Physical principles underlying the complex biology of intracellular phase transitions

JM Choi, AS Holehouse… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
… in polymer theories, we propose that protein and RNA molecules that drive intracellular phase
transitions … Accordingly, non-sticker regions on the surfaces of folded domains of proteins …

Dynamics of polymer segments, polymer chains, and nanoparticles in polymer nanocomposite melts: A review

EJ Bailey, KI Winey - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
system, hydrogen bonding between pyridine in P2VP and hydroxyls on the surface of
SiO 2 NPs leads to a strong NP-polymersurface (α 1 ) and slower relaxations near the NP-polymer

Phase transitions in 2D materials

W Li, X Qian, J Li - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
… role in advancing our understanding of phase transitions (Fig. 1). … Although 2D↔3D/1D
phase transitions are certainly … can cover the surface and induce phase transformations 75 . The …

Surface reconstruction and phase transition on vanadium–cobalt–iron trimetal nitrides to form active oxyhydroxide for enhanced electrocatalytic water oxidation

D Liu, H Ai, J Li, M Fang, M Chen, D Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
surface of catalyst was converted to metal oxyhydroxide (*OOH) owing to fast surface
reconstruction and phase transition … understanding of phase transition and surface reconstruction …

Experimental investigation of the flame retardant and form-stable composite phase change materials for a power battery thermal management system

J Zhang, X Li, G Zhang, H Wu, Z Rao, J Guo… - Journal of Power …, 2020 - Elsevier
An efficient battery thermal management system (BTMS) will undoubtedly promote the
performance and lifespan of battery packs. In this study, a novel flame-retarded composite PCMs …

Phase change material (PCM) microcapsules for thermal energy storage

G Peng, G Dou, Y Hu, Y Sun… - Advances in polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… ) tests, and the phase change temperature remained mostly unchanged after … surface and
regular spherical shape with a relatively uniform size of 5–10 μm. Moreover, phase change

An intrinsically flexible phase change film for wearable thermal managements

Y Kou, K Sun, J Luo, F Zhou, H Huang, ZS Wu… - Energy Storage …, 2021 - Elsevier
… These results confirm that our flexible PCM film can efficiently store thermal energy and
adjust the temperature for devices with the complex surface during the phase transition process. …

Form-stable phase change composites: preparation, performance, and applications for thermal energy conversion, storage and management

MQ Wu, S Wu, YF Cai, RZ Wang, TX Li - Energy Storage Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
… , such as low thermal conductivity, liquid leakage, phase separation, and the supercooling
problem, advanced form-stable phase change composites (PCCs), which are fabricated by …

Nanocellulose in emulsions and heterogeneous water‐based polymer systems: A review

SA Kedzior, VA Gabriel, MA Dubé… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… Nanocellulose can tune polymer particle properties such as size, surface charge, and
morphology, or be used to produce capsules and polymer nanocomposites with enhanced …

Optimization strategies of composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage, transfer, conversion and utilization

X Chen, H Gao, Z Tang, W Dong, A Li… - Energy & Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
phase change materials (PCMs) are capable of harvesting tremendous amounts of thermal
energy via isothermal phase transitions, … PCMs with the same surface functionalities. The …