[PDF][PDF] Bio-inspired water-driven electricity generators: From fundamental mechanisms to practical applications

K Wang, W Xu, W Zhang, X Wang, X Yang… - Nano Res …, 2023 - ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk
Harvesting water energy in various forms of water motion, such as evaporation, raindrops,
river flows, ocean waves, and other, is promising to relieve the global energy crisis and …

Versatile phospholipid assemblies for functional synthetic cells and artificial tissues

X Wang, H Du, Z Wang, W Mu, X Han - Advanced materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The bottom‐up construction of a synthetic cell from nonliving building blocks capable of
mimicking cellular properties and behaviors helps to understand the particular biophysical …

A microscale soft ionic power source modulates neuronal network activity

Y Zhang, J Riexinger, X Yang, E Mikhailova, Y Jin… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Bio-integrated devices need power sources to operate,. Despite widely used technologies
that can provide power to large-scale targets, such as wired energy supplies from batteries …

An electric-eel-inspired soft power source from stacked hydrogels

TBH Schroeder, A Guha, A Lamoureux… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Progress towards the integration of technology into living organisms requires electrical
power sources that are biocompatible, mechanically flexible, and able to harness the …

High-performance ionic diode membrane for salinity gradient power generation

J Gao, W Guo, D Feng, H Wang, D Zhao… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Salinity difference between seawater and river water is a sustainable energy resource that
catches eyes of the public and the investors in the background of energy crisis. To capture …

A tissue-like printed material

G Villar, AD Graham, H Bayley - Science, 2013 - science.org
Living cells communicate and cooperate to produce the emergent properties of tissues.
Synthetic mimics of cells, such as liposomes, are typically incapable of cooperation and …

Asymmetric ion transport through ion-channel-mimetic solid-state nanopores

W Guo, Y Tian, L Jiang - Accounts of chemical research, 2013 - ACS Publications
Both scientists and engineers are interested in the design andfabrication of synthetic
nanofluidic architectures that mimic the gating functions of biological ion channels. The effort …

Hierarchical self-assembly of a copolymer-stabilized coacervate protocell

AF Mason, BC Buddingh', DS Williams… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Complex coacervate microdroplets are finding increased utility in synthetic cell applications
due to their cytomimetic properties. However, their intrinsic membrane-free nature results in …

Energy harvesting with single‐ion‐selective nanopores: a concentration‐gradient‐driven nanofluidic power source

W Guo, L Cao, J Xia, FQ Nie, W Ma… - Advanced functional …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by biological systems that have the inherent skill to generate considerable
bioelectricity from the salt content in fluids with highly selective ion channels and pumps on …

Artificially reprogrammed macrophages as tumor‐tropic immunosuppression‐resistant biologics to realize therapeutics production and immune activation

CX Li, Y Zhang, X Dong, L Zhang, MD Liu… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To engineer patient‐derived cells into therapy‐purposed biologics is a promising solution to
realize personalized treatments. Without using gene‐editing technology, a live cell‐typed …