MatterPub Date : 2025-06-17DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102211
Minhui Lu, Hanxu Chen, Ning Li, Yuanjin Zhao
{"title":"Multi-bioinspired cellulose structural color adhesive patches as photonic skins","authors":"Minhui Lu, Hanxu Chen, Ning Li, Yuanjin Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102211","url":null,"abstract":"Bionic skin has potential values in many areas, while their practical implementations usually require a simple sensory manner and self-adhesion property. Here, inspired by the natural functionality of chameleon and octopus, we proposed a novel structural color self-adhesive patch as a photonic skin. The patch consists of hydroxypropyl cellulose and an octopus-mimicking suction cup structure. Benefitting from the cholesteric liquid crystal phase formed by the self-assembly of hydroxypropyl cellulose, the patch features bright structural color, along with color responsiveness to external temperature and force stimuli. In addition, the octopus-mimicking suction cup structure endows the patch with a strong physisorption-based adhesion ability, which performs well in both dry and water environments. Based on these characteristics, the patches have shown excellent performance for <em>in vivo</em> sensing as a new type of photonic skin, as well as great potential for applications in dynamic monitoring.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"231 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144305509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Building RNA concentration fields","authors":"Dong Woo Kim, Moshe Rubanov, Alison Grinthal, Pepijn Moerman, Rebecca Schulman","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102208","url":null,"abstract":"Biomolecular reactions produce concentration fields that serve as maps to pattern fly compound eyes, weave nerves into brain circuitry, and organize microbial communities. Creating such fields <em>in vitro</em> across diverse scales could enable breakthroughs in fields from materials science to tissue engineering. Here, we present a strategy to form stable, intricately structured fields of an RNA sequence. RNA is transcribed in hydrogel “generators” and degraded in bulk, producing a sustained concentration gradient with a well-defined shape. The concentrations of fields produced by generators sum so that composite fields with complex patterns, e.g., hills and valleys, can be created by prescribing generator positions. Using an empirical model, we automatically design a desired field by optimizing generator placements. This versatile approach supports multi-hour stability and is readily extensible to 3D or to fields of multiple sequences. RNA concentration fields provide a new means to pattern materials, direct self-assembly, and orchestrate cell organization.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144278864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-06-12DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102203
Yunsung Lim, Hyunsoo Park, Aron Walsh, Jihan Kim
{"title":"Accelerating CO2 direct air capture screening for metal-organic frameworks with a transferable machine learning force field","authors":"Yunsung Lim, Hyunsoo Park, Aron Walsh, Jihan Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102203","url":null,"abstract":"Direct air capture (DAC) of CO<sub>2</sub> is necessary for climate change mitigation, but it faces challenges from low CO<sub>2</sub> concentrations and competition from water vapor. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) hold significant promise for DAC owing to their high surface area and adsorption-based capture processes. However, identifying optimal MOFs is hindered by structural complexity and vast chemical diversity. Here, we introduced a machine learning force field (MLFF) tailored for CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O interactions in MOFs by fine-tuning a foundation model. To address smoothing issues and catastrophic forgetting, we curated the GoldDAC dataset and introduced a continual learning scheme. We further developed DAC-SIM, a molecular simulation package integrated with MLFF, including a Widom insertion. Then, we screened an extensive MOF database, uncovering high-performing MOFs and identifying chemical features for DAC applications. This approach overcomes prior limitations in describing MOF-CO<sub>2</sub> and MOF-H<sub>2</sub>O interactions, providing a scalable and accurate framework for DAC research of porous materials.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"222 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144269208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-06-10DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102201
Chelsea Fox, Kyrillos Bastawros, Tommaso Magrini, Chiara Daraio
{"title":"Controllable interlocking from irregularity in two-phase composites","authors":"Chelsea Fox, Kyrillos Bastawros, Tommaso Magrini, Chiara Daraio","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102201","url":null,"abstract":"Inspired by strong and tough biological materials, we present composite materials with controllable interlocking. The composites feature tessellations of stiff particles connected by a soft matrix, and we control the degree of interlocking through irregularity in particle size, geometry, and arrangement. We generate the composites through stochastic network growth using an average network coordination number. The generated network forms the soft matrix phase of the composites, while the areas enclosed by the network form the stiff reinforcing particles. At low coordination, composites feature highly polydisperse particles with irregular geometries arranged non-periodically. In response to loading, these particles interlock and primarily rotate and deform to accommodate non-uniform kinematic constraints from adjacent particles. In contrast, higher-coordination composites feature more monodisperse particles with uniform geometries, which collectively slide. We quantify how to control the degree of interlocking as a function of coordination number alone, demonstrating how irregularity facilitates bioinspired deformation mechanism control.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144252524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-06-10DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102200
