Combat helmets provide protection against ballistic threats and blunt impact forces, and
wearing them has greatly reduced head injuries and saved lives of many soldiers. With the …

Shear thickening gel (STG) is a promising substrate used for flexible protective materials,
which has superior dimensional stability without gel side leakage and delamination when …

To satisfy the ever-increasing demand for better anti-impact performance of personal
protective equipment, a composite foam by incorporating shear thickening gel (STG) with …

Recently, smart wearable devices with anti-impact property and intelligent monitoring
function have attracted more and more attention. Herein, hollow silicone rubber tube, shear …

As destructive power of firearms raises over the years, ballistic armors are in continuous
need of enhancement. For soft armors, this improvement is invariably related to the increase …

Shear thickening fluid (STF) treated textiles have been widely used in anti-impact structures
in recent years. STF treatment provides an enhanced energy absorbing capacity for textiles …

Soft body armor greatly improves the comfort and security of the wearers. Although
laminates based on high-performance fabrics have been adopted, it remains an enormous …

The impact response of aramid Twaron CT709 fabrics thinly coated with a commercially
available spray-on rubber material has been studied for the first time. Both neat and rubber …

With the advancement of firearms and explosive weapons on the battlefield or during law
enforcement, the requirements of flexible protective systems have been made more …

Fabrics with proper mechanical properties and high structural designability are frequently
selected as the reinforcement of flexible composites. Shear thickening materials (STMs) …