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Stimuli-responsive polymer systems can be defined as functional materials that show physical or chemical property changes in response to external stimuli such as temperature, radiation, chemical agents, pH, mechanical stress, and electric and magnetic fields. Recent developments in manufacturing techniques have facilitated the production of a wide range of stimuli-responsive polymer systems, such as micro- and nanoscale structures, with potential applications in soft sensors and actuators, smart textiles, soft robots, and artificial muscles. This book brings together the recent progress in manufacturing techniques, with particular emphasis on 3D and 4D printing and applications of stimuli-responsive polymer systems in biomedicine and soft robotics.

3D print --- modeling --- hindered phenol --- permeability --- experiments --- interpenetrated polymers --- acrylic rubber --- soft robotic actuators --- silk fibroin --- shape-memory polymer --- biomedical applications --- 4D printing --- stimuli-responsive materials --- relative humidity --- shape memory polymer --- bioink --- climatic chamber --- diffraction gratings --- soft actuator --- FEM --- hydrogen bonding --- self-morphing --- gelatin --- stimuli-responsive polymer --- soft robot --- 3D printing --- properties

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This Special Issue, “Research as a Development Perspective”, is dedicated to data presented at the first Conference in Chemistry for Graduate/Postgraduate Students and PhD candidates at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, which was the outcome of research conducted by young chemists in Northern Greece. The conference was organized by the Chemistry Department at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Association of Greek Chemists-Division of Central and Western Macedonia, and the Association of Chemists in Northern Greece. The scope of this conference was to provide young chemists (but also last year’s students) with the opportunity to be well prepared for their next career steps in an increasingly demanding job market. Moreover, they had the possibility of presenting their scientific results to a large audience, which strengthened their soft skills. Lastly, the active engagement of students in the organization of the conference enhanced their teamwork abilities, a highly valuable when developing professional maturity.

Research & information: general --- HPLC-DAD --- bisphenol A --- 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid --- 4-Hydroxyacetophenone hydroquinone --- Lactococcus lactis --- reversed-phase liquid chromatography --- ionizable and non-ionizable analytes --- isocratic and gradient elution in different eluent pHs --- computer-assisted separation optimization --- visualization of predicted chromatograms --- silk fibroin --- drug delivery --- magnetic silk fibroin --- bovine serum albumin --- food --- sample preparation techniques --- sulfonamides --- high-performance liquid chromatography --- HPLC --- ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography --- UHPLC --- Derveni --- Ancient Macedonia --- micro-XRF --- XRD --- HS-SPME/GC-MS --- ancient medicines --- ancient pharmaceuticals --- shellfish purple --- porphyra --- high-tin bronzes --- bronzes --- phosphorus --- boron --- inductively coupled plasma --- atomic emission spectrometry --- fertilizers --- acid dissolution --- wet digestion --- NSAIDs --- derivatization --- GC-MS --- serum --- HPLC-DAD --- bisphenol A --- 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid --- 4-Hydroxyacetophenone hydroquinone --- Lactococcus lactis --- reversed-phase liquid chromatography --- ionizable and non-ionizable analytes --- isocratic and gradient elution in different eluent pHs --- computer-assisted separation optimization --- visualization of predicted chromatograms --- silk fibroin --- drug delivery --- magnetic silk fibroin --- bovine serum albumin --- food --- sample preparation techniques --- sulfonamides --- high-performance liquid chromatography --- HPLC --- ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography --- UHPLC --- Derveni --- Ancient Macedonia --- micro-XRF --- XRD --- HS-SPME/GC-MS --- ancient medicines --- ancient pharmaceuticals --- shellfish purple --- porphyra --- high-tin bronzes --- bronzes --- phosphorus --- boron --- inductively coupled plasma --- atomic emission spectrometry --- fertilizers --- acid dissolution --- wet digestion --- NSAIDs --- derivatization --- GC-MS --- serum

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The exploitation of naturally occurring polymers to engineer advanced nanocomposites and hybrid materials is the focus of increasing scientific activity, explained by growing environmental concerns and interest in the peculiar features and multiple functionalities of these macromolecules. Natural polymers, such as polysaccharides and proteins, present a remarkable potential for the design of all kinds of materials for application in a multitude of domains. This Special Issue collected the work of scientists on the current developments in the field of multifunctional biopolymer-based nanocomposites and hybrid materials with a particular emphasis on their production methodologies, properties, and prominent applications. Thus, materials related to bio-based nanocomposites and hybrid materials manufactured with different partners, namely natural polymers, bioactive compounds, and inorganic nanoparticles, are reported in the Special Issue Advanced Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites and Hybrid Materials.

