Responsive materials based on coordination bonds

SY Chen, ZH Zhao, CH Li, Q Li - Responsive Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Responsive materials can respond to different external stimuli by changing their chemical
or/and physical properties, thus being useful for various applications such as drug delivery …

Fabrication and applications of magnetic polymer composites for soft robotics

S Ganguly, S Margel - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of magnetic polymer composites has had a transformative impact on the
field of soft robotics. This overview will examine the various methods by which innovative …

Magnetic Nanoparticles Improve Flow Rate and Enable Self-Healing in Covalent Adaptable Networks

LE Diodati, S Liu, CM Rinaldi-Ramos… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Covalent adaptable networks (CANs) combine the mechanical and chemical stability of
thermosets with the reprocessability of thermoplastics through the incorporation of stimuli …

Nacre-like composites with a soft thermoplastic elastomer matrix

L Rajinthan, S Fritz, I Galkov, L Jiang, S Fournier… - … Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
We produce nacre-like composites made of a soft thermoplastic elastomer matrix reinforced
by alumina platelets, as a flexible and healable alternative to stiff brick-and-mortar materials …

High-Performance Stimulus-Healable Sustainable Multiblock Copolymer Elastomers with Magnetothermal and Photothermal Properties

P Tang, C Wen, Y Xing, C Yin, H Tai, J Feng… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sustainable elastomers with high strength and unique functions are highly desired yet
challenging. In this work, multiblock copolymer elastomers (MBCPEs) were synthesized by …

Magneto-responsive nanocomposites with a metal–ligand supramolecular matrix

L Jiang, P Griffiths, J Balouet, T Faure, R Lyons… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Magneto-responsive nanocomposites are prepared by mixing 1–5 vol% of Fe nanoparticles
(NPs) in a metallo-supramolecular network made of poly (n-butyl acrylate)(PnBA) bearing …

Fate of Magnetic Nanoparticles during Stimulated Healing of Thermoplastic Elastomers

A Pommella, P Griffiths, G Coativy, F Dalmas… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We have investigated the heating mechanism in industrially relevant, multi-block copolymers
filled with Fe nanoparticles and subjected to an oscillatory magnetic field that enables …

Smoothing and Cicatrization of Isotactic Polypropylene/Fe3O4 Nanocomposites via Magnetic Hyperthermia

P Griffiths, S Fritz, L Ea, F Dalmas… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We prepare industrially relevant magnetoresponsive thermoplastic nanocomposites capable
of being cicatrized and smoothed after additive manufacturing through the application of an …

[HTML][HTML] Induction Heating of Laminated Composite Structures with Magnetically Responsive Nanocomposite Interlayers for Debonding-on-Demand Applications

E Gkartzou, K Zafeiris, C Tsirogiannis, A Pedreira… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the present study, the feasibility to achieve localized induction heating and debonding of
multi-material composite structures is assessed in testing coupons prepared by Automated …

Ionic liquid-modified TiO 2 nanoparticle-filled polyurethane as a new electro-responsive elastomer with controlled modulus and actuation strain by an electric field

Z Zhao, Z Chen, M Zhang, Y Liang, YD Liu, HJ Choi - 2023 - researchsquare.com
A new type of electro-responsive elastomer was prepared using polyurethane (PU) as the
matrix and ionic liquid (IL)-modified TiO 2 nanoparticles (TiO 2-IL) as the active dispersed …