Professor Yingfang Ao from Peking University Third Hospital, Haifeng Chen from Peking University, and colleagues use 3D printing to generate a silk fibroin/gelatin scaffold for knee cartilage regeneration.
Advanced Materials
Criticality of Materials: “The Great Transition” Symposium in Darmstadt, Germany
The symposium “The Great Transition” brought together leading scientists to address the criticality of materials as key to sustainable technologies.
Bioinspired Composite Microfibers for Skin Adhesion and Signal Amplification of Wearable Sensors
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems develop a durable, flexible adhesive film for use in wearable healthcare devices.
An Artificial Leaf for Solar Water-Splitting
Researchers develop a highly versatile and adaptable artificial leaf for solar water-splitting in various natural environments.
Charge Transport in Conjugated Polymers – Insights from Single Crystals
A breakthrough in producing high quality conjugated polymer single crystals is demonstrated by physical vapor transport and topochemical-polymerization. Intra- and inter-chain charge transport can be measured separately in an individual conjugated polymer single crystal.
Playing Pinball at Microscale
A novel microfluidic platform consisting of numerous hydrodynamically tunable pneumatic valves enables pairing and clustering of different particles.
A Closer Look at Dendrite Formation in Lithium Ion Batteries
Researchers investigate the mechanism of lithium dendrite formation in lithium ion batteries in situ with electrochemical scanning electron microscopy.
Selenium-Doped GLS Glass for Combined Thermal and Visible Imaging
Researchers from the Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, improve the infrared transmission range of GLS glass for devices with combined thermal and optical imaging.
Materials Research at Wuhan University of Technology
Issue 20/2017 of Advanced Materials brings together a collection of review-type articles to highlight materials research at Wuhan University of Technology.
Light-Driven Polymer Actuators with Prestored Strain Energy
Researchers demonstrate a strategy using a photoresponsive malleable actuator with mechanical strain energy stored in the polymer beforehand.
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