Fire‐retardant and high‐strength polymeric materials enabled by supramolecular aggregates: Special Collection: Distinguished Australian Researchers

L Liu, M Zhu, J Feng, H Peng, Y Shi, J Gao… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance polymers have proliferated in modern society across a variety of
industries because of their low density, good chemical stability, and superior mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Wound microenvironment self-adaptive hydrogel with efficient angiogenesis for promoting diabetic wound healing

Z Shao, T Yin, J Jiang, Y He, T Xiang, S Zhou - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Neovascularization is critical to improve the diabetic microenvironment, deliver abundant
nutrients to the wound and promote wound closure. However, the excess of oxidative stress …

Engineering of chain rigidity and hydrogen bond cross‐linking toward ultra‐strong, healable, recyclable, and water‐resistant elastomers

Z Guo, X Lu, X Wang, X Li, J Li, J Sun - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance elastomers have gained significant interest because of their wide
applications in industry and our daily life. However, it remains a great challenge to fabricate …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrarobust subzero healable materials enabled by polyphenol nano-assemblies

N Wang, X Yang, X Zhang - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Bio-inspired self-healing materials hold great promise for applications in wearable
electronics, artificial muscles and soft robots, etc. However, self-healing at subzero …

A Tough Monolithic‐Integrated Triboelectric Bioplastic Enabled by Dynamic Covalent Chemistry

Y Shao, G Du, B Luo, T Liu, J Zhao, S Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic waste is a growing threat to the global environment and human health, raising
particular concerns. Triboelectric devices synthesized from sustainable and degradable …

Supramolecular ionogels tougher than metals

W Li, L Li, Z Liu, S Zheng, Q Li, F Yan - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Common natural and synthetic high‐strength materials (such as rubber, plastics, ceramics,
and metals) undergo the occurrence of poor deformability. Achieving high strength and large …

[HTML][HTML] Fire intumescent, high-temperature resistant, mechanically flexible graphene oxide network for exceptional fire shielding and ultra-fast fire warning

CF Cao, B Yu, ZY Chen, YX Qu, YT Li, YQ Shi, ZW Ma… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2022 - Springer
Smart fire alarm sensor (FAS) materials with mechanically robust, excellent flame retardancy
as well as ultra-sensitive temperature-responsive capability are highly attractive platforms for …

Fire-safe, mechanically strong and tough thermoplastic Polyurethane/MXene nanocomposites with exceptional smoke suppression

C Liu, K Xu, Y Shi, J Wang, S Ma, Y Feng, Y Lv… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) has been extensively used in many industrial fields
because of its excellent mechanical, electrically insulating and chemical/oil-resistant …

Robust, healable, self-locomotive integrated robots enabled by noncovalent assembled gradient nanostructure

Y Wang, G Su, J Li, Q Guo, Y Miao, X Zhang - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Integration, being lightweight, and intelligence are important orientations for the future
advancement of soft robots. However, existing soft robots are generally hydrogels or silicone …

Natural-wood-inspired ultrastrong anisotropic hybrid hydrogels targeting artificial tendons or ligaments

L Wu, Y Kang, X Shi, B Yuezhen, M Qu, J Li, ZS Wu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are able to mimic the flexibility of biological tissues or skin, but they still cannot
achieve satisfactory strength and toughness, greatly limiting their scope of application …