Porous hydrogels: Present challenges and future opportunities

R Foudazi, R Zowada, I Manas-Zloczower, DL Feke - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this feature article, we critically review the physical properties of porous hydrogels and
their production methods. Our main focus is nondense hydrogels that have physical pores …

Hierarchically porous materials: synthesis strategies and structure design

XY Yang, LH Chen, Y Li, JC Rooke… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to their immense potential in energy conversion and storage, catalysis,
photocatalysis, adsorption, separation and life science applications, significant interest has …

Nano-to macro-scale control of 3D printed materials via polymerization induced microphase separation

VA Bobrin, Y Yao, X Shi, Y Xiu, J Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Although 3D printing allows the macroscopic structure of objects to be easily controlled,
controlling the nanostructure of 3D printed materials has rarely been reported. Herein, we …

Polymerization induced microphase separation for the fabrication of nanostructured materials

K Lee, N Corrigan, C Boyer - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polymerization induced microphase separation (PIMS) is a strategy used to develop unique
nanostructures with highly useful morphologies through the microphase separation of …

Next-generation ultrafiltration membranes enabled by block polymers

N Hampu, JR Werber, WY Chan, EC Feinberg… - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Reliable and equitable access to safe drinking water is a major and growing challenge
worldwide. Membrane separations represent one of the most promising strategies for the …

Rational design of poly (ethylene oxide) based membranes for sustainable CO 2 capture

B Zhu, X Jiang, S He, X Yang, J Long… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Membrane processes have been becoming a promising approach for effective CO2
separation due to their inherent merits such as a small footprint, modifiable separation …

Clip chemistry: diverse (bio)(macro) molecular and material function through breaking covalent bonds

P Shieh, MR Hill, W Zhang, SL Kristufek… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the two decades since the introduction of the “click chemistry” concept, the toolbox of “click
reactions” has continually expanded, enabling chemists, materials scientists, and biologists …

Hypercrosslinked polymers: a review

J Huang, SR Turner - Polymer Reviews, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Hypercrosslinked polymers (HCPs) represent a class of nanoporous materials with a wide
range of practical and potential applications such as gas sorption and separation …

Block copolymer membranes for aqueous solution applications

SP Nunes - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Block copolymers are known for their intricate morphology. We review the state of the art of
block copolymer membranes and discuss perspectives in this field. The main focus is on …

Nanostructure control in 3D printed materials

VA Bobrin, K Lee, J Zhang, N Corrigan… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, there are no straightforward methods to 3D print materials with nanoscale control
over morphological and functional properties. Here, a novel approach for the fabrication of …