The ocular lubrication,where the eyelid constantly slides on the curved corneal surface,is considered as one of primary lubrication systems in *** reliable lubrication conditions,sensitive ocular tissues remain intact...
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The ocular lubrication,where the eyelid constantly slides on the curved corneal surface,is considered as one of primary lubrication systems in *** reliable lubrication conditions,sensitive ocular tissues remain intact from fatigue damage during spontaneous blink *** tear film,evenly filled between cornea and conjunctiva,is a biological fluid with dynamic adjustment ability,which provides superior lubrication with the friction coefficient of below ***,the lubrication failure may result in a variety of uncomfortable symptoms such as inflammatory reactions,tissue damage and neurological ***,it is essential to clarify the fundamental mechanism of ocular lubrication,which helps to alleviate and even recover from various ocular *** review firstly demonstrates that the ocular components,containing lipids and mucins,contribute to maintaining the lubrication stability of tear ***,the ocular lubrication state in various physiological environments and the physical effect on tear film dynamics are further *** typical applications,the therapeutic agents of dry eye syndrome and contact lens with superior lubrication effects are introduced and their lubrication mechanisms are ***,this review summarizes a series of the latest research inspired by ocular ***,this work will provide a valuable guidance on the theoretical research and extensive applications in the field of biological lubrication.
Polyalkylene glycol(PAG)aqueous solutions have recently been demonstrated to exhibit an ultralow friction coefficient(COF,μ<0.01).However,the prolonged running-in period and low bearing capacity have limited its w...
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Polyalkylene glycol(PAG)aqueous solutions have recently been demonstrated to exhibit an ultralow friction coefficient(COF,μ<0.01).However,the prolonged running-in period and low bearing capacity have limited its widespread *** this study,we determined that the running-in period can be decreased by more than 75%when the pH value of the lubricant is controlled at 3 by introducing various acid ***,less time was required to realize stable superlubricity with inorganic acid at lower pH *** was mainly attributed to the acceleration effect of hydrogen ions around the contact *** case of PAG aqueous solution with organic acid,the wear loss between sliding solid surfaces was reduced,and thus the bearing pressure during the superlubricity period was significantly improved from approximately 30 to 160 ***,the organic acid molecules were considered to form strong hydrogen bonds with PAG macromolecules and solid *** in turn strengthened the structure of the adsorption *** unique effect of different acids in aqueous polymer lubrication can potentially significantly aid in advancing the study of polymer tribology and broadening industrial applications.
Hydrogels have been the subject of significant research in the field of friction due to their exceptional lubricating *** this study,the G-quadruplex hydrogel with high selectivity for K^(+) ions was formed by introdu...
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Hydrogels have been the subject of significant research in the field of friction due to their exceptional lubricating *** this study,the G-quadruplex hydrogel with high selectivity for K^(+) ions was formed by introducing a mixture of G,2-formylphenylboronic acid,and polyethylene glycol diamine into simulated artificial tears solution with high transparency,and an ultra-low coefficient of friction(COF)of about 0.004 was obtained based on the simulated ocular environment,thus achieving macroscopic *** friction pairs simulating the ocular environment,to assess the frictional performance of the G-quadruplex hydrogel as both a lubricant and a friction pair based on the simulated ocular environment,we conducted experiments considering various factors such as concentration,sliding speed,and *** these experiments,it was found that superlubricity was achieved when the G-quadruplex hydrogel was applied as lubricant or friction *** effect was attributed to the three-dimensional network structure and hydrophilicity of the hydrogel,which facilitated the formation of a highly bearing and flowing hydration layer,promoting macroscopic *** to the G-quadruplex hydrogel with low concentration,the high concentration hydrogel(75 mM)exhibited increased mechanical strength and robustness in *** with biocompatibility experiments,our synthesized G-quadruplex hydrogel has excellent biocompatibility and offers a novel approach to achieve superlubricity in ocular drug delivery.
Organic electrochemical transistors(OECTs)have emerged as one type of promising building block for neuromorphic systems owing to their capability of mimicking the morphology and functions of biological neurons and ***...
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Organic electrochemical transistors(OECTs)have emerged as one type of promising building block for neuromorphic systems owing to their capability of mimicking the morphology and functions of biological neurons and ***,numerous kinds of OECTs have been developed,while self-healing performance has been neglected in most reported *** this work,the OECTs using self-healing polymer electrolytes as dielectric layers are *** important synaptic behaviors are simulated in the OECTs by doping the channel layers with ions from the *** from the dynamic hydrogen bonds in the self-healing polymer electrolytes,the OECTs can successfully maintain their electrical performance and the ability of emulating synaptic behaviors after self-healing compared with the initial *** significantly,the sublinear spatial summation function is demonstrated in the OECTs and their potential in flexible electronics is also *** results suggest that our devices are expected to be a vital component in the development of future wearable and bioimplantable neuromorphic systems.
Noncontact humidity sensor overcomes the limitations of its contact sensing counterparts,including mechanical wear and cross infection,which becomes a promising candidate in healthcare and human-machine interface ***,...
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Noncontact humidity sensor overcomes the limitations of its contact sensing counterparts,including mechanical wear and cross infection,which becomes a promising candidate in healthcare and human-machine interface ***,current humidity sensors still suffer the ubiquitous issue of uncomfortable wear and skin irritation hindering the long-term *** this study,we report a skin-conformal and breathable humidity sensor assembled by anchoring MXenes-based composite into electrospun elastomer nanofibers coated with a patterned *** composite is highly sensitive to the water molecules due to its large specific surface area and abundant water-absorbing hydroxyl groups,while the elastomeric nanofibers provide an ultrathin,highly flexible,and permeable substrate to support the functional materials and *** sensor presents not only excellent air permeability(0.078 g cm^(−2)d^(−1)),high sensitivity(S=704),and fast response/recovery(0.9 s/0.9 s),but also high skin conformability and ***,this humidity sensor is confirmed to realize the recognition of motional states and emotional modes,which provides a way for the advanced noncontact human-machine interface.
Metasurfaces have facilitated numerous innovative applications in the scope of nonlinear ***,dynamically tuning the nonlinear response at the pixel level is very *** work proposed a novel method to electrically manipu...
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Metasurfaces have facilitated numerous innovative applications in the scope of nonlinear ***,dynamically tuning the nonlinear response at the pixel level is very *** work proposed a novel method to electrically manipulate the local amplitude and phase of third-harmonics generation(THG)by integrating the giant nonlinear responses resulting from intersubband transitions of multiple quantum wells(MQW)with plasmonic *** demonstrated method may pave the way to realize nonlinear optical elements with versatile functionalities by electrically tuning and promoting the advancements of innovative applications such as lidar,3D displays,optical encryption,optical computing,and so on.
With the developments of artificial intelligence and image processing technology, the study of multiple vision tasks has become a hot topic in the field of computer vision, and the key to implementing vision tasks lie...
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