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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Ruilai Wei, Jiaqi He, Shuaipeng Ge, Hu Liu, Xiaole Ma, Juan Tao, Xi Cui, Xiaoming Mo, Zhou Li, Chunfeng Wang, Caofeng Pan
Summary: This study proposes an all-optical tactile sensing platform that converts multiple tactile stimuli into heterochromatic lights, enabling wireless and self-powered user-interactive applications. The platform offers high sensitivity, wide adaptability, and visualization, making it suitable for various fields such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
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Engineering, Environmental
Yudong Sun, Xuefen Li, Tong Hu, Shufen Zhang, Wenbin Niu
Summary: This research presents a novel photonic-ionic skin that is self-healing and resilient. Inspired by chameleon skins, the skin integrates ordered micro-nano arrays and dynamically covalently cross-linked ionogel to achieve high resilience and efficient self-healing. The skin also exhibits sensitive chromotropic properties and enables the control of optical signals for complex coded information input and human-machine interface construction.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weifeng Yang, Wei Gong, Wei Gu, Zhaoxu Liu, Chengyi Hou, Yaogang Li, Qinghong Zhang, Hongzhi Wang
Summary: This research reports a scalable fiber electronics system known as SOEFSs, which can visualize and digitize mechanical stimuli simultaneously without external power supply, with improved electrical and optical output performance. A new mechanoluminescent-triboelectric synergistic effect was realized through the coupling of space and surface charge polarization, providing a novel temporal-spatial resolution mode for motion capturing. Furthermore, industrial-level continuous manufacturing and recycling processes of SOEFS were achieved through new material system and spinning process.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
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Engineering, Environmental
Yunpeng Wang, Huimin Zhang, Shufen Zhang, Wenbin Niu
Summary: Inspired by squid skins, researchers have developed a novel photonic-ionic skin (PIskin) that can output electrical/optical signals synergistically, while also possessing anti-freezing, drying-tolerance, and antibacterial abilities. The PIskin combines antibacterial glycerol monolaurate (GML) with a poly-(diacetone acrylamide-co-acrylamide) gel matrix and introduces PEG200 and ionic liquids (ILs) to achieve dual-signal reporting and intelligent identification capabilities for strain, pressure, and temperature. This research provides a general design strategy for constructing high-performance interactive skins and opens up possibilities for various practical applications.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wei Li, Jin Zhang, Jiarong Niu, Xin Jin, Xiaoming Qian, Changfa Xiao, Wenyu Wang
Summary: This paper reports an ionic skin device based on organogel with surface microstructure, which is flexible, highly sensitive, and conductive. The device can convert mechanical energy into electrical energy and can be used as a flexible pressure sensor and tensile sensor. Moreover, it can generate stable electrical signal outputs and has the function of self-powered skin. Organogel can also be used as flexible electrodes in capacitive sensors and has the ability of 3D printing.
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Chemistry, Physical
Ya Cheng, Wendong Zhu, Xiaofeng Lu, Ce Wang
Summary: Researchers have developed a flexible triboelectric skin that is stretchable, self-healing, environmentally stable, and durable. The skin can detect joint movements, electrocardio states, and tactile movements by reading real-time electric signals.
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Yanshuo Sun, Jianjun Zhang, Chengyu Li, Jin Yang, Hao Li, Tao Jiang, Baodong Chen
Summary: Bio-inspired design is crucial in the field of flexible electronics. A highly transparent, stretchable, and biocompatible electrode material was developed for fabricating a triboelectric nanogenerator. This generator can convert tiny mechanical stretching from human movements into electrical energy and has the ability to illuminate LEDs. Additionally, a self-powered raindrop visual sensing system was created to monitor rainfall information and enhance the recognition capability of vehicle automatic driving systems.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Nana Yin, Chenxi Zhao, Xiaoping Zhang, Feng Huo, Yang Shu, Jianhua Wang
Summary: The thermo-responsive and fluorescent properties of a poly(ionic liquid) are tailored by RAFT copolymerization, resulting in blue-green fluorescence in an aqueous medium with thermo-responsive activity.
ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Dan-Liang Wen, Peng Huang, Hai-Tao Deng, Xin-Ran Zhang, Yi-Lin Wang, Xiao-Sheng Zhang
Summary: In order to achieve an unattended and reliable power supply for distributed IoT systems, a high-performance triboelectric-electromagnetic hybrid nanogenerator (TEHNG) is developed to harvest mechanical energy. The TEHNG achieves a high load power of 21.8 mW through improvements in material optimization, configuration optimization, and pyramid microstructure design. Integrated with power management module, energy storage module, sensing signal processing module, and microcontroller unit, the TEHNG enables a self-powered integrated microsystem that can sense environmental variables and transmit wireless data in real time.
MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yunjian Guo, Hao Li, Yang Li, Xiao Wei, Song Gao, Wenjing Yue, Chunwei Zhang, Feifei Yin, Songfang Zhao, Nam-Young Kim, Guozhen Shen
Summary: This study proposes an integrated hybrid device based on ionic sensing and electrochromic display for interactive pressure perception and visualization. It enables quantitative pressure sensing and direct color changing through the efficient reuse of electrodes and ionic gel. The study explores applications including pressure information perception, visual information hiding and display, and repeated writing and erasing on flexible boards. Multiple customized systems are implemented for remote monitoring and visual warning of behavioral states and physiological parameters.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiangkun Bo, Lingyun Wang, Hong Zhao, Jasim M. M. Almardi, Weilu Li, Walid A. A. Daoud
Summary: In this study, an all-solid-state triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is reported, which can generate reproducible open-circuit voltage and charge through stretch-release cycles. This device provides a new power source and sensor for wearable electronics and artificial intelligence.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Binbin Ying, Ryan Zeyuan Chen, Runze Zuo, Jianyu Li, Xinyu Liu
Summary: The novel iSkin hydrogel-based ionic skin demonstrates high toughness, high stretchability, excellent anti-freezing capability, and strong surface adhesion, making it suitable for wearable sensing and soft robotics with good conductivity and environmental adaptability.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yapeng Shi, Xuelian Wei, Kaimeng Wang, Dongdong He, Zhihao Yuan, Jiahui Xu, Zhiyi Wu, Zhong Lin Wang
Summary: This study presents a novel wearable electronic skin based on a triboelectric nanogenerator, which is flexible, breathable, and antibacterial, demonstrating excellent performance in volleyball reception statistics and analytics, and self-powered sensing capabilities.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ruizhe Yang, Zipeng Guo, Zhaohan Yu, Fengyin Du, Vashin Gautham Nanjangud Thyagaraja, Leqi Lin, Dylan R. Yu, Pengchong Xu, Jason N. Armstrong, Shaoting Lin, Chi Zhou, Jun Liu
Summary: Self-powered electromechanical sensing has great potential in various applications such as wearable electronics, robotics, artificial intelligence, and environmental monitoring. This study presents a continuous 3D printed conductive hydrogel-based energy harvesting device, capable of self-powered sensing operations. The combination of 3D-printed conductive hydrogels and energy generation capabilities shows promise in achieving self-powered sensing capabilities.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Heng Zhang, Haomin Chen, Jeng-Hun Lee, Eunyoung Kim, Kit-Ying Chan, Harun Venkatesan, Xi Shen, Jinglei Yang, Jang-Kyo Kim
Summary: This research aims to design a flexible optical/electrical skin capable of responding to complex stimuli with interactive feedback of human-readable structural colors. The OE-skin consists of various layers including an ionic electrode, elastomer dielectric layer, chromotropic layer, and a conductive carbon nanotube/MXene layer. It delivers an ultrafast, accurate response for capacitive pressure sensing and visualizes complex deformations in high-resolution spatial colors.
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Engineering, Environmental
Xinping Zhang, Yuxin Guo, Xiaoyang Liu, Shun-Yu Wu, Ya-Xuan Zhu, Shao-Zhe Wang, Qiu-Yi Duan, Ke-Fei Xu, Zi-Heng Li, Xiao-Yu Zhu, Guang-Yu Pan, Fu-Gen Wu
Summary: This study develops a nanotrigger HCFT for simultaneous photodynamic therapy and light-triggered ferroptosis therapy. The nanotrigger can relieve tumor hypoxia, induce enhanced photodynamic reaction, and facilitate the continuation of Fenton reaction, ultimately leading to lethal ferroptosis in tumor cells.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Olumide Bolarinwa Ayodele, Toyin Daniel Shittu, Olayinka S. Togunwa, Dan Yu, Zhen-Yu Tian
Summary: This study focused on the semihydrogenation of acetylene in an ethylene-rich stream using two alloyed Pt catalysts PtCu and PtCo. The PtCu catalyst showed higher activity and ethylene yield compared to PtCo due to its higher unoccupied Pt d-orbital density. This indicates that alloying Pt with Cu is more promising for industrial relevant SHA catalyst.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Guowei Chen, Wen-Cheng Chen, Yaozu Su, Ruicheng Wang, Jia-Ming Jin, Hui Liang, Bingxue Tan, Dehua Hu, Shaomin Ji, Hao-Li Zhang, Yanping Huo, Yuguang Ma
Summary: This study proposes an intramolecular dual-locking design for organic luminescent materials, achieving high luminescence efficiency and performance for deep-blue organic light-emitting diodes. The material also exhibits unique mechanochromic luminescence behavior and strong fatigue resistance.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Joren van Stee, Gregory Hermans, Jinu Joseph John, Koen Binnemans, Tom Van Gerven
Summary: This work presents a continuous solvent extraction method for the separation of cobalt and nickel in a millifluidic system using Cyphos IL 101 (C101) as the extractant. The optimal conditions for extraction performance and solvent properties were determined by investigating the effects of channel length, flow rate, and temperature. The performance of a developed manifold structure was compared to a single-channel system, and excellent separation results were achieved. The continuous separation process using the manifold structure resulted in high purity cobalt and nickel products.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yan Xu, Jingai Jiang, Xinyi Lv, Hui Li, Dongliang Yang, Wenjun Wang, Yanling Hu, Longcai Liu, Xiaochen Dong, Yu Cai
Summary: A programmed gas release nanoparticle was developed to address the challenges in treating diabetic infected wounds. It effectively removes drug-resistant pathogens and remodels the wound microenvironment using NO and H2S. The nanoparticle can eliminate bacteria and promote wound healing through antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Tong Xia, Zhilin Xi, Lianquan Suo, Chen Wang
