Intrinsically self-healing polymers: from mechanistic insight to current challenges

B Li, PF Cao, T Saito, AP Sokolov - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Self-healing materials open new prospects for more sustainable technologies with improved
material performance and devices' longevity. We present an overview of the recent …

Conjugate polymer-based membranes for gas separation applications: current status and future prospects

N Saini, K Pandey, K Awasthi - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Conjugate polymers provide the possibility of exploiting both the chemical and physical
attributes of the polymers for membrane-based gas separation. The presence of delocalized …

3D printed multifunctional, hyperelastic silicone rubber foam

Q Chen, J Zhao, J Ren, L Rong, PF Cao… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Highly elastic silicone foams, especially those with tunable properties and multifunctionality,
are of great interest in numerous fields. However, the liquid nature of silicone precursors and …

Superstretchable, self‐healing polymeric elastomers with tunable properties

PF Cao, B Li, T Hong, J Townsend… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of self‐healing chemistry to develop synthetic polymer materials that can heal
themselves with restored mechanical performance and functionality is of great interest. Self …

Rational design of a multifunctional binder for high-capacity silicon-based anodes

PF Cao, G Yang, B Li, Y Zhang, S Zhao… - ACS Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Although several principles have been recognized to fabricate a nominal “better” binder,
there continues to be a lack of a rational design and synthesis approach that would meet the …

Highly recyclable, mechanically isotropic and healable 3D-printed elastomers via polyurea vitrimers

W Niu, Z Zhang, Q Chen, PF Cao… - ACS Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Delamination of three-dimensional (3D) printed polymer materials by fused deposition
modeling (FDM) is a long-standing challenge in additive manufacturing (AM). With …

Exceptionally recyclable, extremely tough, vitrimer-like polydimethylsiloxane elastomers via rational network design

Q Chen, X Zhao, B Li, AP Sokolov, M Tian… - Matter, 2023 - cell.com
Recently developed elastomers with an adaptable covalent network, eg, elastic vitrimers,
have great potential as sustainable materials, although most of them suffer from limited …

A novel dynamic polymer synthesis via chlorinated solvent quenched depolymerization

J Zhu, S Zhao, J Luo, W Niu, JT Damron… - CCS …, 2023 - chinesechemsoc.org
Dynamic polymers with both physical interactions and dynamic covalent bonds exhibit
superior performance, but achieving such dry polymers in an efficient manner remains a …

In Situ Synthesis of Cation-Free Zirconia-Supported Zeolite CHA Membranes for Efficient CO2/CH4 Separation

N Wang, G Dang, Z Bai, Q Wang, B Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cation-free zirconosilicate zeolite CHA and thin zirconia-supported membranes were in situ
synthesized in a fluoride-free gel for the first time. The usage of the ZrO2/Al2O3 composite …

Emerging washable textronics for imminent e-waste mitigation: strategies, reliability, and perspectives

MLR Liman, MT Islam - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The desire for close human contact with electronic components for portable sensing, energy
harvesting, and healthcare has sparked massive advances in wearable textile electronic …