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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Se Yun Kim, Weon Ho Shin, Hyun-Sik Kim, Doh Won Jung, Mi-Jeong Kim, Kwanghee Kim, Jong Wook Roh, Sungwoo Hwang, Jongmin Lee, Daejin Yang, Hiesang Sohn, Seong Heon Kim, Changhoon Jung, Eunae Cho, Dong-Jin Yun, Jinhong Kim, Young Jin Cho, Sang-Il Kim, Kyu Hyoung Lee, Chan Kwak, Dong-Su Ko
Summary: This study introduces a rational design and fabrication process for a silver nanowire-based transparent conductive electrode, which significantly improves the electrode performance through hybridization with RuO2 nanosheets and silver nanoparticles. After 200,000 bending cycles at a curvature radius of 1 mm, the resistance change of this hybrid electrode is only 8.8%, making it feasible for use in foldable devices.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shuo Shi, Miao Cui, Fengxin Sun, Kunkun Zhu, Mohammad Irfan Iqbal, Xiaoyu Chen, Bin Fei, Robert K. Y. Li, Qingyou Xia, Jinlian Hu
Summary: The researchers developed a two-way shape-memory cellulose vascular stent that can adjust its shape through mild solutions, and extensively studied its shape-memory characteristics, mechanical properties, cell toxicity, and biocompatibility. Experimental results showed that this vascular stent has excellent biocompatibility and supporting performance, which may contribute significantly to biomaterials science and the application of vascular stents.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Materials Science, Composites
Sithara Gopinath, Nayarassery N. Adarsh, P. Radhakrishnan Nair, Suresh Mathew
Summary: Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are stimuli-responsive polymers that can recover their initial shape under external stimuli. They have wide applications in various fields due to their unique features and the integration of nanofillers can further enhance their properties, forming shape-memory polymer nanocomposites (SMPNCs). This review focuses on thermo-responsive SMPs, discussing their design, classifications, and the characteristics of elastomers and polymer blends used. It also discusses the importance of T-g and T-m based SMPs and SMPNCs, various elastomers used, preparation methods, and future applications.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dongyang Yu, Yanhua Teng, He Feng, Xiuling Lin, Jianjun Li, Qingping Wang, Changguo Xue
Summary: In this paper, a multi-stimuli-responsive hydrogel was prepared and rendered conductive by incorporating carbon black. The hydrogel was successfully used to construct a gripper, thermistor, and finger movement monitor, demonstrating its potential in soft device applications.
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Chemistry, Physical
Zhenzhen Wei, Luyang Yu, Shuqing Lu, Yan Zhao
Summary: This article summarizes the application of reversibly thermo-responsive materials in lithium batteries, which can autonomously detect and respond to thermal faults in the battery, improving its thermal safety and durability. Firstly, the authors review four types of different thermoresponsive materials, including sol-gel transition polymers, phase change materials, temperature-stimulus shape memory materials, and positive temperature coefficient thermosensitive materials. Secondly, they summarize how these materials couple with lithium battery components and are applied in external management of batteries to enhance safety and electrochemical performance. Finally, they propose ideas for new applications and future development of thermo-responsive materials in the field of lithium batteries.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Guilin Hu, Junfei Ou, Xinzuo Fang, Sheng Lei, Fajun Wang, Changquan Li, Wen Li, Yating Hu, Alidad Amirfazli
Summary: This study proposes a new method to endow cotton fabric with self-cleaning and crease-recovering functionalities by coating the fabric surface with a composite coating of shape memory epoxy resin and silica nanoparticles. The treated fabric shows good superhydrophobicity and crease recovery property, and exhibits excellent resistance to mechanical abrasion and ultrasonic vibration in ethanol.
