Article
Materials Science, Composites
Yishan Yang, Yukang Lai, Song Zhao, Hongguang Chen, Renshu Li, Yongjiang Wang
Summary: This study reports the synthesis of a new transparent fiber reinforced polymer material (tGFRP) with high transparency and superior mechanical properties by controlling the refractive index of epoxy resin and using a novel processing technique.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Heng Zhang, Qingxia He, Huitao Yu, Mengmeng Qin, Yiyu Feng, Wei Feng
Summary: Inspired by snail and mussel adhesion, a copolymer poly(dopamine methacrylate-co-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (P(DMA-HEMA)) with high surface adhesion and thermal conductivity was designed and synthesized. The catechol groups in P(DMA-HEMA) formed strong bonding with carbon nanotubes through pi-pi interactions, resulting in the composite showing superior thermal properties and the ability to form high-strength connections between metals.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jianhua Wang, Degang Jiang, Yiqi Du, Maozhuang Zhang, Yuesheng Sun, Mingyuan Jiang, Jiangtao Xu, Jingquan Liu
Summary: In this study, a MXene/PDA/PEI composite film with excellent mechanical strength and energy storage capability is successfully prepared by introducing a polymer for interlayer connection. This method may provide a new avenue for fabricating other 2D materials and their various applications.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yao Xiao, Chenjing Yang, Baoling Guo, Xiaowei Zhai, Shuxing Lao, Peng Zhao, Jian Ruan, Xingyu Lu, Kai Liu, Dong Chen
Summary: High-strength and high-toughness organic-inorganic regenerated silk fibroin/hydroxyapatite (RSF/HAP) hybrid fibers were prepared using a single-channel microfluidic device. The fibers demonstrated outstanding mechanical properties, including a tensile strength of 778 MPa, a Young's modulus of 17.8 GPa, a tensile strain of 19.9%, and a toughness of 121 MJ m(-3) after twisting treatments. Additionally, the fibers showed good performances under static loading, dynamic impact, and extreme cold conditions.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Madhuri A. Bhakare, Kshama D. Lokhande, Mahesh P. Bondarde, Pratik S. Dhumal, Surajit Some
Summary: A novel approach has been proposed to prepare a formaldehyde and halogen-free green adhesive that is also flame retardant. The adhesive is water-based, reusable, and eco-friendly, with strong adhesive strength and high tensile strength. It applies to various substrates and exhibits excellent flame retardant properties.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Miaomiao Zhu, Yabing Wang, Mengna Lou, Jianyong Yu, Zhaoling Li, Bin Ding
Summary: Triboelectric electronic skin has self-powered feature and can enhance the sensitivity of tactile sensing, but the fabrication of hierarchical micro or nano structures with efficient and facile strategy remains a tough task. Meanwhile, there is scarce research addressing the issue of bacterial growth when the electronic skin contacts the human body for a long time.
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Shennan Wang, Hui Chen, Kai Li, Salla Koskela, Lars A. Berglund, Qi Zhou
Summary: In this study, a strong and transparent composite hydrogel was developed from a mesoporous cellulose network prepared from wood. The hydrogel exhibited high water content and optical transmittance, as well as anisotropic optical and mechanical properties. Additionally, the hydrogel showed reversible thermochromic behavior between transparent and white states, demonstrating great potential for optical applications.
