Unusual Temperature Dependence of Water Sorption in Semicrystalline Hydrogels by Liu, Xinyue, Zhang, Lenan, El Fil, Bachir, Díaz‐Marín, Carlos D, Zhong, Yang, Li, Xiangyu, Lin, Shaoting, Wang, Evelyn N

“…In particular, capturing moisture at elevated temperatures is highly desirable to prevent dehydration and to enlarge the tunability of water uptake. However, owing to the thermodynamic limit of conventional materials, sorbents inevitably tend to capture less water vapor at higher temperatures, impeding their broad applications. …”
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Microneedle Sensors for Point‐of‐Care Diagnostics by Hu, Yubing, Chatzilakou, Eleni, Pan, Zhisheng, Traverso, Giovanni, Yetisen, Ali K.

“…Microneedle sensors have received considerable attention as an emerging technique to evolve blood‐based diagnostics owing to their direct and painless access to a rich source of biomarkers from interstitial fluid. …”
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In vitro assessment of combined Doppler ultrasound and CFD modeling in arterial blood flow quantification by Skote, M., Susanto, Swandito, Chauhan, Sunita

“…However, relatively large deviation of the blood flow measurement from the actual value is expected, owing to a number of contributing factors. The research work expounded here attempts to ameliorate the accuracy of the blood flow output quantification by combining the Doppler measurement with the computational fluid dynamics modeling based on Navier–Stokes equation. …”
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The design and synthesis of hollow micro-/nanostructures : present and future trends by Yu, Le, Yu, Xin Yao, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…Hollow micro-/nanostructures have attracted tremendous interest owing to their intriguing structure-induced physicochemical properties and great potential for widespread applications. …”
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Emerging soft conductors for bioelectronic interfaces by Gao, Dace, Parida, Kaushik, Lee, Pooi See

“…In the past decade, the scope of flexible/ stretchable electronics has been broadened into bioelectronics owing to the need of implementation of various biocompatible soft conductors. …”
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Atomic layer deposition of metallic tri-layer for alloy formation by Yong, Sidney Kwong Roong

“…Atomic layer deposition (ALD) has become a topic of interest owing to its high compositional control, down to the atomic level. …”
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3D surface analysis of coral microatolls by Gautam, Rohan

“…Coral microatolls are also valuable paleo-sea-level indicators owing to both their vertical precision and the fact that they can grow and respond to sea level changes for decades to centuries, unlike other short-lived organisms. …”
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TGF-β3 mediated chondrogenic differentiation of synovial mesenchymal stem cells in gene transferred co-culture systems by Rohan Rajeev Varshney

“…Recently the focus has extended to synovium-derived MSCs (SMSCs) owing to their excellent chondrogenic potential. …”
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Mechanistic study and applications of lanthanide-based upconversion nanomaterials by Wei, Wei

“…Owing to the unique spectroscopic properties of lanthanide (Ln) elements, the successful employment of lanthanide-based upconversion (UC) nanomaterials as luminescent biolabels heralds a new era of bioimaging technology. …”
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Preparation of plasmonic metal / semiconductor hybrid nanostructures : Ag @ TiO2 @ Cu2O nanoprisms by Yong, Si Jie

“…Hybrid plasmonic metal / oxide semiconductor core-shell nanostructures have garnered extensive attention owing to their unique properties and limitless potential applications. …”
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Effect of abutment width on scour hole characteristics around abutment in compound channel by Lian, Lian

“…This study investigates the effect of width of 〖45〗^owing wall abutment and time on scour hole characteristics and maximum scour depth. …”
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A critical review of experimental results on low temperature charge transport in carbon nanotubes based composites by Bhatia, Ravi, Kumari, Kiran, Rani, Reena, Suri, Anil, Pahuja, Ushma, Singh, Devinder

“…Owing to their low density, high aspect ratio and excellent charge transport properties, Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are proven to be one of the best reinforcing materials in the fabrication of composite materials. …”
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Isolation, identification, and characteristics of local yeast isolates with proteolytic capability obtained from traditional processed Indonesian duck eggs by Pratama, Andry, Gumilar, Jajang, Putranto, Wendry S., Rukayadi, Yaya

“…Yeast has a great biotechnological potential owing to its extracellular enzymatic activity. Therefore, it is important to study yeast species, especially those from food sources and the environment. …”
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Label-free quantitative measurement of cardiovascular dynamics in a zebrafish embryo using frequency-comb-referenced-quantitative phase imaging by Boonruangkan, Jeeranan, Farrokhi, Hamid, Rohith, Thazhe Madam, Kwok, Samuel, Carney, Tom J., Su, Pei-Chen, Kim, Young-Jin

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Modular Morphing Lattices for Large-Scale Underwater Continuum Robotic Structures by Parra Rubio, Alfonso, Fan, Dixia, Jenett, Benjamin, del Águila Ferrandis, José, Tourlomousis, Filippos, Abdel-Rahman, Amira, Preiss, David, Zemánek, Jiri, Triantafyllou, Michael, Gershenfeld, Neil

“…The second is a morphing surface hydrofoil that, when compared with a rigid wing at the same angles of attack (AoAs), can increase the lift coefficient up to 0.6. …”
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EN06 computational environmental hydraulics : pre-treatment filter modeling by Krishnan Moorthi, Pavithra

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Mechanically durable and damage resilient dielectric elastomer actuators by Tan, Matthew Wei Ming

“…However, electric fields to drive actuation require kilovolt range inputs that pose a safety concern and limits their compatibility with portable power sources. Owing to their soft nature, these DEAs are also susceptible to premature failure generated by physical damages within dynamic environments. …”
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Mechanical properties of lightweight aggregate concrete containing unground palm oil fuel ash as partial sand replacement by H. Mohd, Hanafi, Khairunisa, Muthusamy, Wan Ahmad, Saffuan, Budiea, Ahmed Mokhtar Albshir, Kusbiantoro, Andri, Nabilla, Mohamad, Rafiza, Abdul Rahman, Błoch, Katarzyna

“…The results show the enhancement of concrete strength relative to the control mixture by using 10% of ash. This is owing to void filling mechanism and product of pozzolanic reaction due to the fine particles of the ash.…”
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Remote epitaxy by Kim, Hyunseok, Chang, Celesta S., Lee, Sangho, Jiang, Jie, Jeong, Junseok, Park, Minseong, Meng, Yuan, Ji, Jongho, Kwon, Yeunwoo, Sun, Xuechun, Kong, Wei, Kum, Hyun S., Bae, Sang-Hoon, Lee, Kyusang, Hong, Young Joon, Shi, Jian, Kim, Jeehwan

“…Although the principle of remote epitaxy is simple, it is often challenging to perform owing to stringent requirements for sample preparation and procedure control. …”
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Compositional dependence of spintronic properties in Pt/GdCo films by Suzuki, Daniel H, Lee, Byung Hun, Beach, Geoffrey SD

“…GdCo films have been widely used in spintronic applications, owing largely to their tunable degree of ferrimagnetic compensation. …”
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