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Review: Research progress of gradient nanostructured steels Open

Likun Jiang, Xingwang Feng, Yunxin Wang, Yan Ji, Bin Yang · 2025

Leveraging catechol chemistry to tackle toughness-softness-work capacity tradeoff in reprogrammable liquid crystal actuators Open

Enjian He, Yahe Wu, Huan Liang, Hongtu Xu, Jiujiang Ji , et al. · 2025

Dynamic chemistry endows liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) with reprogrammability, enabling the reversible modulation of actuation modes to adapt to diverse tasks and enhancing sustainability and lifecycle management. However, balancing tou…

Dynamic Fitting Method for Wellbore Multiphase Flow with Exponentially Weighted Parameter Updating Open

Yan Ji, Xinrui Zhang, Mingchun Wang, Yupei Liu, Tianhao Wang , et al. · 2025

Accurate dynamic characterization of wellbore multiphase flow is fundamental for production optimization and real-time control in oil and gas wells. Addressing technical constraints of existing dynamic fitting methods, this study proposes …

Research on aircraft mooring load based on nonlinear finite element method Open

Qian Zhang, Yan Ji, Wei Fang · 2025

In order to solve the problem of low accuracy of mooring load calculation, based on the nonlinear finite element numerical simulation technology, considering the nonlinear factors such as landing gear system, airframe stiffness, tire-groun…

Plastically Isotropic Mechanical Metamaterials with Discrete Assemblies Open

Nan Zhu, Yuanming Xu, Xin Wang, Xiang Xu, Zengshen Yue , et al. · 2025

Mechanical metamaterials (MMs) exhibit unique properties by manipulating the geometry of individual cells and their overall arrangement into structures. Historically, most MMs are generally fabricated as continuous, anisotropic structures …

Quantitative Assessment of Combined Risk from Microplastics and Heavy Metals in River Sediments Open

Beibei He, Li Wu, Yan Ji, Godwin A. Ayoko, James McGree , et al. · 2025

Skeletons Matter: Dynamic Data Augmentation for Text-to-Query Open

Yan Ji, Bo Xu, Jie Shi, Jiaqing Liang, Deqing Yang , et al. · 2025

Reprocessable Epoxy–Anhydride Resin Enabled by a Thermally Stable Liquid Transesterification Catalyst Open

Huan Liang, Wendi Tian, Hongtu Xu, Yuzhen Ge, Yang Yang , et al. · 2024

Introducing dynamic ester bonds into epoxy–anhydride resins enhances the reprocessability of the crosslinked network, facilitated by various types of transesterification catalysts. However, existing catalysts, such as metal salts and organ…

Robust liquid crystal semi-interpenetrating polymer network with superior energy-dissipation performance Open

Zhijun Yang, Yang Yang, Huan Liang, Enjian He, Hongtu Xu , et al. · 2024

Liquid crystal networks (LCN) have attracted surging interest as extraordinary energy-dissipation materials owning to their unique dissipation mechanism based on the re-orientation of mesogens. However, how to integrate high Young's modulu…

Chemical Recycling of Epoxy Thermosets: From Sources to Wastes Open

Shuhan Zhang, Enjian He, Huan Liang, Zhijun Yang, Yixuan Wang , et al. · 2024

As one of the most widely used thermosets due to its excellent performances, epoxy resin (EP) is widely used in various fields and often employed as a component of composite actuator devices, strengthening their mechanical properties. Howe…

Rejuvenating liquid crystal elastomers for self-growth Open

Hongtu Xu, Huan Liang, Yang Yang, Yawen Liu, Enjian He , et al. · 2024

Synergetic Modulation of Latp Coating and Se Doping Enables Enhanced Rate Capability of Layered Li-Rich Oxide Open

Zhaoyong Chen, Junhao Wen, Huali Zhu, Tianci Yan, Xujun Zhang , et al. · 2024

Enabling liquid crystal elastomers with tunable actuation temperature Open

Yanjin Yao, Enjian He, Hongtu Xu, Yawen Liu, Zhijun Yang , et al. · 2023

A Method of Improving the Length Measurement Accuracy of Metal Parts Using Polarization Vision Open

