Bioadhesive technology platforms

SJ Wu, X Zhao - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bioadhesives have emerged as transformative and versatile tools in healthcare, offering the
ability to attach tissues with ease and minimal damage. These materials present numerous …

Recognition in the domain of molecular chirality: from noncovalent interactions to separation of enantiomers

P Peluso, B Chankvetadze - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
It is not a coincidence that both chirality and noncovalent interactions are ubiquitous in
nature and synthetic molecular systems. Noncovalent interactivity between chiral molecules …

Materials perspective on Casimir and van der Waals interactions

LM Woods, DAR Dalvit, A Tkatchenko… - Reviews of Modern …, 2016 - APS
Interactions induced by electromagnetic fluctuations, such as van der Waals and Casimir
forces, are of universal nature present at any length scale between any types of systems …

Self‐adhesive polydimethylsiloxane foam materials decorated with MXene/cellulose nanofiber interconnected network for versatile functionalities

HY Chen, ZY Chen, M Mao, YY Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS) foam as one of next‐generation polymer foam materials
shows poor surface adhesion and limited functionality, which greatly restricts its potential …

Peel tests for quantifying adhesion and toughness: A review

MD Bartlett, SW Case, AJ Kinloch, DA Dillard - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The peeling apart of layered materials is common in nature and has been used by humans
in myriad applications since prehistoric times. Over the past century, a wide range of peel …

Dendrites in Zn‐based batteries

Q Yang, Q Li, Z Liu, D Wang, Y Guo, X Li… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous Zn batteries that provide a synergistic integration of absolute safety and high
energy density have been considered as highly promising energy‐storage systems for …

Polymeric tissue adhesives

S Nam, D Mooney - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymeric tissue adhesives provide versatile materials for wound management and are
widely used in a variety of medical settings ranging from minor to life-threatening tissue …

Self-healing polymers

S Wang, MW Urban - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Self-healing is the capability of a material to recover from physical damage. Both physical
and chemical approaches have been used to construct self-healing polymers. These include …

Conductive and elastic bottlebrush elastomers for ultrasoft electronics

P Xu, S Wang, A Lin, HK Min, Z Zhou, W Dou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding biological systems and mimicking their functions require electronic tools that
can interact with biological tissues with matched softness. These tools involve biointerfacing …

Collective many-body van der Waals interactions in molecular systems

RA DiStasio Jr, OA von Lilienfeld… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - pnas.org
Van der Waals (vdW) interactions are ubiquitous in molecules and condensed matter, and
play a crucial role in determining the structure, stability, and function for a wide variety of …