Hydrogels are a unique class of three dimensional cross-linked polymeric networks that can
hold a large fraction of aqueous solvents and biological fluids within their structures …

This paper presents a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in structural battery
composites research. Structural battery composites are a class of structural power …

Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over 150 million people worldwide.
Primary applications of contact lenses include vision correction, therapeutics, and cosmetics …

The dynamic spreading phenomenon of liquids is vital for both understanding wetting
mechanisms and visual reaction time‐related applications. However, how to control and …

In the present work the feasibility of using inner layer-embedded contact lenses (CLs) to
achieve sustained release of highly water soluble drug, betaxolol hydrochloride (BH) on the …

Amphiphilic polymer conetworks (APCN) were prepared in N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF)
by the interconnection of four-arm star poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF, M n= 8800 Da) end …

Many post-harvest technologies have been applied to prolong the shelf life of black truffles;
however, most of them negatively modify the genuine fresh truffle aroma. A novel edible …

Highlights•Silicone marcromers were synthesized from PDMS, IPDI, glycerol and
PEGMA.•Silicone contact lenses were synthesized from silicone macromer and DMA, NVP …

Amphiphilic conetwork (APCN) gels suffer from lack of direct injectability due to use of
organic solvent, prolonged crosslinking/polymerization process and immiscibility between …

Over the past few decades, the global use and market of contact lenses have expanded
steadily. Due to the many demands on material properties (eg mechanical, optical and …