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Degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) using ionic liquids

, 2009
The degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) was successfully achieved using ionic liquids. The products were separated according to their solubilities in boiling water.
Wang, H, Zhang, Xiangping, Wang, Hui, Li, Zengxi, Zhang, Suojiang, Liu, Yanqing   +5 more
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Multimodal Soft Surgical Robots Enabled by Eco‐Degradable, Sterilizable Polymers and Transient Electronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A compostable PGS soft surgical robot with interchangeable modules integrates transient Mo tactile and Si thermal sensors for dual feedback. The device preserves its function after clinical‐grade sterilization, demonstrates stable actuation and cardiac tissue grasping with real‐time in vivo pulsatile monitoring, and biodegrades post‐use with soil‐safe, 
Minseong Chae, Kyung‐Sub Kim, Gyeong‐Seok Hwang, Jun‐Seok Shim, Sung‐Woo Kim, Yong‐Wu Kim, Jieun Han, Jae‐Young Bae, Jae‐Hwan Lee, Minjung Chae, Jooik Jeon, Joo‐Hyeon Park, You‐Jung Park, Ju‐Yong Lee, Sung‐Geun Choi, Min‐Ha Oh, Yong‐Joong Shin, Young‐In Ryu, Ji‐Woo Gu, Seong‐Yu Choi, Jeong‐Yun Sun, Jung Keun Hyun, Myoung‐Ryul Ok, Sang Yup Kim, Edyta Wyszkowska, Ju‐Young Kim, Kang‐Sik Lee, Seung‐Kyun Kang   +27 more
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Together Is Better: The Rumen Microbial Community as Biological Toolbox for Degradation of Synthetic Polyesters

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Microorganisms, like bacteria and fungi, are becoming an emerging resource for the development of eco-sustainable plastic degradation and recycling processes.
Felice Quartinello, Felice Quartinello, Klemens Kremser, Herta Schoen, Donatella Tesei, Leon Ploszczanski, Magdalena Nagler, Sabine M. Podmirseg, Heribert Insam, Guadalupe Piñar, Katja Sterflingler, Doris Ribitsch, Georg M. Guebitz, Georg M. Guebitz   +13 more
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Blendas PET/PS: efeito do compatibilizante SMA e da reciclagem nas propriedades microscópicas / [PDF]

, 2000
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas.Neste trabalho foram estudados os efeitos da adição de agente compatibilizante, poli[(estireno)-co-(anidirido maleico)] [SMA] e dos ciclos de ...
Oliveira, Ricardo Vinicius Bof de
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Fe-containing magnetic ionic liquid as an effective catalyst for the glycolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

, 2010
The depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) in ethylene glycol could be catalyzed by imidazolium-based Fe-containing ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroferrate ([bmim]FeCl(4)).
Zhang, Xiangping, Yan, Ruiyi, Li, ZX, Wang, Hui, Li, Zengxi, Zhang, Suojiang   +5 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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Self‐Powered Flexible Triboelectric‐Gated Ion‐Gel Transistor for Neuromorphic Tactile Sensing and Human Activity Recognition

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A fully flexible ion‐gel‐gated graphene‐channel transistor driven by a triboelectric nanogenerator enables self‐powered tactile sensing and synaptic learning. Mimicking spike‐rate‐dependent plasticity, the device exhibits frequency‐selective potentiation and depression, supporting rate‐coded neuromorphic computation even under flex.
Hanseong Cho, Seoyeon Park, Youngmin Lee, Sejoon Lee   +3 more
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Injection moulded all-polypropylene composites composed of polypropylene fibre and polypropylene based thermoplastic elastomer [PDF]

, 2012
All-polypropylene composites comprising of polypropylene based thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) matrix and homo-polypropylene (hPP) fibre reinforcement were prepared and processed by injection moulding.
Karger-Kocsis, József, Kmetty, Ákos, Bárány, Tamás   +2 more
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Neuromorphic Electronics for Intelligence Everywhere: Emerging Devices, Flexible Platforms, and Scalable System Architectures

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The perspective presents an integrated view of neuromorphic technologies, from device physics to real‐time applicability, while highlighting the necessity of full‐stack co‐optimization. By outlining practical hardware‐level strategies to exploit device behavior and mitigate non‐idealities, it shows pathways for building efficient, scalable, and ...
Kapil Bhardwaj, Roshni Satheesh Babu, Yuxin Xia, Eva Bestelink, Radu Sporea, Nikos Hastas, Ioannis Zeimpekis, Dimitra G. Georgiadou, Sayani Majumdar   +8 more
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Self‐Seeded Nucleation of PET in a Benign Solvent Yields a High Modulus Aerogel With Ultra‐Low Thermal Conductivity

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A new benign solvent (1,3‐diphenylacetone) enables a simple, safe, and sustainable dissolution and gelation method to convert waste PET into low density, monolithic aerogels with high mechanical strength (E = 20 MPa) and remarkably low thermal conductivity (k = 21.9 to 28.9 mW/m·K).
Kira R. Baugh, Garrett F. Godshall, Glenn A. Spiering, Isabela Trindade Coutinho, Alejandro A. Rodriguez, Katherine J. Wood, Aiyana Gonzalez‐Arellano, Sadeq Malakooti, Stephanie L. Vivod, Robert B. Moore   +9 more
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