Poor aqueous solubility of active compounds is a major issue in today’s drug delivery. In this study the smartFilm-technology was exploited to improve the dermal penetration efficacy of a poorly soluble active compound (curcumin). Results were compar...
(1) Background: Numerous oral drugs exhibit limited bioavailability due to their poor solubility and poor intestinal permeability. The smartFilm technology is an innovative approach that improves the drug aqueous solubility via incorporating the drug...
(1) Background: The ex vivo porcine ear model is often used for the determination of the dermal penetration efficacy of chemical compounds. This study investigated the influence of the post-slaughter storage time of porcine ears on the dermal penetra...
Smart packaging can provide real-time information about changes in food quality and impart a protective effect to the food product by using active agents. This study aimed to develop a smart bilayer film (alginate/agar) with a cellulose nanosphere (C...
In this work, smart edible coating and films with excellent UV barrier properties were prepared from alginate, whey protein isolate, and curcumin. The primary focus of this investigation centered on assessing the impact of whey protein and curcumin o...
The development of a simple local drug-delivery system that exhibits the advantages of macro- and microscale carriers with controllable drug-release behavior is still highly desired. Herein, in this work, a smart temporary film was prepared from doxo...
This review presents an overview of the recent developments in the synthesis of layered double hydroxide (LDH) on the anodized films of Mg alloys prepared by either conventional anodizing or plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) and the applications of...
This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in biodegradable active and smart packaging utilizing pectin from various origins for food applications. It critically examines the challenges and limitations associated with these...
The shelf life of perishable foods is traditionally determined by microbiological, chemical, and sensory analyses, which are well-established and reliable. However, these methods can be time-consuming and resource-intensive, and they may not fully ac...
(1) Background: Many drugs possess poor bioavailability, and many strategies are available to overcome this issue. In this study, smartFilm technology, i.e., a porous cellulose matrix (paper), in which the active compound can be loaded onto in an amo...
Tungsten trioxide (WO3) and molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) are redox-active Group VI transition-metal oxides widely used in functional thin-film technologies. Many studies have examined single-phase WO3 and MoO3 films. However, WO3/MoO3 nanocomposite thi...
The advancement of smart packaging technology demands high-performance and sustainable sensing materials. While starch is a biodegradable natural polymer, its inherent high crystallinity restricts charge transport capability. This study developed a n...
Polyester-based advanced thin films have versatile industrial applications, especially in the fields of textiles, packaging, and electronics. Recent advances in polymer science and engineering have resulted in the development of advanced amorphous an...
Smart textiles promise to have a significant impact on future wearable devices. Among the different approaches to combine electronic functionality and fabrics, the fabrication of active fibers results in the most unobtrusive integration and optimal c...
Starch-based pH-sensing films with bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) and red cabbage anthocyanins (RCA) as active components were investigated in this research. Their structural, physical, surface and colorimetric properties were analyzed, mainly as a fu...
To meet the need for food products to be safe and fresh, smart food packaging that can monitor and give information about the quality of packaged food has been developed. In this study, pH-sensitive films with sago starch and various anthocyanin conc...
In this work, polymer nanocomposite films based on poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) were reinforced with mesoporous silica nanoparticles, mesoporous cellular foam (MCF) and Santa Barbara amorphous-15 (SBA). PLLA is a biobased aliphatic polyester, that poss...
Background: Developing versatile dressings that offer wound protection, maintain a moist environment, and facilitate healing represents an important therapeutic approach for burn patients. Objectives: This study presents the development of new smart...
The aim of this study was to prepare a novel pH-sensitive smart film based on the addition of purple garlic peel extract (PGE) and TiO2 nanoparticles in a sodium alginate (SA)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) matrix to monitor the freshness of beef. FT-IR spe...
Smart Glass Film (SGF) is a glasshouse covering material designed to permit 80% transmission of photosynthetically active light and block heat-generating solar energy. SGF can reduce crop water and nutrient consumption and improve glasshouse energy u...
Many orally administrated drugs exhibit poor bioavailability due to their limited solubility. The smartFilm technology is an innovative approach to improve the drug aqueous solubility, where the drug is embedded within the matrix of cellulose-based p...
Anthocyanin-based smart packaging has been widely used for food freshness monitoring, but it cannot meet the requirements of smart films with antibacterial properties. This study aimed to enhance the antibacterial properties of intelligent films by i...
LiNbO3 plays a significant role in modern integrated photonics because of its unique properties. One of the challenges in modern integrated photonics is reducing chip production cost. Today, the most widespread yet expensive method to fabricate thin...
Thin-film-based smart telemetric sensors coated onto the surface of washers were developed for the measurement of normal forces in screw connections for industrial applications.
The visual linking of a building’s occupants with the outside views is a basic property of windows. However, vision through windows is not yet a metricized factor. The previous research employs a human survey methods to assess the vision throug...
