Nouf Al Saleh, Jinrong Wang, Danyang Chen, Eman Ageely, Shuroug Al Bihan, Mohamed M. Abdelghafour, Rukhma Javaid, Ayeesha Mujeeb, Nader S Al-Kenani, Niveen M. Khashab
{"title":"A Smart and Highly Porous Hydrogel for Diabetic Wound Healing","authors":"Nouf Al Saleh, Jinrong Wang, Danyang Chen, Eman Ageely, Shuroug Al Bihan, Mohamed M. Abdelghafour, Rukhma Javaid, Ayeesha Mujeeb, Nader S Al-Kenani, Niveen M. Khashab","doi":"10.1002/admi.202500256","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202500256","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conventional hydrogels often suffer from poor mechanical strength, limited bioactivity, and uncontrolled therapeutic release, restricting their effectiveness in chronic wound healing. Here, a novel multifunctional hydrogel featuring a dual-crosslinked network of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and Gum Arabic (GA) designed for advanced diabetic wound healing is presented. This hydrogel integrates thermoresponsive behavior, controlled bioactive release, superior mechanical strength, strong tissue adhesion, and intrinsic antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Unlike traditional systems, the PNIPAM-GA hydrogel leverages complementary hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions to achieve robust structural stability and tunable therapeutic delivery. The thermoresponsive transition enables temperature-triggered release of Gum Arabic, accelerating wound closure while minimizing infection risks. The tailored design of supramolecular interactions in hydrogels to enhance tissue adhesion and release of bioactive molecules represents a major advancement in wound healing technologies and provides a promising approach for next-generation wound care therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202500256","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145032310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surfactant Assemblies Directing Chemical Transfer Cascades in Convective Marangoni Flow Pumps","authors":"Dimitrios Karagrigoriou, Peter A. Korevaar","doi":"10.1002/admi.202500508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202500508","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Convective Marangoni flow pumps can drive liquid streams in microfluidic devices and allow static channel layouts to be replaced by “virtual” boundaries that emerge in the liquid phase. However, while transfer from location A → location B can be modified easily via physicochemical control over the surface tension gradients involved, it remains a challenge to establish chemical transfer cascades A → B → C, which is prerequisite to more complex reconfigurable liquid systems. Here, a bottom-up approach is presented for convective Marangoni flow pumps, combining the self-assembly of a linear amphiphile into myelin filaments with the emulsification of oil microdroplets and the occurrence of Marangoni backflows underneath the air/water interface. The system allows chemical transfer over multiple steps amongst droplets that are positioned at the air/water interface. This concept provides a toolbox for the design of controllable surface tension gradients and triggered release of emulsified microdroplets as chemical signal carriers that travel along Marangoni flow patterns emerging in reconfigurable all-in-liquid microfluidics.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202500508","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145129134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surfactant Assemblies Directing Chemical Transfer Cascades in Convective Marangoni Flow Pumps","authors":"Dimitrios Karagrigoriou, Peter A. Korevaar","doi":"10.1002/admi.202500508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202500508","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Convective Marangoni flow pumps can drive liquid streams in microfluidic devices and allow static channel layouts to be replaced by “virtual” boundaries that emerge in the liquid phase. However, while transfer from location A → location B can be modified easily via physicochemical control over the surface tension gradients involved, it remains a challenge to establish chemical transfer cascades A → B → C, which is prerequisite to more complex reconfigurable liquid systems. Here, a bottom-up approach is presented for convective Marangoni flow pumps, combining the self-assembly of a linear amphiphile into myelin filaments with the emulsification of oil microdroplets and the occurrence of Marangoni backflows underneath the air/water interface. The system allows chemical transfer over multiple steps amongst droplets that are positioned at the air/water interface. This concept provides a toolbox for the design of controllable surface tension gradients and triggered release of emulsified microdroplets as chemical signal carriers that travel along Marangoni flow patterns emerging in reconfigurable all-in-liquid microfluidics.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202500508","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145129135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research Progress of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Management in Electronic Components","authors":"Xinbo Zheng, Haixuan Liu, Haoxin Lv, Yongshuang Xiao, Jiahui Lin, Hanhui Lei, Hassan Algadi, Junqi Hu, Xiaoteng Liu, Zhanhu Guo, Jintao Huang","doi":"10.1002/admi.202500573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202500573","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With the rapid development of electronic equipment such as computers, mobile phones, cameras, power grids, cars and radars, the demand for electronic equipment is increasing. Moore's Law states that the quantity of transistors on a microchip continually grows. Electronic devices are becoming smaller and thinner. However, this leads to increasingly powerful electronic devices and higher peak temperatures, which shorten their service life and reducing performance. Phase Change Materials (PCM) provide benefits like a high latent heat of fusion, constant phase change temperature and fast phase change response speed, and has become a research focus to solve the problem of shortening service life. This paper primarily focuses on the heat storage mechanism of PCM, as well as its performance analysis and application in electronic components. To address the low thermal conductivity of PCMs, three approaches have been employed. Metal fins, adding nanomaterials, and adding porous metal foam.