Bio-based flame retardants derived from forest industry — An approach towards circular economy by Sritama Mukherjee, Khan Mohammad Ahsan Uddin, Irina Turku, Anti Rohumaa, Juha Lipponen

“…It also addresses valorized organic waste streams of pulp industries, such as tannins and biopolyols, in the creation of materials that exhibit flame retardancy in polymers and textiles. The review demonstrates functionalization methodologies, qualitative and quantitative characterization carried out on their flame retardant properties following an overview of the FR mechanisms. …”
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Smart Leather Using Thermoresponsive Cholesteric Liquid Crystals in Surface Finishing by Cosmin-Andrei Alexe, Carmen Gaidau, Ioana Rodica Stanculescu, Cristina Burducea, Viorel Cîrcu

“…The chromatic transition properties responsive to various external stimuli have become not only of great aesthetic value but also a first step toward smart sensor functions, for thermal, pressure or environmental toxicity warning. …”
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Porphyrin-Based Supramolecular Self-Assemblies: Construction, Charge Separation and Transfer, Stability, and Application in Photocatalysis by Yingxu Hu, Jingfeng Peng, Rui Liu, Jing Gao, Guancheng Hua, Xiangjiang Fan, Shengjie Wang

“…Surfactants, peptide molecules, polymers, and metal ions were introduced to improve the stability of the porphyrin assemblies. …”
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Influence of Scaffold Structure and Biomimetic Properties on Adipose Stem Cell Homing in Personalized Reconstructive Medicine by Doina Ramona Manu, Diana V. Portan, Monica Vuţă, Minodora Dobreanu

“…Natural scaffolds promote adhesion and differentiation but have mechanical limitations, while synthetic scaffolds offer tunable properties and controlled degradation. Functionalization with bioactive molecules improves the regenerative outcomes of different tissue types. …”
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Cloning and Characterization of Low-Molecular-Weight Glutenin Subunit Alleles from Chinese Wheat Landraces (Triticum aestivum L.) by Hongqi Si, Manli Zhao, Xin Zhang, Guoliang Yao, Genlou Sun, Chuanxi Ma

“…The first cysteine of Glu-A3 and Glu-D3 alleles was located at the N-terminal domain, while that of Glu-B3 alleles was found in the repetitive domain, which may lead to the different functioning in forming disulfide bonds. All the eight genes were LMW-m types and the new allele of Glu-B3-1a which had nine cysteine residues may be the desirable LMW-GS gene for improving bread-making quality.…”
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Recent Advances in Flexible and Wearable Gas Sensors Harnessing the Potential of 2D Materials by Azmira Jannat, Md Mehdi Masud Talukder, Zhong Li, Jian Zhen Ou

“…It highlights how engineering approaches like defect creation, composite formation, and surface functionalization significantly enhance sensor sensitivity, selectivity, and response times. …”
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Advancing food preservation with quercetin-based Nanocomposites: Antimicrobial, antioxidant, and controlled-release strategies - A review by Sakshi Jasrotia, Sonali Gupta, Manas Laxman Kudipady, Yashoda Malgar Puttaiahgowda

“…This review examines Qr-functionalized nanocomposite films, focusing on their ability to inhibit pathogens (e.g., Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus) and prevent oxidative damage through radical scavenging and metal chelation. …”
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Use of Cellulose Fibres from <i>Posidonia oceanica</i> to Obtain Chitosan Biocomposites and Poly(lactic Acid) Laminates by Paula Camarena-Bononad, Pedro A. V. Freitas, Amparo Chiralt, Maria Vargas

“…However, there is a need to improve the functionality of cellulose fibres from PO waste for their incorporation as fillers or laminates in biodegradable food packaging materials.…”
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Global Research Hotspots and Progress on Acrylamide: Visualization Analysis by Shaher Zyoud, Sa’ed H. Zyoud

