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Why does wood not get contact charged? Lignin as an antistatic additive for common polymers
(American Chemical Society, 2020)
Contact electrification (CE), or the development of surface charges upon contact and separation, is a millennia-old scientific mystery and the source of many problems in the industry. Since the 18th century, efforts to ...
Ultrasonication for environmentally friendly preparation of antimicrobial and catalytically active nanocomposites of cellulosic textiles
(American Chemical Society, 2020)
The global demand for sustainable and functional fibers and textile materials is increasing with the pressure to limit the synthetic petroleum-based counterparts. In this study, we use ultrasonication for the preparation ...
Design, fabrication, and locomotion analysis of an untethered miniature soft quadruped, SQuad
(IEEE, 2020)
The conventional robotics, which involves utilization of robots made out of hard materials like metals and hard plastics, has helped humankind automate many different sorts of labor and such robots have been assisting the ...
Mechanical control of periodic precipitation in stretchable gels to retrieve information on slastic deformation and for the complex patterning of matter
(Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2020-03)
Material design using nonequilibrium systems provides straightforward access to complexity levels that are possible through dynamic processes. Pattern formation through nonequilibrium processes and reaction–diffusion can ...
Self-regulating plant robots: bioinspired heliotropism and nyctinasty
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2020)
Self-regulation (or so-called homeostasis) is a property of all living organisms to maintain an internal stable state through specialized biofeedback mechanisms under varying external and internal conditions. Although these ...
A sustainable preparation of catalytically active and antibacterial cellulose metal nanocomposites via ball milling of cellulose
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-01)
Cellulose, the most abundant polymer on Earth, and its composites have recently gained importance for the production of sustainable materials. These materials should be produced using green methods that avoid the utilization ...
Mechanochemical generation of singlet oxygen
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020)
Controlled generation of singlet oxygen is very important due to its involvement in scheduled cellular maintenance processes and therapeutic potential. As a consequence, precise manipulation of singlet oxygen release rates ...