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202500573","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145129113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research Progress of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Management in Electronic Components","authors":"Xinbo Zheng, Haixuan Liu, Haoxin Lv, Yongshuang Xiao, Jiahui Lin, Hanhui Lei, Hassan Algadi, Junqi Hu, Xiaoteng Liu, Zhanhu Guo, Jintao Huang","doi":"10.1002/admi.202500573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202500573","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With the rapid development of electronic equipment such as computers, mobile phones, cameras, power grids, cars and radars, the demand for electronic equipment is increasing. Moore's Law states that the quantity of transistors on a microchip continually grows. Electronic devices are becoming smaller and thinner. However, this leads to increasingly powerful electronic devices and higher peak temperatures, which shorten their service life and reducing performance. Phase Change Materials (PCM) provide benefits like a high latent heat of fusion, constant phase change temperature and fast phase change response speed, and has become a research focus to solve the problem of shortening service life. This paper primarily focuses on the heat storage mechanism of PCM, as well as its performance analysis and application in electronic components. To address the low thermal conductivity of PCMs, three approaches have been employed. Metal fins, adding nanomaterials, and adding porous metal foam.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202500573","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145129112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mobin Vandadi, Sara Heidarnezhad, Pardis Pourhaji, Nima Rahbar
{"title":"Integrating 3D-Printed Auxetic Structures for Advanced Concrete Reinforcement","authors":"Mobin Vandadi, Sara Heidarnezhad, Pardis Pourhaji, Nima Rahbar","doi":"10.1002/admi.202500095","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202500095","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Reinforced concrete remains integral to modern infrastructure, yet traditional designs, relying on longitudinal reinforcing bars and stirrups, face limitations in adaptability and performance optimization. This study explores the integration of auxetic structures with negative Poisson ratios (NPRs) as reinforcement for concrete, leveraging advances in additive manufacturing to achieve enhanced mechanical properties. Three auxetic geometries, brick-and-mortar, bowtie, and tubular, are fabricated using aluminum, stainless steel, and polylactic acid (PLA) and are evaluated experimentally and numerically. Stainless steel tubular structures achieve a record compressive strength of 233 MPa, exceeding high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (HPFRC) at similar reinforcement volumes. In particular, auxetic aluminum tubular reinforcements demonstrate a specific compressive strength of 149 kJ g<sup>−1</sup>, equivalent to steel fiber reinforced concrete. Bowtie geometries improve toughness by redistributing stress, and tubular structures exhibit superior energy absorption and load redistribution. Finite element simulations reveal stress concentration mitigation and delay crack propagation, corroborating the experimental results. These findings highlight the significant impact of reinforcement geometry on structural performance and demonstrate that auxetic reinforcements can outperform conventional designs in strength, stiffness, and energy dissipation. This work establishes auxetic designs as a viable and promising strategy for next-generation reinforced concrete systems aimed at improving resilience and mechanical efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202500095","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145028445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tunable Electrical and Optical Properties in Atomic Layer Deposited TiO2:Pt Thin Films via Dynamic Metallic Nanoparticle Formation","authors":"Ramin Ghiyasi, Girish C. Tewari, Maarit Karppinen","doi":"10.1002/admi.202500594","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202500594","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Composite TiO2:Pt thin films deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) exhibit significant temperature‑dependent resistivity transitions, from insulating to semiconducting to metallic‑like conducting behavior, while remaining transparent to visible light and strongly absorbing ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The composite films are fabricated using a supercycle approach, and the morphological, electrical, and optical properties are systematically investigated for a series of films with the cycle ratio varying from 4TiO<sub>2</sub>:1Pt to 1TiO<sub>2</sub>:4Pt. The thus deposited thin films, specifically those with 2TiO<sub>2</sub>:1Pt, 1TiO<sub>2</sub>:1Pt, and 1TiO<sub>2</sub>:2Pt ratios, consist of metallic Pt nanoparticles embedded within the anatase-type TiO<sub>2</sub> matrix, in which the optical properties are primarily governed by the TiO<sub>2</sub> component, whereas the electrical behavior depends on the Pt particle size and density. Notably, films with a 2TiO<sub>2</sub>:1Pt ratio undergo morphological alterations due to the nucleation of Pt nanoparticles beginning at temperatures slightly above room temperature (≈340 K), resulting in alterations in the electrical resistivity. These findings highlight the potential of ALD-grown TiO<sub>2</sub>:Pt composite thin films for applications in transparent electronics, optoelectronics, and photocatalytic systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202500594","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145032320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Johannes Haust, Yiran Guo, Jürgen Belz, Shamail Ahmed, Narges Adeli, Franziska Hüppe, Linus C. Erhard, Valeriu Mereacre, Jochen Rohrer, Anna-Lena Hansen, Helmut Ehrenberg, Karsten Albe, Joachim R. Binder, Kerstin Volz
