Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer networks, able to absorb large amount of water,
increasing their volume and showing a plethora of different material behaviors. Since their …

The popularity of hydrogels as biomaterials lies in their tunable physical properties, ability to
encapsulate small molecules and macromolecular drugs, water holding capacity, flexibility …

The “trash to treasure” process has been extensively demonstrated for various energy and
environmental issues in the past few decades. Abundant biomass is well accepted as a …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) porous networks of planar 2D graphene have attractive
features with respect to sensing. These include a large electroactive surface area, good …

Microchannel scaffolds accelerate nerve repair by guiding growing neuronal processes
across injury sites. Although geometry, materials chemistry, stiffness, and porosity have …

A viable approach for methanol production under ambient physiological conditions is to use
greenhouse gases, methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), as feed for immobilized …

Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) employ enzymes, subcellular structures or whole
electroactive microorganisms as biocatalysts for energy conversion purposes, such as the …

The design of nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbons (NPCs) with unique
physicochemical properties has progressively become a pressing work on account of …

Biological wastewater treatment is the process in which contaminants can be removed or
degraded by various microorganisms to eliminate the negative impact on environment and …

Extrusion-based printing frequently requires a hollowing step to remove material from inside
of artifacts and subsequently reduce the amount of material, printing time, product weight …