Nature-Inspired Intelligent Cotton Fabrics with Excellent Shape Memory and Superhydrophobic Properties DOI
Nian X. Sun,

Jiacheng Yu,

W. Cheng

et al.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(19), P. 28729 - 28742

Published: April 29, 2025

Driven by technological advancements and rising living standards, the demand for high-performance cotton textiles continues to grow. Drawing inspiration from stimuli-responsive behavior of Mimosa pudica inherent superhydrophobicity lotus leaf surfaces, this study presents development a new class smart fabrics integrating superhydrophobicity, shape memory functionality, wear resistance. The engineered incorporate Eucommia ulmoides gum (EUG) surface-tailored sepiolite particles as core functional elements. Central work is an innovative surface modulation strategy leveraging effects dynamically control material hydrophobicity through thermoresponsive structural reconfiguration. Fabricated via scalable dip-coating technique, these composites achieve tunable wettability without fluorine-based chemicals, marking departure conventional approaches. innovation manuscript also lies in fabric's fluorine-free composition its eco-friendly preparation process. These characteristics enable adjust their based on different usage environments needs, offering vast possibilities creating designing intelligent products.

Language: Английский

Recent Advances in Next‐Generation Textiles DOI Open Access
Yucheng Tian,

Ruida Ding,

Sam S. Yoon

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 5, 2025

Textiles have played a pivotal role in human development, evolving from basic fibers into sophisticated, multifunctional materials. Advances material science, nanotechnology, and electronics propelled next-generation textiles beyond traditional functionalities, unlocking innovative possibilities for diverse applications. Thermal management incorporate ultralight, ultrathin insulating layers adaptive cooling technologies, optimizing temperature regulation dynamic extreme environments. Moisture utilize advanced structures unidirectional transport breathable membranes, ensuring exceptional comfort activewear outdoor gear. Protective exhibit enhanced features, including antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-toxic gas, heat-resistant, radiation-shielding capabilities, providing high-performance solutions healthcare, defense, hazardous industries. Interactive integrate sensors monitoring physical, chemical, electrophysiological parameters, enabling real-time data collection responses to various environmental user-generated stimuli. Energy leverage triboelectric, piezoelectric, hygroelectric effects improve energy harvesting storage wearable devices. Luminous display textiles, electroluminescent fiber optic systems, enable visual applications fashion communication. These advancements position at the forefront of materials significantly expanding their potential across wide range

Language: Английский

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Advances in Nanofiber Filtration Membranes: From Principles to Intelligent Applications DOI Open Access
Shuo Shi, Wenli Bai, Xiaoyu Chen

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 21, 2025

Abstract Air pollution is a silent killer. It poses significant health threat, affecting over 80% of the global population and leading to respiratory cardiovascular diseases. Electrospun nanofiber filtration membranes have made tremendous progress due their large surface areas, adaptable structures, self‐polarizing properties. This review explores recent developments in across four key areas: principles, material design, structural innovations, functionalities. Initially, classical mechanisms discussed, followed by an overview sustainable materials green technologies for advanced filtration. then delve into advancements, highlighting nanofibers with high roughness, ultra‐fine diameters, bimodal distributions. Inspired nature, these innovations led creation high‐performance membranes. Current research focuses on anti‐bacterial antiviral membranes, as well intelligent systems capable sensing physiological signals. Last, existing challenges membrane development, such new mechanisms, preparation technologies, reusable highlighted. anticipated that solutions problems will open up possibilities functional biodegradable smart wearables, upscale healthcare.

Language: Английский

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Waterborne Recoatable Transparent Superhydrophobic Coatings with Excellent Self‐Cleaning and Anti‐Dust Performance DOI Open Access
Shuhua Tu, Lele Zhang, Shuhua Tu

et al.

Small, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 19, 2025

Abstract Superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted tremendous attention due to their intriguing lotus‐leaf‐like water‐repelling phenomenon and wide applications, however, most superhydrophobic coatings are prepared with environmentally unfriendly organic solvents suffer from poor mechanical strength. To solve these issues, waterborne recoatable (WRSH) developed based on a novel self‐synthesized water‐soluble fluorinated acrylic polymer hydrophobic modified silica nanoparticles. The trade‐off between superhydrophobicity is well mediated by protonation deprotonation of the polymer. When coating damaged, it can be easily repaired recoated using WRSH without need remove damaged layer, providing sustainable friendly solution for maintaining surface. exhibits good properties stability even after abrasion 2000 mesh sandpaper 20 m or impact 100 g sand. Additionally, visible light transmittance glass reaches as high ≈94.0%, which superior bare ≈91.7%. Moreover, exhibit excellent self‐cleaning performance anti‐dust when applied solar panels.

