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Radiative Thermal Management for Extreme Environments: Mechanisms and Design Strategies
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.In this review, we discuss the fundamental mechanisms of radiative cooling and solar heating, material and structural design strategies, hybrid approaches integrating additional heat transfer pathways, and durability‐oriented designs addressing environmental stresses.
Hyung Rae Kim +5 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.To address functionality limitations in plant‐based and industrially compostable polymer aerogels, this work introduces bio‐inspired aerogels with broadened functionality. Inspired by functional plant tissues, lightweight biopolymer aerogels based on exclusively stereocomplex crystals are fabricated, featuring hierarchically macro‐/meso‐porous ...
Anthony V. Tuccitto +10 more
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Isocyanate-Free Routes to Polyurethanes and Poly(hydroxy Urethane)s
, 2015 International audienceGreener routes to polyurethanes are required and arouse a growing interest in the academic and industrial communities. To this purpose, the depletion of fossil resources exacerbates the need of renewable materials.
Estelle Rix +9 more
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Fiber‐Format Flexible Linear Electrostatic Motors
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A flexible coaxial fibre‐format electrostatic motor enables backdrivable and reversible linear actuation with high force density and functionality under bending, offering a scalable actuation platform for soft and wearable robotics. ABSTRACT Linear motion is fundamental to robotics, yet existing solutions are either rigid electromagnetic motors or ...
Sylvain Schaller, Herbert Shea
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Seamless Mechanical Programming Through Hybrid Epoxy–Acrylate Printing for Soft–Rigid Robots
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Hybrid epoxy‐acrylate printing enables seamless fabrication of soft–rigid robotic systems with covalently integrated interfaces and functionally graded mechanics. Grayscale exposure expands the accessible material space, enabling spatially programmed actuation through patterned stiffness while revealing the mechanics and durability of continuously ...
David C. Bershadsky +3 more
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Sustainability of Nonisocyanate Polyurethanes (NIPUs)
This work discusses the synthesis and properties of nonisocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) as an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional polyurethanes.
Jan Ozimek, Krzysztof Pielichowski
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Metal-Containing Polyurethanes: An Overview
, 2010 The combination of the concept of metallopolymers with urethane chemistry offers a versatile approach for the synthesis of new polyurethane materials.
Natarajan Senthilkumar, Mohammad Luqman
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Polyurethane/Poly(2-(Diethyl Amino)Ethyl Methacrylate) blend for drug delivery applications
Polímeros, 2015 A pH-sensitive blend of polyurethane (PU) and poly(2-(diethyl amino)ethyl methacrylate (PDEA) with good film-forming capacity was prepared from the corresponding aqueous dispersions.
María Gabriela Echeverría +5 more
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Directional Confinement Governed Ion Transport for Efficient Actuation
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Structural anisotropy provides an effective means to regulate ion transport in polymer electrolytes. Directionally aligned channels formed by freeze‐drying provide continuous pathways for ion migration, enhancing ion mobility and simultaneously improving the strain and blocking force of ionic actuators.
Yufei Zhang +8 more
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Polyurethanes Based on Castor Oil: Kinetics, Chemical, Mechanical and Thermal Properties
, 2008 Polyurethanes based on vegetable oil were synthesized with castor oil and toluene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate or hexamethylene diisocyanate, using dibutyltin dilaurate as a catalyst.
Michel Bouquey +7 more
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