Moist-electric generation,a green and environmentally friendly energy harvesting technology,is undoubt-edly one of the effective methods to alleviate energy shortages and environmental ***,the lack of fiber-like moist...
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Moist-electric generation,a green and environmentally friendly energy harvesting technology,is undoubt-edly one of the effective methods to alleviate energy shortages and environmental ***,the lack of fiber-like moist-electric generators(MEGs)that combine continuous power generation and high electrical output performance has constrained the development of moist-electric in the fields of flexi-ble wearable and self-power *** this work,sodium alginate(SA)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWCNT)fibers with axial heterogeneous(axi-he)of oxygen-containing functional groups(Ocfgs)are prepared through a mold forming method in assistance with the coagulation *** interaction be-tween axi-he MEG and moisture is investigated by analyzing the electrical signal changes of dried MEG under moisture *** maximum output voltage and current of axi-he MEG can reach 0.35 V and 1.92 pA under the stimulation of *** on the regulation of Ocfgs,axi-he MEG has a con-tinuous high moist-electric performance and environmental *** maximum output power density(Pmo)of axi-he MEG with a length of only 2 cm can reach 27.37 pW cm-2 at RH=90%,which exceeds most of the MEGs reported in ***,a continuous output voltage of 0.33-0.37 V for more than 15 h can be obtained from this axi-he ***,the axi-he MEG from Ocfg distribution design and mold forming method provides a new way of clean energy generation using moisture from the ambient environment,exhibiting enormous potential in energy supply for Internet of Things(loT)devices.
Mixing two or more polymers to produce the“polymer alloy”is one of the most versatile and economical strategies for developing new polymeric *** compatibility between polymer components largely determines the compre...
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Mixing two or more polymers to produce the“polymer alloy”is one of the most versatile and economical strategies for developing new polymeric *** compatibility between polymer components largely determines the comprehensive performance of polymer *** recently,a type of unique surface partitioned materials,Janus particles,has been proposed to act as a novel interfacial compatibilizer for polymer *** Janus particles integrates the amphipathicity of diblock copolymer and interfacial stabilization of nanoparticles,displaying a significant superiority in comparison with molecular compatibilizers for a wide range of polymer *** this review,we mainly focus on the compatibilizing effects of Janus nanofillers of various morphologies,including spherical,snowman-like,and two-dimensional nanosheets,on polymer *** shed light on the impacts of compatibilization of Janus particles on phase morphologies,mechanical properties,and functionalities of polymer *** review could provide a guidance for designing an effective Janus particle compatibilizer to develop high-performance polymer blends.
A significant challenge in the recycling of plastics is the separation of various polymers. Mechanical recycling represents one of the most straightforward and cost-effective approaches to mitigate the escalating issu...
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A significant challenge in the recycling of plastics is the separation of various polymers. Mechanical recycling represents one of the most straightforward and cost-effective approaches to mitigate the escalating issue of plastic pollution. Unfortunately, the inevitable presence of mixed plastics in the waste stream and their phase separation always result in suboptimal properties for mechanically recycled materials. Multi-block copolymers(MBCPs) compatibilization represents an efficient strategy to address this issue and for upcycling of mixed plastics. The key to the implementation of this strategy lies in the efficient syntheses and structural modifications of diverse MBCPs. Especially, very few synthetic routes have been reported for the synthesis of MBCPs containing polyolefin blocks. In this contribution, we present a cyclic-acyclic monomers metathesis polymerization(CAMMP)mediated strategy for the preparation of polyolefin containing MBCPs using commercially available or easily accessible telechelic diol polymers. These polyolefins containing MBCPs can efficiently serve as compatibilizer additives for the upcycling of mixtures of polyolefins and other plastics. The combination of great variety of telechelic diol polymers with the ease of microstructure modification during CAMMP synthesis makes this strategy attractive for future investigations and potential practical applications.
Viscoelastic properties of thermoplastic polyurethane(TPU)is of fundamental importance for its *** this work,we prepared different TPUs from polycaprolactone(PCL)diol,diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate(MDI),and 1,4-bu...
