{"title":"Magnetic‑Field‑Assisted Thermoplastic Composite Shaping: Heat-softened Volumetric Reconfiguration for Accelerated Manufacturing","authors":"Hamed Yazdani Nezhad","doi":"10.1002/mame.70347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.70347","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Additive manufacturing (AM) of multifunctional thermoplastic composites faces persistent trade‑offs among speed, geometric complexity, and property control. Volumetric AM (VAM) of composites, relying on beam‑based volumetric photopolymerization, is an emerging manufacturing with the potential to revolutionize all parts manufacturing; however, one of its primary hurdles is scalability to relatively large structures dimensioned at centimetres and meters. A disruptive manufacturing process is addressed here, demonstrating a magnetic field‑driven volumetric <i>reconfiguration</i> in heated, flat composite samples: magnetic-field-assisted (MFA) thermoplastic composite reshaping via utilizing untreated 10 Vol.% magnetic iron particles embedded poly-lactic acid (PLA) composite samples (particle diameter of 10 micrometer). The study shows that MFA reshaping circumvents the AM's scalability limitations by decoupling the geometric features from the heat-polymerization process in 10 cm-length flat samples (0.8–2.0 mm thicknesses) and 20 cm-length aerofoil samples, supported by magneto‑mechanical theoretical estimations, at temperatures 100% lower than process temperatures and within seconds while minimizing interlayer defects.</p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"311 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.70347","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942414","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":"Structural and Physical Properties of Glutamic Acid Oligopeptide-Modified Silk Fibroin","authors":"Shota Akioka, Norihiko Fukuoka, Nanami Hosokawa, Yasumoto Nakazawa","doi":"10.1002/mame.70323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.70323","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Silk fibroin (SF) exhibits excellent properties as a safe biomaterial. Although blending SF with certain polymers enhances its properties, such as its flexibility, degradability, and cell affinity, this integration also presents some challenges. This study explores changes in the structural and physical properties of SF films upon being modified with an oligopeptide composed of the hydrophilic amino acid glutamic acid (GLU). To facilitate peptide attachment, carboxyl groups on the SF film surface are increased by oxygen plasma treatment, followed by oligopeptide conjugation. Structural analysis and property evaluation show that this modification suppresses crystalline structure formation in SF and increases both its flexibility and hydrophilicity. These findings suggest that GLU modification is an effective method for controlling the structural changes and properties of SF, highlighting its potential for diverse applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"311 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.70323","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942452","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}
Wei He, He Lv, Jingjing Feng, Wei Yi, Hongxi Wang, Deng-Guang Yu, Tao Yi
{"title":"Electrospun Janus Nanofibrous Mats as Multifunctional Fish Preservation Gaskets","authors":"Wei He, He Lv, Jingjing Feng, Wei Yi, Hongxi Wang, Deng-Guang Yu, Tao Yi","doi":"10.1002/mame.70345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.70345","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The development of food packaging materials with integrated antimicrobial and antioxidant functions is a crucial strategy for advancing the sustainability of the food packaging industry. In this study, we report a novel Janus-structured nanofibrous mat designed as a fish preservation gasket, fabricated using a modified trifluid electrospinning technique. The round side is composed of ethylcellulose and titanium dioxide, while the crescent side consists of sodium alginate, tea polyphenols, polyethylene oxide, and Triton X-100. The outer sheath solvent facilitates a stable and continuous process for the formation of Janus nanofibers. The resulting nanofibers exhibit a uniform linear morphology and a well-defined side-by-side Janus architecture. The incorporation of tea polyphenols significantly enhances the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity. Furthermore, the mats demonstrate excellent antibacterial performance, achieving a 99.7% reduction against <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> WB800 and a 99.5% reduction against <i>Escherichia coli</i> DH5α within 0.5 h, which is attributed to the synergistic effect of tea polyphenols and titanium dioxide. Preservation tests demonstrate that the gaskets extended the shelf life of packaged fish to 9 days. Overall, this study establishes a new biomolecule-based nanofibrous platform with synergistic multifunctionality, offering a promising strategy for sustainable food preservation applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"311 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.70345","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942451","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}
Sergio Ibáñez-Losantos, Jusdin Ruiz-Umaña, Javier Goicoechea-Fernández, Ana Ares-Pernas, Rafael Rodriguez, Ismael Pellejero, Gumer Pérez, Xabier Sandua, Fernando Veiga, Virginia Uralde, Pedro J. Rivero
