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Tuning Separator Chemistry: Improving Zn Anode Compatibility via Functionalized Chitin Nanofibers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Nanochitin derived from waste shrimp shells is used to fabricate separators for aqueous zinc batteries. By tuning the density of amine and carboxylic surface groups, water mobility at the separator interface is controlled, promoting uniform zinc deposition, suppressing dendrite growth, and enabling exceptional cycling stability exceeding 2000 h ...
Ibrahim Al Kathemi, Vishnu Arumughan, Mohamed Zbiri, Marcel Kröger, Ira Smal, Eero Kontturi, Roza Bouchal   +6 more
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Properties of the PVA-VAVTD KOH Blend as a Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Zinc Batteries

Gels, 2021
Rechargeable zinc-air batteries are promising for energy storage and portable electronic applications because of their good safety, high energy density, material abundance, low cost, and environmental friendliness.
Alisson A. Iles Velez, Edwin Reyes, Antonio Diaz-Barrios, Florencio Santos, Antonio J. Fernández Romero, Juan P. Tafur   +5 more
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Graded‐Interface Dual‐Environment Hydrogel‐Polymer Electrolyte for Stabilized Anode and Sustained Cathode Kinetics in Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A graded‐interface hydrogel‐polymer electrolyte decouples water activity to simultaneously stabilize the Zn anode and sustain cathode kinetics. The flexible design supports dendrite‐free cycling over 1600 h, high capacity in both MnO2 and V2O5 full cells, and stable pouch‐cell performance under bending, resolving the fundamental water conflict in ...
Shuyun Wang, Shengmei Chen, Xinyu Wang, Haipeng Wang, Jinsong Zhou, Ka Kiu Keith Cheung, Yiran Ying, Longtao Ma, Juan Antonio Zapien   +8 more
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[MG49-LiClO4]:[TiO2-SiO2] Polymer Electrolytes: In Situ Preparation and Characterization

International Journal of Polymer Science, 2016
In the present research, [MG49-LiClO4]:[HNO3-THF/TiO2-SiO2] and [MG49-LiClO4]:[ClHNO2-THF/TiO2-SiO2] polymer electrolytes were first prepared through simple stepwise in situ techniques: sol-gel technique and solution-cast technique.
Oon Lee Kang, Azizan Ahmad, Nur Hasyareeda Hassan, Usman Ali Rana   +3 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Shape Memory Microneedle to Prevent Risks of Reproductive Hormone Therapy by Switching Sustained to Burst Release Under a Single Transdermal Insertion

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A shape‐memory microneedle system enables reproductive hormone therapy through a single transdermal insertion. The X‐shaped device sustains follicle‐stimulating hormone release for three days, and mild heating restores the O shape to trigger burst human chorionic gonadotropin release.
Sungwoo Cho, Hyunjae Kim, Seung Eun Yu, Sangmin Lee, Ji Youn Lee, Mi‐Lan Kang, Kang Suk Lee, Young Sik Choi, Hak‐Joon Sung   +8 more
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Polymer‐Redox Interactions Enhance Ferro/Ferricyanide Thermogalvanic Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polyelectrolyte could modify the hydration structure of the redox couple in solution and improve the output performance of thermogalvanic cells, providing new fundamental insight into how electrostatic interactions can be exploited to tailor thermoelectric properties.
Pedro Santos Candiotto de Oliveira, Ziyauddin Khan, Swathi Suneesh, Sarbani Ghosh, Zia Ullah Khan, Reverant Crispin, Dan Zhao   +6 more
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3D Anodic Alumina Nanoarchitectures: A Decade of Progress from Foundational Science to Functional Metamaterials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Ordered three‐dimensional anodic aluminum oxide (3D‐AAO) nanoarchitectures with longitudinal and transverse pores enable architecture‐driven metamaterials. The review maps fabrication advances, including hybrid pulse anodization, and shows how 3D‐AAO templates tailor properties across magnetism, energy, catalysis, and sensing.
Marisol Martín‐González
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Safe and high-performance sodium-ion batteries powered by thermally-cured gel polymer electrolytes

Communications Materials
A key advancement in emerging sodium-ion batteries is the integration of gel polymer electrolytes, which offer improved performance, scalability, and safety.
Spencer A. Langevin, Courtney McHale, Tanner Hamann, Ann Choi, Lingyu Zhang, Yayuan Liu, Jesse S. Ko   +6 more
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Structural and Electrochemical Analysis of PMMA Based Gel Electrolyte Membranes

International Journal of Electrochemistry, 2015
New gel polymer electrolytes containing poly(vinylidene chloride-co-acrylonitrile) and poly(methyl methacrylate) are prepared by solution casting method. With the addition of 60 wt.% of EC to PVdC-AN/PMMA blend, ionic conductivity value 0.398×10-6 S cm−1
Chithra M. Mathew, K. Kesavan, S. Rajendran   +2 more
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