Browsing by Author "García Torres, José Manuel"
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Magnetically tunable bidirectional locomotion of a self-assembled nanorod-sphere propeller
García Torres, José Manuel; Calero, Carles; Sagués Mestres, Francesc; Pagonabarraga, I.; Tierno, Prieto (2018-04-25)
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Open AccessField-driven direct assembly of nanoscale matter has impact in disparate fields of science. In microscale systems, such concept has been recently exploited to optimize propulsion in viscous fluids. Despite the great ... -
Microscale magneto-elastic composite swimmers at the air-water and water-solid interfaces under a uniaxial field
Bryan, M.T.; García Torres, José Manuel; Martin, E. L.; Hamilton, J.K.; Calero, C.; Petrov, P.G.; Winlove, C.P.; Pagonabarraga, I.; Tierno, P.; Sagués, F.; Ogrin, F.Y. (2019-03-11)
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Multilayered flexible fibers with high performance for wearable supercapacitor applications
García Torres, José Manuel; Crean, Carol (Wiley (John Wiley & Sons), 2018)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyMultilayered flexible fibers, consisting of carbon black–carbon nanotube fibers, manganese oxides, and conducting polymers, are fabricated for use as electrodes in supercapacitors. Carbon-based fibers are initially ... -
Multitasking smart hydrogels based on the combination of alginate and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) properties: A review
García Torres, José Manuel; Colombi, Samuele; Macor, Lorena Paola; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (Elsevier, 2022-10-31)
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Covenantee: Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto / Institut de Bioenginyeria de CatalunyaPoly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), a very stable and biocompatible conducting polymer, and alginate (Alg), a natural water-soluble polysaccharide mainly found in the cell wall of various species of brown algae, ... -
Nanocomposite hydrogels with temperature response for capacitive energy storage
García Torres, José Manuel; Colombi, Samuele; Mahamed, Ikraan; Sylla, Dioulde Huguette; Arnau Roca, Marc; Sans Milà, Jordi; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2023-01-01)
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Open AccessFunctional hydrogels are three-dimensional polymeric networks with potential applicability in the field of wearable electronics. However, hydrogels are often used to develop devices with only one functionality. In this ... -
One-step wet-spinning of CB/CNT/MnO2 hybrid flexible fibres as electrodes for wearable supercapacitors
García Torres, José Manuel; Roberts, Alexander J.; Slade, Robert C. T.; Crean, Carol (2019-02-10)
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pH and electrically responsive hydrogels with adhesive property
Ramírez Alba, María Dolores; Molins Martinez, Marta; García Torres, José Manuel; Romanini, Michela; Macovez, Roberto; Pérez Madrigal, Maria del Mar; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2024-03)
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Covenantee: Institut de Bioenginyeria de CatalunyaApplications of sodium alginate (Alg) and polyacrylic acid (PAA) hydrogels in biomedicine are well-known. These are predefined by the strength and weakness of their properties, which in turn depend on the chemical structure ... -
Propulsion and energetics of a minimal magnetic microswimmer
Calero, Carles; García Torres, José Manuel; Ortiz, Antonio; Sagues, Francesc; Pagonabarraga, Ignacio; Tierno, Pietro (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-07-28)
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Open AccessIn this manuscript we describe the realization of a minimal hybrid microswimmer, composed of a ferromagnetic nanorod and a paramagnetic microsphere. The unbounded pair is propelled in water upon application of a swinging ... -
Remote spatiotemporal control of a magnetic and electroconductive hydrogel network via magnetic fields for soft electronic applications
Puiggalí Jou, Anna; Babeli Aguilera, Ismael; Roa Rovira, Joan Josep; Zoppe, Justin Orazio; Garcia Amoròs, Jaume; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau; Alemán Llansó, Carlos; García Torres, José Manuel (2021-09-01)
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Open AccessMultifunctional hydrogels are a class of materials offering new opportunities for interfacing living organisms with machines due to their mechanical compliance, biocompatibility, and capacity to be triggered by external ... -
Self-healable and eco-friendly hydrogels for flexible supercapacitors
Babeli Aguilera, Ismael; Ruano Torres, Guillem; Puiggalí Jou, Anna; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau; Alemán Llansó, Carlos; García Torres, José Manuel (Wiley (John Wiley & Sons), 2021-03-11)
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Open AccessOne limitation of wearable electronics, and at the same time a challenge, is the lack of energy storage devices with multiple functionalities produced using clean and environmental-friendly strategies. Here, a multifunctional ... -
Solvent treatment of Wet-Spun PEDOT: PSS fibers for Fiber-Based Wearable pH Sensing
Reid, Daniel O.; Smith, Rachel E.; García Torres, José Manuel; Watts, John F.; Crean, Carol (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019-09)
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Open AccessThere is a growing desire for wearable sensors in health applications. Fibers are inherently flexible and as such can be used as the electrodes of flexible sensors. Fiber-based electrodes are an ideal format to allow ... -
Stretchable electronics for artificial skin
García Torres, José Manuel (2016)
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Swimming modes of self-assembled magnetic micropropeller
Calero, Carles; García Torres, José Manuel; Sagués Mestres, Francesc; Pagonabarraga, I.; Tierno, Prieto (2018)
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Ternary composite solid-state flexible supercapacitor based on nanocarbons/manganese dioxide/PEDOT:PSS fibres
García Torres, José Manuel; Crean, Carol (Elsevier, 2018-10-05)
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Open AccessFlexible fibre supercapacitors were fabricated by wet-spinning from carbon nanotube/carbon black dispersions, followed by straightforward surface treatments to sequentially deposit MnO2 and PEDOT:PSS to make ternary composite ... -
Unveiling the rolling to kayak transition in propelling nanorods with cargo trapping and pumping
Junot, Gaspard; Calero, Carles; García Torres, José Manuel; Pagonabarraga, Ignacio; Tierno, Pietro (American Chemical Society, 2022-01-01)
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Covenantee: Universitat de BarcelonaMagnetic nanorods driven by rotating fields in water can be rapidly steered along any direction while generating strong and localized hydrodynamic flow fields. Here we show that, when raising the frequency of the rotating ...