Perspectives on recent advancements in energy harvesting, sensing and bio-medical applications of piezoelectric gels
The development of next-generation bioelectronics, as well as the powering of consumer
and medical devices, require power sources that are soft, flexible, extensible, and even …
and medical devices, require power sources that are soft, flexible, extensible, and even …
Design principles for strong and tough hydrogels
X Li, JP Gong - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer networks swollen with water. Owing to their soft and
water-containing nature, hydrogels are promising materials for applications in many fields …
water-containing nature, hydrogels are promising materials for applications in many fields …
Additive manufacturing of highly entangled polymer networks
Incorporation of polymer chain entanglements within a single network can synergistically
improve stiffness and toughness, yet attaining such dense entanglements through vat …
improve stiffness and toughness, yet attaining such dense entanglements through vat …
Low‐Hysteresis and Tough Ionogels via Low‐Energy‐Dissipating Cross‐Linking
Low‐hysteresis merits can help polymeric gel materials survive from consecutive loading
cycles and promote life span in many burgeoning areas. However, it is a big challenge to …
cycles and promote life span in many burgeoning areas. However, it is a big challenge to …
Self-compliant ionic skin by leveraging hierarchical hydrogen bond association
Robust interfacial compliance is essential for long-term physiological monitoring via skin-
mountable ionic materials. Unfortunately, existing epidermal ionic skins are not compliant …
mountable ionic materials. Unfortunately, existing epidermal ionic skins are not compliant …
Extremely Tough, Stretchable Gel Electrolytes with Strong Interpolymer Hydrogen Bonding Prepared Using Concentrated Electrolytes to Stabilize Lithium‐Metal …
Extremely tough and stretchable gel electrolytes, which can be prepared by leveraging the
strong interpolymer hydrogen bonding in concentrated lithium (Li)‐salt electrolytes, are …
strong interpolymer hydrogen bonding in concentrated lithium (Li)‐salt electrolytes, are …
Bicontinuous vitrimer heterogels with wide-span switchable stiffness-gated iontronic coordination
Currently, it remains challenging to balance intrinsic stiffness with programmability in most
vitrimers. Simultaneously, coordinating materials with gel-like iontronic properties for …
vitrimers. Simultaneously, coordinating materials with gel-like iontronic properties for …
Circular Polydiketoenamine Elastomers with Exceptional Creep Resistance via Multivalent Cross-Linker Design
Elastomers are widely used in textiles, foam, and rubber, yet they are rarely recycled due to
the difficulty in deconstructing polymer chains to reusable monomers. Introducing reversible …
the difficulty in deconstructing polymer chains to reusable monomers. Introducing reversible …
Synergistic effect of dual hydrogen-donor deep eutectic solvent for performance improvement of fracturing-oil expulsion fluids
X Wang, M Zhao, X Wang, P Liu, M Fan, X Yan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Petroleum remains the main source of energy consumption over the past decade. The
development of rich unconventional oil reservoirs is a huge challenge. Clean fracturing …
development of rich unconventional oil reservoirs is a huge challenge. Clean fracturing …
Recent advances in the construction and application of stretchable PEDOT smart electronic membranes
J Chen, C Ye, T Cang, R Gao, X Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Conductive polymer poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) has shown great potential
for application in optoelectronic devices, sensors, and biomedicine. Flexible and stretchable …
for application in optoelectronic devices, sensors, and biomedicine. Flexible and stretchable …