Assembling nano–microarchitecture for electromagnetic absorbers and smart devices

XX Wang, WQ Cao, MS Cao, J Yuan - Advanced materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Smart devices, nowadays, are inspiring the infinite vitality and possibilities of intelligent life,
such as self‐power electromagnetic (EM) nanogenerator and microsensor, smart window …

Freeze casting: from low‐dimensional building blocks to aligned porous structures—a review of novel materials, methods, and applications

G Shao, DAH Hanaor, X Shen, A Gurlo - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Freeze casting, also known as ice templating, is a particularly versatile technique that has
been applied extensively for the fabrication of well‐controlled biomimetic porous materials …

Biomimetic, knittable aerogel fiber for thermal insulation textile

M Wu, Z Shao, N Zhao, R Zhang, G Yuan, L Tian… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Aerogels have been considered as an ideal material for thermal insulation. Unfortunately,
their application in textiles is greatly limited by their fragility and poor processability. We …

Multifunctional ionic skin with sensing, UV‐filtering, water‐retaining, and anti‐freezing capabilities

J Wen, J Tang, H Ning, N Hu, Y Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Conductive polymer hydrogels are receiving considerable attention in applications such as
soft robots and human‐machine interfaces. Herein, a transparent and highly ionically …

Mussel-induced nano-silver antibacterial, self-healing, self-adhesive, anti-freezing, and moisturizing dual-network organohydrogel based on SA-PBA/PVA/CNTs as …

X Fan, L Zhao, Q Ling, J Liu, H Gu - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogel-based flexible wearable sensors have appeared to great interest owing to their
great potential in medical monitoring, electronic skin, and artificial intelligence …

Biologically inspired flexible photonic films for efficient passive radiative cooling

H Zhang, KCS Ly, X Liu, Z Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Temperature is a fundamental parameter for all forms of lives. Natural evolution has resulted
in organisms which have excellent thermoregulation capabilities in extreme climates …

Nacre‐Mimetic Nanocomposite Aerogels with Exceptional Mechanical Performance for Thermal Superinsulation at Extreme Conditions

J Zhang, J Zheng, M Gao, C Xu, Y Cheng… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal protection under extreme conditions requires materials with excellent thermal
insulation properties and exceptional mechanical properties to withstand a variety of …

Superelastic, Ultralight, and Conductive Ti3C2Tx MXene/Acidified Carbon Nanotube Anisotropic Aerogels for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

Z Deng, P Tang, X Wu, HB Zhang… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although hydrophilic and electrically conductive transition-metal carbon/nitride (MXenes)
nanosheets hold great promise for electrically conductive and electromagnetic interference …

Water-Induced Self-Assembly and In Situ Mineralization within Plant Phenolic Glycol-Gel toward Ultrastrong and Multifunctional Thermal Insulating Aerogels

Q Fan, R Ou, X Hao, Q Deng, Z Liu, L Sun, C Zhang… - Acs Nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biopolymer/silica nanocomposite aerogels are highly attractive as thermally insulating
materials for prevailing energy-saving engineering but are usually plagued by their lack of …

Superhydrophobic silica aerogels and their layer-by-layer structure for thermal management in harsh cold and hot environments

L Liu, X Shan, X Hu, W Lv, J Wang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Personal thermal management (PTM) materials have recently received considerable
attention to improve human body thermal comfort with potentially reduced energy …