Cellulose: a review of water interactions, applications in composites, and water treatment

A Etale, AJ Onyianta, SR Turner, SJ Eichhorn - Chemical reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cellulose is known to interact well with water, but is insoluble in it. Many polysaccharides
such as cellulose are known to have significant hydrogen bond networks joining the …

3D-printed PEDOT: PSS for soft robotics

J Li, J Cao, B Lu, G Gu - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Soft robotics is an emerging technology requiring conductive materials with inherently high
compliance to sense, control or actuate. Poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene): polystyrene …

Fundamental fluid dynamics challenges in inkjet printing

D Lohse - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Inkjet printing is the most widespread technological application of microfluidics. It is
characterized by its high drop productivity, small volumes, and extreme reproducibility. This …

[HTML][HTML] Design and advanced manufacturing of electromagnetic interference shielding materials

J Liu, MY Yu, ZZ Yu, V Nicolosi - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding is critical in electronic applications. However,
the currently available EMI shielding materials are restricted in customizability and …

Additive manufacturing of polymer-derived ceramics: Materials, technologies, properties and potential applications

RP Chaudhary, C Parameswaran, M Idrees… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificially structured ceramic components with extraordinary properties are of immense
demand in various industries. Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing technologies are …

Evaporation of sessile droplets

SK Wilson, HM D'Ambrosio - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The evaporation of a sessile droplet of liquid is a complex and multifaceted fundamental
topic of enduring scientific interest that is key to numerous physical and biological …

3D printing a biomimetic bridge‐arch solar evaporator for eliminating salt accumulation with desalination and agricultural applications

M Zou, Y Zhang, Z Cai, C Li, Z Sun, C Yu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven water evaporation has been considered a sustainable method to obtain clean
water through desalination. However, its further application is limited by the complicated …

Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials

BL Tardy, BD Mattos, CG Otoni, M Beaumont… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …

Highly efficient three-dimensional solar evaporator for high salinity desalination by localized crystallization

L Wu, Z Dong, Z Cai, T Ganapathy, NX Fang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Solar-driven water evaporation represents an environmentally benign method of water
purification/desalination. However, the efficiency is limited by increased salt concentration …

[HTML][HTML] A mini-review: How reliable is the drop casting technique?

AKS Kumar, Y Zhang, D Li, RG Compton - Electrochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
The simple, easy and rapid technique of “drop casting” is widely used to prepare the surface
of chemically modified electrodes in which the modifying layer is composed of particles such …