Abstract Phase Change Materials (PCMs) enable thermal energy storage in the form of
latent heat during phase transition. PCMs significantly improve the efficiency of solar power …

Thermal energy storage technologies based on phase change materials (PCM) have been
increasingly studied because of their superb regulation of thermal energy and their recent …

Polymers are widely used in industry and in our daily life because of their diverse
functionality, light weight, low cost and excellent chemical stability. However, on some …

Thermal management is critical to the performance, lifetime, and reliability of electronic
devices. With the miniaturization, integration and functionalization of electronics and the …

Phase change thermal energy storage (TES) is a promising technology due to the large heat
capacity of phase change materials (PCM) during the phase change process and their …

Thermal energy storage systems have been recognized as one of the most efficient ways to
enhance the energy efficiency and sustainability, and have received a growing attention in …

Since 2006, a rapid development has been achieved in a subject area, so called electro-
spinning/netting (ESN), which comprises the conventional electrospinning process and a …

Over the past 30 years, the lattice Boltzmann (LB) method has been developed into a
versatile and powerful numerical methodology for computational fluid dynamics and heat …

Shape memory polymer composites (SMPC) are a kind of intelligent material that can
change state from temporary situation to original form under the external stimulus. Among all …

Increasing demands for ever more sensitive sensors for global environmental monitoring,
food inspection and medical diagnostics have led to an upsurge of interests in …