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Engineering, Environmental
Alireza Shaabani, Roya Sedghi, Hamidreza Motasadizadeh, Rassoul Dinarvand
Summary: The study demonstrates that aniline trimer-based self-healable conductive polyurethane scaffolds have excellent shape memory and temperature-responsive properties for bone tissue engineering. These scaffolds exhibit outstanding performance in cell adhesion, proliferation, differentiation, and mineralization, with remarkable self-healing efficiency.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yi Chen, Xing Zhao, Yan Li, Zhao-Yuan Jin, Yi Yang, Ming-Bo Yang, Bo Yin
Summary: This study developed a novel multiple-stimulus responsive shape memory polymer with fast light- and magnetic-responsive ability, shape reconfiguration, reversible shape transformation, and excellent self-healing performance. The material has great potential for various fields such as biomedical devices, artificial muscles, smart actuators, and aerospace applications.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zexing Deng, Rui Yu, Baolin Guo
Summary: Stimuli-responsive conductive hydrogels, combining the advantages of conductive polymers, carbon nanomaterials, metals, and conductive ionic compounds, have emerged as a new concept in the field of hydrogel research. These hydrogels can respond to various stimuli such as temperature, pH, light, magnetic fields, and electrical fields, and have a wide range of applications in sensors, electronic devices, drug release, wound healing, photothermal therapy, tissue engineering, and cell delivery. Various issues still need to be addressed, and future directions for the development of new types of stimuli-responsive conductive hydrogels are proposed in this review.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Andrew Akerson, Blaise Bourdin, Kaushik Bhattacharya
Summary: With recent advances in responsive materials and fabrication techniques, integrated functional structures composed of structural and active materials can now be constructed. This study investigates the robust design of such structures through topology optimization, exploring different objective functions and their resulting designs.
STRUCTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION
(2022)
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xiaoxing Xia, Christopher M. Spadaccini, Julia R. Greer
Summary: Architected materials are a class of materials with unique properties and functionalities. They have structures intermediate in scale between atomic arrangement and bulk dimensions, and can respond to various stimuli and evolve over time. This review provides an overview of the architected materials constructed in both space and time, and discusses their responses to different stimuli.
NATURE REVIEWS MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Optics
Chaoping Wei, Xuegang Lu, Xiaoxiang Wen, Yuting Liu, Sen Yang
Summary: Structural colors derived from nature have unique optical performances and various applications. Tunable structural colors have been realized through the development of biomimetic micro/nanostructures. Functional materials utilizing thermal polymer and photonic microstructure have broad application prospects in sensor, display, anti-counterfeiting and biomedical treatments.
OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuan Liu, Gungun Lin, Mariana Medina-Sanchez, Maria Guix, Denys Makarov, Dayong Jin
Summary: With advanced biomedical theragnosis and bioengineering tools, smart and soft responsive microstructures and nanostructures have been developed that can change shapes and convert external power into mechanical actions. This article surveys the progress in designing responsive polymer-particle nanocomposites, leading to the development of smart shapemorphing microscale robotic devices. The use of magnetic fields for tether-free control enables penetration of biological tissues, and future fabrication techniques will be crucial for integrating nanoscale material functionalities into microscale robots.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Adam G. Kelly, Jane O'Reilly, Cian Gabbett, Domhnall O'Suilleabhain, Umar Khan, Jack Maughan, Tian Carey, Siadhbh Sheil, Plamen Stamenov, Jonathan N. Coleman
Summary: This study describes a dispersion of silver nanosheets that can be printed into highly conductive networks. Using a commercial thermal inkjet printer, highly conductive silver nanosheet patterns can be printed, which can form electromagnetic interference shields with record shielding effectiveness. Additionally, high resolution patterns with high conductivity can be printed using an aerosol-jet printer.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Shaoying Wu, Hongsheng Luo, Wei Shen, Junzhao Su, Cenhuai Ma, Jiahua Wu
Summary: In this study, a novel electrospun shape memory actuator with rapid near-infrared responsiveness was successfully fabricated. By depositing Ti3C2Tx (MXene)/cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) hybrids onto fibril mats, the actuator exhibited enhanced mechanical properties and photothermal effects. It was capable of remote activation and could lift an object 265 times its weight by 80% extension within 10 seconds.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Deyong Zheng, Huihui Jin, Yucong Liao, Pengxia Ji
Summary: In this study, a highly stable and efficient catalyst, fluorine-doped Co3O4 (F-Co3O4), was developed for hydrogen production by water electrolysis. The F-Co3O4 catalyst exhibited a remarkable reduction in overpotential and demonstrated excellent stability for over 100 hours.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Ziwen Lv, Jintao Wang, Fengyi Wang, Jianqiang Wang, Fuquan Li, Hongtao Chen
Summary: Adding Cu6Sn5 nano particles can effectively inhibit the overgrowth of intermetallic compounds at the interfaces of solder joints in electronic devices, providing a solution to this issue. A new growth mechanism of intermetallic compounds at the interfaces was identified.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jun Wang, Jiawei Chen, Wanru Liao, Fangyang Liu, Min Liu, Liangxing Jiang
Summary: A BiOI/AgI/Ag plasmonic heterostructure photocathode was successfully designed through electrodeposition, ion-exchange, and illumination methods. This photocathode exhibits superior performance in photoelectrochemical water splitting.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoxiao Liu, Xianxian Zhou, Xiaotao Ma, Qinbo Yuan, Shibin Liu
Summary: In this study, the authors propose a method to accelerate the reaction of polysulfides in lithium-sulfur batteries using a Ni@OC Mott-Schottky heterojunction as a catalyst. The experimental results demonstrate that the charge redistribution at the Ni@OC interface accelerates electron transfer and enhances catalytic activity, leading to improved reaction kinetics and battery performance.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Dayou Ma, Mohammad Rezasefat, Joziel Aparecido da Cruz, Sandro Campos Amico, Marco Giglio, Andrea Manes
Summary: The matrix has a significant effect on the impact resistance of composite materials. Replacing a brittle polymer with a more flexible one can improve impact resistance, but it poses challenges to standard testing methods. This study designs a new fixture for testing the low-velocity impact of soft composites and investigates the effect of the fixture on the mechanical performance.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Lingchang Wang, Qihang Yang, Huzhen Li, Ming Wei, Qian Wang, Zhenzhong Hu, Mengmeng Zhen
Summary: Bronze titanium dioxide (TiO2(B)) is a promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries due to its high specific capacity. However, its practical applications are hindered by poor conductivity and limited electrochemical kinetics. In this study, TiO2(B)-carbon nanosheets heterostructures are synthesized to enhance the cycling performance and rate capability of TiO2(B).
