Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 16, 2024
Soft
electronics
are
garnering
significant
attention
due
to
their
wide-ranging
applications
in
artificial
skin,
health
monitoring,
human-machine
interaction,
intelligence,
and
the
Internet
of
Things.
Various
soft
physical
sensors
such
as
mechanical
sensors,
temperature
humidity
fundamental
building
blocks
for
electronics.
While
fast
growth
widespread
utilization
electronic
devices
have
elevated
life
quality,
consequential
electromagnetic
interference
(EMI)
radiation
pose
potential
threats
device
precision
human
health.
Another
substantial
concern
pertains
overheating
issues
that
occur
during
prolonged
operation.
Therefore,
design
multifunctional
exhibiting
excellent
capabilities
sensing,
EMI
shielding,
thermal
management
is
paramount
importance.
Because
prominent
advantages
chemical
stability,
electrical
conductivity,
easy
functionalization,
new
carbon
materials
including
nanotubes,
graphene
its
derivatives,
graphdiyne,
sustainable
natural-biomass-derived
particularly
promising
candidates
This
review
summarizes
latest
advancements
based
on
across
a
range
performance
aspects,
mainly
focusing
structure
or
composite
design,
fabrication
method
signals
management.
Furthermore,
integration
strategies
corresponding
intriguing
highlighted.
Finally,
this
presents
prospects
aimed
at
overcoming
current
barriers
advancing
development
state-of-the-art
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(33)
Published: March 29, 2024
Abstract
Phase
change
materials
(PCMs)
are
widely
regarded
as
one
of
the
most
promising
thermal
energy
storage
technologies,
owing
to
their
outstanding
latent
heat
density
and
controllable
storage/release
characteristics.
However,
pure
PCM
usually
has
certain
limitations
in
terms
electric‐,
photo‐,
magnetic‐thermal
conversion.
In
recent
years,
research
on
enhancing
these
properties
through
addition
various
fillers
garnered
widespread
attention.
Herein,
this
paper
elaborates
modification
for
electric‐thermal,
photo‐thermal,
conversion,
including
respective
strategies,
properties,
applications.
Therein,
a
comparative
analysis
is
conducted
conversion
efficiency
with
different
fillers.
Further,
summary
some
PCM,
which
simultaneously
improves
performance
two
or
three
mentioned
above,
enabling
multiple
Finally,
existing
problems,
solutions,
future
development
directions
put
forward.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(23)
Published: Feb. 12, 2024
Abstract
Due
to
the
unique
thermal
absorption
and
release
capabilities,
phase‐change
materials
(PCMs)
are
used
in
various
industrial
fields,
such
as
photo‐thermal
storage
building‐energy
saving.
In
recent
years,
more
research
has
been
dedicated
applying
PCMs
medical
field
with
substantial
progress,
opening
new
avenues
for
disease
treatment
healthcare.
The
safety
reliability
of
may
be
taken
into
serious
consider
continuous
application
field,
while
relevant
review
on
related
development
is
currently
lacking.
this
work,
methods
enhancing
applicability
systematically
summarized,
including
microencapsulation,
electrospinning
technology,
porous
framework
encapsulation,
which
effectively
address
issues
liquid
leakage.
Subsequently,
emerging
advances
healthcare,
dressings
treatment,
drug
delivery,
cold
chain
transport,
bio‐bone
cement
summarized.
By
exploring
analyzing
encapsulation
methods,
principles
well
challenges
perspectives
promoting
applications
identified,
presenting
guidelines
further
development.
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(23)
Published: Feb. 16, 2024
Abstract
Personal
protective
equipment
pays
attention
exclusively
to
external
safety
protection
and
ignores
the
internal
thermoregulation
of
physiological
state
in
association
with
sweating.
Herein,
a
super‐hygroscopic
calcium‐doped
poly(sodium
4‐styrenesulfonate)
superhydrophobic
metal‐organic‐framework‐overlayed
wearables
(Ca‐PSS/MOF)
integrated
cooling
wearable
is
proposed
for
special
personal
thermal
management
(PTM).
Compared
pristine
fabric,
MOF
exhibit
anti‐fouling
antibacterial
capabilities,
efficiency
up
99.99%
98.99%
against
E.
coli
S.
aureus
,
respectively.
More
importantly,
Ca‐PSS/MOF
demonstrate
significant
heat
index
changes
25.5
°C
by
reducing
relative
humidity
dramatically
from
91.0%
60.0%
temperature
36.5
31.6
during
running
test.
The
practical
feasibility
well
proved
suit
fireman.
Owing
these
multifunctional
merits,
sandwich‐structured
are
expected
provide
new
insights
designing
next‐generation
apparel
PTM.