@article{14435,
  abstract     = {Low‐cost, safe, and environmental‐friendly rechargeable aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) are promising as next‐generation energy storage devices for wearable electronics among other applications. However, sluggish ionic transport kinetics and the unstable electrode structure during ionic insertion/extraction hampers their deployment. Herein,  we propose a new cathode material based on a layered metal chalcogenide (LMC), bismuth telluride (Bi<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>Te<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>), coated with polypyrrole (PPy). Taking advantage of the PPy coating, the Bi<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>Te<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>@PPy composite presents strong ionic absorption affinity, high oxidation resistance, and high structural stability. The ZIBs based on Bi<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>Te<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>@PPy cathodes exhibit high capacities and ultra‐long lifespans of over 5000 cycles. They also present outstanding stability even under bending. In addition,  we analyze here the reaction mechanism using in situ X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and computational tools and demonstrate that, in the aqueous system, Zn<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> is not inserted into the cathode as previously assumed. In contrast, proton charge storage dominates the process. Overall, this work not only shows the great potential of LMCs as ZIBs cathode materials and the advantages of PPy coating, but also clarifies the charge/discharge mechanism in rechargeable ZIBs based on LMCs.},
  author       = {Zeng, Guifang and Sun, Qing and Horta, Sharona and Wang, Shang and Lu, Xuan and Zhang, Chaoyue and Li, Jing and Li, Junshan and Ci, Lijie and Tian, Yanhong and Ibáñez, Maria and Cabot, Andreu},
  issn         = {1521-4095},
  journal      = {Advanced Materials},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, General Materials Science},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{A layered Bi2Te3@PPy cathode for aqueous zinc ion batteries: Mechanism and application in printed flexible batteries}},
  doi          = {10.1002/adma.202305128},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{12710,
  abstract     = {Surface curvature both emerges from, and influences the behavior of, living objects at length scales ranging from cell membranes to single cells to tissues and organs. The relevance of surface curvature in biology is supported by numerous experimental and theoretical investigations in recent years. In this review, first, a brief introduction to the key ideas of surface curvature in the context of biological systems is given and the challenges that arise when measuring surface curvature are discussed. Giving an overview of the emergence of curvature in biological systems, its significance at different length scales becomes apparent. On the other hand, summarizing current findings also shows that both single cells and entire cell sheets, tissues or organisms respond to curvature by modulating their shape and their migration behavior. Finally, the interplay between the distribution of morphogens or micro-organisms and the emergence of curvature across length scales is addressed with examples demonstrating these key mechanistic principles of morphogenesis. Overall, this review highlights that curved interfaces are not merely a passive by-product of the chemical, biological, and mechanical processes but that curvature acts also as a signal that co-determines these processes.},
  author       = {Schamberger, Barbara and Ziege, Ricardo and Anselme, Karine and Ben Amar, Martine and Bykowski, Michał and Castro, André P.G. and Cipitria, Amaia and Coles, Rhoslyn A. and Dimova, Rumiana and Eder, Michaela and Ehrig, Sebastian and Escudero, Luis M. and Evans, Myfanwy E. and Fernandes, Paulo R. and Fratzl, Peter and Geris, Liesbet and Gierlinger, Notburga and Hannezo, Edouard B and Iglič, Aleš and Kirkensgaard, Jacob J.K. and Kollmannsberger, Philip and Kowalewska, Łucja and Kurniawan, Nicholas A. and Papantoniou, Ioannis and Pieuchot, Laurent and Pires, Tiago H.V. and Renner, Lars D. and Sageman-Furnas, Andrew O. and Schröder-Turk, Gerd E. and Sengupta, Anupam and Sharma, Vikas R. and Tagua, Antonio and Tomba, Caterina and Trepat, Xavier and Waters, Sarah L. and Yeo, Edwina F. and Roschger, Andreas and Bidan, Cécile M. and Dunlop, John W.C.},
  issn         = {1521-4095},
  journal      = {Advanced Materials},
  number       = {13},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Curvature in biological systems: Its quantification, emergence, and implications across the scales}},
  doi          = {10.1002/adma.202206110},
  volume       = {35},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{13355,
