2026

Enhanced Ferroelectric Phase Formation via Local Structure Modification in the Pre-Crystalline State of Hafnium Zirconium Oxide Thin Films Nicolas K. Lam, Gerald R. Bejger, Waseem A. Wani, Kristina M. Holsgrove, Andrew N. Titus, Niyorjyoti Sharma, Shihao Wang, Keithen Orson, Megan K. Lenox, Liron Shvilberg, Yong Kyu Choi, Ian A. Brummel, Benjamin L. Aronson, Petra Reinke, Quentin Ramasse, Amit Kumar, Brian J. Rodriguez, Christina M. Rost, Jon F. Ihlefeld, Advanced Functional Materials 36(80), e78109, 2026.

Humidity-Responsive Fmoc-Peptide/PDMS Nanocomposite Films: Swelling-Driven Optical Modulation Aeshah F. Alotaibi, Brian J. Rodriguez, James H. Rice, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 742, 140473, 2026.

Nanocomplexes Integrated into a Polymeric Bilayer Film Enhance Buccal Permeation of a GLP-1 Peptide Analogue Sandeep Karki, Sahil Malhotra, Muhammad Ijaz, Qiancheng Zhang, Estela Bini, Bridget Hogg, Thomas Lijnse, Eoin D. O’Cearbhaill, Brian J. Rodriguez, David J. Brayden, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 18(28), 38445–38465, 2026.

Bone-like Collagen Matrices Through Rapid Intrafibrillar Mineralisation Michael Eugene Doyle, Qiancheng Zhang, Brian J. Rodriguez, Kenneth Dalgarno, Ana Marina Ferreira, Journal of Functional Biomaterials 17(7), 344, 2026.

Structure and Transport Properties of High-Entropy A-Site Disordered LaMnO3-Based Epitaxial Thin Films Obtained by Polymer Assisted Deposition Jelena Vukmirović, Ivan Stijepović, Marija Milanović, Iva Toković, Danica Piper, Bojan Miljević, Xuyun Guo, Waseem Ahmad Wani, Brian J. Rodriguez, et al., Materials Today Nano 34, 100804, 2026.

Gold Nanorods as Effective Modulators of Shape Memory Behavior in Physiological Conditions of PLA/PEG Blends Xabier Larrañaga, Sophia C. Bittinger, Uxue Aizarna-Lopetegui, Richard Schönlein, Brian J. Rodriguez, Jose R. Sarasua, Ester Zuza, Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi, ACS Nanoscience Au 6(2), 250–262, 2026.

Lipid Saturation and Cholesterol Drive the Mechanical Response of Lipid Bilayer to Ionic Liquid: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study Alyona Yedelkina, Brian J. Rodriguez, Alessandro Podestà, Antonio Benedetto, Langmuir 42(12), 8405–8415, 2026.

Fabrication of 3D PEDOT:PSS Composite Microstructures via Two-Photon Polymerisation Jason M. Delente, Srikanth Kolagatla, Naroa Lopez-Larrea, Miryam Criado-Gonzalez, Marco Carlotti, Brian J. Rodriguez, Colm Delaney, David Mecerreyes, Virgilio Mattoli, Larisa Florea, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 14, 3181–3189, 2026.