Journal: Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

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  • Electron Paramagnetic Resonance: Recent Developments and Trends
    Item type: Journal Article
    Jeschke, Gunnar (2003)
    Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
  • High throughput screening for discovery of materials that control stem cell fate
    Item type: Journal Article
    Patel, Asha K.; Tibbitt, Mark W.; Celiz, Adam D.; et al. (2016)
    Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
    Insights into the complex stem cell niche have identified the cell–material interface to be a potent regulator of stem cell fate via material properties such as chemistry, topography and stiffness. In light of this, materials scientists have the opportunity to develop bioactive materials for stem cell culture that elicit specific cellular responses. To accelerate materials discovery, high throughput screening platforms have been designed which can rapidly evaluate combinatorial material libraries in two and three-dimensional environments. In this review, we present screening platforms for the discovery of material properties that influence stem cell behavior.
  • High-speed nanoindentation mapping: A review of recent advances and applications
    Item type: Review Article
    Rossi, Edoardo; Wheeler, Jeffrey Martin; Sebastiani, Marco (2023)
    Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
    High-Speed Nanoindentation Mapping (HSNM) has been recently developed and established as a novel enabling technology for fast and reliable assessment of small-scale mechanical properties of heterogeneous materials over large areas. HSNM allows for one complete indentation cycle per second, including approach, contact detection, load, unload, and movement to the nth indent location, thus enabling high-resolution, spatially resolved hardness (H) and elastic modulus (E) mapping. This article reviews the recent advancements in HSNM and its application to support the design, synthesis, and characterization of advanced materials, potentially impacting the ongoing digital and green transitions. A comprehensive review is given of (a) the main experimental features and critical issues of the protocols in comparison with traditional quasi-static nanoindentation, (b) the advanced data analysis tools employed, and (c) the combination with other microscopy and spectroscopy methods for multi-technique correlative applications. Finally, the relevance of HSNM for selected classes of materials is discussed, including (i) additively manufactured metals, (ii) advanced alloys, (iii) composite materials and cement, highlighting the potential for matrix-reinforcement mechanical characterization and optimization routes, (iv) coatings for industrial components and energy/transportation, discussing damage progression identification at the micro-structural level, and (v) natural materials. Ultimately, future perspectives are presented and discussed.
  • The new material science of robots
    Item type: Journal Article
    Bai, Hedan; Shepherd, Robert F. (2021)
    Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
    Robots have been built to accomplish specific tasks with high repeatability instead of general utility. Taking inspiration from the evolution of animals to survive and adapt to changing environments, we discuss how a bottom up approach that begins with new materials could lead to robots that may address needs for autonomy and general utility across industries.
  • Recent advances in photoluminescent polymer optical fibers
    Item type: Journal Article
    Jakubowski, Konrad; Huang, Chieh-Szu; Boesel, Luciano F.; et al. (2021)
    Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
    Polymer optical fibers (POFs) have been utilized in several applications since the late 1950s. Adding photoluminescence (PL) to the fiber considerably widens the optical functionality of POFs and opens new application fields. In recent years, the availability of laboratory-scale production methods with industrialization potential has triggered a surge of new studies and developments in the promising area of PL-POFs. These applications, profiting from the addition of PL to fibers, are identified in this review as: light harvesting, sensing, color illumination, anti-counterfeiting, and random lasing. Progress in these fields is foreseen to generate a need for larger quantities of fibers, therefore large-scale manufacturing and processing methods are becoming more relevant. This review thus provides an overview of the most important developments in this emerging area, together with a description of the key parameters describing PL-POF performance and efficiency.
  • Mechanogenomic coupling of lung tissue stiffness, EMT and coronavirus pathogenicity
    Item type: Journal Article
    Uhler, Caroline; Shivashankar, G.V. (2021)
    Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
    In this Current Opinion, we highlight the importance of the material properties of tissues and how alterations therein, which influence epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions, represent an important layer of regulation in a number of diseases and potentially also play a critical role in host-pathogen interactions. In light of the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we here highlight the possible role of lung tissue stiffening with ageing and how this might facilitate increased SARS-CoV-2 replication through matrix-stiffness dependent epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions of the lung epithelium. This emphasizes the need for integrating material properties of tissues in drug discovery programs. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd.
  • Designing and transforming yield-stress fluids
    Item type: Journal Article
    Nelson, Arif Z.; Schweizer, Kenneth S.; Rauzan, Brittany M.; et al. (2019)
    Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
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