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Atul Thakur, Ritesh Verma, Ankush Chauhan, Fayu Wan, Preeti Thakur
Summary: In this study, BaFe12O19 and BaFe12O19: Epoxy (50:50) nanocomposites were synthesized using the co-precipitation method. The structural information and material properties, such as crystallite size and electrical conductivity, were characterized by XRD, FESEM, EDX, and TEM techniques.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jingyu Wu, Xinyan Ma, Yong Yang
Summary: A well-defined CoS2@NC(CS-500) hierarchical binder-free catalyst cathode is constructed through in-situ grown of ZIF-67 on carbon cloth and high-temperature carbonization. The cathode shows excellent reaction kinetics and electrochemical performance, providing inspiration for developing advanced Li-CO2 battery catalysts.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Svetlana M. Posokhova, Vladimir A. Morozov, Kirill N. Boldyrev, Dina Deyneko, Erzhena T. Pavlova, Bogdan I. Lazoryak
Summary: This study explores the impact of synthesis method and composition on the structure and luminescence properties of K5Eu1-xHox(MoO4)4 with the palmierite-type matrix. The co-doping of Eu3+ and Ho3+ ions plays a critical role in manipulating charge transfer and luminescence efficiency in the visible and infrared regions.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jian Wang, Yeting Tao, Jingsheng Wang, Youtian Tao
Summary: A new electron-transport material iTPyBI-CN is developed through non-catalytic C-N coupling reaction. It exhibits better electroluminescence efficiency in organic light-emitting diodes compared to the commercial material TPBI, due to its twisted geometry and higher energy levels.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Tao Zhu, Feng Huang, Shuo Li, Yang Zhou
Summary: This article combines XRD analysis and microscopic structural observation to investigate the changes in limestone after high-temperature treatment. It finds that 500 degrees C is the critical temperature for crystalline and spatial arrangement changes in limestone, and the thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, and heat storage coefficient gradually decrease after thermal treatment.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Muhammad Haekal Habibie, Fransiska Sri Herwahyu Krismastuti, Abdi Wira Septama, Faiza Maryani, Vivi Fauzia
Summary: This study focuses on the synthesis of zinc oxide nanostructure from zinc recovered from galvanization ash and highlights its potential as a sustainable source of zinc and as an antibacterial agent.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jingyi Li, Yixin Xing, Wei Gu, Shousi Lu
Summary: In this study, PC@CaP microparticles were fabricated using biomimetic mineralization. The results showed that under environmental stress, PC@CaP exhibited improved stability and antioxidative activity, indicating its potential use in high-added value fields.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yan Liu, Shunyou Chen
Summary: In this study, TNTs were used as a drug carrier and modified with ZIF-8 and silk fibroin to obtain a new drug loading platform. The results showed that this drug-loaded platform had a good drug release effect in vitro and could promote cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chunhui Zhu, Wentao Wang, Qing Zhen, Xinning Huang, Shixin Li, Shaochang Wang, Xiaoping Ma, Xiaoxia Liu, Yalong Jiao, Kai Sun, Zhuangzhi Li, Huaixin Yang, Jianqi Li
Summary: A type of stacking fault is revealed in e-InSe crystal, which is associated with a small stacking-fault energy and shows exceptional plasticity.