A printed highly stretchable supercapacitor by a combination of carbon ink and polymer network

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 101459
Author(s):  
Chiho Song ◽  
Baohong Chen ◽  
Jeonguk Hwang ◽  
Sujin Lee ◽  
Zhigang Suo ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Hu ◽  
Malik Salman Haider ◽  
Lukas Hahn ◽  
Mengshi Yang ◽  
Robert Luxenhofer

This work describes the synthesis and detailed characterization of a ternary hybrid hydrogel comprising a thermogelling hydrogel containing laponite clay nanoparticles, in which an additional polymer network is polymerized by free radical polymerization. The precursor hydrogel can be effectively 3D printed and after curing, interesting mechanical properties are obtained.<br>


2014 ◽  
Vol 86 (11) ◽  
pp. 1707-1721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ecaterina Stela Dragan

Abstract Interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogels brought distinct benefits compared to single network hydrogels like more widely controllable physical properties, and (frequently) more efficient drug loading/release. However, IPN strategy is not sufficient to design hydrogels with enhanced mechanical properties required for regenerative medicine like replacement of natural cartilage or artificial cornea. Some of the novel techniques promoted last decade for the preparation of IPN hydrogels which fulfill these requirements are discussed in the review. Among them, “double network” strategy had a strong contribution in the development of a large variety of hydrogels with spectacular mechanical properties at water content up to 90 %. Using cryogelation in tandem with IPN strategy led to composite cryogels with high mechanical properties and high performances in separation processes of ionic species. Highly stretchable and extremely tough hydrogels have been obtained by combining a covalently cross-linked synthetic network with an ionically cross-linked alginate network. IPN hydrogels with tailored mesh size have been also reported.


Small ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 1800394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonglin He ◽  
Qinyuan Gui ◽  
Yuxuan Wang ◽  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Shenglong Liao ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (13) ◽  
pp. 5967-5972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengjin Wang ◽  
Chunping Xiang ◽  
Xi Yao ◽  
Paul Le Floch ◽  
Julien Mendez ◽  
...  

In materials of all types, hysteresis and toughness are usually correlated. For example, a highly stretchable elastomer or hydrogel of a single polymer network has low hysteresis and low toughness. The single network is commonly toughened by introducing sacrificial bonds, but breaking and possibly reforming the sacrificial bonds causes pronounced hysteresis. In this paper, we describe a principle of stretchable materials that disrupt the toughness–hysteresis correlation, achieving both high toughness and low hysteresis. We demonstrate the principle by fabricating a composite of two constituents: a matrix of low elastic modulus, and fibers of high elastic modulus, with strong adhesion between the matrix and the fibers, but with no sacrificial bonds. Both constituents have low hysteresis (5%) and low toughness (300 J/m2), whereas the composite retains the low hysteresis but achieves high toughness (10,000 J/m2). Both constituents are prone to fatigue fracture, whereas the composite is highly fatigue resistant. We conduct experiment and computation to ascertain that the large modulus contrast alleviates stress concentration at the crack front, and that strong adhesion binds the fibers and the matrix and suppresses sliding between them. Stretchable materials of high toughness and low hysteresis provide opportunities to the creation of high-cycle and low-dissipation soft robots and soft human–machine interfaces.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Hu ◽  
Malik Salman Haider ◽  
Lukas Hahn ◽  
Mengshi Yang ◽  
Robert Luxenhofer

This work describes the synthesis and detailed characterization of a ternary hybrid hydrogel comprising a thermogelling hydrogel containing laponite clay nanoparticles, in which an additional polymer network is polymerized by free radical polymerization. The precursor hydrogel can be effectively 3D printed and after curing, interesting mechanical properties are obtained.<br>


Author(s):  
J. A. N. Zasadzinski ◽  
R. K. Prud'homme

The rheological and mechanical properties of crosslinked polymer gels arise from the structure of the gel network. In turn, the structure of the gel network results from: thermodynamically determined interactions between the polymer chain segments, the interactions of the crosslinking metal ion with the polymer, and the deformation history of the network. Interpretations of mechanical and rheological measurements on polymer gels invariably begin with a conceptual model of,the microstructure of the gel network derived from polymer kinetic theory. In the present work, we use freeze-etch replication TEM to image the polymer network morphology of titanium crosslinked hydroxypropyl guars in an attempt to directly relate macroscopic phenomena with network structure.