{"title":"LiNbO3 Coatings on NCM622: Structure and Performance Insights","authors":"Johannes Haust, Yiran Guo, Jürgen Belz, Shamail Ahmed, Narges Adeli, Franziska Hüppe, Linus C. Erhard, Valeriu Mereacre, Jochen Rohrer, Anna-Lena Hansen, Helmut Ehrenberg, Karsten Albe, Joachim R. Binder, Kerstin Volz","doi":"10.1002/admi.202500590","DOIUrl":"10.1002/admi.202500590","url":null,"abstract":"<p>For enhancing the electrochemical performance of solid-state batteries (SSBs), protective coatings are applied on the cathode active material (CAM) to mitigate the degradation of the cathode/electrolyte interface. A comprehensive understanding of the structural properties of these coatings is crucial for further optimization. This study investigates the effect of LiNbO<sub>3</sub>-related coatings on LiNi<sub>0.6</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Mn<sub>0.2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (NCM622) CAM, focusing on the relationship between coating structure and electrochemical performance in battery cells. Therefore, three samples calcinated at 550, 350 and, 80 °C temperature are analyzed with scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and scanning precession electron diffraction (SPED) in combination with a pair distribution function (PDF) analysis. The results reveal that only an amorphous LiNbO<sub>3</sub> coating with a calcination temperature of 350 °C significantly improves the electrochemical performance of the CAM. In contrast, at higher calcination temperatures the coating crystallizes, while at lower calcination temperatures the coating becomes a mixed niobium oxide phase, both of which correlate with reduced battery performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202500590","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145032321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah R. Yassine, Egor Katkov, Sarah Blunk, Pierre-Antony Deschênes, Robert Lacasse, Janine Mauzeroll
{"title":"Reduced Passivity and Enhanced Pitting Around Crack Tip Measured Using Scanning Electrochemical Cell Microscopy","authors":"Sarah R. Yassine, Egor Katkov, Sarah Blunk, Pierre-Antony Deschênes, Robert Lacasse, Janine Mauzeroll","doi":"10.1002/admi.202500383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202500383","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Stainless steels, widely used in industrial applications, are often subjected to combined corrosive and mechanical stress conditions, leading to corrosion fatigue. Herein, it is investigated how stress-induced deformation impacts the localized corrosion behavior of the CA6NM martensitic stainless steel using oil-immersed scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM). Compact tension specimens are cyclically loaded to induce plasticity around a growing crack, and electrochemical properties are mapped with high spatial resolution. The electrochemical activity is progressively changed near the crack, with open circuit potential and corrosion potential shifting toward more active values as the distance to the crack decreases. Pitting is also more frequent closer to the crack, gradually declining further away, indicating a spatial dependence in localized corrosion behavior. These findings help understanding how mechanical stress modifies passivity and pitting susceptibility, contributing to a better understanding of corrosion-fatigue mechanisms and materials design.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202500383","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145129084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah R. Yassine, Egor Katkov, Sarah Blunk, Pierre-Antony Deschênes, Robert Lacasse, Janine Mauzeroll
{"title":"Reduced Passivity and Enhanced Pitting Around Crack Tip Measured Using Scanning Electrochemical Cell Microscopy","authors":"Sarah R. Yassine, Egor Katkov, Sarah Blunk, Pierre-Antony Deschênes, Robert Lacasse, Janine Mauzeroll","doi":"10.1002/admi.202500383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202500383","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Stainless steels, widely used in industrial applications, are often subjected to combined corrosive and mechanical stress conditions, leading to corrosion fatigue. Herein, it is investigated how stress-induced deformation impacts the localized corrosion behavior of the CA6NM martensitic stainless steel using oil-immersed scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM). Compact tension specimens are cyclically loaded to induce plasticity around a growing crack, and electrochemical properties are mapped with high spatial resolution. The electrochemical activity is progressively changed near the crack, with open circuit potential and corrosion potential shifting toward more active values as the distance to the crack decreases. Pitting is also more frequent closer to the crack, gradually declining further away, indicating a spatial dependence in localized corrosion behavior. These findings help understanding how mechanical stress modifies passivity and pitting susceptibility, contributing to a better understanding of corrosion-fatigue mechanisms and materials design.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202500383","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145129085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}