Chaoran Liu, Zai Wang, Xin Tong, Zhenhua Wu, Lin Zhou, Haiyang Zou, Ayodeji Ogunjuyibe, Hongjian Lin, Dongfang Yan, Weihuang Yang, Linxi Dong, Gaofeng Wang, Zhong Lin Wang
{"title":"Water-evaporation-induced direct current electricity generation based on stretchable hydrogel/Al2O3","authors":"Chaoran Liu, Zai Wang, Xin Tong, Zhenhua Wu, Lin Zhou, Haiyang Zou, Ayodeji Ogunjuyibe, Hongjian Lin, Dongfang Yan, Weihuang Yang, Linxi Dong, Gaofeng Wang, Zhong Lin Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102200","url":null,"abstract":"Harvesting sustainable electricity from natural water evaporation has been attracting attention as a promising alternative to supply power for low-power systems. However, low-current output and rigid materials largely hinder its extensive applications. Herein, we present a water-evaporation-induced high-direct-current electricity generator based on stretchable flexible hydrogel/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. This flexible electricity generator forms a porous Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> substrate by dissolving the NaCl from the heat-cured gelatin/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/NaCl. It achieves a sustainable and stable direct current of 32 μA, a low internal resistance of 5.18 kΩ, and a maximal output power of 1.76 μW with a maximum output power density of 0.55 mW m<sup>−2</sup> by optimizing the electricity generator’s physical dimensions and concentration ratios. The developed water-evaporation-induced electricity generator shows many application prospects, including as a power supply for digital calculators and hygrothermographs and to drive a boat of 5.1 cm. This research provides an in-depth study on a stretchable high-direct-current water-evaporation-induced electricity generator and an efficient approach to power supplies for low-power systems.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"64 6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144252525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MOF-based magnetically manipulated microwheel-robots for triglyceride degradation","authors":"Zixian Liang, Jiahao Zhang, Qinyi Cao, Wanyuan Li, Yuting Dai, Yining Zhao, Leyan Ou, Dapeng Lei, Kunfeng Liu, Zonghua Luo, Ze Xiong, Guihua Jiang, Yin Ning, Jizhuang Wang, Jinyao Tang, Dan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102198","url":null,"abstract":"Micro/nanorobots (MNRs) have demonstrated immense potential in the biomedical field, particularly magnetic-controlled MNRs, due to their non-invasive operation, high controllability, and excellent penetration abilities. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are ideal for micro-robot design due to their high payload capacity and responsiveness. But creating customizable MOF-based micro-robots presents challenges. This study presents a novel method combining micro/nanofabrication and biphasic interfacial crystallization to construct customizable MOF-based magnetically manipulated microwheel-robots (MMWRs). By incorporating magnetic nanoparticles <em>in situ</em>, these MMWRs exhibit excellent magnetic responsiveness, performing various motions—such as standing, lying, rotating, tumbling, and rolling—under adjustable magnetic fields, enabling precise control and complex task execution. Furthermore, lipase-loaded MMWRs efficiently degrade tributyrin, with motion-induced diffusion and a pH-responsive feedback mechanism enhancing lipase release and degradation efficiency. Positron emission tomography with computed tomography imaging confirmed the potential of MMWRs in a simulated pipeline scenario. The customizable MOF-based micro-robots pave the way for advancements in environmental degradation and disease treatment.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144237897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-entropy alloys extra-stabilized by carbon dots as highly efficient catalysts for dehydrogenation/hydrogenation reactions","authors":"Feifei Mei, Jun Yao, Chenyang Shen, Bingqing Ge, Mingyang Deng, Fengfeng Li, Xuefeng Guo, Weiping Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102199","url":null,"abstract":"We report here the high-entropy alloy (HEA) FeCoNiCuZn extra-stabilized by carbon dots (CDs) formed at temperatures as low as 400°C, featuring high surface area and tuned electronic states and atomic arrangement. Density functional theory reveals that CDs lower the nucleation energy via interactions of interfacial matching and enhance the control on crystallinity by adsorption energy. The FeCoNiCuZn-CD HEA thus obtained shows excellent catalytic performance in reactions of methylcyclohexane/toluene dehydrogenation/hydrogenation and furfural hydrogenation to furfuryl alcohol, achieving unitary selectivity and exceptional stability. Results of characterizations and theoretical calculations fully demonstrate the extra-stabilization of CDs on the FeCoNiCuZn HEA and the modulation of CDs as electron sink on the FeCoNiCuZn HEA to promote its catalytic activity. This strategy provides an approach for the efficient synthesis of HEAs as well as highlights the dual roles of CDs for catalyst modification, paving the way for the design of more multifunctional catalytic materials.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144237925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-06-05DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102197
