current living material systems face challenges such as weak mechanical properties, limited environmental adaptability, and restricted cellular functionality. In this study, we propose an approach by incorporating into silk-based plastics through plasticizer-assisted thermal molding process. We investigate the mechanism structure formation in these correlating manufacturing performance resulting secondary structure. These provide protective matrix probiotics, ensuring survival harsh gastrointestinal tract enhancing intestinal delivery. Similarly, soil rhizobacteria encapsulated within exhibit long-term protease activity, accelerating plastic degradation upon exposure. This work demonstrates potential form where are processed, entrapped, retain metabolic functions, protected environments. goals, but usually adaptability Here, authors report thermoplastic process develop silk protein-based dense structures, functioning matrices microorganisms.
Language: Английский
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Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 373, P. 123977 - 123977
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
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Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
Engineered living systems (ELSs) represent purpose-driven assemblies of components, encompassing cells, biomaterials, and active agents, intricately designed to fulfill diverse biomedical applications. Gelatin its derivatives have been used extensively in ELSs owing their mature translational pathways, favorable biological properties, adjustable physicochemical characteristics. This review explores the intersection gelatin with fabrication techniques, offering a comprehensive examination synergistic potential creating for various applications biomedicine. It offers deep dive into gelatin, including structures production, sources, processing, properties. Additionally, techniques employing derivatives, generic microfluidics, 3D printing methods. Furthermore, it discusses based on regenerative engineering as well cell therapies, bioadhesives, biorobots, biosensors. Future directions challenges are also examined, highlighting emerging trends areas improvements innovations. In summary, this underscores significance gelatin-based advancing lays groundwork guiding future research developments within field.
Language: Английский
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Cell Reports Physical Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4(2), P. 101251 - 101251
Published: Jan. 24, 2023
Biophysical cues of native extracellular matrix (ECM) can affect cellular behavior. Although static properties biomaterials have been widely explored, there is a growing interest in dynamic and interactive for the modulation behavior fate. Native ECM highly with mutual feedback between cells, which plays key role regulation development, regenerative processes, disease progression. Dynamic based on material nanoarchitectonics emulate dynamics living systems. This review introduces concept summarizes recent advances from stimuli-responsive materials toward adaptable next generation materials. The opportunities challenges this field are also discussed.
Language: Английский
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