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Circular and Bio‐Sourced Polymers for Energy Applications: Natural Feedstocks, Recycling, and Upcycling Routes

open access: yesEcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review provides a critical comparative analysis of circular and bio‐sourced polymers for energy storage, systematically evaluating natural feedstocks alongside recycling and upcycling strategies for battery components. Key structure–property–performance relationships and inherent trade‐offs between sustainability metrics and electrochemical ...
Priyank Sinha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermal-based Zinc-Oxide-Coated Smart Fabric for Thermochromic Applications

open access: yes
The present study focuses on developing a thermochromic device with a flexible substrate through the coating of cotton fabric with ZnO (Zinc oxide) by solvothermal synthesis technique. Here, ZnO is used as the thermochromic layer for the fabrication work,
Pandiyarasan Veluswamy   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Recent Advances in Pickering Emulsion Templated Phase Change Material Microcapsules: Design, Fabrication, and Multifunctional Applications

open access: yesENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Fabrication process of phase change microcapsules using a Pickering emulsion template method and their subsequent applications. The increasing demand for efficient thermal energy storage systems has driven the development of phase change material microcapsules (PCMMs), which provide high energy‐storage density, reversible phase change, and reduced ...
Ziyan Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic Photodetectors and Sensors for Low‐Light and Infrared Applications

open access: yesElectron, EarlyView.
This mini review highlights recent advances in organic photodetectors and sensors for low‐light and infrared applications, emphasizing molecular design, device architectures, and interface engineering that improve charge transport, detectivity, speed, and spectral selectivity.
Swarup Biswas, Hyeok Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Hydrogel Adhesives for Gastrointestinal Perforation: Design Principles and Applications

open access: yesExploration, EarlyView.
There are few reviews on hydrogel adhesives that comprehensively highlight the design principles, factors affecting adhesion, and applications for gastrointestinal (GI) perforation repair. This review outlines the mainstream design approaches of hydrogel adhesives via covalent and noncovalent molecular interactions, illustrating the underlying adhesive
Yudi Pang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Damage accumulation in hybrid woven fabric composites.

open access: yes
Damage accumulation in glass fibre woven reinforced epoxy laminates manufactured from two different fabrics have been investigated under three different loading conditions.
Asaad, Mohammed
core  

Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Face Masks as Wearable Respiratory Sensors: A Review of Sensor Technologies, Materials, and Future Directions. [PDF]

open access: yesAdv Healthc Mater
This review highlights recent advances in smart face masks that actively monitor breathing. By integrating humidity, gas, temperature, pressure, strain, and triboelectric sensors, these masks track key respiratory parameters in real time. The article summarizes sensor mechanisms, compares performance across studies, and discusses challenges and future ...
Faramarzi N   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

IMPACT OF SOL-GEL COATING ON THERMAL PROPERTIES OF CU- COATED NONWOVEN FABRIC

open access: yes
Current situation, the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) become the fourth most source of public pollution after water, air and noise. Therefore, the reduction or protection of EMR is very important for the people who frequently use the electrical and ...
Periyasamy Aravin Prince   +6 more
core  

Construction of multilayer coatings for flame retardancy of ramie fabric using layer-by-layer assembly

open access: yes, 2017
Complex multilayer coatings composed of α-zirconium phosphate (ZrP), polyethylenimine (PEI), and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) were constructed via layer-by-layer assembly method for flame retardant ramie fabric.
Zhao, Li   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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