Corrigendum: On the speed of piezostrain-mediated voltage-driven perpendicular magnetization reversal: a computational elastodynamics-micromagnetic phase-field study

10.1038/am.2017.193

2017-10-01

Corrigendum: On the speed of piezostrain-mediated voltage-driven perpendicular magnetization reversal: a computational elastodynamics-micromagnetic phase-field study NPG Asia Materials 9, e446 (October 2017). doi:10.1038/am.2017.193 Authors: Ren-Ci Peng, Jia-...

Nature-inspired thermo-responsive multifunctional membrane adaptively hybridized with PNIPAm and PPy

10.1038/am.2017.168

2017-10-01

Specialized plant tissues, such as the epidermis of a leaf covered with stomata, consist of soft materials with deformability and electrochemical properties to achieve specific functions in response to various environmental stimuli. Stimulus-responsive hydrog...

Cargo–carrier interactions significantly contribute to micellar conformation and biodistribution

10.1038/am.2017.161

2017-10-01

Strategies to deliver drugs using nanocarriers, which are passively or actively targeted to their alleged site of action might favorably affect benefit–risk profiles of novel therapeutics. Here we tested the hypothesis whether the physico-chemical properties ...

A skin-attachable, stretchable integrated system based on liquid GaInSn for wireless human motion monitoring with multi-site sensing capabilities

10.1038/am.2017.189

2017-10-01

This paper introduces a liquid-metal integrated system that combines soft electronics materials and engineering designs with advanced near-field-communication (NFC) functionality for human motion sensing. All of the active components, that is, strain sensor, ...

A novel ultra-thin-walled ZnO microtube cavity supporting multiple optical modes for bluish-violet photoluminescence, low-threshold ultraviolet lasing and microfluidic photodegradation

10.1038/am.2017.187

2017-10-01

ZnO optical microcavities have shown great promise as a potential core component material/structure for ultraviolet lasers, light-emitting diodes and photonic sensors because of their outstanding optoelectronic properties. Here, we report a novel ultra-thin-w...

Lipid nanoparticle-mediated efficient delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 for tumor therapy

10.1038/am.2017.185

2017-10-01

The emerging CRISPR/Cas9 system represents a promising platform for genome editing. However, its low transfection efficiency is a major problem hampering the application of the gene-editing potential of CRISPR/Cas9. Herein, by screening a pool of more than 56...

Biomimetic hydrogel-CNT network induced enhancement of fluid-structure interactions for ultrasensitive nanosensors

10.1038/am.2017.183

2017-10-01

Flexible, self-powered, miniaturized, ultrasensitive flow sensors are in high demand for human motion detection, myoelectric prosthesis, biomedical robots, and health-monitoring devices. This paper reports a biomimetic nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) flow...

Decorated ultrathin bismuth selenide nanosheets as targeted theranostic agents for in vivo imaging guided cancer radiation therapy

10.1038/am.2017.167

2017-10-01

An efficient radiotherapeutic agent is synthesized using ultrathin two-dimensional 30-nm-wide and 2-nm-thick Bi2Se3 nanosheets (NSs) as a radiosensitizer. Chitosan (CS) and RGD peptide are employed to enhance the radiotherapy efficiency and biocompatibility. ...

A highly flexible transparent conductive electrode based on nanomaterials

10.1038/am.2017.177

2017-10-01

The electrical, optical, thermal, chemical, mechanical and tribological characteristics of a highly flexible transparent conductive electrode (HFTCE) coating based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO), carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and silver nanowires (AgNWs) were inve...

A semitransparent snake-like tactile and olfactory bionic sensor with reversibly stretchable properties

10.1038/am.2017.181

2017-10-01

Many organisms and animals have sensing abilities that are different from those of human beings; for example, snakes have strong smell-, vibration-, touch- and heat-sensing abilities. A nature-mimicking sensing platform capable of sensing multiple stimuli, su...