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Li X, Gao X, Yao D, Chen J, Lu C, Pang X. Flexible Sensors with a Multilayer Interlaced Tunnel Architecture for Distinguishing Different Strains. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 38044869 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
Abstract
The diversity of body joints and the complexity of joint motions cause flexible strain sensors to undergo complex strains such as stretching, compression, bending, and extrusion, which results in sensors that do not recognize different strains, facing great challenges in detecting the true motion characteristics of joints. Here, the monitoring of body joints' real motion characteristics has been realized by the sensor that can output response signals with different resistance trends for different strains. The sensor prepared by the sacrificial template method is characterized by a multilayered interlaced tunnel architecture and carbon black embedded in the inner wall of the tunnel. Stretching, compressive, and bending strains result in increasing, decreasing, and increasing resistance, followed by a decrease in resistance of the sensor, respectively. The sensor can still output distinguishable response signals, even in the presence of complex strains induced by squeezing. Low strain detection limits (0.03%) and wide detection ranges (>600%) are achieved due to the localized strain enhancement caused by the unique structure. The sensor can detect the motion characteristics of different joints in flexion-extension, abduction-adduction, and internal-external rotation, which, in turn, can be used for real-time monitoring of complex joint motions involved in limb rehabilitation. In addition, the sensor recognizes the 26 letters of the alphabet represented by sign language gestures. The above studies demonstrate the potential application of our prepared sensors in flexible, wearable devices.
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- Xueyuan Li
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, P. R. China
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Fu XB, Yang JC, Zhang G, Zhang ML, Wang XJ, Yang J. Tough and Excellent Heat-Resistant Semiaromatic Polyamide Elastomer Containing Hierarchical Bonds: Synthesis and Synergistic Molecular Design. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c04027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiao-bo Fu
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering (Sichuan University), Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering (Sichuan University), Chengdu 610065, China
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Jiang T, Wang XY, Liu H, Yu L, Park CB, Wang J. Closely Packed Conductive Droplets with Polygon-Like Patterns Confined at the Interface in Ternary Polymer Blends. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:3189-3201. [PMID: 35245061 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
This work reports on the formation of closely packed conductive droplets demonstrating polygon-like patterns at the interface in partially wetted ternary polymer systems prepared by melt blending and annealing treatment. The low-density polyethylene/poly(ether-block-amide)/poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate) (LDPE/PEBA/PBAT) blend showed an intermediate partial wetting tendency where the interfacially localized conductive PEBA phase developed connected structure after blending but transformed into dispersed droplets upon annealing. The coalescence of the PEBA droplets appeared to be initiated by the Rayleigh-type instability in the thin PBAT film separating PEBA. However, the intrinsic coalescence rate of the PEBA droplets was very low due to the low interfacial tension of PEBA/PBAT. This slow coalescence of PEBA combined with the fast reduction in the interfacial area during annealing and the intermediate partial wetting state of the LDPE/PEBA/PBAT system resulted in a unique morphology of closely packed PEBA droplets with polygon-like patterns at a volume fraction of 50/10/40. Two other representative ternary polymer blends, LDPE/PEBA/polypropylene (PP) and compatibilized LDPE/PEBA/polystyrene (PS), with strong and weak partial wetting morphologies were also examined to highlight the mechanism for the morphology development in the LDPE/PEBA/PBAT blend.
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- Tianyu Jiang
- Centre for Polymers from Renewable Resources, Collage of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Centre for Polymers from Renewable Resources, Collage of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Centre for Polymers from Renewable Resources, Collage of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Sino-Singapore International Joint Research Institute, Knowledge City, Guangzhou, 510663, China
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- Centre for Polymers from Renewable Resources, Collage of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Sino-Singapore International Joint Research Institute, Knowledge City, Guangzhou, 510663, China
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- Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Centre for Polymers from Renewable Resources, Collage of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto M5S 3G8, Canada
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Fu XB, Zhang T, Yang JC, Zhang G, Zhang ML, Wang XJ, Yang J. Structures and properties of newly synthesized semi-aromatic polyamide thermoplastic elastomers. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00541g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Novel semi-aromatic polyamide based thermoplastic elastomers containing both strong and weak H-bond units were fabricated via a facile “two-step” melt polycondensation method. The structures and properties of a series of TPAEs are discussed.