Language: Английский

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Loofah‐Inspired Ultralight and Superelastic Micro/Nanofibrous Aerogels for Highly Efficient Thermal Insulation DOI
Wei Zhang, Guoqiang Liang,

Sai Wang

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 25, 2024

Abstract Extreme cold events are becoming more frequent and intense around the world, imposing a huge burden on human health global economy. However, developing fibrous materials featuring ultralight weight, high shape retention, thermal insulation to withstand extreme conditions remains great challenge. Herein, inspired by natural porous loofah, an superelastic micro/nanofibrous aerogel (MNFA) that integrates hierarchical pores stable physical entanglements is directly synthesized via gelation electrospinning technology. By manipulating solution/water molecules interaction of charged jets, structure consisting networks microfibers developed, which endows MNFA with porosity (99.7%). Benefiting from entanglement between rigid flexible nanofibers, resulting can large tensile stress (4000 times its weight) 1000 compression cycles without being damaged. Moreover, exhibits feature (3 mg cm −3 ) performance (low conductivity 25.3 mW m −1 K ), making promising contender for highly efficient insulation. This work offer fresh perspectives design advancement advanced aerogels variety uses.

Language: Английский

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Facile fabrication of environmentally friendly and mechanically robust transparent, waterproof, and breathable fibrous membranes DOI
Jing Zhao,

Aohan Hou,

Zhao Zhen-hong

et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 505, P. 159222 - 159222

Published: Jan. 2, 2025

Language: Английский

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Wet-adaptive Strain Sensor Based on Hierarchical Core-sheath Yarns for Underwater Motion Monitoring and Energy Harvesting DOI
Haiyang Jiang, Ruicheng Zhang,

Keshuai Liu

et al.

Nano Energy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 132, P. 110407 - 110407

Published: Oct. 24, 2024

Language: Английский

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Progress on fiber engineering for fabric innovation in ecological hydrophobic design and multifunctional applications DOI Creative Commons

Wei Li,

Libing Yang, Jianying Huang

et al.

Industrial Chemistry and Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(3), P. 393 - 423

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

This review introduces the hydrophobic mechanism, natural materials and preparation strategies of green fabrics, multi-functional textiles based on fabrics. The challenges prospects in this field are also discussed.

Language: Английский

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High-Performance Membranes Based on Spherical-Beaded Nanofibers and Nanoarchitectured Networks for Water-in-Oil Emulsion Separation DOI
He Li,

Keyi Che,

Pan Jiang

et al.

Nano Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 2, 2024

High-performance separation materials for oil-water emulsions are crucial to environmental protection and resource recovery; however, most existing fibrous subject large pore size low porosity, resulting in limited performance. Herein, we create high-performance membranes consisting of spherical-beaded nanofibers nanoarchitectured networks (nano-nets) using electrostatic spinning/netting technology, water-in-oil emulsion separation. By manipulating the nonequilibrium stretching jets, capable generating a robust microelectric field fabricated as scaffolds, on which charged droplets induced eject phase separate self-assemble nano-nets with small pores. Benefiting from 3D undulating cavities originating 2D supported by 1D nanofibers, exhibit under-oil superhydrophobicity (>152°), striking performance an efficiency >99.2% flux 5775 L m

Language: Английский

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Ultralight and Flexible Subnanowire Aerogels for Intrinsically Hydrophobic Thermal Insulation DOI
Y. D. Sheng, Yi Zhang, Zhifang Sun

et al.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 16, 2025

Aerogels are regarded as the next generation of thermal insulators; however, conventional aerogels suffer from issues such brittleness, low moisture resistance, and a complex production process. Subnanowires (SNWs) emerging materials known for their exceptional flexibility, toughness, intrinsic hydrophobicity, gelling capabilities, making them ideal building blocks flexible, tough, hydrophobic, thermally insulating aerogels. Herein, we present simple scalable strategy to construct SNW by freeze-drying hydroxyapatite (HAP) dispersions in cyclohexane. The resulting consist three-dimensional porous flakes composed thin layers bundles. They exhibit numerous outstanding properties, including ultralow density (12.33 mg·cm–3), high porosity (99.15%), remarkable flexibility excellent insulation properties (27.53 mW·m–1·K–1). Because HAP SNWs cores capped with hydrocarbon chains, demonstrate hydrophobicity (138° water contact angle) superior stability compared polymer foams. Furthermore, can effectively shield against infrared radiation due conductivity. This work suggests that serve intrinsically hydrophobic aerogels, paving way future applications insulation.

Language: Английский

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Hybrid Nanofibrous Membrane with Durable Electret for Anti‐Wetting Air Filtration DOI Open Access
Ming Yang, Yao Ni,

Roman A. Surmenev

et al.

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 27, 2025

Abstract Electrospun fibrous materials with fine fibers and small pores are fundamental for particulate matter (PM) filtration, addressing its harmful environmental health impacts. However, the existing electrospun still limited to their sub‐micron diameters unstable surface electrostatic effect, leading deteriorated filtration performance after prolonged storage or wetting. Herein, study creates nanofibrous membranes long‐time stable electrostatics by electret‐enhanced electrospinning. The phase separation polarization of charged jet manipulated achieve rapid stretch strong electret. obtained membrane exhibits nanosized structures fiber ≈220 nm, pore size <1 µm, as well robust potential 0.4 kV. By virtue synergistic effects sieving adsorption, showed a remarkable PM 0.3 efficiency 96.6% pressure drop 140 Pa, even reaching N90 standard five wetting cycles. design such durable will offer new sight in functional materials.

Language: Английский

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