Advanced microfluidic devices for fabricating multi‐structural hydrogel microsphere

Z Chen, Z Lv, Z Zhang, DA Weitz, H Zhang… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogel microspheres are a novel functional material, arousing much attention in various
fields. Microfluidics, a technology that controls and manipulates fluids at the micron scale …

In situ one-step fabrication of durable superhydrophobic-superoleophilic cellulose/LDH membrane with hierarchical structure for efficiency oil/water separation

X Yue, J Li, T Zhang, F Qiu, D Yang, M Xue - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, a simple and effective strategy was developed to fabricate the
superhydrophobic cellulose/LDH (layered double hydroxide) membrane in an open …

Waterproof, breathable, and antibacterial self‐powered e‐textiles based on omniphobic triboelectric nanogenerators

M Sala de Medeiros, D Chanci… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Multifunctional electronic textiles (e‐textiles) incorporating miniaturized electronic devices
will pave the way toward a new generation of wearable devices and human–machine …

Chameleon metals: autonomous nano‐texturing and composition inversion on liquid metals surfaces

A Martin, W Kiarie, B Chang, M Thuo - Angewandte Chemie, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Studies on passivating oxides on liquid metals are challenging, in part, due to plasticity,
entropic, and technological limitations. In alloys, compositional complexity in the passivating …

Washable, breathable, and stretchable e-textiles wirelessly powered by omniphobic silk-based coils

MS de Medeiros, D Goswami, D Chanci, C Moreno… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The commercial development of smart garments is currently hindered by significant
challenges, such as dependence on batteries, reduced washability, and difficult …

Folding the Energy Storage: Beyond the Limit of Areal Energy Density of Micro‐Supercapacitors

KH Lee, SW Kim, M Kim, DB Ahn… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the ever‐growing interest in micro‐supercapacitors (MSCs) as a promising power
source for microelectronics, their low areal energy density has plagued practical …

Autonomous thermal-oxidative composition inversion and texture tuning of liquid metal surfaces

J Cutinho, BS Chang, S Oyola-Reynoso, J Chen… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Droplets capture an environment-dictated equilibrium state of a liquid material. Equilibrium,
however, often necessitates nanoscale interface organization, especially with formation of a …

Moisture-insensitive, self-powered paper-based flexible electronics

MS de Medeiros, D Chanci, RV Martinez - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The fabrication of multifunctional electronic devices on ubiquitous paper substrates is
gaining considerable attention due to their low cost, environmental friendliness, light weight …

Signal-enhanced detection of multiplexed cardiac biomarkers by a paper-based fluorogenic immunodevice integrated with zinc oxide nanowires

X Guo, L Zong, Y Jiao, Y Han, X Zhang, J Xu… - Analytical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Using a single test to comprehensively evaluate multiple cardiac biomarkers for early
diagnosis and prevention of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has faced enormous …

A novel hydrophobic coating film of water-borne fluoro-silicon polyacrylate polyurethane with properties governed by surface self-segregation

Y Zhou, C Liu, J Gao, Y Chen, F Yu, M Chen… - Progress in Organic …, 2019 - Elsevier
The growing need of high-level anti-fouling coatings and the increasingly stringent
environment regulations are demanding more versatile and eco-friendly hydrophobic …