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Smart Functional Hydrogels: Emerging Platforms for Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Harvesting and Conversion Systems

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
The hydrogel exhibits versatile functions, including efficient thermogalvanic conversion under a temperature difference, and acting as a cooling layer/forming a thermally conductive nanoactive composite for thermovoltaic conversion. Additionally, its self‐healing and self‐powered flexibility play a key role in energy storage systems. The growing demand 
Eunah Kang
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Polymerization of a new thermo-responsive copolymer with N-vinylcaprolactam and its application in recyclable aqueous two-phase systems with another thermo-responsive polymer

Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2018
Background The recovery characteristics of phase-forming polymers are essential for aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) to recycle in bioseparation engineering.
Junfen Wan, Wenying Dong, Daisong Hou, Zhenping Wang, Xuejun Cao   +4 more
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Hydrophilic–Hydrophobic Balance Driven LCST Regulation in Amino-Terminated Copolymers

Amino-terminated P(AM-co-DAAM)-NH2 copolymers were synthesized by free-radical polymerization and used as a model system to examine how hydrophilic-hydrophobic balance controls lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior in non-classical thermo ...
Jingdan Lin, Xinyan Yi, Yonghui Zheng, Jun Gao, Tongyu Wang, Ke Xiao   +5 more
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A modular and programmable electrolyte platform: Covalently anchored thermochromic hydrogels for on‐demand electrochromic devices

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Developing stable, multifunctional hydrogel electrolytes without compromising performance presents a considerable challenge in the field. In this study, we introduce a material design strategy with broad applicability to combinations of functional polymeric segments, ionic monomers, and salts.
Manyu Liu, Jixiang Cui, Yulu Cai, Bin Deng, Yiqian Zhao, Chaohong Zhang, Shiguo Zhang, Hong Meng   +7 more
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Cononsolvency‐Assisted Fabrication of Hydrogels and Microgels With Tunable Porosity, Diffusivity and Stiffness

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.
The cononsolvency of poly(dimethyl acrylamide‐co‐hydroxyethyl acrylamide) copolymers in water‐acetonitrile mixtures enables the synthesis of hydrogels with finely tuned porosity. Optimized for droplet‐based microfluidics, this approach facilitates the fabrication of porous microgels with tunable mechanical and diffusion properties, offering precise ...
Maria I. Pieper, Daniel D. Stöbener, Bernhard Häßel, Richard Hoogenboom, Andrij Pich   +4 more
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A Computational Study on the LCST Phase Transition of a POEGMA Type Thermoresponsive Block Copolymer: Effect of Water Ordering and Individual Behavior of Blocks

, 2019
The atomistic origin underlying the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior of thermoresponsive copolymers in water is still elusive. Here, we report all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of block copolymers of 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl ...
Dalgakiran, Eray, Tatlipinar, Hasan, Tatlıpınar, Hasan   +2 more
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Solvent‐Tuned DLP 3D‐Printed PNVCL Hydrogels With Enhanced Thermoresponse

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.
DLP 3D printing of PNVCL hydrogels remains challenging due to a trade‐off between printability and thermoresponsive performance. Here, DEG‐tuned P(NVCL‐DVA) organohydrogels were successfully 3D‐printed and subsequently solvent‐exchanged with water. The optimized hydrogels exhibited interconnected porous structures, high water uptake and rapid thermo ...
Charlotte Dai, Frédéric Demoly, Vincent Lapinte, Sébastien Blanquer   +3 more
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Thermoresponsive Gel‐Yarn Composites Enable Low‐Temperature Tensile Actuation in Twisted and Coiled Polymer Artificial Muscles

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.
Thermoresponsive gel–yarn composites integrate poly(MAA‐co‐OEGMA) hydrogels with twisted and coiled polyester yarns to enable reversible tensile actuation between 25°C and 50°C. Hydrogel swelling and deswelling generate internal stresses that drive lengthwise actuation, achieving isotonic strains up to 39%.
Sinmisola Aloko, Geoffrey Spinks, Javad Foroughi   +2 more
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Synthesis of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) copolymer containing anhydride and imide comonomers – A theoretical study on reversal of LCST

, 2007
The stimuli sensitive copolymer NIPAM-co-MI was prepared by copolymerizing NIPAM (N-isopropylacrylamide) with varying concentrations of maleimide (MI).
Francis, Raju, Jijil, C. P., Prabhu, C. Achutha, Suresh, C.H., Suresh, C. H., Jijil, C.P.   +5 more
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Rheological and Mechanical Assessment of Injectable Hydrogels: A Framework for Structure–Property Analysis

Polymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.
A rheological and mechanical assessment framework to construct structure‐property‐application relationships for injectable hydrogels. ABSTRACT Injectable hydrogels have attracted massive research attention thanks to their potential biomedical applications.
Hai Xin, D. S. Abdullah Al Maruf, Boyang Wan   +2 more
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