Programmable droplet transportation is required urgently but is still challenging. In this work, breath figure was employed to fabricate shape-memory poly­(lactic acid) (PLLA) honeycombs in which tiny crystals and an amorphous network act as the shape-fixed phase and recovery phase, respectively. Upon uniaxial tension, circle pores from the breath figure were deformed to elliptical pores, producing contact angle differences and anisotropic wetting behaviors in two directions. Both pore geometry and anisotropic wettability can be tailored via the draw ratio. On the PLLA honeycomb surface with a lower draw ratio, the contact angle difference is too small to induce droplet transportation along the desired direction. In the case of a higher draw ratio, however, the movement of water droplets has been controlled absolutely along the tension direction. The transition between them can be achieved reversibly during uniaxial tension and recovery processes based on the shape-memory effect. The enhanced flow control, which can be attributed to the synergism between optimal hydrophobicity and enlarged anisotropic wetting behaviors, endows water droplets with the ability to turn a corner spontaneously on a V-shaped surface including two regions exhibiting different oriented directions.

In this work, surface nano-stripes and a reflective grating have been fabricated on shape memory polymers (SMPs) to simulate the active color change of chameleons.

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Superhydrophobic surfaces with switchable adhesive/anti-adhesive performances are highly desired but still challenging. Herein, by loading porous poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) spheres on a shape memory polylactic acid (PLLA) film, a quasi-superhydrophobic surface of composite film (PVDF@PLLA) with the ability to tailor its surface structures/composition and related adhesive behaviors was fabricated. The as-prepared surface is covered by porous PVDF spheres. The combination of hydrophobicity of PVDF and hierarchical roughness resulted from porous spheres contributing to the high contact angle and low sliding angle, corresponding to Cassie state and lotus leaves effect. Upon uniaxial or biaxial tension, the distance among hydrophobic spheres is so high that more and more hydrophilic defects (PLLA film) have been exposed to water droplets, accounting for the quasi-superhydrophobic surface with a higher sliding angle. This is the reason for the Wenzel state and rose petals effect. After heating, PLLA film recovers to its original state. The porous PVDF spheres cover the whole film again, leading to the enhanced mobility of water droplets on the surface. The transition between the rose petals effect and the lotus leaves effect is programmable and reversible. Our result provides a novel strategy to tailor adhesive behaviors by combining (quasi-)superhydrophobic surface with shape memory effect.

Chaperonin containing TCP1 Subunit 3 (CCT3) is an important member of the chaperone protein family, providing a favorable environment for the correct folding of proteins in cell division, proliferation, and apoptosis pathways, which is involved in a variety of biological processes as well as the development and invasion of many malignant tumors. Many malignancies have been extensively examined with CCT3. It is presently used as a possible target for the treatment of many malignancies since it is not only a novel biomarker for the screening and diagnosis of different tumors, but it is also closely associated with tumor progression, prognosis, and survival. Recent studies have shown that the expression of CCT3 is up-regulated in some tumors, such as liver cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, etc. In this paper, we review the role of CCT3 in various tumors.