Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as carriers of active agents for smart anticorrosive organic coatings: a critical review

F Olivieri, R Castaldo, M Cocca, G Gentile, M Lavorgna - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) have attracted increasing interest for their
applicability as smart nanocarriers of corrosion inhibitors, due to their porous structure …

Endowing actuators with sensing capability: Recent progress on perceptive soft actuators

L Li, W Zhang, Z Ren, L Chang, X Xu, Y Hu - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, soft actuators have received enormous interest for potential
applications in artificial muscles, soft grippers, wearable devices, minimally invasive surgery …

A moisture‐driven actuator based on polydopamine‐modified MXene/bacterial cellulose nanofiber composite film

L Yang, J Cui, L Zhang, X Xu, X Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As a new 2D material, MXene (Ti3C2Tx) shows great potential as a smart multifunctional
humidity‐responsive actuator due to its high hydrophilicity and conductivity but suffers from …

Flexible, biocompatible and highly conductive MXene-graphene oxide film for smart actuator and humidity sensor

G Jia, A Zheng, X Wang, L Zhang, L Li, C Li… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2021 - Elsevier
The evaporation of water occurs ubiquitously on earth. Hence, smart materials that can
directly convert signals generated via water stimulation into mechanical motion have …

Novel antimicrobial packaging film based on porous poly (lactic acid) nanofiber and polymeric coating for humidity-controlled release of thyme essential oil

T Min, X Sun, Z Yuan, L Zhou, X Jiao, J Zha, Z Zhu… - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to explore a new pathway to develop active packaging
materials. Currently, controlled release materials have attracted considerable attention in …

Highly conductive MXene film actuator based on moisture gradients

J Wang, Y Liu, Z Cheng, Z **e, L Yin… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract MXene (Ti3C2Tx) is a new 2D material with both hydrophilicity and high electrical
conductivity, and it has shown promise in smart electronic devices. Reported herein is a …

Soft bimorph actuator with real-time multiplex motion perception

H Zhao, R Hu, P Li, A Gao, X Sun, X Zhang, X Qi, Q Fan… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Soft actuators with accurate and real-time motion perception are of great importance for
flexible machines and artificial intelligence robotics to enable an autonomic response to …

Asymmetrically patterned cellulose nanofibers/graphene oxide composite film for humidity sensing and moist-induced electricity generation

Z Li, J Wang, L Dai, X Sun, M An, C Duan… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The exploration of advanced functional materials from natural resources is significantly
important to green and sustainable development. Herein, we design an ultrafast humidity …

Facile preparation of a 3D porous aligned graphene-based wall network architecture by confined self-assembly with shape memory for artificial muscle, pressure …

Z Peng, C Yu, W Zhong - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of a novel preparation strategy for 3D porous network structures with an
aligned channel or wall is always in challenge. Herein, a 3D porous network composed of …

Hierarchically porous hydrogels and aerogels based on reduced graphene oxide, montmorillonite and hyper-crosslinked resins for water and air remediation

R Castaldo, R Avolio, M Cocca, ME Errico… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
A new sustainable solution to water and air pollution based on spontaneously adsorbent
materials is presented in this work. For the first time, high surface area micro/mesoporous …