Summary: This study investigated a highly efficient coal dust suppressant with low initial viscosity and high adhesion-solidification properties. The results demonstrated that the dust suppressant formed a network of multiple hydrogen bonding cross-linking and achieved effective adhesion and solidification of coal dust through various chemical reactions.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jinzhi Cai, Zhenshan Li
Summary: A density functional theory-based rate equation was developed to predict the gas-solid reaction kinetics of CaO carbonation with CO2 in calcium looping. The negative activation energy of CaO carbonation close to equilibrium was accurately predicted through experimental validation.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
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Engineering, Environmental
Jianxiong Chen, Fuhao Ren, Ningning Yin, Jie Mao
Summary: This study presents an economically efficient and easily implementable surface modification approach to enhance the high-temperature electrical insulation and energy storage performance of polymer dielectrics. The self-assembly of high-insulation-performance boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS) on the film surface through electrostatic interactions effectively impedes charge injection from electrodes while promoting charge dissipation and heat transfer.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zijian Li, Zhaohui Yang, Shao Wang, Hongxia Luo, Zhimin Xue, Zhenghui Liu, Tiancheng Mu
Summary: This study reports a strategy for upgrading polyester plastics into value-added chemicals using electrocatalytic methods. By inducing the targeted transfer of *OH species, polyethylene terephthalate was successfully upgraded into potassium diformate with high purity. This work not only develops an excellent electrocatalyst, but also provides guidance for the design of medium entropy metal oxides.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
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Engineering, Environmental
Navneet Singh Shekhawat, Surendra Kumar Patra, Ashok Kumar Patra, Bamaprasad Bag
Summary: This study primarily focuses on developing a sulphur dyeing process at room temperature using bacterial Lysate, which is environmentally friendly, energy and cost effective, and sustainable. The process shows promising improvements in dye uptake and fastness properties.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
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Engineering, Environmental
Dengjia Shen, Hongyang Ma, Madani Khan, Benjamin S. Hsiao
Summary: This study developed cationic PVC nanofibrous membranes with high filtration and adsorption capability for the removal of bacteria and hexavalent chromium ions from wastewater. The membranes demonstrated remarkable performance in terms of filtration efficiency and maximum adsorption capacity. Additionally, modified nanofibrous membranes were produced using recycled materials and showed excellent retention rates in dynamic adsorption processes.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
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Engineering, Environmental
Xiaoyan Wang, Zhikun Wang, Ben Jia, Chunling Li, Shuangqing Sun, Songqing Hu
Summary: Inspired by photosystem II, self-supported Fe-doped NiCoP nanowire arrays modified with carboxylate were constructed to boost industrial-level overall water splitting by employing the concerted proton-coupled electron transfer mechanism. The introduction of Fe and carboxyl ligand led to improved catalytic activity for HER and OER, and NCFCP@NF exhibited long-term durability for overall water splitting.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
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Engineering, Environmental
Pengyao Yu, Ge Yang, Yongming Chai, Lubomira Tosheva, Chunzheng Wang, Heqing Jiang, Chenguang Liu, Hailing Guo
Summary: Thin LTA zeolite membranes were prepared through secondary growth of nano LTA seeds in a highly reactive gel, resulting in membranes with superior permeability and selectivity in gas separation applications.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
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Engineering, Environmental
Baiqin Zhou, Huiping Li, Ziyu Wang, Hui Huang, Yujun Wang, Ruichun Yang, Ranran Huo, Xiaoyan Xu, Ting Zhou, Xiaochen Dong
Summary: The use of machine learning to predict the performance of specific adsorbents in phosphate adsorption shows great promise in saving time and revealing underlying mechanisms. However, the small size of the dataset and insufficient detailed information limits the model training process and the accuracy of results. To address this, the study employs a fuzzing strategy that replaces detailed numeric information with descriptive text messages on the physiochemical properties of adsorbents. This strategy allows the recovery of discarded samples with limited information, leading to accurate prediction of adsorption amount, capacity, and kinetics. The study also finds that phosphate uptake by adsorbents is generally through physisorption, with some involvement of chemisorption. The framework established in this study provides a practical approach for quickly predicting phosphate adsorption performance in urgent scenarios, using easily accessible information.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
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Engineering, Environmental
Paula Alejandra Lamprea Pineda, Joren Bruneel, Kristof Demeestere, Lisa Deraedt, Tex Goetschalckx, Herman Van Langenhove, Christophe Walgraeve
Summary: This study evaluates the use of four esterified fatty acids and three vegetable oils as absorption liquids for hydrophobic VOCs. The experimental results show that isopropyl myristate is the most efficient liquid for absorbing the target VOCs.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)