Materials
Materials
High‐Performance Coupled Nanogenerators Based on Electrospun Porous PU@PVDF‐ZnO Nanofibers with Core–Shell Structure
20/04/2025 -
This article primarily investigates the outstanding performance characteristics of nanofiber membranes prepared via the electrostatic spinning method and provides a detailed account of the...
Aerosol Jet Printing of Hybrid Ti3C2Tx MXene/PEDOT:PSS Nanospheres for Flexible Planar/Fiber Architectured Micro‐Supercapacitors
20/04/2025 -
MXene/PEDOT:PSS‐based planar and fiber‐architectured flexible supercapacitors (FSCs) are fabricated using aerosol jet printing (AJP) technology. The 3D MXene‐wrinkled spherical connected by...
Waterborne Polyurethane/Nano‐SiO2 Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Sizing Agents for Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fibers/Epoxy Composites
13/04/2025 -
This study investigates the effect of the waterborne polyurethane/nano‐SiO2 sizing on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composites. The results show that the chemical activity...
Janus Nanocomposite for Enhanced Bone Tissue Engineering: Polyurethane Nanofibers with Zoledronic Acid–Silk Fibroin and Silver‐Infused Chitosan Hydrogel
01/04/2025 -
GA: A thin layer of skin, including the epidermis and dermis, is shaved from a donor site to restore skin defects in autologous skin grafting and is limited by donor site availability. To overcome...
A Durable Metalgel Maintaining 3×106 S∙M‒1 Conductivity under 1 000 000 Stretching Cycles
30/03/2025 -
This work presents a new metalgel that immobilizes liquid metal continuum within waterborne polyurethane networks through electrostatic interactions. The polymer network, enriched with dynamic...
Thermoplastic Polyurethane‐Oleic Acid (TPU‐OLE) Membranes for Guided Bone Regeneration
18/03/2025 -
ABSTRACTGuided bone regeneration (GBR) is a regenerative surgical procedure in dentistry and orthopedics. The aim of this study is to fabricate a novel nano‐textured, hydrophilic thermoplastic...
Molecular Chain Interpenetration–Enabled High Interfacial Compatibility of Ionic and Electronic Conductors for Stretchable Ionic Devices
12/03/2025 -
A high interfacial compatibility of ionic and electronic conductors is achieved via molecular chain interpenetration. With the benefit of the interface, the fabricated reversible adhesive electrode...
Fabrication and Investigation on Mechanical, Electrical, and Sensing Performance of Polydimethylsiloxane/Carbon Nanotube and Thermoplastic Polyurethane/Carbon Nanotube Wearable Strain Sensors
03/03/2025 -
In the present study, polydimethylsiloxane/carbon nanotube (PDMS/CNT) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)/CNT sandwich‐structured strain sensors are obtained through two‐step solution mixing....
Designing Robust Superhydrophobic/Superoleophilic Composite Coatings for Anticorrosion/Scaling by Utilizing 8‐Hydroxyquinoline Microcapsules
14/02/2025 -
The microcapsules encapsulate 8‐Hydroxyquinoline as a corrosion inhibitor within a polyurea/polyurethane/SiO2 shell. A superhydrophobic/superoleophilic coating is fabricated using these...
Transparent Peelable Films with Ultrawear Resistant and Anti‐Ice Functionalities Fabricated via Magnetron Sputtering and Vacuum Plasma Processes
30/01/2025 -
The fabrication of transparent hydrophobic protective peelable film using a combined process of spraying, magnetron sputtering, and plasma etching is shown. The film offers a very long ice delay...
Self‐Wrinkling‐Induced Mechanically Adaptive Patterned Surface of Photocuring Coating for Abrasion Resistance
24/12/2024 -
This study unravels a self‐wrinkled mechanically adaptive patterned surface (SWMAPS) by a one‐step UV‐curing and self‐wrinkling technique. Thanks to the mechanically adaptive performance of...
Tough Polyurethane Hydrogels with a Multiple Hydrogen‐Bond Interlocked Bicontinuous Phase Structure Prepared by In Situ Water‐Induced Microphase Separation
23/12/2024 -
Tough polyurethane hydrogels with a multiple hydrogen‐bond interlocked bicontinuous phase structure are prepared by in situ water‐induced microphase separation. The outstanding mechanical...
Synergistic Multimodal Energy Dissipation Enhances Certified Efficiency of Flexible Organic Photovoltaics beyond 19%
10/12/2024 -
By combining multimodal energy dissipation and phase modulation in active layer films, the mechanical and photovoltaic properties of flexible electronics are innovatively co‐developed to achieve a...
Exploiting Geometric Frustration in Coupled von Mises Trusses to Program Multifunctional Mechanical Metamaterials
23/11/2024 -
Mechanical metamaterials capable of compressive stiffness tunability, shape morphing, and post‐fabrication modularity. Herein, the 3D unit cell design is based on an assembly of bistable von Mises...
Emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the north-west Antarctic Peninsula region
20/11/2024 -
Antarctica, once regarded as the last pristine desert untouched by human activity, is now facing increasing local impacts due to the rising presence of humans, primarily driven by scientific and...
Effect of Solid Content on Rheological, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Adipic Acid?Based Flame Retardant Polyurethane Dispersion
20/11/2024 -
Protein purification is essential for biomedical and industrial applications, but current methods often face challenges like low efficiency, high cost, and limited selectivity. To overcome these...
Study of Physicochemical and Biological Properties of UHMWPE Joint Implant With Ti, Ta, and Zr Thin Films
20/11/2024 -
The elasto?plastic model?based finite element method (FEM) simulation can graphically describe the nonlinearly mechanical response of adhesives to various loadings. Its prediction accuracy...
A Systematic Study on the Polymerization Processes and Resulting Polymer Properties of Bioinspired Sesamol and Diamine?Based Benzoxazines
19/11/2024 -
This work investigated how the suspension chain's content impacts damping polyurethane systems' properties. The main chain prepolymer was synthesized by reacting DPH derived from castor oil...
Polyurethane foams based local montmorillonite (magnite) as intumescent materials
19/11/2024 -
Abstract In the present framework, we aimed to elaborate intumescent composites polyurethane/ organically treated montmorillonite (PU/ OMMT) foams by the use of local...
Polyurethane Nanocomposites with Open-Cell Structure Modified with Aluminosilicate Nano-Filler
19/11/2024 -
Nanocomposite flexible polyurethane foams (nFPUfs) were obtained by modifying the polyurethane formulation by adding a halloysite nano-filler in the amount of one to five parts by weight per hundred...
Eco-Friendly Castor Oil-Based Composite with High Clam Shell Powder Content
21/11/2024 -
Eco-friendly castor oil-based composites with a high content of clam shell powder were prepared in this study. Biomass composites were prepared by blending castor-oil-based polyurethane prepolymer...
