Ultrafast Flame-Induced Pyrolysis of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Foam Materials toward Exceptional Superhydrophobic Surfaces and Reliable Mechanical Robustness

Bubble Seeding Nanocavities: Multiple Polymer Foam Cell Nucleation by Polydimethylsiloxane-Grafted Designer Silica Nanoparticles

(2020) Shanqiu Liu et al.   ACS Nano

3D-Printed Ultra-Robust Surface-Doped Porous Silicone Sensors for Wearable Biomonitoring

(2020) Elham Davoodi et al.   ACS Nano

Anti-liquid-Interfering and Bacterially Antiadhesive Strategy for Highly Stretchable and Ultrasensitive Strain Sensors Based on Cassie-Baxter Wetting State

(2020) Jing Lin et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Thermo and light-responsive strategies of smart titanium-containing composite material surface for enhancing bacterially anti-adhesive property

(2020) Jing Lin et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Facile and green synthesis of mechanically flexible and flame-retardant clay/graphene oxide nanoribbion interconnected networks for fire safety and prevention

(2020) Zhi-Ran Yu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

One-step and green synthesis of lightweight, mechanically flexible and flame-retardant polydimethylsiloxane foam nanocomposites via surface-assembling ultralow content of graphene derivative

(2020) Cheng-Fei Cao et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Water-based hybrid coatings toward mechanically flexible, super-hydrophobic and flame-retardant polyurethane foam nanocomposites with high-efficiency and reliable fire alarm response

(2020) Kun-Yu Guo et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Design of robust superhydrophobic surfaces

(2020) Dehui Wang et al.   NATURE

Mechanically flexible, super-hydrophobic and flame-retardant hybrid nano-silica/graphene oxide wide ribbon decorated sponges for efficient oil/water separation and fire warning response

(2020) Min Mao et al.   COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING

An integrated strategy for achieving oil-in-water separation, removal, and anti-oil/dye/bacteria-fouling

(2020) Yufei Wang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Mechano-Plastic Pyrolysis of Dynamic Covalent Polymer Network toward Hierarchical 3D Ceramics

(2019) Ning Zheng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

3D Printed Multifunctional, Hyperelastic Silicone Rubber Foam

(2019) Qiyi Chen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Highly stretchable, anti-corrosive and wearable strain sensors based on the PDMS/CNTs decorated elastomer nanofiber composite

(2019) Ling Wang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Simple Fabrication of Concrete with Remarkable Self-Cleaning Ability, Robust Superhydrophobicity, Tailored Porosity, and Highly Thermal and Sound Insulation

(2019) Binbin Dong et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Temperature-responsive resistance sensitivity controlled by L-ascorbic acid and silane co-functionalization in flame-retardant GO network for efficient fire early-warning response

(2019) Zhao-Hui Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Environmentally Benign Production of Stretchable and Robust Superhydrophobic Silicone Monoliths

(2018) Alexander Davis et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Transparent, Superflexible Doubly Cross-Linked Polyvinylpolymethylsiloxane Aerogel Superinsulators via Ambient Pressure Drying

(2018) Guoqing Zu et al.   ACS Nano

Wood Nanotechnology for Strong, Mesoporous, and Hydrophobic Biocomposites for Selective Separation of Oil/Water Mixtures

(2018) Qiliang Fu et al.   ACS Nano

Fire-Retardant and Thermally Insulating Phenolic-Silica Aerogels

(2018) Zhi-Long Yu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Facile synthesis of super-hydrophobic, electrically conductive and mechanically flexible functionalized graphene nanoribbon/polyurethane sponge for efficient oil/water separation at static and dynamic states

(2018) Fei Qiang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Temperature-triggered sensitive resistance transition of graphene oxide wide-ribbons wrapped sponge for fire ultrafast detecting and early warning

(2018) Hui Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Bio-inspired hollow PDMS sponge for enhanced oil–water separation

(2018) Jung Hwal Shin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Design of mechanically stable, electrically conductive and highly hydrophobic three-dimensional graphene nanoribbon composites by modulating the interconnected network on polymer foam skeleton

