Advanced materials

 

Advanced materials

Additive Manufacturing of Molecular Architecture Encoded Stretchable Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogels and Elastomers
29/10/2025 - Bottlebrush molecular architecture prevents the crystallization of high molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) based polymers, enabling highly stretchable photocurable PEG hydrogels and...
Three‐Dimensional Printing Dual‐Network Hydrogel with Antibacterial, Stretchable, and Adhesive Performances for Motion Sensing
15/10/2025 - A polyacrylamide‐based hydrogel is prepared using DLP 3D printing technology through the free radical polymerization reaction, exhibiting high tensile strength, excellent adhesion, and good...
Bias‐Free Photoelectrochemical System for Scalable Solar‐Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Production via Molecularly Engineered Conjugated Polycarbazole Frameworks
08/08/2025 - This work presents a molecularly engineered conjugated polycarbazole framework that enables efficient, stable, and bias‐free photoelectrochemical synthesis of H2O2. Scaled to a 1 m2 panel reactor...
Microenvironment Regulation Unlocks High Li⁺ Conduction in Polyether Electrolytes for High‐Performance Quasi‐Solid‐State Batteries
02/08/2025 - Through introducing Ge4+ sites with weak Lewis acidity during in situ polymerization process, a microenvironment‐regulated polyether electrolyte (MPPE) is successfully developed with high Li+...
Piezoelectric Injectable Anti‐Adhesive Hydrogel to Promote Endogenous Healing of Tendon Injuries
14/07/2025 - Piezoelectric injectable anti‐adhesive hydrogel promotes Achilles tendon healing, forming a barrier to prevent adhesion and inflammation, and accelerates repair via piezoelectricity, offering a new...
Modulating Active Center Microenvironment in Phthalocyanine‐Based Covalent Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Electrocatalytic CO2 to CH3OH
27/03/2025 - The catalytic cage with carboxyl groups in PEH‐COF stabilized the [K(H2O)n]+ ions, which enhanced the PCET kinetics of the conversion for intermediates to methanol, and ultimately allows the...
Calcium hydroxyapatite powders functionalized with xanthan gum and pectin biopolymers: synthesis, characterization and adsorption efficiency toward methylene blue
20/11/2024 - Calcium hydroxyapatite pectin and calcium hydroxyapatite xanthan gum were prepared and characterized using chemical analysis, XRD, IR analysis, specific surface area, TGA and SEM. The adsorption...
Synthesis of Stearyl Alcohol/Polyethylene Glycol Hybrids as Water-Repellent Finishes for Cotton/Polyester Blended Fabric
29/10/2024 - Nowadays, developing and innovation of new finishing agents that are cost effective, efficient, durable, and safe for the consumer as well as the environment are greatly required by the textile...
Hydrophobic association hydrogel with toughness, high stretch, and sensitivity for flexible sensing
12/10/2024 - Particle dispersion assessment of the EVOH composite films with NC, MCC, SiO2 and CNC, and subsequent production of multilayer films, with an EVOH inner layer (or EVOH with NC or MCC incorporation)...
New insights into the catalyst and cocatalyst pre?contact process in ethylene copolymerization
12/10/2024 - Effect of pre?contacting time of catalyst and cocatalyst on rheological properties of polyethylene.The influence of pre?contacting time and temperature as well as mixing intensity on polyethylene...
Development of HEMA?Succinic Acid?PEG Bio?Based Monomers for High?Performance Hydrogels in Regenerative Medicine
09/10/2024 - ABSTRACTIn recent years, hydrogels have found a special place in regenerative medicine for tissue repair, rehabilitation, and drug delivery. To be used in regenerative medicine, hydrogels must have...
Polymersomes based on a fumaric copolymer as a novel drug nanocarrier
30/09/2024 - Abstract There is significant interest in using nanoparticles as new platforms for transporting and releasing drugs with limitations when directly administered into the body. In...
Preparation, structural characterizations and surface studies of irradiated flexible PPy/Fe2O3/PET polymer nanocomposite films for dielectric applications
20/09/2024 - A new composite (PPy/Fe2O3)/PET was created by mixing polypyrrole (PPy) with iron oxide (Fe2O3) and then depositing the resulting blend (PPy/Fe2O3) onto a polyethylene terephthalate (PET). After...
Highly Efficient Wear Resistance and Anti-wrinkle Properties of Cotton Fabric Finished by One-Step Eco-friendly Strategy
11/09/2024 - A significant challenge in the clothing industry is sustainable manufacturing with reduced exposure to toxic chemicals. This research presents a novel modification in the resin finishing of cotton...
Photoelectrocatalytic?Microbial Biohybrid for Nitrogen Reduction
05/09/2024 - A photoelectrochemical?microbial biohybrid is proposed with Azotobacter Vinelandii (A. Vinelandii) interfaced directly on polydopamine encapsulated nickel oxide (NiO) nanosheets (NiO@PDA) for...
Preparation of P/N/Si?containing covalent organic framework?based flame retardants and their application in epoxy resins
09/08/2024 - Mechanical tests of pure epoxy and toughened Epoxy/SEPS?g?PEGx AbstractThe effects of grafting level of polyethylene glycol (PEG) grafted styrene ethylene propylene styrene (SEPS) on the intrinsic...
Aided Porous Medium Emulsification for Functional Hydrogel Microparticles Synthesis
01/08/2024 - The aided porous medium emulsification for hydrogel microparticle synthesis (APME?HMS) system introduces a new approach to the hydrogel microparticle synthesis arsenal utilizing emulsification in a...
Improving microinjection processability of biodegradable elastomer poly(l?lactide?co???caprolactone) by blending with polycaprolactone and plasticizing with polyethylene glycol
07/06/2024 - To improve the flexibility, processability, and decomposability of isosorbide (ISB) based polycarbonate, ethoxylated isosorbide (EI5) was used as a comonomer in the synthesis process. Structures and...
Rapid?Response Water?Shrink Films with High Output Work Density Based on Polyethylene Oxide and ??Cyclodextrin for Autonomous Wound Closure
05/06/2024 - Conventional wound closure methods, including sutures and tissue adhesives, present significant challenges for self?care treatment, particularly in the context of bleeding wounds. Existing...
Synthesis and Optical Properties of Binaphthyl Derivatives with Comprehensive Introduction of Phenylethynyl Groups
24/05/2024 - In this study, compounds with phenylethynyl (PE) groups introduced at all of the possible positions of the methylene?bridged structure of the 1,1??bi?2?naphthol backbone (3?PE to 8?PE) were...
A Single Component, Single Layer Flexile Foam Evaporator with the Higher Efficiency for Water Generation
19/05/2024 - This paper presents a single component hydrophilic polymer evaporator with a record evaporation rate of 4.32 kg m?2 h?1 under 1 sun and excellent resistance to mechanical and chemical damage. This...