{"title":"Comparative Antibacterial Performance of Solution-Cast vs. Electrospun PLA/Lignin Membranes: Impact of Fabrication Technique","authors":"Sergio Ibáñez-Losantos, Jusdin Ruiz-Umaña, Javier Goicoechea-Fernández, Ana Ares-Pernas, Rafael Rodriguez, Ismael Pellejero, Gumer Pérez, Xabier Sandua, Fernando Veiga, Virginia Uralde, Pedro J. Rivero","doi":"10.1002/mame.70321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.70321","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study demonstrates how material architecture dictates the antibacterial performance of bio-based polylactic acid (PLA) and lignin membranes. While solution casting encapsulates active components, electrospinning (ES) yields microstructured networks (1.1 ≤ <i>R</i><sub>a</sub> ≤ 4.04 µm) of fiber diameter (d) (0.2 ≤ d ≤ 6.2 µm) that maximize surface exposure of antimicrobial phenolic groups. In direct contact assays, electrospun PLA+Lignin membranes exhibit a slight selective effect, achieving a statistically significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001)–13.09% growth inhibition exclusively against <i>Micrococcus luteus (M. luteus)</i>. Conversely, no significant antimicrobial activity is observed against <i>Escherichia coli (E. coli)</i>, <i>Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)</i>, or <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis)</i>, nor through agar diffusion assays. These findings reveal that integrating technical lignin into electrospun matrices does not provide broad-spectrum surface protection, but offers localized, contact-dependent activity. This structural constraint highlights the necessity of precise architectural control over leaching mechanisms when engineering active, bio-based surfaces.</p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"311 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.70321","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942453","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":"Next-Generation Pluronic Micelles for Advanced Drug Delivery Application","authors":"Manoj Gundeti, Nithin Vidiyala, Shreya Dalvi, Rushikesh Girase, Sunil kumar Thota, Keshav Raj Paudel, Sathish Dyawanapelly","doi":"10.1002/mame.70344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.70344","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Pluronics are synthetic, amphiphilic triblock copolymers consisting of hydrophilic polyethylene oxide (PEO) segments and hydrophobic polypropylene oxide (PPO) segments arranged in a PEO–PPO–PEO configuration. Owing to their amphiphilic nature, these polymers can spontaneously organize or associate with other components to generate micellar nanocarriers, supporting diverse applications across pharmaceutical and related fields. Their favorable properties, including biocompatibility, low toxicity, biodegradability, and efficient micelle formation, make them particularly attractive for drug delivery systems. Furthermore, chemical or biological modification of Pluronics can introduce stimuli-responsive characteristics, facilitating controlled, sustained, and site-specific drug release. This review summarizes the structural attributes, classifications, and synthesis approaches of Pluronics, and discusses the use of Pluronic-based micelles for drug and gene delivery across multiple administration routes, including oral, topical, ocular, brain, pulmonary, and tumor-targeted systems, with emphasis on both in vitro and in vivo evaluations.</p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"311 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.70344","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942394","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":"PLA Foaming Process and Its Research Progress","authors":"Guiyin Xia, Xizhi Liao, Can Hu, Guangsheng Zeng","doi":"10.1002/mame.70322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.70322","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) foams offer low density, high specific strength, biocompatibility, and biodegradability, and are therefore regarded as promising sustainable alternatives to conventional petroleum-based foams. Their broader application, however, is constrained by the inherently low melt strength, slow crystallization kinetics, and narrow processing window of PLA, which make it difficult to achieve high expansion ratios together with uniform and stable cellular structures. This review summarizes the principles, equipment, and application ranges of extrusion foaming, autoclave foaming, injection foaming, and foaming integrated with 3D printing. Physical, chemical, and combined foaming mechanisms are discussed, with particular emphasis on how material characteristics and processing conditions govern cell nucleation, growth, and stabilization. Recent developments in foaming technologies and processing equipment are reviewed, together with the remaining challenges in cellular uniformity, process reliability, manufacturing cost, and scale-up. Emerging research directions include intelligent process control, sustainable blowing agents, precise tailoring of cellular architectures, and multifunctional PLA foams. These advances are expected to support the performance enhancement and industrial adoption of PLA foam products.</p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"311 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.70322","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942008","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}
Silvia Anitasari, Niloofar Fani, Wenzhe Li, Donggang Yao