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yufen Li, Xiaofeng Liu, Ruijie Wang, Shouzheng Jiao, Yuyan Liu, Hua Lai, Zhongjun Cheng
Summary: This study developed a triple-bioinspired shape memory smart adhesive that can switch its adhesion to smooth solids, rough solids, and water droplets by adjusting temperature and applied force. The adhesive exhibited high adhesion strength and programmable transport of solids and liquids.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Sujoy Das, Gleb Vasilyev, Patrick Martin, Eyal Zussman
Summary: Developing a new underwater glue adhesive that demonstrates fast, strong, and repeatable adhesion to different materials, particularly in marine environments, is promising and useful. This study presents the development of a novel glue based on a copolymer with a cation-co-aromatic sequence, which exhibits robust adhesion to various surfaces underwater, and has the potential applications in marine life, tissue adhesives, and freshwater/saline water environments.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mahshid Shokri, Faezeh Dalili, Mahshid Kharaziha, Mohamadreza Baghaban Eslaminejad, Hossein Ahmadi Tafti
Summary: This review article discusses the recent state of the art in bone adhesives, with a specific focus on biomimetic adhesives, their action mechanisms, and upcoming perspective. The article introduces adhesive biomaterials with specific affinity to bone tissue and comprehensively overviews various types of synthetic and natural bioadhesives for bone tissue. It then describes bioinspired adhesives, highlighting relevant structures and examples of biomimetic adhesives mainly made of DOPA and the complex coacervates inspired by proteins secreted in mussel and sandcastle worms, respectively. Finally, the article overviews the challenges of current bioadhesives and the future research for the improvement of the properties of biomimetic adhesives for use as bone adhesives.
ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Bo Zhu, Hao Cao, Zhouxiang Chen, Wentao Wang, Zhekun Shi, Kangjian Xiao, Yifeng Lei, Sheng Liu, Yi Song, Longjian Xue
Summary: Inspired by gecko setae and octopus sucker, a micropillar array with frustum of conical micropits (FCM) was fabricated by direct laser writing lithography. The optimized FCM micropit design achieved an adhesion strength of 1.2 MPa under a loading force of 5 mN, which is significantly higher than other micropillar structures. Compliant contacts formed between FCM micropillars and the counterpart surface under larger loading forces result in a uniformly distributed stress at the separating interface, leading to strong adhesion. Moreover, FCM showed robust adhesion performance even after 1000 cycles of attaching and detaching.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qiming Tan, Li Yuan, Guozheng Liang, Aijuan Gu
Summary: A novel functional hybrid (AgNW@PIL) was synthesized by forming a layer of polyionic liquid on surfaces of silver nanowires, which showed improved dielectric constant, mechanical strength, and light transmittance compared to traditional composite films.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Jiaoyang Chen, Jiajie Jing, Cheng Wang, Tao Chen, Jianhua Xu, Bowen Yao, Jiajun Fu
Summary: In this study, an ultra-strong and ultra-tough sustainable polymer composite was developed by dispersing cellulose nanofiber in a poly(vinyl alcohol) matrix. The composite exhibited excellent mechanical properties and dynamic properties, such as high toughness, good healing ability, recyclability, and biodegradability. It also showed great potential for food packaging and preservation due to its gas barrier ability and water vapor permeability. The mechanism behind the impressive performances is expected to inspire the design of other healable and green polymers in the future.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hao Sun, Tong Ji, Xinyuan Zhou, Hongjie Bi, Min Xu, Zhenhua Huang, Liping Cai
Summary: This study proposes a method to convert natural wood into high-performance wood film through micro/nanoscale structure design, which has high transparency and tensile strength, and lower environmental impact.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Xiaorong Liu, Hongji Li, Tao Zhang, Haozhe Peng, Kaili Wang, Youming Dong, Yun Lu, Kaidong Wang, Xianxu Zhan, Yuanqiang Liu, Yanjun Li, Jianzhang Li
Summary: Fabricating high-performance bamboo film (BF) using slice bamboo veneers (SBV) is of great significance. BF exhibits excellent mechanical and optical properties, making it suitable for various applications.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2024)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Paul Heine, Allen Ehrlicher, Josef Kaes
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH
(2015)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ali Akbari, Arshath Abdul Rahim, Allen J. Ehrlicher, Subhasis Ghoshal
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
(2016)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Paul F. Egan, Jeffrey R. Moore, Allen J. Ehrlicher, David A. Weitz, Christian Schunn, Jonathan Cagan, Philip LeDuc
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2017)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Adele Khavari, Magnus Nyden, David A. Weitz, Allen J. Ehrlicher
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2016)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Shiva Naseri, Newsha Koushki, Ehsan Rezabeigi, Allen Ehrlicher, Showan N. Nazhat
JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
(2020)
Article
Cell Biology
Luv Kishore Srivastava, Zhaoping Ju, Ajinkya Ghagre, Allen J. Ehrlicher
Summary: The study found that nuclear stiffness is crucial for cellular response to stresses, with lamin A/C possibly playing a role, and nuclear compression is anisotropic. Additionally, the distribution of lamin A/C in the nuclear membrane may impact local nuclear deformations.
