Patinya Karoh, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko, Thapakorn Tree-Udom
{"title":"Efficient Stabilization and Directional-Controlled Release of Vitamin C in Disaccharide/Megasaccharide Composite Xerogels","authors":"Patinya Karoh, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko, Thapakorn Tree-Udom","doi":"10.1002/macp.202470040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202470040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front Cover</b>: The combination of disaccharide trehalose and magasaccharide sacran in composite xerogel films effectively preserves vitamin C in a dry state. The cross-section FE-SEM images confirmed the presence of intercalated layered structures, supporting the existence of a striped structure with numerous lines along the longitudinal axis. Upon immersion in water, they exhibit anisotropic swelling behavior, releasing vitamin C preferentially from the edges, aiding dynamic control in sustained delivery systems. More details can be found in article 2400125 by Thapakorn Tree-Udom and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"225 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/macp.202470040","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142555368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Achilleas Pipertzis, Athanasios Skandalis, Stergios Pispas, George Floudas
{"title":"Nanophase Segregation Drives Heterogeneous Dynamics in Amphiphilic PLMA-b-POEGMA Block-Copolymers with Densely Grafted Architecture","authors":"Achilleas Pipertzis, Athanasios Skandalis, Stergios Pispas, George Floudas","doi":"10.1002/macp.202470038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202470038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front Cover</b>: In article 2400180 by Achilleas Pipertzis, Athanasios Skandalis, Stergios Pispas, and George Floudas, the nanophase separation in amphiphilic diblock copolymers with a densely grafted macromolecular architecture, was shown to drive heterogeneous dynamics as evidenced by small-angle X-ray scattering, differential scanning calorimetry, and dielectric spectroscopy.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"225 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/macp.202470038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142404377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gen Li, Rongtai Wan, Shuhan Liu, Lina Wang, Mangmang Yu, Jiang Zhong, Hanjun Yang, Ximei Liu, Baoyang Lu
{"title":"High-Performance Multipedal Shape Strain Sensors for Human Motion and Electrophysiological Signal Monitoring","authors":"Gen Li, Rongtai Wan, Shuhan Liu, Lina Wang, Mangmang Yu, Jiang Zhong, Hanjun Yang, Ximei Liu, Baoyang Lu","doi":"10.1002/macp.202400224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400224","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Strain sensors from conducting polymer hydrogel have been widely employed in various wearable devices, electronic skins, and biomedical applications. These sensors provide outstanding flexibility and high sensitivity by integrating conducting polymer with hydrogels, making them particularly suitable for monitoring human motion and physiological signals like heart rate or muscle activity. Despite their extensive application potential, conducting polymer hydrogel face several technical challenges in practical use, including poor mechanical properties, lack of long-term stability, and difficulty in customizable design. This work introduces a method for fabricating a multipedal strain sensor using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)hydrogels through screen printing and demonstrates its application in human motion monitoring. The multipedal strain sensor demonstrates a low Young's modulus (200 kPa), high stretchability (400%), and excellent mechanical cyclic stability (3000 cycles). Furthermore, this strain sensor is further applied to detect human movements such as chewing, smiling, fist clenching, arm bending, and carotid pulse monitoring. Comparative analysis between the multipedal-designed sensor and the non-designed sensor highlights the enhanced sensing capabilities of the multipedal sensor. The design of this multipedal sensor holds the potential to broaden the design concepts for strain sensors and offers new insights for wearable devices and electronic skins.</p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"225 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142692099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fabrication of Nanocomposite Hydrogels Based on Cellulose Nanocrystals and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Human Motion Monitoring","authors":"Jiarui Liu, Lulu Wang, Liangjiu Bai, Wenxiang Wang, Lixia Yang, Hou Chen, Huawei Yang, Donglei Wei","doi":"10.1002/macp.202400207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400207","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, a flexible sensor is successfully fabricated using self-healing nanocomposite hydrogels for monitoring human movement. The eco-friendly cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are used as nano-reinforcing materials, and the mechanical properties and self-healing efficiency of the materials are improved. The self-healing efficiency of hydrogels are realized by introducing a variety of reversible non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding, borax chelation, and metal coordination. Notably, the mechanical strength and self-healing efficiency of these nanocomposite hydrogels can reach 2.8 MPa and 89.9%, respectively. Importantly, these self-healing nanocomposite hydrogels have been widely used in wearable flexible sensors to achieve high sensitivity to large-scale human movement. It is of great significance to design functional materials with good biocompatibility, sensitivity, and mechanical strength for wearable sensors.</p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"225 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142666084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}