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Composites of Shellac and Silver Nanowires as Flexible, Biobased, and Corrosion‐Resistant Transparent Conductive Electrodes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Shellac, a centuries‐old natural resin, is reimagined as a green material for flexible electronics. When combined with silver nanowires, shellac films deliver transparency, conductivity, and stability against humidity. These results position shellac as a sustainable alternative to synthetic polymers for transparent conductors in next‐generation ...
Rahaf Nafez Hussein, Tiago Carneiro Gomes, Eliza Ng, Simon Rondeau‐Gagné, Tricia Breen Carmichael   +4 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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Preparation and long-persistent luminescence study on strontium aluminate particles dip-coated compound textile

Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2020
In this study, we prepared long-persistent luminescent strontium aluminate/cotton compound fabric using green tea natural dye and evaluated its functional properties.
Ruosi Yan, Yue Li, Wei Zhang, Xiaoyan Li, Lixia Jia   +4 more
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Electrospun Wood‐Derived Biopolymers as Electrodes in Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrospinning transforms wood‐derived cellulose and lignin into architecturally defined, binder‐free carbon electrodes with tuneable porosity and functionality. This review shows how fibre design enables decoupled charge and mass transport, enhancing performance across battery systems, while identifying key challenges in spinnability, scalability ...
Michael W. Thielke, Hattie R. Chisnall, Jesus Vazquez Chavez, Ana B. Jorge Sobrido   +3 more
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From Photoalignment to Structured Light: Liquid Crystal Platforms for Beam Shaping and Complex Wavefronts

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Photoaligned and photopatterned liquid crystal platforms provide programmable control of optical phase, polarization, and spin‐orbit interactions, enabling compact generation of structured light and complex wavefronts. This review highlights how tailored molecular orientations transform simple beams into designed optical fields, opening versatile ...
Le Zhou, Tingjun Zhong, Sijie Liu, Pouya Nosratkhah, Ke Xu, Yuzhen Zhao, Kristiaan Neyts   +6 more
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Chemically Fueled Systems Chemistry Across Length Scales

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Chemically fueled reaction cycles regulate processes through single and multiple catalytic sites on the molecular and assembly scale. This gives rise to unique kinetically controlled properties/functions like spatio‐temporal catalysis, oscillations, optical properties, and perform work.
Brigitte A. K. Kriebisch, Job Boekhoven
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Ecofriendly dyeing of silk fabric with yellow natural and synthetic dye

Results in Engineering
The utilization of advanced technologies in isolation of natural products and the application of synthetic dyes is gaining worldwide attention for their eco-friendly and cost-effective nature.
Hamid Ali Tanveer, Shahid Adeel, Fazal-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Ibrahim, Al Mojnun Shamim, Muhammad Aftab, Muhammad Imran, Rony Mia   +7 more
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Dyeing Capacity of Eucalyptus globulus L. on Chemical Pulp: An Overview

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2012
This paper presents a study on the dyeing capacity of Eucalyptus globulus L. bark on chemical pulp. Eucalyptus globulus L. bark is a natural source of polyphenolic compounds such as tannins and flavonoids, which are natural colourants.
S.G. Papadaki, M.C. Krokida, D. Economides, A.G. Vlyssides, E.G. Koukios   +4 more
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Bismuth‐Based Photocatalysts for Water Remediation: Design Strategies, Mechanisms, and Challenges

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights representative design strategies for bismuth‐based semiconductor photocatalysts in solar‐driven water purification. Emphasis is placed on electronic structure regulation, oxygen‐vacancy engineering, and interfacial coupling to enable efficient full‐spectrum light utilization, improved charge separation, and selective oxidation in
Shan Liu, Yi Zhao, Liming Cai, Simin Long, Jing Kang, Jingkai Lin, Jimin Shen, Zhonglin Chen, Shaobin Wang, Huayang Zhang   +9 more
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Comparison of natural dyes for wool, cotton and Lyocell fabrics under special consideration of titanium dioxalate as mordant

Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
The application of natural dyes on natural fiber materials enables the realization of fully bio-based textile products. Usually natural dyes are applied in combination with mordanting agents to improve color strength and fastness properties. This current
Anika Ostheim, Karin Ratovo, Kristina Klinkhammer, Madita Fischer, Ellen Bendt, Boris Mahltig   +5 more
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