Superhydrophobic nanohybrid sponges for separation of oil/water mixtures

NY Abu-Thabit, OJ Uwaezuoke, MHA Elella - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The industrial revolution has led to different types of environmental pollution, including
frequent leakage of crude oil to marine waters and the contamination of wastewater with …

Structural design and fabrication of multifunctional nanocarbon materials for extreme environmental applications

S Wu, H Li, DN Futaba, G Chen, C Chen… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme environments represent numerous harsh environmental conditions, such as
temperature, pressure, corrosion, and radiation. The tolerance of applications in extreme …

Piezoresistive pressure sensor based on a conductive 3D sponge network for motion sensing and human–machine interface

W Cao, Y Luo, Y Dai, X Wang, K Wu, H Lin… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Flexible sensors have attracted increasing attention owing to their important applications in
human activity monitoring, medical diagnosis, and human–machine interaction. However …

Waterproof Flexible Pressure Sensors Based on Electrostatic Self-Assembled MXene/NH2-CNTs for Motion Monitoring and Electronic Skin

Z Xu, D Zhang, Z Li, C Du, Y Yang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Flexible wearable sensors to monitor human movement and for electronic skins must exhibit
high sensitivity, a wide detection range, and waterproof characteristics. This work reports a …

Designing photothermal superhydrophobic PET fabrics via in situ polymerization and 1, 4-conjugation addition reaction

Z Xiong, H Yu, X Gong - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
This study demonstrates a simple and fast method to integrate superhydrophobicity, UV
protection, and photothermal effect onto PET fabrics. The surface of PET fabric forms a …

Flexible pressure sensors based on molybdenum disulfide/hydroxyethyl cellulose/polyurethane sponge for motion detection and speech recognition using machine …

X Chen, D Zhang, H Luan, C Yang… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Flexible pressure sensors with excellent performance have broad application potential in
wearable devices, motion monitoring, and human–computer interaction. In this paper, a …

Bioinspired Gradient Stretchable Aerogels for Ultrabroad‐Range‐Response Pressure‐Sensitive Wearable Electronics and High‐Efficient Separators

X Zhang, Z Hu, Q Sun, X Liang, P Gu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Broad‐range‐response pressure‐sensitive wearable electronics are urgently needed but
their preparation remains a challenge. Herein, we report unprecedented bioinspired …

Solar-heating superhydrophobic modified melamine sponge for efficient recovery of viscous crude oil

Z Li, Z Lin, Q Tian, X Yue, F Qiu, T Zhang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing self-heating sorbents for rapid clean-up of viscous oil spills by using clean solar
energy is attracting attention. Still, simple and scalable fabrication approaches of solar …

Superior, environmentally tolerant, flexible, and adhesive poly (ionic liquid) gel as a multifaceted underwater sensor

L Rong, X Xie, W Yuan, Y Fu - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022 - ACS Publications
In recent years, gel-based sensors have been widely considered and fully developed.
However, it is of vital importance, yet rather challenging to achieve a multifaceted gel, which …

Rational design of high-performance wearable tactile sensors utilizing bioinspired structures/functions, natural biopolymers, and biomimetic strategies

S Zhao, JH Ahn - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Nature has created high-performance materials and structures over millions of years of
evolution. Inspired by the concepts and design principles evident in natural materials and …