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Viscoelastic properties of thermoplastic polyurethane(TPU)is of fundamental importance for its *** this work,we prepared different TPUs from polycaprolactone(PCL)diol,diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate(MDI),and 1,4-butanediol(BDO),and investigated the viscoelastic behavior of three TPUs with different hard segment content during thermal annealing *** storage modulus(G′)of TPU increases over time in a medium annealing temperature(T_(a))region,but remains unchanged at both high and low temperature *** growth of loss modulus(G″)over time is slower than that of G′.At medium T_(a),both G′and G″increase during the repeating frequency(ω)sweep,due to the gradual crystallization of hard *** indicates that the crystallites primarily restrain the relaxation of unit with large *** increments of G′and G″are weakened when the content of hard segment in TPU is *** TPU with high content of hard segments,a complete high elastic platform with a width of 3 orders of magnitude was observed only through one frequency scan test at medium T_(a).In addition,the crystallites of hard segments grow up continuously during frequency scan test(isothermal annealing treatment)and cause the extreme increase in G′and G″withωin lowωregion.
Energy-absorbing materials are widely used in transportations,sports,and the military ***,porous materials,including natural and artificial materials,have attracted tremendous attentions due to their light weight and ...
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Energy-absorbing materials are widely used in transportations,sports,and the military ***,porous materials,including natural and artificial materials,have attracted tremendous attentions due to their light weight and excellent energy absorption *** review summarizes the recent progresses in the natural and artificial energy-absorbing porous ***,we review the typical natural porous materials including cuttlebone,bighorn sheep horn,pomelo peel,and sunflower stem *** architectures,energy absorption abilities,and mechanisms of these typical natural materials and their bioinspired materials are ***,we provide a review on the fabrication methods of artificial energy-absorbing porous materials,such as conventional foaming and three-dimensional(3D)***,we address the challenges and prospects for the future development of energy-absorbing porous *** importantly,our review provides a direct guidance for the design and fabrication of energy-absorbing porous materials required for various engineering applications.
The efficient utilization of elemental sulfur(S8) for developing high value-added chemicals is a global concern considering its abundant sources and yearly accelerating environmental issues. However, it has been a lon...
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The efficient utilization of elemental sulfur(S8) for developing high value-added chemicals is a global concern considering its abundant sources and yearly accelerating environmental issues. However, it has been a long-standing challenge to directly transform elemental sulfur to sulfur-containing polymer, especially via an environmentally benign manner. Herein, a unique chemo-differentiating multicomponent polymerization(MCP) of elemental sulfur, chloroform, and diamine is reported to construct polythiourea based on amine-involved two sequential reactions including isothiocyanation and nucleophilic *** strategy features isocynide-free monomers as starting materials, mild conditions, high molecular weights(up to72,900 g/mol) and desired yields(up to 83%). With the advantages of inactive isocyanation and active nucleophilic addition, the stoichiometric balance of amine and isothiocyanate could be delicately controlled to afford various polythioureas with high molecular weights. The polythioureas have been further utilized in the Cu-based aqueous catalysis and Hg-based ion adsorption.
Precise and efficient therapy of malignant tumors is always a challenge. Herein, gold nanoclusters co-modified by aggregation-induced-emission(AIE) molecules, copper ion chelator(acylthiourea) and tumor-targeting ...
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Precise and efficient therapy of malignant tumors is always a challenge. Herein, gold nanoclusters co-modified by aggregation-induced-emission(AIE) molecules, copper ion chelator(acylthiourea) and tumor-targeting agent(folic acid) were fabricated to perform AIE-guided and tumor-specific synergistic therapy with great spatio-temporal controllability for the targeted elimination and metastasis inhibition of malignant tumors. During therapy, the functional gold nanoclusters(Au NTF) would rapidly accumulate in the tumor tissue due to the enhanced permeability and retention effect as well as folic acid-mediated tumor targeting, which was followed by endocytosis by tumor cells. After that, the overexpressed copper ions in the tumor cells would trigger the aggregation of these intracellular Au NTF via a chelation process that not only generated the photothermal agent in situ to perform the tumor-specific photothermal therapy damaging the primary tumor, but also led to the copper deficiency of tumor cells to inhibit its ***, the copper ions were reduced to cuprous ions along with the chelation, which further catalysed the excess H2O2in the tumor cells to produce cytotoxic reactive oxygen species, resulting in additional chemodynamic therapy for enhanced antitumor efficiency. The aggregation of Au NTF also activated the AIE molecules to present fluorescence, which not only imaged the therapeutic area for real-time monitoring of this tumor-specific synergistic therapy, but also allowed us to perform near-infrared radiation at the correct time point and location to achieve optimal photothermal therapy. Both in vitro and in vivo results revealed the strong tumor elimination, effective metastasis inhibition and high survival rate of tumor-bearing mice after treatment using the Au NTF nanoclusters, indicating that this AIE-guided and tumor-specific synergistic strategy could offer a promising approach for tumor therapy.
