Nano-enabled smart and functional materials toward human well-being and sustainable developments

A Rajeev, L Yin, PK Kalambate, MB Khabbaz… - …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Fabrication and operation on increasingly smaller dimensions have been highly integrated
with the development of smart and functional materials, which are key to many technological …

Looking beyond biology: glycosaminoglycans as attractive platforms for energy devices and flexible electronics

FM Santos, SC Nunes, V de Zea Bermudez - Energy Advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last few decades, research on glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) has primarily exploited
their biological properties, since GAGs play pivotal roles in numerous key biological …

Self-Improvising Memory: A Perspective on Memories as Agential, Dynamically Reinterpreting Cognitive Glue

M Levin - Entropy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Many studies on memory emphasize the material substrate and mechanisms by which data
can be stored and reliably read out. Here, I focus on complementary aspects: the need for …

Silk proteins for bioelectronic devices in healthcare

S Pradhan, VK Yadavalli - Silk-Based Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioinspired and bioderived materials obtained from silk cocoons provide exciting pathways
for creating precision medicine, and advanced personalized monitoring devices. Both silk …

Microbial Factories and Exploiting Synergies of Bioreactor Technologies to Produce Bioproducts

T Granata, B Rattenbacher, F Kehl, M Egli - Fermentation, 2024 - mdpi.com
Microbial factories, including microalgae biofactories, have the enormous potential to
produce biochemicals for manufacturing diverse bioproducts. A strategic approach to …

The effects of nontoxic bio-based substances (egg white) on the performance and passivation of ZnO nanorods arrays-based light emitting devices

SH Chuang, DN Feria, YS Lo, TH Hsieh… - Nanotechnology, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
An innovative approach is proposed to passivate the existing defects from metal oxide
semiconductors by functionalizing nontoxic bio-based substances. As a demonstration, we …

Biomaterials-enabled electrical stimulation for tissue healing and regeneration

HS Kim, T Baby, JH Lee, US Shin, HW Kim - Med-X, 2024 - Springer
The electrical microenvironment is considered a pivotal determinant in various
pathophysiological processes, including tissue homeostasis and wound healing …