Jinyong Li, Bin Zhang, Bowen Zhou, Minghan Xiang, Yue Hu, Yang Gao, Fuzhen Xuan
{"title":"Covalent organic framework-based photoelectric dual-modulated memristors for wafer surface quality evaluation","authors":"Jinyong Li, Bin Zhang, Bowen Zhou, Minghan Xiang, Yue Hu, Yang Gao, Fuzhen Xuan","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102197","url":null,"abstract":"Optoelectronic memristors are emerging as crucial components in advancing edge computing technologies. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), characterized by their stability, regularity, and tunable structures, play a critical role in enhancing the capabilities of these devices. This study presents a COF film, ODAE-COF, comprised of the photoresponsive unit diarylethene and the redox-active unit triphenylamine. The developed ITO/ODAE-COF/ITO optoelectronic memristor exhibits comprehensive light-induced synaptic plasticity under both visible and ultraviolet light, effectively simulating the cognitive processes of learning and forgetting in the human brain. Importantly, the memristor achieves 64 distinct conductance states manipulated by both light and electrical pulses. Integrated into an edge computing system, the memristor evaluates wafer surfaces, detecting voids and classifying roughness with >90% accuracy. These findings highlight the potential of the ODAE-COF-based optoelectronic memristor in advancing integrated edge computing applications.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144219163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-06-04DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102097
Lifang Xie , Yalan Zhang , Noah Peterkes , Xiaofen Li , Yike Guo , Yuanyuan Zhou
{"title":"Unlocking a self-driving research workflow for perovskite photovoltaics","authors":"Lifang Xie , Yalan Zhang , Noah Peterkes , Xiaofen Li , Yike Guo , Yuanyuan Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102097","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102097","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attained high power-conversion efficiencies in recent years. However, as the core materials of PSCs, metal halide perovskites (MHPs) still require the field to overcome the relatively low stability and processing reproducibility. In this context, artificial intelligence (AI) has been examined as a transformative tool for chemical-space exploration and experiment automation. This review presents a self-driving research workflow for MHP studies. We integrate computation and automatic experiments to realize this workflow, achieving a closed-cycle design from automated platform data outputs to theoretical models. In computational design, generative AI and discriminative AI are used to explore the vast MHP chemical space. In automatic experiments, recent innovations in hardware and the integration of experimental data streams are discussed. Global optimization incorporates experimental data into the overall workflow to achieve self-iteration. This proposed virtual workflow aims to provide a robust framework for self-driven research to accelerate the development of MHPs and PSCs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 6","pages":"Article 102097"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144205366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2025-06-04DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102057
Zhi-Guang Guo , Peng-Qi Xiong , Hai-Feng Nan , Ding-Xiang Yan , Gan-Ji Zhong , Jun Lei , Zhong-Ming Li
{"title":"Biomimetic, hierarchical-programmed gel coating for adaptive and sustainable thermal modulation","authors":"Zhi-Guang Guo , Peng-Qi Xiong , Hai-Feng Nan , Ding-Xiang Yan , Gan-Ji Zhong , Jun Lei , Zhong-Ming Li","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102057","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matt.2025.102057","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Radiative cooling coating (RCC) provides a sustainable pathway for thermal management. However, the spectrally engineered RCC’s thermal regulation behavior relies heavily on clear weather, limiting the development of its adaptive thermal management performance and high cooling power. Inspired by the skin’s thermo-regulation, we report a bionic skin meta-gel coating (BSMC) with an adaptive spectrum and moisture modulation capability through hierarchical structure design and localized molecular confinement engineering. Autonomous thermal regulation and high cooling power are attained for the BSMC. Compared to conventional RCC, the BSMC achieves superior cooling performance (a reduction of 4°C) at high temperatures. Conversely, the BSMC can heat a space via photo-thermal effect at low temperatures. Moreover, the BSMC addresses heat accumulation in thermal camouflage nets. According to calculations, the BSMC improves cooling power by 233 W/m<sup>2</sup> and significantly decreases global CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by 1.9 billion tons/year. The BSMC solves the bottleneck of RCCs and promotes global low-carbon development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 6","pages":"Article 102057"},"PeriodicalIF":17.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143678119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}