Recent development of polyimides: Synthesis, processing, and application in gas separation

Z Xu, ZL Croft, D Guo, K Cao… - Journal of Polymer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance polymers have been concomitant with advanced technology for half a
century. With the advancement of synthetic chemistry, the recent development of high …

Mesoporous polyimide thin films as dendrite-suppressing separators for lithium–metal batteries

D Guo, L Mu, F Lin, G Liu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lithium–metal batteries require the effective suppression of lithium dendrites to guarantee
both high performance and safety. Today's separators have macropores allowing lithium …

Porous organic materials offer vast future opportunities

T Liu, G Liu - Nature Communications, 2020 - nature.com
In light of the surging research on porous organic materials, we herein discuss the key
issues of their porous structures, surface properties, and end functions. We also present an …

[HTML][HTML] 3D-MID technology for surface modification of polymer-based composites: a comprehensive review

J Tengsuthiwat, MR Sanjay, S Siengchin, CI Pruncu - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The three-dimensional molded interconnected device (3D-MID) has received considerable
attention because of the growing demand for greater functionality and miniaturization of …

Scalable, versatile synthesis of ultrathin polyetherimide films and coatings via interfacial polymerization

CAC Chazot, CJ Thrasher… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polyetherimides (PEI) are high‐performance thermoplastic polymers featuring a high
dielectric constant and excellent thermal stability. In particular, PEI thin films are of …

Block Copolymer Derived Porous Carbon Fiber: An Emerging Structural Functional Material

G Liu - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Since their inception over 60 years ago, block copolymers have ripened to a state that has
extraordinary impacts on chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, and engineering …

Constructing a library of doubly grafted polymers by a one-shot Cu-catalyzed multicomponent grafting strategy

KT Bang, H Kim, SY Kang, A Bhaumik, S Ahn… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Doubly grafted polymers bearing two different macromolecular side groups in each repeat
unit of the polymer backbone have received considerable attention because of their unique …

Multifunctional primer film made from percolation enhanced CNT/Epoxy nanocomposite and ultrathin CNT network

H Kim, S Gao, S Hong, PC Lee, YL Kim, JU Ha… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Here we demonstrate a high performance multifunctional thin primer film made from
sandwich structured ultrathin carbon nanotube (CNT) networks and carbon nanotube-epoxy …

Impact of metal cations on the thermal, mechanical, and rheological properties of telechelic sulfonated polyetherimides

K Cao, JM Serrano, T Liu, BJ Stovall, Z Xu… - Polymer …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein we have synthesized telechelic sulfonated polyetherimides (PEIs) with a series of
metal cations, including alkali metal cations (Li+, Na+, and K+) and alkaline earth metal …

Thermally stable and mechanically strong mesoporous films of poly (ether imide)-based triblock copolymers

Z Xu, T Liu, K Cao, D Guo, JM Serrano… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Polymer films must be thermally stable and mechanically strong to operate durably under
extreme conditions (eg, high temperature and tension). Herein we report the preparation of …