[HTML][HTML] Functionally graded porous structures: analyses, performances, and applications–a review

D Chen, K Gao, J Yang, L Zhang - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Structural innovation incorporating bio-inspired composites poses a fresh angle to develop
novel lightweight forms with strengthened mechanical properties, among which a must …

Recent advances in thermoregulatory clothing: materials, mechanisms, and perspectives

L Lei, S Shi, D Wang, S Meng, JG Dai, S Fu, J Hu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Personal thermal management (PTM) is a promising approach for maintaining the thermal
comfort zone of the human body while minimizing the energy consumption of indoor …

Chemical syntheses of bioinspired and biomimetic polymers toward biobased materials

MS Ganewatta, Z Wang, C Tang - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
The rich structures and hierarchical organizations in nature provide many sources of
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …

Challenges and opportunities for solar evaporation

C Chen, Y Kuang, L Hu - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Solar evaporation is an ancient technology that has regained tremendous attention because
of the abundance of solar energy, widely available water sources, and facile facilities in …

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 …

High‐performance thermally conductive phase change composites by large‐size oriented graphite sheets for scalable thermal energy harvesting

S Wu, T Li, Z Tong, J Chao, T Zhai, J Xu… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient thermal energy harvesting using phase‐change materials (PCMs) has great
potential for cost‐effective thermal management and energy storage applications. However …

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation

P Tao, G Ni, C Song, W Shang, J Wu, J Zhu, G Chen… - Nature energy, 2018 - nature.com
As a ubiquitous solar-thermal energy conversion process, solar-driven evaporation has
attracted tremendous research attention owing to its high conversion efficiency of solar …

An anisotropically high thermal conductive boron nitride/epoxy composite based on nacre‐mimetic 3D network

J Han, G Du, W Gao, H Bai - Advanced Functional Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer‐based thermal interface materials (TIMs) with excellent thermal conductivity and
electrical resistivity are in high demand in the electronics industry. In the past decade …

Multilayer polypyrrole nanosheets with self‐organized surface structures for flexible and efficient solar–thermal energy conversion

X Wang, Q Liu, S Wu, B Xu, H Xu - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Converting solar energy into concentrated heat is very appealing for various applications.
Polypyrrole (PPy) is known to possess excellent photothermal property with low thermal …

Biomimetic MXene textures with enhanced light‐to‐heat conversion for solar steam generation and wearable thermal management

K Li, TH Chang, Z Li, H Yang, F Fu, T Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D materials are of particular interest in light‐to‐heat conversion, yet challenges
remain in developing a facile method to suppress their light reflection. Herein, inspired by …