This review presents an overview of the design and functionality of protective headgear,
including its components and their ability to protect against low-and high-velocity impacts. It …

The quest for polymeric materials that combine mechanical robustness with high triboelectric
charge density is paramount in a novel kind of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) that …

Auxetic materials have garnered significant attention due to their lightweight and excellent
energy absorption capabilities. Nonetheless, they often display relatively lower stiffness …

Lightweight polyolefin elastomer (POE) foams are of great interest in numerous fields.
However, POE is difficult to foaming and obtaining the ideal cellular structures before cross …

In this study, Sylgard 184 silicone rubber (SylSR) matrix composites with shear thickening
fluid (STF) microcapsules (SylSR/STF) were fabricated. Their mechanical behaviors were …

Multifunctional smart soft armor materials always among the relentless pursuits of scientists
to meet the demand of extreme environments. In this study, a novel dynamic stab resistance …

Shear thickening fluid (STF) is a nano-smart material that exhibits an instantaneous increase
in viscosity when subjected to specific external loads. Notably, its viscosity response does …

It is critical to obtain the shock response of shear thickening fluid (STF) in impact protective
engineering. In this paper, we investigated the characteristics of STFs under ultra-high strain …

This study investigated the enhancement of shock attenuation in silicone rubber (SR) matrix
composites through the incorporation of shear thickening fluid (STF) microdroplets. A series …

A soft and stretchable safeguarding silicone rubber is obtained by embedding large amount
of shell‐less shear thickening fluid (STF) droplets into polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix …