Advances in the application of interfacial engineering approaches on the encapsulation, release, and bioaccessibility of carotenoids.

Authors: Zhao, Minghui^1,2 (AUTHOR), Xu, Yayuan¹ (AUTHOR), Dai, Zhuqing¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Zhongyuan¹ (AUTHOR), Feng, Lei¹ (AUTHOR), Nie, Meimei¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Chunquan¹ (AUTHOR), Li, Dajing¹ (AUTHOR) lidajing@163.com, McClements, David Julian³ (AUTHOR) mcclements@foodsci.umass.edu

Source: Critical Reviews in Food Science & Nutrition. 2026, Vol. 66 Issue 24, p4591-4611. 21p.

Subject Terms: *Surfaces (Technology), *Micellar solutions, *Triglycerides, *Bioavailability, *Emulsions, *Lipases

Boosting Open‐Circuit Voltage to a Record 0.692 V in Solution‐Processed CIGSSe Solar Cells Through Surface Ga‐Rich Engineering.

Authors: Wei, Shuxia¹ (AUTHOR), Xu, Xuejun¹ (AUTHOR), Su, Zongjie¹ (AUTHOR), Lu, Hongyi¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Yue¹ (AUTHOR), Xu, Han¹ (AUTHOR), Gao, Qianqian¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Yunfeng^2,3 (AUTHOR), Li, Ming^2,3 (AUTHOR), Xing, Tianyu^2,3 (AUTHOR), Wang, Siyu⁴ (AUTHOR) syw@tjcu.edu.cn, Li, Haoran¹ (AUTHOR), Wu, Li⁵ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Yi^1,3 (AUTHOR) yizhang@nankai.edu.cn

Source: Advanced Functional Materials. 9/7/2026, Vol. 36 Issue 72, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *Open-circuit voltage, *Surfaces (Technology), *Solar cell manufacturing, *Surface recombination, *Solar cells, *Efficiency of photovoltaic cells, *Band gaps

Status of surface engineering of β titanium alloys.

Authors: Bera, Tapas¹ (AUTHOR), Manna, Indranil^1,2 (AUTHOR), Dutta Majumdar, Jyotsna¹ (AUTHOR) jyotsna@metal.iitkgp.ac.in

Source: Bulletin of Materials Science. Sep2026, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *Titanium alloys, *Surfaces (Technology), *Biomedical engineering, *Corrosion resistance, *Surface preparation, *Mechanical behavior of materials, *Wear resistance

Enhancement of Ultrasonically Welded CF/PEEK‐Al Hybrid Joints via Multiscale Interfacial Engineering of Aluminum Substrates.

Authors: Pan, Jiaying¹ (AUTHOR), Gao, Liang² (AUTHOR), Wang, Xianglong¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Yu² (AUTHOR), Wu, Longqiang¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Jiaming¹ (AUTHOR), Quan, Dong¹ (AUTHOR) quandong@sdu.edu.cn

Source: Polymer Composites. Aug2026, p1. 12p. 11 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *Interfacial bonding, *Surfaces (Technology), *Sand blasting, *Surface coatings, *Ultrasonic welding

Silicone Phase Behavior Resolves the Softness–Surface Functionality Trade‐Off in Emerging Stretchable Electronics.

Authors: D'Amaral, Gloria M.¹ (AUTHOR), Hussein, Rahaf Nafez¹ (AUTHOR), Gomes, Tiago Carneiro¹ (AUTHOR), Nicholson, Jordan E.¹ (AUTHOR), Renaud, Lauren J.¹ (AUTHOR), Addison, Emily J.¹ (AUTHOR), Rondeau‐Gagné, Simon¹ (AUTHOR), Carmichael, Tricia Breen¹ (AUTHOR) tbcarmic@uwindsor.ca

Source: Advanced Functional Materials. 8/20/2026, Vol. 36 Issue 67, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *Silicone rubber, *Surfaces (Technology), *Flexible electronics, *Flexibility (Mechanics), *Elasticity, *Medical electronics, *Plasma materials processing

Interfacial amplifier: High-throughput visual protein detection via droplet dynamics.

Authors: Ge, Tianxin¹, He, Xuexue¹, Zhang, Shouzi¹, Chen, Haofeng¹, Hu, Wenxu¹, Luo, Zhaofan², Wang, Liqiu³ liqiu.wang@polyu.edu.hk, Dai, Zong¹ daizong@mail.sysu.edu.cn, Han, Xing¹ hanx83@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Source: Science Advances. 8/14/2026, Vol. 12 Issue 33, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *Proteinuria, *Surfaces (Technology), *Diagnostic services, *Protein analysis, *Point-of-care testing, *Biosensors, *Fluid dynamics, *Analytical chemistry techniques

Review: Advances in implant material design and surface engineering for optimised soft- and hard-tissue integration.

Authors: Singh, Rohit¹ (AUTHOR), Mitsimponas, Konstantinos² (AUTHOR), Raveendran, Sreejith³ (AUTHOR), Arackal Narayanan, Jinoop⁴ (AUTHOR) J.ArackalNarayanan@tees.ac.uk

Source: Journal of Materials Science. Aug2026, Vol. 61 Issue 29, p20774-20818. 45p.

Subject Terms: *Osseointegration, *Surfaces (Technology), *Biocompatibility, *Metals in surgery, *Solid freeform fabrication, *Surface preparation

Enhanced Pool Boiling Heat Transfer of FC-72 and Ethanol on Inclined Microchannel Surfaces.

Authors: Kaniowski, Robert^1,2 (AUTHOR) kaniowski@tu.kielce.pl, Bębacz, Karolina^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: Energies (19961073). Aug2026, Vol. 19 Issue 15, p3478. 30p.

Subject Terms: *Heat transfer, *Surfaces (Technology), *Ethanol, *Heat transfer coefficient, *Fluoroalkyl compounds, *Ebullition, *Heat flux, *Microchannel flow

Surface Chemical Disorder Engineering Enabled Superior Anion Redox for Li‐Rich Mn‐Based Cathode.

Authors: Zhang, Shu¹ (AUTHOR), Zhou, Wenbo¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Yifei¹ (AUTHOR), Wu, Jing¹ (AUTHOR), Wu, Shuang¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Xinyi¹ (AUTHOR), Feng, Xin¹ (AUTHOR), Lu, Tianjun^1,2 (AUTHOR), Jin, Huifen² (AUTHOR), Li, Haixia¹ (AUTHOR), Lu, Yong¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Kai¹ (AUTHOR), Yan, Zhenhua¹ (AUTHOR) yzh@nankai.edu.cn, Chen, Jun¹ (AUTHOR) chenabc@nankai.edu.cn

Source: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 8/3/2026, Vol. 65 Issue 32, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *Oxidation-reduction reaction, *Surfaces (Technology), *Oxygen, *Chemical bonds, *Lithium manganese oxide

High-temperature memristors enabled by interfacial engineering.

Authors: Zhao, Jian, Jorgensen, Cameron S., Mahalingam, Krishnamurthy, Bowers, Cynthia, Sugimoto, Wataru, Ito, Kai, Kim, Seung Ju, Zhao, Ruoyu, Xu, Yichun, Liao, Han-Ting, Kalia, Rajiv K., Nakano, Aiichiro, Shimamura, Kohei, Shimojo, Fuyuki, Vashishta, Priya, Roy, Ajit K., Ge, Ning, Hu, Miao, Williams, R. Stanley, Xia, Qiangfei

Source: Science; 5/14/2026, Vol. 392 Issue 6799, p771-779, 9p

Subject Terms: Memristors, High temperature electronics, Surfaces (Technology), Tungsten, Nonvolatile memory, Thermal stability, Hafnium oxide, Graphene

Electrolyte–surface synergy in biomass-derived carbon electrodes for supercapacitors.

Authors: Subhanjaneyulu, P. V.¹ (AUTHOR), Sahu, Santosh Kumar¹ (AUTHOR), Kumar, Chandan² (AUTHOR), Gotte, Mahesh P.¹ (AUTHOR), Sreekanth, P. S. Rama¹ (AUTHOR) sreekanth.p@vitap.ac.in

Source: Journal of Materials Science. Jul2026, Vol. 61 Issue 28, p20041-20076. 36p.

Subject Terms: *Carbon electrodes, *Surfaces (Technology), *Energy storage, *Porosity, *Supercapacitors, *Ionic liquids

Surface Engineering for PMMA-Based Removable Prostheses: A Narrative Review.

Authors: Ashkar, Jamal Al¹ (AUTHOR), Ioanid, Nicoleta¹ (AUTHOR), Dima, Delia Teodora¹ (AUTHOR), Stan, Ruxandra Teodora¹ (AUTHOR), Katsonis, Andreas¹ (AUTHOR) md-eng-10374@students.umfiasi.ro, Pauna, Ana-Maria Raluca¹ (AUTHOR), Vasluianu, Roxana-Ionela¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Polymers (20734360). Jul2026, Vol. 18 Issue 14, p1765. 23p.

Subject Terms: *Polymethylmethacrylate, *Surfaces (Technology), *Additives, *Hydroxyapatite, *Silica, *Titanium dioxide

A Review on Performance Enhancement of Graphene‐Based Flexible Sensors Through Microstructure Design and Interface Engineering.

Authors: Shan, Mingli^1,2 (AUTHOR) shanmingli1987@163.com

Source: ChemistrySelect. 7/3/2026, Vol. 11 Issue 25, p1-27. 27p.

Subject Terms: *Microstructure, *Surfaces (Technology), *Patient monitoring, *Soft robotics, *Wearable technology, *Nanostructured materials

HEMOCOMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF BLOOD-CONTACTING DEVICES - CASE STUDY BASED ON SELECTED COMPLETED PROJECTS.

Authors: MAJOR, ROMAN¹ major.r@imim.pl, LACKNER, JUERGEN M.², KAKINOKI, SACHIRO³, GAWLIKOWSKI, MACIEJ⁴, MAJOR, BOGUSŁAW¹

Source: Archives of Metallurgy & Materials. 2026, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p965-976. 12p.

Subject Terms: *Heart assist devices, *Surfaces (Technology), *Biomaterials, *Nanostructured materials, *Rapid prototyping, *Biocompatibility

Spatially Tailored 3D Cylindrical Vector Beams Array Generation Based on Metasurface.

Authors: Cui, Yang^1,2 (AUTHOR), Zhang, Xue^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Zhao, Ruizhe^1,2 (AUTHOR), Zhang, Shifei^1,2 (AUTHOR), Ma, Aoqi^1,2 (AUTHOR), Geng, Guangzhou⁴ (AUTHOR), Li, Junjie⁴ (AUTHOR), Sun, Hao⁵ (AUTHOR), Wang, Yongtian^1,2 (AUTHOR), Huang, Lingling^1,2 (AUTHOR) huanglingling@bit.edu.cn

Source: Laser & Photonics Reviews. 6/18/2026, Vol. 20 Issue 12, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *Vector beams, *Surfaces (Technology), *Optical control, *Quantum information science, *Vortex motion

Block Copolymer Nanoparticles with Surface‐enriched RAFT Groups Prepared by Orthogonal RAFT‐mediated Polymerization‐induced Self‐assembly.

Authors: Zheng, Zuobao¹ (AUTHOR), Luo, Zihao¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Ziteng¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Li^1,2 (AUTHOR), Tan, Jianbo^1,2 (AUTHOR) tanjianbo@gdut.edu.cn

Source: Chinese Journal of Chemistry. Jun2026, Vol. 44 Issue 11, p1795-1803. 9p.

Subject Terms: *Block copolymers, *Surfaces (Technology), *Chain scission, *Addition polymerization, *Polymerization, *Nanostructures

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Surface Engineering: From Process Optimization to Intelligent Materials Design.

Authors: Gopal, Lakshmi¹ (AUTHOR), Sudarshan, Tirumalai¹ (AUTHOR) sudarshan@matmod.com

Source: Surface Engineering. Jun2026, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p597-604. 8p.

Subject Terms: *Artificial intelligence, *Surfaces (Technology), *Deep learning, *Process optimization, *Digital twin, *Reinforcement learning, *Machine learning, *Computer vision

Interfacial Engineering for High-Output, Mechanically Robust Fully Stretchable Moisture-Electric Generators.

Authors: Meng, Qi^1,2 (AUTHOR), Zhang, He^3,4 (AUTHOR) he.zhang@abic.hk, Feng, Jiayun¹ (AUTHOR), Yu, Minghan^1,2 (AUTHOR), Sun, Yuxin¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Shujun¹ (AUTHOR), Sun, Yuxiang³ (AUTHOR), Sun, Mingze³ (AUTHOR), Xu, Jie⁵ (AUTHOR), Xie, Haijiao⁶ (AUTHOR), Sun, Qing^1,2,7 (AUTHOR) qsun@irec.cat, Tian, Yanhong^1,2 (AUTHOR) tianyh@hit.edu.cn

Source: Nano-Micro Letters. 5/21/2026, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *Hydrogels, *Surfaces (Technology), *Bioelectronics, *Energy harvesting, *Wearable technology, *Stability (Mechanics)

Anode Surface Engineering for Tunable Carbon Nanotube Growth via Integrated Carbon Capture and Conversion in Low‐Cost Molten Carbonates.

Authors: Dipta, I Ketut Rai Asmara¹ (AUTHOR), Lee, Chan Woo¹ (AUTHOR) cwlee1@kookmin.ac.kr, Mohamad, Ahmad Azmin¹ (AUTHOR) aam@usm.my

Source: International Journal of Energy Research. 5/15/2026, Vol. 2026, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *Carbon nanotubes, *Surfaces (Technology), *Carbon sequestration, *Deterioration of metals, *Electrochemical analysis, *Catalyst synthesis, *Etching reagents, *Fused salts

Enhanced Cycling Stability of High‐Voltage Ni‐Rich Cathodes With Autogenous Robust Surfaces for All‐Solid‐State Batteries.

Authors: Kim, Sunmin¹ (AUTHOR), Kim, Minji¹ (AUTHOR), Lee, Jonghyuk¹ (AUTHOR), Ku, Miju¹ (AUTHOR), Song, Insuk¹ (AUTHOR), Prinz, Fritz B.² (AUTHOR), Kim, Young‐Beom^1,3 (AUTHOR) ybkim@hanyang.ac.kr

Source: Advanced Functional Materials. May2026, Vol. 36 Issue 37, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *Solid state batteries, *Surfaces (Technology), *Solid electrolytes, *Sintering, *Electrochemical analysis