2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Masumoto ◽  
Y. Iida

Abstract The purpose of this work is to develop a new analytical method for simulating the microscopic mechanical property of the cross-linked polymer system using the coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation. This new analytical method will be utilized for the molecular designing of the tire rubber compound to improve the tire performances such as rolling resistance and wet traction. First, we evaluate the microscopic dynamic viscoelastic properties of the cross-linked polymer using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation. This simulation has been conducted by the coarse-grained molecular dynamics program in the OCTA) (http://octa.jp/). To simplify the problem, we employ the bead-spring model, in which a sequence of beads connected by springs denotes a polymer chain. The linear polymer chains that are cross-linked by the cross-linking agents express the three-dimensional cross-linked polymer network. In order to obtain the microscopic dynamic viscoelastic properties, oscillatory deformation is applied to the simulation cell. By applying the time-temperature reduction law to this simulation result, we can evaluate the dynamic viscoelastic properties in the wide deformational frequency range including the rubbery state. Then, the stress is separated into the nonbonding stress and the bonding stress. We confirm that the contribution of the nonbonding stress is larger at lower temperatures. On the other hand, the contribution of the bonding stress is larger at higher temperatures. Finally, analyzing a change of microscopic structure in dynamic oscillatory deformation, we determine that the temperature/frequency dependence of bond stress response to a dynamic oscillatory deformation depends on the temperature dependence of the average bond length in the equilibrium structure and the temperature/frequency dependence of bond orientation. We show that our simulation is a useful tool for studying the microscopic properties of a cross-linked polymer.


Author(s):  
Д.Л. Байдаков

Методом химического нанесения из растворов халькогенидных стекол в н-бутиламине получены многокомпонентные халькогенидные пленки CuI-As2Se3, CuI-PbI2-As2Se3, CuI-SbI3-As2Se3, CuI-SbI3-PbI2-As2Se3. Синтез многокомпонентных медьсодержащих халькогенидных стекол, использовавшихся для нанесения пленок, проводили методом вакуумной плавки в кварцевых ампулах при температуре 400…950 °С и остаточном давлении не более 0,13 Па. Закалку стекол производили от 600 °С в воду со льдом с разливом расплава в ампуле. Навеску стекла размельчали в порошок и кипятили в н-бутиламине до полного растворения. Для предотвращения процессов окисления, нанесение и отжиг пленок проводили в атмосфере химически инертного азота. Подложку помещали на устройство для вращения, наносили на нее раствор и вращали подложку со скоростью несколько тысяч оборотов в минуту. Отжиг пленок проводили при температуре 100 °С в течение 1 ч. Измерение электропроводности полученных пленок проводили на постоянном и переменном токе в зависимости от значений электропроводности в температурном интервале 20…100 °С. Измерение коэффициентов диффузии проводили абсорбционным методом. Из диффузионных экспериментов определены значения коэффициентов диффузии катионов изотопа 110mAg в медьсодержащих халькогенидных пленках. Установлено, что значения коэффициентов диффузии ионов Ag+ в химически нанесенных пленках и исходных стеклах практически не различаются. Аналогию значений коэффициентов диффузии изотопа 110mAg в халькогенидных стеклах и пленках на их основе можно объяснить сохранением полимерной сетки связей халькогенидных стекол при их растворении в органических основаниях (аминах). В процессе нанесения и формирования пленок полимерная (макромолекулярная) структура раствора халькогенидных стекол сохраняется. The method of chemical deposition from solutions of chalcogenide glasses in n-butyl amine obtained multicomponent chalcogenide films CuI-As2Se3, CuI-PbI2-As2Se3, CuI-SbI3-As2Se3, CuI-SbI3-PbI2-As2Se3. Synthesis of copper multicomponent chalcogenide glasses, used for film deposition was carried out by vacuum melting in quartz ampoule at a temperature of 400…950 °C and a residual pressure of not more than 0.13 Pa. The temperature of glass produced from the 600 °C to the ice water spill of the melt in the ampoule. Weigh glass comminuted to a powder and heated in n-butylamine until complete dissolution. To prevent oxidation, deposition and annealing of the films was carried out in an atmosphere of nitrogen chemically inert. The substrate is placed on a device for rotating, it was applied to the solution and the substrate was rotated at a speed of several thousand revolutions per minute. Annealing of the films was carried out at 100 °C for 1 hour. Measurement of the electrical conductivity of the obtained films was conducted at a constant current and variable depending on the conductivity values ​​in the temperature range from 20 to 100 °C. Measurement of diffusion coefficients was performed according to the absorption method. From diffusion experiments, the values ​​of the diffusion coefficients 110mAg isotope cations in copper chalcogenide films. It was found that the values ​​of the diffusion coefficients of the ions Ag+ in a chemically deposited films and the original glasses are indistinguishable. The analogy of the diffusion coefficient values ​​110mAg isotope in chalcogenide glasses and films based on them can be attributed to the preservation of the polymer network connections chalcogenide glasses when dissolved in organic bases (amines). During application and film formation the polymer (macromolecular) structure of chalcogenide glasses of the solution is maintained.


2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-255
Author(s):  
Boniek Castillo Dutra Borges ◽  
Fabrício Lopes da Rocha Pereira ◽  
Roberta Caroline Bruschi Alonso ◽  
Rodivan Braz ◽  
Marcos Antônio Japiassú Resende Montes ◽  
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