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View article: AI‐Directed 3D Printing of Hierarchical Polyurethane Foams
AI‐Directed 3D Printing of Hierarchical Polyurethane Foams Open
Hierarchical porous materials enable next‐generation protective, thermal, and biomedical devices by leveraging multiscale architectures with tunable mechanical and thermal properties. Current 3D printing techniques mainly yield periodic la…
View article: Design and Depolymerization of Bis(2‐hydroxyethyl) Terephthalate‐Containing Polyurethanes for Vat Photopolymerization
Design and Depolymerization of Bis(2‐hydroxyethyl) Terephthalate‐Containing Polyurethanes for Vat Photopolymerization Open
Vat photopolymerization (VPP) of highly aromatic polyurethanes (PUs) expands the library of additive manufacturing (AM) materials and enables a vast array of ductile thermoplastics, rigid and flexible thermosets, and elastomers. Aromatic d…
View article: Functional Upcycling of Polyurethane Thermosets into Value-Added Thermoplastics via Small-Molecule Carbamate-Assisted Decross-Linking Extrusion
Functional Upcycling of Polyurethane Thermosets into Value-Added Thermoplastics via Small-Molecule Carbamate-Assisted Decross-Linking Extrusion Open
The cross-linked structures of most commodity polyurethanes (PUs) hinder their recycling by common mechanical/chemical approaches. Catalyzed dynamic carbamate exchange emerges as a promising PU recycling strategy, which converts traditiona…
View article: Envisioning a BHET Economy: Adding Value to PET Waste
Envisioning a BHET Economy: Adding Value to PET Waste Open
Poly(ethylene terephthalate), the fifth most produced polymer, generates significant waste annually. This increased waste production has spurred interest in chemical and mechanical pathways for recycling. The shift from laboratory settings…
View article: Temporally Stable Supramolecular Polymeric Salts Enabling High‐Performance 3D All‐Aromatic Polyimide Lattices
Temporally Stable Supramolecular Polymeric Salts Enabling High‐Performance 3D All‐Aromatic Polyimide Lattices Open
Vat photopolymerization (VP) Additive Manufacturing (AM), in which UV light is selectively applied to cure photo‐active polymers into complex geometries with micron‐scale resolution, has a limited selection of aliphatic thermoset materials…