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Amjad Husain, Arogya Khadka, Allen Ehrlicher, Magali Saint-Geniez, Ramaswamy Krishnan
Summary: The study reveals the underlying role of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in regulating vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) mediated signaling and functions. The pathway is activated on stiffer substrates, amplified by VEGF-A stimulation, and correlated with enhanced endothelial cell (EC) proliferation, contraction, pro-angiogenic secretion, and capillary-like tube formation. These findings have important implications for understanding age-related macular degeneration and provide insight into potential therapeutic pathways.
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Louis-Philippe Bergeron-Sandoval, Sandeep Kumar, Hossein Khadivi Heris, Catherine L. A. Chang, Caitlin E. Cornell, Sarah L. Keller, Paul Francois, Adam G. Hendricks, Allen J. Ehrlicher, Rohit Pappu, Stephen W. Michnick
Summary: Endocytic coat proteins with prion-like domains form hemispherical puncta in budding yeast, which act as biomolecular condensates to organize proteins at the membrane for actin-dependent endocytosis. These endocytic condensates are reversible, forming and dissolving in response to temperature and solution conditions, and are organized around dynamic protein-protein interaction networks.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Jacqueline Kort-Mascort, Guangyu Bao, Osama Elkashty, Salvador Flores-Torres, Jose G. Munguia-Lopez, Tao Jiang, Allen J. Ehrlicher, Luc Mongeau, Simon D. Tran, Joseph M. Kinsella
Summary: The composite material containing alginate and gelatin impart mechanical integrity to the biologically active decellularized ECM, resulting in a reinforced gel that is mechanically stable, bioprintable, and mimics tumor microenvironment characteristics. The cell-laden model generated using this hydrogel is highly reproducible, supports cell viability, and enables the production of spheroids with cross-sectional areas comparable to HNSCC tumors. This in vitro model system allows for evaluating the effectiveness of small molecule therapeutics for HNSCC treatment and shows increased resistance compared to traditional monolayer cultures.
ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Newsha Koushki, Ajinkya Ghagre, Luv Kishore Srivastava, Clayton Molter, Allen J. Ehrlicher
Summary: Changes in nuclear compression and nuclear stiffness regulate the localization of YAP, a key mechanotransduction protein. This discovery has broad implications in understanding health and biology.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Biology
Lara Elis Alberici Delsin, Cedric Plutoni, Anna Clouvel, Sarah Keil, Lea Marpeaux, Lina Elouassouli, Adele Khavari, Allen J. Ehrlicher, Gregory Emery
Summary: Collective cell migration is crucial for development, tissue homeostasis, and cancer metastasis. A study using A431 carcinoma cells reveals that MAP4K4 plays a central role in regulating collective migration by controlling cellular dynamics, cytoskeleton remodeling, and adhesion stability.
LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nissan Yissachar, Yan Zhou, Lloyd Ung, Nicole Y. Lai, James F. Mohan, Allen Ehrlicher, David A. Weitz, Dennis L. Kasper, Isaac M. Chiu, Diane Mathis, Christophe Benoist
Proceedings Paper
Automation & Control Systems
Weize Zhang, Xianke Dong, Simon Silva-Da Cruz, Hossein Khadivi-Heris, Luc G. Mongeau, Allen J. Ehrlicher, Xinyu Liu
2015 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MECHATRONICS AND AUTOMATION
(2015)