Thermoplastic starch (TPS) materials present several advantages to the plastic industry andwhen blended with other materials they can exhibit improved mechanical and moisturesensitivity properties compared to pure TPS materials. Further investigations on TPS: PVAblends are of particular interest due to their excellent compatibility and improved properties suchas tensile strength, elongation, to...

Additive manufacturing (AM) processes are not solely used where maximum design freedom meets low lot sizes. Direct microstructure and topology optimization can be realized concomitantly during processing by adjusting the geometry, material composition, solidification behavior of considered. However, when complex specific requirements have to met, a targeted part is highly challenging. In field ...

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) constitute a family of crystalline porous polymers that are being studied for electrochemical energy storage. However, their low electrical conductivity and poor processability have largely limited performances practical applications. Here, we develop an interfacial synthesis method to grow few-layered 2D redox-active COFs (DAAQ-TFP COF) on the surface carboxy...

UiO-MOFs are based on zirconium cluster and carboxylic acid linkers. They have excellent chemical thermal stability, tolerance to linkers of different length functionalities, making them good candidates for a broad range applications. However, difficulties processing the polycrystalline powder MOFs limit their application. Here, we report first time synthesis UiO-66 in presence well-defined pol...

Direct Ink Writing (DIW), which is widely used for developing functional 3D scaffolds that have robust structural integrity the growth of target tissues/cells, has emerged as an appealing method biomedical applications. The production structures involves three separate but interconnected stages (material development, printing process, and post-printing treatment), whose effectiveness influenced...

Abstract Scintillators are of significance for the realization indirect X-ray detection and excited optical luminescence (XEOL) imaging. However, commercial bulk scintillators not only require complex fabrication procedures, but also exhibit non-tunable XEOL wavelength poor device processability. Moreover, thick crystals usually generate light scattering followed by evident signal crosstalk in ...

A novel approach has been adopted for synthesizing composite polymer electrolytes with a blend of atactic poly(methyl methacrylate) (a-PMMA) and isotactic PMMA (i-PMMA) owing to their ability to form stereocomplex structures, especially double helix like structures. Nanocomposite polymeric electrolytes based on gel polymeric electrolyte (GPE) consisting of stereocomplex PMMA, propylene carbonat...

Linear conjugated oligothiophenes of variable length and different substitution pattern are ubiquitous in technologically advanced optoelectronic devices, though limitations in application derive from insolubility, scarce processability and chain-end effects. This study describes an easy access to chiral cyclic oligothiophenes constituted by 12 and 18 fully conjugated thiophene units. Chemical ...