“…The predominant themes were associated with (a) the functionalization of acrylamide polymers and (b) the formation and mitigation of acrylamide in food and drinks. …”
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Micro-screw extrusion 3D printing of multiscale ternary nanocomposite absorbers – Part II: Design and process simulation of the extrusion system by Jiahang Zhang, Dongsheng Li, Mingming Wang

“…Optimizing extrusion die geometry significantly improves melt flow performance, enabling the efficient production of functional structural components. 3D printing experiments have proved that the process can achieve stable extrusion of polymer materials with an extremely wide viscosity range, and thanks to the effective pressure gradient and high shear rate, the ternary nanometer composite material finally achieves nanoscale mixing. …”
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Development and Application of a Dual-Robot Fabrication System in Figuring of a 2.4 m × 4.58 m CFRP Antenna Reflector Surface by Qiang Xin, Haitao Liu, Jieli Wu, Liming Lu, Xufeng Hao, Zhige Zeng, Yongjian Wan

“…Traditionally, these components are machined using machine tools, which are costly and have functional limitations. High-flexibility robots provide a cost-effective solution for machining large-scale components. …”
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Macrocycle‐based differential sensing: Design strategies and applications by Jia‐Hong Tian, Zhe Zheng, Yu‐Chen Pan, Yuefei Wang, Dong‐Sheng Guo

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A FtsZ cis disassembly element acts in Z-ring assembly during bacterial cell division by Huijia Yin, Yang Liu, Ying Zhao, Pengyue Chen, Zengyi Chang

“…This delicate balance ensures not only apparent stability, but also continuous remodeling, both of which are required for Z-ring functioning. However, the molecular nature of such subcellular structures remains elusive. …”
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Metal Nanomaterials: A Strategy to Combat Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections by Yaran Wang, Fan Wu, Yijin Ren, Yong Liu, Henny C. Mei

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Quadratic descriptors and reduction methods in a two-layered model for compound inference by Jianshen Zhu, Naveed Ahmed Azam, Shengjuan Cao, Ryota Ido, Kazuya Haraguchi, Liang Zhao, Hiroshi Nagamochi, Tatsuya Akutsu

“…Experimental results show that for 32 chemical properties of monomers and 10 chemical properties of polymers, the prediction functions constructed by the proposed method achieved high test coefficients of determination. …”
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An Unprecedented Efficiency with Approaching 21% Enabled by Additive-Assisted Layer-by-Layer Processing in Organic Solar Cells by Shuai Xu, Youdi Zhang, Yanna Sun, Pei Cheng, Zhaoyang Yao, Ning Li, Long Ye, Lijian Zuo, Ke Gao

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Harnessing polydiacetylene (PDA): A review of structural mechanics and infectious disease detection by Soumendu Patra, Harshita Shand, Sayan Ghosal, Suvankar Ghorai

“…These biosensors can also be functionalized with particular capture agents, such as antibodies or nucleic acid probes, to selectively bind and detect the target analytes. …”
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Gene hydrogel platforms for targeted skin therapy: bridging hereditary disorders, chronic wounds, and immune related skin diseases by Liangtao Li

“…Their three-dimensional polymeric networks recapitulate the extracellular matrix, functioning as bioactive scaffolds that enhance tissue regeneration, facilitate cell migration, and accelerate wound healing. …”
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Chitosan and Its Derivatives as Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery by Ranu Biswas, Sourav Mondal, Md Ahesan Ansari, Tanima Sarkar, Iustina Petra Condiuc, Gisela Trifas, Leonard Ionut Atanase

“…The drug release from CSNPs will definitely be influenced by various changes to the functional groups, charges, and polymer backbone. This review mainly discusses the most important results published in the last decade. …”
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Intrinsic low-dielectric Cardo polyimide with high heat resistance, high transparency, and low birefringence by Hong Li, Weiyi Jin, Weiyu Zhang, Jie Li, Jiaqi Ji, Yi Tang, Tianqi Yang, Shujiang Zhang, Haixia Yang, Chenliang Gong

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