Showing papers in "Science and Technology of Advanced Materials in 2019"

TL;DR: This review of self-assembly processes re-examines recent progress in materials nanoarchitectonics and demonstrates the strikingly wide range of possibilities and future potential ofSelf-Assembly processes and their important contribution to materials nanoArchitectonics.

TL;DR: This review introduces the progress made in ALD, both for computational and experimental methodologies, and provides an outlook of this emerging technology in comparison with other film deposition methods.

TL;DR: This review presents PEGylated liposomes, immunogenicity of PEG, the ABC phenomenon, C activation and lipid-induced CARPA from a toxicological point of view, and also addresses the factors that influence these adverse interactions with the immune system.

TL;DR: The primary developing trends in flexible and stretchable electronics involve the innovation of material synthesis, mechanical design, and fabrication strategies that employ soft substrates as discussed by the authors, which involve the development of flexible and flexible electronics.

TL;DR: The present review describes current insights into both toxicological and immunological issues regarding polymeric-micelle carrier systems and concludes that PEG-related immunogenicity is deeply related to characteristics of a counterpart block of P EG-conjugates.

TL;DR: In vitro and in vivo imaging of NIR QDs in the regions of 650–900 nm (NIR-I) and 1000–1450 nm ( NIR-II) are described and the recent progress in bio-imaging is summarized and the future trends are discussed.

TL;DR: This review discusses various topics related to the methods to modulate the ANE for its thermoelectric applications and reviews strategies to design materials to obtain large ANE including Weyl magnets and thermoeLECTric devices for effectively utilizing the ANe.

TL;DR: This paper reviews the research progress on the reliability of lead-free solder joints and discusses the influence of temperature, vibration, tin whisker and electromigration onThe reliability of solder joints.

TL;DR: A perspective study for establishing next-generation energy applications consisting of triboelectric energy harvesters from portable devices to power industries by focusing on various mechanisms and methods through the surface modification beyond the limitations of structural parameters and materials.

TL;DR: The evolution law of the internal structure of solder alloy/solder joint was analysed, and the model and theory describing the formation/growth mechanism of interfacial IMC were introduced and it was clear that with the addition of 0.05% Pr, the thickness of IMC layer decreases significantly and the formation of voids at the interface is inhibited.

TL;DR: An analytical model is presented for the velocity-damped resonant generator (VDRG) that delivers electrical power through the power enhancement mechanism using the mechanical resonance of a suspended mass to study the scaling effect.

TL;DR: This review, according to the manufacturing process of traditional textiles starting from fibers, twisting into yarns, and weaving into textiles, summarizes the progress on wearable TENGs in shapes of fiber, yarn, and textile.

TL;DR: The latest research focused on EVs, which have the potential to become a promising drug delivery method, biomarker, and new therapeutic target for improving the outcomes of cancer patients, are summarized.

TL;DR: It was shown that the Er3+ doped phosphor has a better overall performance of temperature sensing with thermally coupled 2H11/2 and 4S3/2 energy levels, whose maximum absolute (S A) and relative (SR ) sensitivities are ~5.07 × 10−3 K−1 at 523 K and ~1.16% at 298 K, respectively.

TL;DR: It is successfully demonstrated that data analytics facilitates understanding of the inherent physics and reliable prediction of melt-pool geometries and can serve as a basis for the melt- pool control and process optimization.

TL;DR: A real-time self-powered back-of-hand sensing system which can recognize various hand gestures which has the capability of distinguishing hand gestures by measuring the triboelectric nanogenerator output signal.

TL;DR: The important impact of active learning is demonstrated to accelerate the design and development of tailored highly functional materials from very small datasets by combining laboratory experimental design, an active learning pipeline and Bayesian optimization.

TL;DR: Recent advances in analyzing spectral impedance of phonon transport on the basis of various effects including alloy scattering, boundary scattering, and particle resonance are reviewed.

TL;DR: After cellular internalization, the DOX-loaded Fe3O4@PDA@ZIF-90 nanoparticles exhibited distinctively synergistic effect to kill tumor cells with higher efficacy compared to chemotherapy or magnetic hyperthermia alone, presenting a great potential for efficient tumor therapy.

TL;DR: This review introduces piezoelectric and triboelectrics materials used as self-powered electrical generators to promote osteogenic proliferation and differentiation due to their electromechanical properties, which could promote the development of promising applications in tissue engineering and bone regeneration.

TL;DR: The activation of {112}α”-type I deformation twinning mode is reported for the first time in α” martensite in β-Ti alloys.

TL;DR: The current state of art and developments in quantised metal nanowires from synthesis to mechanical properties, which make them leading contenders for next-generation nanoelectromechanical systems are reviewed.

TL;DR: For over a century, Heusler alloys (X2YZ; X, Y: transition metals, Z: typical metals) have attracted attention as magnetic materials as mentioned in this paper, and they are also popular as thermoelectric and shape mem...

TL;DR: The results indicate that the heterogeneous structure evolution of the rejuvenation process induces a redistribution of the local atomic order in the microstructure of metallic glasses.

TL;DR: The results suggested that Gel1CurAg (synthesized from 1% gelatin solution) could be utilized as potential therapeutic agents in treating infectious wound owing to its bactericidal and antioxidant effects and low toxicity for clinical uses.

TL;DR: Starrydata2 as discussed by the authors is an open web system for data mining from published papers, which can generate large experimental datasets that have been overlooked in computational materials informatics, such as computational materials.

TL;DR: The printed graphene-antennas satisfy the application requirements of the Internet of Things and suggest its feasibility of replacing conventional metallic antennas in those applications.

TL;DR: This paper reviews the research results to date on gigacycle fatigue caused by internal fractures in high strength steels and proposes a new model using a new crack growth law, which predicts more realistic fatigue life curves.

TL;DR: VGNPs can be utilized as functional nanomaterials for bone regeneration in the tissue engineering field and effectively enhance osteogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) in vitro.

TL;DR: A comb-structured TENG capable of effectively scavenging multi-directional motions from human movements, which include walking, jumping, and running is reported, and can sufficiently power 45 LEDs and shows different output performances by varying the driving velocity of a vehicle, thus demonstrating the possibility for a self-powered velocity monitoring system.