The development and understanding of antifreezing hydrogels are crucial both in principle and practice for the design and delivery of new *** current antifreezing mechanisms in hydrogels are almost exclusively derived...
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The development and understanding of antifreezing hydrogels are crucial both in principle and practice for the design and delivery of new *** current antifreezing mechanisms in hydrogels are almost exclusively derived from their incorporation of antifreezing additives,rather than from the inherent properties of the polymers ***,developing a computational model for the independent yet interconnected double-network(DN)structures in hydrogels has proven to be an exceptionally difficult ***,we develop a multiscale simulation platform,integrating‘random walk reactive polymerization’(RWRP)with molecular dynamics(MD)simulations,to computationally construct a physically-chemically linked PVA/PHEAA DN hydrogels from monomers that mimic a radical polymerization and to investigate water structures,dynamics,and interactions confined in PVA/PHEAA hydrogels with various water contents and temperatures,aiming to uncover antifreezing mechanism at atomic *** simulation results indicate that the antifreezing property of PVA/PHEAA hydrogels arises from a combination of intrinsic,strong water-binding networks and crosslinkers and tightly crosslinked and interpenetrating double-network structures,both of which enhance polymer-water interactions for competitively inhibiting ice nucleation and *** computational findings provide atomic-level insights into the interplay between polymers and water molecules in hydrogels,which may determine their resistance to freezing.
Vinyl ethers, while being typical monomers for living cationic polymerization, have limited commercial use due to the poor mechanical properties of their polymers at room temperature. We explored the use of photoacid ...
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Vinyl ethers, while being typical monomers for living cationic polymerization, have limited commercial use due to the poor mechanical properties of their polymers at room temperature. We explored the use of photoacid generators to induce cationic reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer(RAFT) polymerization for the rapid high-resolution three-dimensional(3D) printing of various vinyl ethers. The process demonstrated controlled molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions(MWD), with monomer conversions exceeding 90% in minutes. Incorporating a crosslinker enabled 3D printing at speeds up to 8.46 cm h-1with layer thicknesses as thin as 50 μm. The mechanical properties of the printed objects were tunable by adjusting resin components, allowing for a range of material characteristics from brittle to elastomeric(tensile strength ranging from 13.9 to 31.7 MPa, Young's modulus ranging from 185.6 to 992.7 MPa and elongation at break ranging from 2.8%to 68.3%). Moreover, polymer welding facilitated the creation of gradient materials, showcasing the potential for engineered applications of poly(vinyl ethers)(PVEs).
We present a ring-opening polymerization of bridged cyclic lactone utilizing alcohol as the initiator and organic base as the *** γ-butyrolactone monomers(PhSGBL and PhSeGBL)were synthesized efficiently from commerci...
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We present a ring-opening polymerization of bridged cyclic lactone utilizing alcohol as the initiator and organic base as the *** γ-butyrolactone monomers(PhSGBL and PhSeGBL)were synthesized efficiently from commercially available 3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic *** to the ring strain of the bridged structure,ring-opening polymerization of this type of γ-butyrolactone derivative was successfully carried out under mild conditions,e.g.,using ethylene glycol as the initiator and a commercial catalyst[1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0 dec-5-ene(TBD)]]as the catalyst at 30℃.The obtained polymer could be degraded to its monomer for recycling in the presence of ZnCl_(2) as a *** and PhSeGBL could also be copolymerized with ε-caprolactone to tune the glass transition ***,the hydrophilicity of the obtained sulfur-containing polymers could be adjusted by selectively oxidizing the thioether side group to sulfone/sulfoxide,which offered a way to tune the hydrophilicity of *** the other hand,the obtained selenium-containing compound could be degraded in the presence of m-CPBA(3-chloroperbenzoic acid),which offered potential application in sustained drug release.
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