  abstract     = {Supramolecular self-assembly in biological systems holds promise to convert and amplify disease-specific signals to physical or mechanical signals that can direct cell fate. However, it remains challenging to design physiologically stable self-assembling systems that demonstrate tunable and predictable behavior. Here, the use of zwitterionic tetrapeptide modalities to direct nanoparticle assembly under physiological conditions is reported. The self-assembly of gold nanoparticles can be activated by enzymatic unveiling of surface-bound zwitterionic tetrapeptides through matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9), which is overexpressed by cancer cells. This robust nanoparticle assembly is achieved by multivalent, self-complementary interactions of the zwitterionic tetrapeptides. In cancer cells that overexpress MMP-9, the nanoparticle assembly process occurs near the cell membrane and causes size-induced selection of cellular uptake mechanism, resulting in diminished cell growth. The enzyme responsiveness, and therefore, indirectly, the uptake route of the system can be programmed by customizing the peptide sequence: a simple inversion of the two amino acids at the cleavage site completely inactivates the enzyme responsiveness, self-assembly, and consequently changes the endocytic pathway. This robust self-complementary, zwitterionic peptide design demonstrates the use of enzyme-activated electrostatic side-chain patterns as powerful and customizable peptide modalities to program nanoparticle self-assembly and alter cellular response in biological context.},
  author       = {Huang, Richard H. and Nayeem, Nazia and He, Ye and Morales, Jorge and Graham, Duncan and Klajn, Rafal and Contel, Maria and O'Brien, Stephen and Ulijn, Rein V.},
  issn         = {1521-4095},
  journal      = {Advanced Materials},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, General Materials Science},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Self‐complementary zwitterionic peptides direct nanoparticle assembly and enable enzymatic selection of endocytic pathways}},
  doi          = {10.1002/adma.202104962},
  volume       = {34},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{10123,
  abstract     = {Solution synthesis of particles emerged as an alternative to prepare thermoelectric materials with less demanding processing conditions than conventional solid-state synthetic methods. However, solution synthesis generally involves the presence of additional molecules or ions belonging to the precursors or added to enable solubility and/or regulate nucleation and growth. These molecules or ions can end up in the particles as surface adsorbates and interfere in the material properties. This work demonstrates that ionic adsorbates, in particular Na⁺ ions, are electrostatically adsorbed in SnSe particles synthesized in water and play a crucial role not only in directing the material nano/microstructure but also in determining the transport properties of the consolidated material. In dense pellets prepared by sintering SnSe particles, Na remains within the crystal lattice as dopant, in dislocations, precipitates, and forming grain boundary complexions. These results highlight the importance of considering all the possible unintentional impurities to establish proper structure-property relationships and control material properties in solution-processed thermoelectric materials.},
  author       = {Liu, Yu and Calcabrini, Mariano and Yu, Yuan and Genç, Aziz and Chang, Cheng and Costanzo, Tommaso and Kleinhanns, Tobias and Lee, Seungho and Llorca, Jordi and Cojocaru‐Mirédin, Oana and Ibáñez, Maria},
  issn         = {1521-4095},
  journal      = {Advanced Materials},
  keywords     = {mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, general materials science},
  number       = {52},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{The importance of surface adsorbates in solution‐processed thermoelectric materials: The case of SnSe}},
  doi          = {10.1002/adma.202106858},
  volume       = {33},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{13366,
  abstract     = {The ability to reversibly assemble nanoparticles using light is both fundamentally interesting and important for applications ranging from reversible data storage to controlled drug delivery. Here, the diverse approaches that have so far been developed to control the self-assembly of nanoparticles using light are reviewed and compared. These approaches include functionalizing nanoparticles with monolayers of photoresponsive molecules, placing them in photoresponsive media capable of reversibly protonating the particles under light, and decorating plasmonic nanoparticles with thermoresponsive polymers, to name just a few. The applicability of these methods to larger, micrometer-sized particles is also discussed. Finally, several perspectives on further developments in the field are offered.},
  author       = {Bian, Tong and Chu, Zonglin and Klajn, Rafal},
  issn         = {1521-4095},