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- Xiao-bo Fu
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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Fenni SE, Wang J, Haddaoui N, Favis BD, Müller AJ, Cavallo D. Nucleation of Poly(lactide) Partially Wet Droplets in Ternary Blends with Poly(butylene succinate) and Poly(ε-caprolactone). Macromolecules 2020; 53:1726-1735. [PMID: 33814614 PMCID: PMC8016171 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
This work presents the first investigation on the crystallization behavior of partially wet droplets in immiscible ternary blends. Poly(lactide), poly(ε-caprolactone), and poly(butylene succinate) (PLA, PCL, and PBS, respectively) were melt blended in a 10/45/45 weight ratio to produce a "partial wetting" morphology with droplets of the PLA minor phase located at the interface between the other two major components. The crystallization process of the higher melting PLA droplets was studied by polarized light optical microscopy, while the other components remain in the molten state. We found that neighboring partially wet droplets nucleate in close sequence. This is unexpected since partially wet droplets display points of three-phase contact and, hence, should not touch each other. Moreover, the onset of poly(lactide) crystallization is frequently observed at the interface with molten PCL or PBS, with a significant preference for the former polymer. The observed sequential droplet-to-droplet crystallization is attributed to the weak partial wetting behavior of the PCL/PLA/PBS ternary system. In fact, the contact between the interfacially confined droplets during crystallization due to their mobility can lead to a transition from a partial to a completely wet state, with the formation of thin continuous layers bridging larger partially wet droplets. This allows crystallization to spread sequentially between neighboring domains. Using a simple heterogeneous nucleation model, it is shown that the nucleation of PLA on either PCL or PBS melts is energetically feasible. This study establishes a clear relationship between the unique partial wetting morphology of ternary blends and the nucleation of the minor component, paving the way to the understanding and control of crystallization in multiphasic polymer blends for advanced applications.
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- Seif Eddine Fenni
- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University
of Genova, via Dodecaneso, 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
- Laboratory
of Physical-Chemistry of High Polymers (LPCHP), Faculty of Technology, University of Ferhat ABBAS Sétif-1, 19000 Sétif, Algeria
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- CREPEC,
Department of Chemical Engineering, École
Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C3A7, Canada
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- Laboratory
of Physical-Chemistry of High Polymers (LPCHP), Faculty of Technology, University of Ferhat ABBAS Sétif-1, 19000 Sétif, Algeria
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- CREPEC,
Department of Chemical Engineering, École
Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C3A7, Canada
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- POLYMAT
and Polymer Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizábal
3, 20018 Donostia-San
Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University
of Genova, via Dodecaneso, 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
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Fan J, Yan M, Huang J, Cao L, Chen Y. Fabrication of Smart Shape Memory Fluorosilicon Thermoplastic Vulcanizates: The Effect of Interfacial Compatibility and Tiny Crystals. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jianfeng Fan
- Lab of Advanced Elastomer, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Lab of Advanced Elastomer, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Lab of Advanced Elastomer, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Lab of Advanced Elastomer, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Lab of Advanced Elastomer, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Shibasaki Y, Mori T, Fujimori A, Jikei M, Sawada H, Oishi Y. Poly(amide–ether) Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Monodisperse Aromatic Amide Hard Segments as Shape-Memory and Moisture-Responsive Materials. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuji Shibasaki
- Department of Chemistry & Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Iwate University, 4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Iwate University, 4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Akita University, 1-1, Tegatagakuen-machi, Akita-shi, Akita 010-8502, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Iwate University, 4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551, Japan
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Li H, Sui X, Xie XM. Correlation of Morphology Evolution with Superior Mechanical Properties in PA6/PS/PP/SEBS Blends Compatibilized by Multi-phase Compatibilizers. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-018-2102-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Wang J, Reyna-Valencia A, Favis BD. Controlling the continuity and surface migration of conductive poly(ether-block-amide) in melt processed cast-film blends. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Wang J, Reyna-Valencia A, Favis BD. Assembling Conductive PEBA Copolymer at the Continuous Interface in Ternary Polymer Systems: Morphology and Resistivity. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jun Wang
- CREPEC,
Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4, Canada
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- CREPEC,
Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4, Canada
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