Advances in graphene-based flexible and wearable strain sensors

H Chen, F Zhuo, J Zhou, Y Liu, J Zhang, S Dong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flexible and wearable electronics have recently gained considerable research interest due
to their potential applications in personal healthcare, electronic skins, and human–machine …

Harnessing solar‐driven photothermal effect toward the water–energy nexus

C Zhang, HQ Liang, ZK Xu, Z Wang - Advanced Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Producing affordable freshwater has been considered as a great societal challenge, and
most conventional desalination technologies are usually accompanied with large energy …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional Ti3C2TX MXene/Aramid nanofiber/Polyimide aerogels with efficient thermal insulation and tunable electromagnetic wave absorption …

F Yang, J Yao, L Jin, W Huyan, J Zhou, Z Yao… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, multifunctional electromagnetic (EM) wave absorbing aerogels have attracted
much attention due to intelligent and wearable features for electronic devices. However, the …

Joule-heated graphene-wrapped sponge enables fast clean-up of viscous crude-oil spill

J Ge, LA Shi, YC Wang, HY Zhao, HB Yao… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The clean-up of viscous crude-oil spills is a global challenge. Hydrophobic and oleophilic oil
sorbents have been demonstrated as promising candidates for oil-spill remediation …

[HTML][HTML] A review of carbon-based thermal interface materials: Mechanism, thermal measurements and thermal properties

X Guo, S Cheng, W Cai, Y Zhang, X Zhang - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
With the development of electronic technologies, electronic devices become smaller, while
their power density increases dramatically. The resulting excessive heat requires excellent …

Advanced sorbents for oil‐spill cleanup: recent advances and future perspectives

J Ge, HY Zhao, HW Zhu, J Huang, LA Shi… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Oil sorbents play a very important part in the remediation processes of oil spills. To enhance
the oil‐sorption properties and simplify the oil‐recovery process, various advanced oil …

Scalable and robust bilayer polymer foams for highly efficient and stable solar desalination

C Li, D Jiang, B Huo, M Ding, C Huang, D Jia, H Li… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Solar-driven vaporization devices are often hindered by complex fabrication process, low
efficiency, poor durability, and non-reusability. Herein, based on the pre-pressed melamine …

[HTML][HTML] Highly sensitive, robust and anisotropic MXene aerogels for efficient broadband microwave absorption

Y Dai, X Wu, Z Liu, HB Zhang, ZZ Yu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasingly severe electromagnetic pollution calls for high-performance microwave
absorption materials. Lightweight, robust and porous MXene/polyimide (MP) aerogels with …

[HTML][HTML] Flexible MXene-coated melamine foam based phase change material composites for integrated solar-thermal energy conversion/storage, shape memory and …

Y Shao, W Hu, M Gao, Y Xiao, T Huang… - Composites Part A …, 2021 - Elsevier
The liquid leakage, low light absorption capability and strong rigidity severely limit large-
scale applications of phase change materials (PCMs). In this work, novel PCM composites …

Recent development of advanced materials with special wettability for selective oil/water separation

Q Ma, H Cheng, AG Fane, R Wang, H Zhang - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing number of oil spill accidents have a catastrophic impact on our aquatic
environment. Recently, special wettable materials used for the oil/water separation have …