Vanadium dioxide (VO2) with reversible metal–insulator transition (MIT) is one of the most promising energy-efficient materials. Especially for VO2-based smart windows, the visible transmittance and solar modulation ability are the most critica...
Thermochromic Vanadium dioxide (VO2) has strong potential for smart window applications but its commercial scale usage is limited due to low visible light transmission. To address this issue, aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO) anti-reflecting layer is i...
Vanadium dioxide (VO2)-based thermochromic films are highly attractive for smart window applications due to their ability to dynamically modulate solar radiation in response to ambient temperature. However, their practical deployment is significantly...
Food packaging films were prepared by using guar gum/polyvinyl alcohol (GP) as the film matrix, 2% Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) as reinforcing filler and antimicrobial agent, and 1%, 2% and 3% pokeweed betacyanins (PB) as the colorant and antioxidant age...
Highly efficient energy-saving windows with high solar modulation properties (ΔTsol) are the everlasting pursuit of research for industrial applications in the smart window field. Hybridization is an effective means of improving both ΔTso...
The reach and impact of the Internet of Things will depend on the availability of low-cost, smart sensors—“low cost” for ubiquitous presence, and “smart” for connectivity and autonomy. By using wafer-level processes not only for the smart sensor fabr...
By introducing smart materials in micro systems technologies, novel smart microactuators and sensors are currently being developed, e.g., for mobile, wearable, and implantable MEMS (Micro-electro-mechanical-system) devices. Magnetic shape memory allo...
Soft crawling robots offer high compliance, large deformation, and adaptability to complex, unstructured environments. These properties make them promising for miniature inspection systems, biomedical applications, intelligent manufacturing, and oper...
Electrochromism induces reversible changes of coloration in specific organic and inorganic materials through electrical charge/discharge reactions. When processed into thin films, electrochromic metal oxides can be integrated into glazing application...
Current studies of carbon nanotubes have enabled both new electronic applications and improvements to the performance of existing ones. Manufacturing of macroscopic electronic components with this material generally involves the use of printed electr...
With the rapid development of smart manufacturing, the optimization of real-time monitoring in operating procedures has become a crucial issue in modern industry. Traditional disassembly and assembly (D/A) work, relying on human experience and visual...
The potential for leakage of liquid electrolytes from magnesium (Mg) batteries represents a large hurdle to future application. Despite this, there are no efficient sensing technologies to detect the leakage of liquid electrolytes. Here, we developed...
In a “smart” corrosion-protective coating system, both the active anti-corrosion and the early corrosion detection of underlying metals are highly required. It is practical significant to develop materials that possess self-detecting of t...
Low-emissivity (low-E) coatings are among the most effective thin-film technologies for reducing radiative heat losses and controlling solar heat gain in buildings, which account for approximately 30–40% of global primary energy consumption. Th...
Smart film is widely used in the field of food packaging. The smart film was prepared by adding anthocyanin-rich Robusta coffee peel (RCP) extract into a chitosan (CS)–glycerol (GL) matrix by a solution-casting method. By changing the content of RCP...
Anthocyanin-rich steamed purple sweet potato (SPSP) is a suitable raw material to produce smart packaging films. However, the application of SPSP-based films is restricted by the low antimicrobial activity of anthocyanins. In this study, SPSP-based s...
Smart polymeric films and coatings represent a significant step forward in packaging technology [...]
Monoclinic-phase VO2 (VO2(M)) has been extensively studied for use in energy-saving smart windows owing to its reversible insulator–metal transition property. At the critical temperature (Tc = 68 °C), the insulating VO2(M) (space group P21/c) is tran...
Aptamers are short, single-stranded nucleic acids that fold into well-defined three dimensional (3D) structures that allow for binding to a target molecule with affinities and specificities that can rival or in some cases exceed those of antibodies....
As a typical thermochromic material, VO2 coatings can be applied to smart windows by modulating the transmission of near infrared (NIR) light via phase transition. However, the inherent undesirable luminous transmittance (Tlum) and solar modulation e...
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film is an active smart film penetrating the market due to its unique functionalities. These functional characteristics include switchable tint capabilities, which shield building residents from the sun’s...
VO2-based film, as a very promising thermochromic material for smart windows, has attracted extensive attention but has not been widely applied because it is difficult to simultaneously improve in terms of both solar-modulation efficiency (ΔTso...
There is an increasing demand for sustainable and safe packaging technologies to improve consumer satisfaction, reduce food loss during storage and transportation, and track the quality status of food throughout its distribution. This study reports t...
Smart packaging materials (SPMs) combine the properties of intelligent and active packaging into a single system, enabling for the monitoring of the packaged product while enhancing its desired conditions. In this study, poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was u...
The amalgamation of natural polysaccharides with synthetic polymers often produces fruitful results in the area of drug delivery due to their biodegradable and biocompatible nature. In this study, a series of blend films composed of chitosan (CS)/pol...
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