(2018) Cheng-Fei Cao et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A novel and facile strategy for highly flame retardant polymer foam composite materials: Transforming silicone resin coating into silica self-extinguishing layer

(2017) Qian Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Joule-heated graphene-wrapped sponge enables fast clean-up of viscous crude-oil spill

(2017) Jin Ge et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

An innovative, fast and facile soft-template approach for the fabrication of porous PDMS for oil–water separation

(2017) A. Turco et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

3D printing of a mechanically durable superhydrophobic porous membrane for oil–water separation

(2017) Juan Lv et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Recent progress in fabrication and application of polydimethylsiloxane sponges

(2017) Deyong Zhu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Nature-inspired superwettability systems

(2017) Mingjie Liu et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Fabrication of Highly Stretchable Conductors Based on 3D Printed Porous Poly(dimethylsiloxane) and Conductive Carbon Nanotubes/Graphene Network

(2016) Shasha Duan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Gradient Polymer Nanofoams for Encrypted Recording of Chemical Events

(2016) Nikolay Borodinov et al.   ACS Nano

Thermal Processing of Silicones for Green, Scalable, and Healable Superhydrophobic Coatings

(2016) Xinchun Tian et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

One-pot synthesis of robust superhydrophobic, functionalized graphene/polyurethane sponge for effective continuous oil–water separation

(2016) Shuai Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Development of Macroporous Silicone Rubber for Acoustic Applications

(2016) Anil Kumar et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Flame-Retardant and Smoke-Suppressed Silicone Foams with Chitosan-Based Nanocoatings

(2016) Shi-Bi Deng et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Generation of Silicone Poly-HIPEs with Controlled Pore Sizes via Reactive Emulsion Stabilization

(2016) Anaïs Giustiniani et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Moving superhydrophobic surfaces toward real-world applications

(2016) X. Tian et al.   SCIENCE

Facile Preparation of the Porous PDMS Oil-Absorbent for Oil/Water Separation

(2016) Cunlong Yu et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Robust self-cleaning surfaces that function when exposed to either air or oil

(2015) Y. Lu et al.   SCIENCE

Mussel-Inspired Direct Immobilization of Nanoparticles and Application for Oil–Water Separation

(2014) Qing Zhu et al.   ACS Nano

Highly Stretchable Conductors Integrated with a Conductive Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Network and 3D Porous Poly(dimethylsiloxane)

(2014) Mengting Chen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Pumping through Porous Hydrophobic/Oleophilic Materials: An Alternative Technology for Oil Spill Remediation

(2014) Jin Ge et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Superhydrophobic Sponge with Excellent Absorbency and Flame Retardancy

(2014) Changping Ruan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Magnetic, superhydrophobic and durable silicone sponges and their applications in removal of organic pollutants from water

(2014) Lingxiao Li et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Stable superhydrophobic surface based on silicone combustion product

(2014) Lie Shen et al.   RSC Advances

Durable superhydrophobic/superoleophilic PDMS sponges and their applications in selective oil absorption and in plugging oil leakages

(2014) Xia Zhao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Preparation of Microporous Silicone Rubber Membrane with Tunable Pore Size via Solvent Evaporation-Induced Phase Separation

(2013) Jian Zhao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Polyurethanes: Versatile Materials and Sustainable Problem Solvers for Today’s Challenges

(2013) Hans-Wilhelm Engels et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Fluoroalkyl Silane Modified Silicone Rubber/Nanoparticle Composite: A Super Durable, Robust Superhydrophobic Fabric Coating

(2012) Hua Zhou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A new method for producing “Lotus Effect” on a biomimetic shark skin

(2012) Yunhong Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

A Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Sponge for the Selective Absorption of Oil from Water

(2011) Sung-Jin Choi et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Natural and biomimetic artificial surfaces for superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning, low adhesion, and drag reduction

(2010) Bharat Bhushan et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Synthesis of Light-Diffracting Assemblies from Microspheres and Nanoparticles in Droplets on a Superhydrophobic Surface

(2008) Vinayak Rastogi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Functionalized graphene sheet filled silicone foam nanocomposites

(2008) Raquel Verdejo et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Flame retardancy of silicone-based materials

(2008) Siska Hamdani et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY