Allomelanin: A biopolymer of intrinsic microporosity

NC McCallum, FA Son, TD Clemons… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Melanin is a ubiquitous natural pigment found in a diverse array of organisms. Allomelanin
is a class of nitrogen-free melanin often found in fungi. Herein, we find artificial allomelanin …

Hydrophobic fibrous membranes with tunable porous structure for equilibrium of breathable and waterproof performance

Y Li, F Yang, J Yu, B Ding - Advanced materials interfaces, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Breathable and waterproof membranes have great importance in various applications due to
their permissibility of vapor transmitting and resistance to water penetrating. Despite the …

Ultrabreathable and protective membranes with sub-5 nm carbon nanotube pores

N Bui, ER Meshot, S Kim, J Peña, PW Gibson, KJ Wu… - Advanced Materials, 2016 - osti.gov
Here, small-diameter carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are shown to enable exceptionally fast
transport of water vapor under a concentration gradient driving force. Thanks to this property …

Sandwich-structured composite fibrous membranes with tunable porous structure for waterproof, breathable, and oil-water separation applications

J Gu, H Gu, Q Zhang, Y Zhao, N Li, J Xiong - Journal of colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hypothesis In general, microporous membranes with waterproofness, breathability, and oil-
water separation performance are prepared from hydrophobic raw materials and …

Autonomously responsive membranes for chemical warfare protection

Y Li, C Chen, ER Meshot… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive materials offer new opportunities to resolve long‐standing material
challenges and are rapidly gaining pivotal roles in diverse applications. For example, smart …

Superhydrophobic–superoleophilic electrospun nanofibrous membrane modified by the chemical vapor deposition of dimethyl dichlorosilane for efficient oil–water …

F Zareei Pour, MM Sabzehmeidani… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic functionalized electrospun poly (vinylidene
fluoride)(PVDF) membranes with water repellence, breathability, and oil‐sorption and oil …

Conducting electrospun fibres with polyanionic grafts as highly selective, label-free, electrochemical biosensor with a low detection limit for non-Hodgkin lymphoma …

TE Kerr-Phillips, N Aydemir, EWC Chan… - Biosensors and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A highly selective, label-free sensor for the non-Hodgkin lymphoma gene, with an aM
detection limit, utilizing electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is presented. The …

Dipolar Microenvironment Engineering Enabled by Electron Beam Irradiation for Boosting Catalytic Performance

Z Chen, S Hao, H Li, X Dong, X Chen, J Yuan… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Creating a diverse dipolar microenvironment around the active site is of great significance
for the targeted induction of intermediate behaviors to achieve complicated chemical …

Internal polymer pore functionalization through coated particle templating affords fluorine-free green functional textiles

M Stucki, CR Kellenberger, M Loepfe… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Outdoor clothing traditionally contains large numbers of fluorinated organic compounds to
provide water vapour permeability (breathability) and protection against rain water …

Chemical warfare simulant‐responsive polymer nanocomposites: Synthesis and evaluation

SC Sha, R Zhu, MB Herbert, JA Kalow… - Journal of Polymer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials that undergo a physical change upon chemical warfare agent (CWA)
exposure can potentially be used in detectors to warn soldiers of their presence or in fabrics …