Smart windows: electro‐, thermo‐, mechano‐, photochromics, and beyond

Y Ke, J Chen, G Lin, S Wang, Y Zhou… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A smart window that dynamically modulates light transmittance is crucial for building energy
efficiently, and promising for on‐demand optical devices. The rapid development of …

Future of additive manufacturing: Overview of 4D and 3D printed smart and advanced materials and their applications

KR Ryan, MP Down, CE Banks - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 4D printing is an emerging field in additive manufacturing of time responsive
programmable materials. The combination of 3D printing technologies with materials that …

Wet‐adhesive elastomer for liquid metal‐based conformal epidermal electronics

J Cheng, J Shang, S Yang, J Dou… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable electronics are increasingly used in health monitoring and treatment in different
conditions. However, few devices can adhere conformally to the skin after sports and …

Unconventional smart windows: Materials, structures and designs

Y Zhou, F Fan, Y Liu, S Zhao, Q Xu, S Wang, D Luo… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
As populations grow, energy demands gradually increase, so more efficient energy use is
essential. Building energy consumption comprises more than 40% of global energy …

Plasticizing silk protein for on‐skin stretchable electrodes

G Chen, N Matsuhisa, Z Liu, D Qi, P Cai… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Soft and stretchable electronic devices are important in wearable and implantable
applications because of the high skin conformability. Due to the natural biocompatibility and …

Dynamic wrinkling pattern exhibiting tunable fluorescence for anticounterfeiting applications

T Ma, T Li, L Zhou, X Ma, J Yin, X Jiang - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
A dynamic surface pattern with a topography and fluorescence in response to environmental
stimulus can enable information recording, hiding, and reading. Such patterns are therefore …

High-performance strain sensors based on bilayer carbon black/PDMS hybrids

M Hu, Y Gao, Y Jiang, H Zeng, S Zeng, M Zhu… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2021 - Springer
With the development of mechatronics, flexible and soft strain sensors have attracted
increasing attention because of their potential applications in emerging fields of health …

Bio‐inspired wrinkled photonic elastomer with superior controllable and mechanically stable structure for multi‐mode color display

R Lin, Y Qi, D Kou, W Ma… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Color is an excellent carrier of information between organisms. Photonic elastomers that
convert abstract mechanical information into intuitive color information have shown great …

Functional PDMS elastomers: Bulk composites, surface engineering, and precision fabrication

S Li, J Zhang, J He, W Liu, YH Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)—the simplest and most common silicone compound—
exemplifies the central characteristics of its class and has attracted tremendous research …

Light‐boosting highly sensitive pressure sensors based on bioinspired multiscale surface structures

S Yu, L Li, J Wang, E Liu, J Zhao, F Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pressure sensors have attracted tremendous attention because of their potential
applications in the fields of health monitoring, human–machine interfaces, artificial …