Design principles for creating synthetic underwater adhesives

A Narayanan, A Dhinojwala, A Joy - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Water and adhesives have a conflicting relationship as demonstrated by the failure of most
man-made adhesives in underwater environments. However, living creatures routinely …

On the welding of vitrimers: Chemistry, mechanics and applications

Q Shi, C Jin, Z Chen, L An… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Linear chains in thermoplastics make them relatively weak in performance but inherently
weldable and recyclable. By contrast, thermosets with permanently crosslinked networks …

Sustainably sourced components to generate high-strength adhesives

CR Westerman, BC McGill, JJ Wilker - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Nearly all adhesives, are derived from petroleum, create permanent bonds, frustrate
materials separation for recycling, and prevent degradation in landfills. When trying to shift …

Design of tough adhesive from commodity thermoplastics through dynamic crosslinking

MA Rahman, C Bowland, S Ge, SR Acharya, S Kim… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Tough adhesives provide resistance against high debonding forces, and these adhesives
are difficult to design because of the simultaneous requirement of strength and ductility …

Wearable multifunctional organohydrogel-based electronic skin for sign language recognition under complex environments

B Song, X Dai, X Fan, H Gu - Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Language barrier is the main cause of disagreement. Sign language, which is a
common language in all the worldwide language families, is difficult to be entirely …

Small-molecule ionic liquid-based adhesive with strong room-temperature adhesion promoted by electrostatic interaction

J Zhang, W Wang, Y Zhang, Q Wei, F Han… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Low-molecular-weight adhesives (LMWAs) possess many unique features compared to
polymer adhesives. However, fabricating LMWAs with adhesion strengths higher than those …

A Bio‐Based Supramolecular Adhesive: Ultra‐High Adhesion Strengths at both Ambient and Cryogenic Temperatures and Excellent Multi‐Reusability

P Sun, S Mei, JF Xu, X Zhang - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Developing high‐performance and reusable adhesives from renewable feedstocks is of
significance to sustainable development, yet it still remains a formidable task. Herein, castor …

Poly (ionic liquid) s containing alkoxy chains and bis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide anions as highly adhesive materials

J Zhang, Z Chen, Y Zhang, S Dong, Y Chen… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Adhesive materials have wide applications in diverse fields, but the development of a novel
and multipurpose adhesive is a great challenge. This study demonstrates that conventional …

An injectable and biodegradable hydrogel incorporated with photoregulated NO generators to heal MRSA-infected wounds

X Lv, Y Xu, X Ruan, D Yang, J Shao, Y Hu, W Wang… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of degradable hydrogel fillers with high antibacterial activity and wound-
healing property is urgently needed for the treatment of infected wounds. Herein, an …

Recent progress of biomass in conventional wood adhesives: a review

W Tian, X Wang, Y Ye, W Wu, Y Wang, S Jiang… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The predominant adhesives currently utilized in the wood sector are sourced from
petroleum. However, it is important to acknowledge that fossil resources possess a limited …