Controlling (bio-) adhesion and friction is essential in many bio-medical and industrial
applications. Such control can be achieved using stimulus responsive polymers. Coatings …

Anion-exchange membranes (AEM) with high ion content usually suffer from excessive
water absorption and dilution effects that impair conductivity and mechanical properties. We …

Surface modification has been proven to be an effective approach for ion exchange
membranes to achieve separation of counterions with different valences by altering …

Anion exchange membranes (AEMs) with fast ion transport capability are highly desired in
numerous industries. Improving the ion conductivity of AEMs through rational molecular …

The increasing world-wide demand for clean water, the rising fresh water scarcity and
saltwater intrusion into fresh water resources are the driving forces to find innovative …

A series of highly alkaline durable crosslinked anion exchange membranes (AEMs) is
prepared via elimination reaction using a sodium salt of 4, 4′(5′)-di (hydroxybenzo)-18 …

Anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) have drawn great attention since the
alkaline condition enables the use of non-platinum catalysts. Nevertheless, the lack of alkali …

A series of triptycene-containing sulfonated polysulfone (TRP-BP) materials was prepared
via condensation polymerization, and the desalination membrane-relevant fundamental …

Low chemical stability of membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) remains a major obstacle to
commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) for polymer electrolyte membrane …

A new type of symmetrical bis-crown ether is prepared by connecting dibenzo-18-crown-6
ether on both sides of the chromotropic acid, and then grafting the aforementioned bis-crown …