Research & information: general --- Technology: general issues --- biopolymer --- silk fibroin --- aerogel --- fiber --- nanomaterials --- nanoparticles --- noble metals --- gold --- platinum --- palladium --- bacterial nanocellulose --- poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) --- zwitterionic nanocomposites --- dye removal --- water remediation --- antibacterial activity --- lignin --- polylactic acid (PLA) --- 3D printing --- biocomposites --- biopolymers --- bioactive surfaces --- biomaterials --- hybrid organometallic polymers --- laser two-photon polymerisation --- tissue engineering --- gold nanoparticles --- fucoidan --- microwave irradiation --- antitumoral activity --- darkfield imaging --- hyaluronic acid --- Tyrosine --- viscoelastic modulus of HS-IPN hydrogels --- hBMSC differentiations --- nucleus pulposus --- n/a

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In the last few decades, organic materials (or carbon-based materials in a broad sense), including polymers, have received much attention for their potential applications in electronics, because they have outstanding advantages such as high processibility, mechanical flexibility, and low weight. Extensive research efforts have thus been devoted to the development and advancement of organic materials for various applications, covering a wide range from molecular design to device fabrication methods. In addition, it has been recognized that surfaces and interfaces play a crucial role in the operation and performance of the devices. For instance, various interactions at organic–metal interfaces are of great importance in organic epitaxy, and also have a strong correlation with intermolecular structures and their electronic properties. In this context, the main focus of this Special Issue was collecting scientific contributions addressing surface and interface engineering with organic materials, and related applications. The diversity of contributions presented in this Special Issue exhibits relevant progress and the potential of organic materials in a variety of applications that are not limited to the fabrication of organic devices.

Technology: general issues --- silk fibroin --- hybrid nanoflowers surface --- Pb(II) removal --- interaction mechanism --- off-axis conic surface --- shape accuracy --- auto-collimation --- single CGH --- hybrid compensation --- organic electronics --- liquid semiconductors --- charge injection --- surface engineering --- crack engineering --- eutectic gallium indium --- EGaIn --- liquid metal --- gallium alloy --- flexible photodetector --- flexible electronics --- perovskite solar cells --- performance improvement --- lead acetate --- cesium doping --- stimuli-responsive hydrogels --- thermogelling polymers --- sol–gel transition behaviors --- complex colloidal systems --- conducting polymer --- PEDOT:PSS --- electrical conductivity --- processing additive --- linear glycol --- sigmoidal function --- liquid metals --- gallium alloys --- Galinstan --- flexible electronics photodetectors --- solar-blind photodetection --- n/a --- sol-gel transition behaviors

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Mesoporous materials are capturing great interest thanks to their exceptional surface area, uniform and tunable pore size, ease surface functionalization, thus enabling broad series of intervention in the field of nanomedicine. Since many years, these aspects foster a deep investigation on mesoporous nanoparticles, to design and fabricate biocompatible, smart and stimuli-responsive nanotools for controlled drug- or gene-delivery, theranostics applications, in particular for cancer therapy, and tissue engineering. This Book is thus dedicated to the most recent advances in the field, collecting research papers and reviews. It spans from the synthesis and characterization of the mesoporous material, especially those made of silica, silicon and bioactive glasses, to their functionalization with smart gate-keepers, reporter molecules or targeting ligands, up to their in-vitro applications in the nanomedicine field.

polyurethane --- injectable hydrogels --- ion/drug delivery --- mesoporous bioactive glasses --- tissue regeneration --- mesoporous silica --- therapeutic biomolecules --- proteins --- peptides --- nucleic acids --- glycans --- nanoporous silicon --- gold nanoparticles --- drug delivery --- cancer cells --- theranostics --- mesoporous silica nanoparticles --- core-shell --- surface functionalization --- cell targeting --- size-dependent delivery --- antitumoral microRNA (miRNA) --- confocal microscopy --- tumor targeting --- stimuli responsive --- multimodal decorations --- targeted and controlled cargo release --- cancer therapy and diagnosis --- alginate–poloxamer copolymer --- silk fibroin --- dual network hydrogel --- mesoporous bioactive glass --- insulin-like growth factor-1 --- electrostatic gating --- nanofluidic diffusion --- controlled drug release --- silicon membrane --- smart drug delivery --- three-dimensional porous scaffolds --- electron beam melting --- selective laser sintering --- stereolithography --- electrospinning --- two-photon polymerization --- osteogenesis --- antibiotics --- anti-inflammatory --- n/a --- alginate-poloxamer copolymer