{"title":"PEG-Mediated Aqueous Processing of Cellulose Nanofiber/Polycaprolactone Composites","authors":"Silvia Anitasari, Niloofar Fani, Wenzhe Li, Donggang Yao","doi":"10.1002/mame.70342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.70342","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aimed to develop and characterize Cellulose Nanofiber/Polycaprolactone (CNF/PCL) composites using a low-temperature, organic-solvent-free aqueous processing method. The composites were prepared by gradually incorporating a hydrated CNF/PEG gel into PCL melted at 75°C through repeated rolling and folding. FTIR and DSC results were consistent with physical blending, without evidence of new chemical bonding or additional thermal transitions. CNF incorporation significantly improved tensile performance: all composite formulations exhibited tensile strengths above 30 MPa. The highest value, approximately 35 MPa, was obtained for the sample containing 0.5 wt% CNF, compared with about 19 MPa for neat PCL. The composites also exhibited Young's moduli of approximately 500–600 MPa. Porosity increased from approximately 20% for neat PCL to more than 42% for the composite containing 99.01 wt% PCL and 0.99 wt% CNF. SEM showed distributed fibrillar features without prominent CNF-rich agglomerates. Surface roughness remained within a similar submicrometer range, while skewness and kurtosis were more sensitive to localized surface variation caused by changes in composite formulation. These findings demonstrate that aqueous rolling and folding can produce mechanically reinforced CNF/PCL composites with improved tensile properties for potential biomedical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"311 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.70342","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942213","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}
Zhan-Yun Zhang, Giannis Savvas, Jichen Li, Yue Zhou, Thanh Trung Le, Daniel Brandell, Rocío Mercado, Chao Zhang
{"title":"AI-Accelerated Design and Modeling of Organic Electrochemical Energy Materials: From Redox-Active Molecules to Polymer Electrolytes","authors":"Zhan-Yun Zhang, Giannis Savvas, Jichen Li, Yue Zhou, Thanh Trung Le, Daniel Brandell, Rocío Mercado, Chao Zhang","doi":"10.1002/mame.70340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.70340","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Organic electrochemical energy materials (OEEMs) offer a vast design space for rechargeable batteries, redox-flow batteries, supercapacitors, and mixed ionic–electronic devices, yet their performance depends on tightly coupled thermal, redox, transport, mechanical, morphological, and interfacial properties that can rarely be optimized independently. This review examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the computational design and modeling of these materials, tracing the field's shift from small redox-active molecules toward polymeric electrolytes and electrodes. We cover digital representations and data sources, data-driven property prediction, machine-learning interatomic potentials, generative molecular and polymer design, and large-language model-assisted (agentic) workflows. It is written for researchers entering the area from either direction, whether computational chemists curious about AI, or machine learning (ML) researchers new to electrochemical materials. Rather than an exhaustive survey, we give a selective snapshot of fast-moving literature, using representative examples to draw out practical, transferable lessons, and we provide a concise checklist of best practices to help newcomers evaluate and report their own work before publication. We close with our perspective on where the field is heading, together with the persistent challenges of experimental data quality, validation, polymer representation, reproducibility, and modeling integration. The accompany online dataset catalog is maintained as a living community resource that evovles with the rapidly expanding OEEM data landscape.</p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"311 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.70340","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862301","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}
David C. Lancaster, Denis Maxwell V. Makarov, Alexia Joachim, Ethan Rouhani, Rahmah Naeem, Thanaphat Ronnachatchai, Kunal M. Gide, Z. Shaghayegh Bagheri
{"title":"Front Cover: Valorization of Mattress Waste into Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU)-Based Composites for Footwear Midsoles and Outsoles","authors":"David C. Lancaster, Denis Maxwell V. Makarov, Alexia Joachim, Ethan Rouhani, Rahmah Naeem, Thanaphat Ronnachatchai, Kunal M. Gide, Z. Shaghayegh Bagheri","doi":"10.1002/mame.70337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.70337","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This cover depicts a pathway from discarded mattress polyurethane (PU) foam to functional footwear materials. Recycled PU is incorporated into thermoplastic polyurethane to produce cushioning midsole blends and fiber-reinforced outsole composites. A magnified SEM image highlights the fiber-reinforced outsole microstructure associated with surface texturing and improved grip, while the icy surface emphasizes traction performance. More details can be found in the Research Article by Z. Shaghayegh Bagheri and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/mame.70297).\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"311 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.70337","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148784029","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}