  journal      = {Advanced Materials},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, General Materials Science},
  number       = {20},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{The many ways to assemble nanoparticles using light}},
  doi          = {10.1002/adma.201905866},
  volume       = {32},
  year         = {2019},
}

@article{13375,
  abstract     = {Dissipative self-assembly leads to structures and materials that exist away from equilibrium by continuously exchanging energy and materials with the external environment. Although this mode of self-assembly is ubiquitous in nature, where it gives rise to functions such as signal processing, motility, self-healing, self-replication, and ultimately life, examples of dissipative self-assembly processes in man-made systems are few and far between. Herein, recent progress in developing diverse synthetic dissipative self-assembly systems is discussed. The systems reported thus far can be categorized into three classes, in which: i) the fuel chemically modifies the building blocks, thus triggering their self-assembly, ii) the fuel acts as a template interacting with the building blocks noncovalently, and iii) transient states are induced by the addition of two mutually exclusive stimuli. These early studies give rise to materials that would be difficult to obtain otherwise, including hydrogels with programmable lifetimes, vesicular nanoreactors, and membranes exhibiting transient conductivity.},
  author       = {De, Soumen and Klajn, Rafal},
  issn         = {1521-4095},
  journal      = {Advanced Materials},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, General Materials Science},
  number       = {41},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Dissipative self-assembly driven by the consumption of chemical fuels}},
  doi          = {10.1002/adma.201706750},
  volume       = {30},
  year         = {2018},
}

@article{13419,
  abstract     = {Reaction-diffusion (RD) processes initiated from the surfaces of mesoscopic particles can fabricate complex core-and-shell structures. The propagation of a sharp RD front selectively removes metal colloids or nanoparticles from the supporting gel or polymer matrix. Once fabricated, the core structures can be processed “remotely” via galvanic replacement reactions, and the composite particles can be assembled into open-lattice crystals.},
  author       = {Wesson, Paul J. and Soh, Siowling and Klajn, Rafal and Bishop, Kyle J. M. and Gray, Timothy P. and Grzybowski, Bartosz A.},
  issn         = {1521-4095},
  journal      = {Advanced Materials},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, General Materials Science},
  number       = {19},
  pages        = {1911--1915},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{“Remote” fabrication via three-dimensional reaction-diffusion: Making complex core-and-shell particles and assembling them into open-lattice crystals}},
  doi          = {10.1002/adma.200802964},
  volume       = {21},
  year         = {2009},
}

@article{13431,
  abstract     = {Hydrogel stamps can microstructure solid surfaces, i.e., modify the surface topology of metals, glasses, and crystals. It is demonstrated that stamps soaked in an appropriate etchant can remove material with micrometer-scale precision. The Figure shows an array of concentric circles etched in glass using the immersion wet stamping process described (scale bar: 500 μm).},
  author       = {Smoukov, S. K. and Bishop, K. J. M. and Klajn, Rafal and Campbell, C. J. and Grzybowski, B. A.},
  issn         = {1521-4095},
  journal      = {Advanced Materials},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, General Materials Science},
  number       = {11},
  pages        = {1361--1365},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Cutting into solids with micropatterned gels}},
  doi          = {10.1002/adma.200402086},
  volume       = {17},
  year         = {2005},
}

@article{13434,
  abstract     = {Thin films of ionically doped gelatin have been color-patterned with submicrometer precision using the wet-stamping technique. Inorganic salts are delivered onto the gelatin surface from an agarose stamp, and diffuse into the gelatine layer, producting deeply colored precipitates. Reaction fronts originating from different features of the stamp cease within < 1 μm of each other, leaving sharp, transparent regions in between.},
  author       = {Campbell, C. J. and Fialkowski, M. and Klajn, Rafal and Bensemann, I. T. and Grzybowski, B. A.},
  issn         = {1521-4095},
  journal      = {Advanced Materials},
  keywords     = {Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, General Materials Science},
  number       = {21},
  pages        = {1912--1917},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Color micro- and nanopatterning with counter-propagating reaction-diffusion fronts}},
  doi          = {10.1002/adma.200400383},
  volume       = {16},
  year         = {2004},
}