Advanced Materials Technologies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 13, 2024
Abstract
Nanocellulose
(NCs),
the
most
abundant
natural
resource,
has
birefringence
when
aligned
in
order,
and
resulting
materials
are
of
unique
optical
properties,
showing
great
potential
sustainable
anti‐counterfeiting.
However,
difficulty
processing,
due
to
strong
hydrogen‐bond
interactions
between
hydroxyl
groups,
places
severe
restrictions
on
application
NCs.
Nowadays,
many
efforts
have
been
devoted
addressing
this
problem
there
various
novel
processing
technologies,
such
as
phase
transition‐induced
self‐assembly,
3D
printing,
situ
curing
oriented
hydrogel,
advanced
melt‐processing.
Cellulose
nanocrystal
is
taken
typical
example
review
introduce
technologies
for
cellulosic
anti‐counterfeiting
materials,
given
its
outstanding
birefringent
characteristic
than
other
In
review,
trends,
challenges,
solutions
included,
focusing
their
design
mechanism
fabricating
strategy.
Finally,
prospects
perspectives
development
green
with
extensive
production
scale
presented.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(29)
Published: March 7, 2024
Abstract
Inspired
by
natural
organisms,
soft
actuators
can
convert
environmental
stimuli
into
mechanical
deformation,
making
them
indispensable
for
applications
in
a
variety
of
fields
such
as
robotics.
MXene,
displaying
exceptional
attributes
conductivity,
thermal
efficiency,
good
dispersibility
etc.,
has
emerged
preferred
material
high‐performance
actuators.
However,
single
struggle
to
achieve
complex
tasks
realized
intelligent
robotic
systems.
Herein,
bioinspired
dynamic
matrix
is
presented
utilizing
the
developable
structure
MXene‐cellulose
nanofibers
(CNF)
The
inclusion
CNF
considerably
bolsters
properties
MXene.
MXene‐CNF
film
possessed
higher
working
strain
range
(≈14%)
than
pure
MXene
(≈2%).
designed
structures
complete
actuating
movements.
sensing
layer
integration
with
led
an
extremely
low
touch
detection
limit
(0.3
kPa)
and
expedited
actuating‐feedback
due
interaction
between
contact
charging
electrostatic
induction.
A
responsive
containing
3
×
actuators,
completed
close‐looped
sensing‐feedback
function,
developed
similar
behavior
mimosa
plant.
This
mimosa‐inspired
capable
identifying
source
providing
immediate
feedback.
research
broadens
potential
enhancing
adaptability
intelligence
system.
Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(26), P. 8198 - 8207
Published: June 21, 2024
Responsive
luminescent
materials
that
reversibly
react
to
external
stimuli
have
emerged
as
prospective
platforms
for
information
encryption
applications.
Despite
brilliant
achievements,
the
existing
fluorescent
usually
low
density
and
experience
inevitable
loss
when
subjected
mechanical
damage.
Here,
inspired
by
hierarchical
nanostructure
of
proteins
in
jellyfish,
we
propose
a
self-healable,
photoresponsive
elastomer
based
on
dynamic
interface-anchored
borate
nanoassemblies
smart
dual-model
encryption.
The
rigid
cyclodextrin
molecule
restricts
movement
guest
molecules,
enabling
long
room-temperature
phosphorescence
(0.37
s)
excitation
wavelength-responsive
fluorescence.
building
reversible
interfacial
bonding
between
polymer
matrix
together
with
their
nanoconfinement
effect
endows
nanocomposites
excellent
performances
(tensile
strength
15.8
MPa)
superior
functional
recovery
capacities
after
Such
supramolecular
interfaces
enable
simultaneous
material
functionalization
self-healing,
paving
way
development
advanced
materials.
Nanoscale,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Multifunctional
coupling
and
signal
decoupling
achieved
through
nanostructure
supramolecule
design,
enable
multimodal
mechanoluminescent
materials
to
play
an
increasingly
important
role
in
interdisciplinary
applications
cutting-edge
fields.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(9), P. 14360 - 14366
Published: Feb. 19, 2025
Luminescent
encrypted
labels
can
effectively
solve
the
problem
of
counterfeiting.
However,
they
suffer
from
complex
design
and
fabrication,
low
space
utilization,
limited
capacity
information.
Herein,
we
create
multilayer
infrared
luminescent
encryption
using
femtosecond-laser-activated
Er-doped
silicon.
In
comparison
with
other
annealing
techniques
that
treat
whole
sample
at
once,
femtosecond
lasers
have
a
high
spatial
precision
flexibility,
which
locally
anneal
Si,
generating
stable
controllable
multilayered
photoluminescent
patterns.
It
therefore
significantly
enhance
security
increase
information
storage
capacity.
This
work
demonstrates
low-cost,
high-capacity,
high-security
label
great
application
value.
Fs-laser-annealed
silicon
is
also
promising
material
to
realize
quantum
light
sources
or
gain
materials
for
communication
band.
Aggregate,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 4, 2025
ABSTRACT
Metal–organic
hybrid
glasses
have
recently
emerged
as
the
fourth
member
in
glass
family
due
to
its
versatile
hosting
ability
various
functional
ions.
However,
no
luminescent
ions
been
successfully
introduced
into
date.
Here,
we
reported
a
benign
desolvation
method,
whereby
rare‐earth‐based
(RE(NO
3
)
(C
5
H
2
N
4
glasses)
were
rapidly
formed
within
1
h
at
low
temperature
down
140°C.
Such
facile
synthesis
was
applicable
full
rare‐earth
family,
including
Y,
Sc,
and
lanthanide
series.
The
exhibited
not
only
high
transparency
of
over
88%
but
also
quantum
yield
up
70%,
which
demonstrated
spatial
resolution
X‐ray
imaging
screen.
Hydrogen
bond
played
key
role
maintaining
structural
integrity
organic‐metal
framework,
turn
promoted
radiative
recombination
excited
states
both
singlet
triplet
organic
moiety
(4,5‐dicyanoiazole,
or
DCI).
An
efficient
energy
transfer
from
DCI
ions,
known
antenna
effect,
probed
by
steady‐state
time‐resolved
spectroscopy.
Apart
glasses,
incorporation
inert
such
La,
Lu
generated
transparent
enhanced
room‐temperature
phosphorescence.
This
work
improved
toolbox
metal–organic
provided
an
ideal
matrix
for
energy‐transfer
investigation
between
linker
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Nov. 11, 2024
Amid
the
ongoing
Global
Plastics
Treaty,
high-quality
circulation
of
halogen-containing
plastics
in
an
environmentally
sound
manner
is
a
globally
pressing
issue.
Current
chemical
dechlorination
methods
are
limited
by
their
inability
to
recycle
PVC
at
long-chain
carbon
level
and
persistence
eco-toxic
organochlorine
byproducts.
Herein,
we
propose
click
strategy
for
transforming
waste
into
valuable
vitrimers
via
one-step
cascade
thiol-ene
reaction
dynamic
polymerization.
Thermal
activation
C-Cl
bonds
initiates
β-elimination
dechlorination,
while
disulfide
synchronously
undergo
homolytic
cleavage,
generating
sulfur-centered
radicals
that
drive
precise
sulfur-chlorine
substitution
formation
networks.
This
achieves
nearly
complete
chlorine
extraction
(93.88%)
produces
with
tailorable
mechanical
reprocessing
properties,
spanning
from
soft
elastomers
784%
elongation
rigid
yield
strength
34
MPa.
The
significant
advantage
this
backbone
protective
enabling
ecosystem
toxicity
reduced
99.51%
compared
widely
adopted
pyrolysis
methods.
work
introduces
sustainable
pathway
upcycling
materials,
marking
progress
chlorinated
plastic
recycling.