Zhiying Tan, Yan Ji, Wenbo Fan, Weifeng Kong, Tao Xu , et al. · 2023

Measurement technology based on machine vision has been widely used in various industries. The development of vision measurement technology mainly depends on the process of photosensitive components and the algorithm of processing a target…

Locally controllable magnetic soft actuators with reprogrammable contraction-derived motions Open

Yahe Wu, Shuai Zhang, Yang Yang, Zhen Li, Yen Wei , et al. · 2022

Reprogrammable magneto-responsive soft actuators capable of working in enclosed and confined spaces and adapting functions under changing situations are highly demanded for new-generation smart devices. Despite the promising prospect, the …

Reprocessing of Vitrimer Open

Enjian He, Yanjin Yao, Yubai Zhang, Yen Wei, Yan Ji · 2022

并对各个加工方式的原理、特点和应用进行总结.最后, 对类玻璃高分子再加工的发展进行了展望.

Vitrimer-based soft actuators with multiple responsiveness and self-healing ability triggered by multiple stimuli Open

Yang Yang, Haomin Wang, Shuai Zhang, Yen Wei, Xiangming He , et al. · 2021

Reprogrammable 3D Liquid‐Crystalline Actuators with Precisely Controllable Stepwise Actuation Open

Qiaomei Chen, Weiwei Li, Yen Wei, Yan Ji · 2021

Liquid‐crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are considered ideal soft actuator materials for a wide range of applications, especially the thriving soft robotics. However, 3D LCE actuators capable of precisely controllable stepwise actuation, whic…

Seamless multimaterial 3D liquid-crystalline elastomer actuators for next-generation entirely soft robots Open

Yubai Zhang, Zhenhua Wang, Yang Yang, Qiaomei Chen, Xiaojie Qian , et al. · 2020

We propose a strategy to make seamless 3D multimaterial entirely soft actuators without the use of tapes or glues.

Reprocessable Thermoset Soft Actuators Open

Yang Yang, Eugene M. Terentjev, Yubai Zhang, Qiaomei Chen, Yuan Zhao , et al. · 2019

Widely used traditional thermosets are good candidates for construction of 3D soft actuators because of their excellent stability; however, it is generally acknowledged that they cannot be reprocessed. The time–temperature equivalence prin…

Detecting topology freezing transition temperature of vitrimers by AIE luminogens Open

Yang Yang, Shuai Zhang, Xiqi Zhang, Longcheng Gao, Yen Wei , et al. · 2019

Vitrimers are one kind of covalently crosslinked polymers that can be reprocessed. Topology freezing transition temperature (T v ) is vitrimer’s upper limit temperature for service and lower temperature for recycle. However, there has been…

Durable liquid-crystalline vitrimer actuators Open

Qiaomei Chen, Yongsan Li, Yang Yang, Yanshuang Xu, Xiaojie Qian , et al. · 2019

A vitrimer-based LCE actuator subtly mitigates the conflict between processability and actuation durability by reducing the catalyst content.

Publisher Correction: Solvent-assisted programming of flat polymer sheets into reconfigurable and self-healing 3D structures Open

Yang Yang, Eugene M. Terentjev, Yen Wei, Yan Ji · 2018

The original version of this Article omitted the Received and Accepted dates; they should have been 21st January 2018 and 12th April 2018, respectively. This has been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.

Solvent-assisted programming of flat polymer sheets into reconfigurable and self-healing 3D structures Open

Yang Yang, Eugene M. Terentjev, Yen Wei, Yan Ji · 2018

Gold Nanospheres Dispersed Light Responsive Epoxy Vitrimers Open

Zhenhua Wang, Zhen Li, Yen Wei, Yan Ji · 2018

Vitrimers represent a new class of smart materials. They are covalently crosslinked like thermosets, yet they can be reprocessed like thermoplastics. The underlying mechanism is the rapid exchange reactions which form new bonds while break…

Correction: A durable monolithic polymer foam for efficient solar steam generation Open

Qiaomei Chen, Zhiqiang Pei, Yanshuang Xu, Zhen Li, Yang Yang , et al. · 2018

Correction for ‘A durable monolithic polymer foam for efficient solar steam generation’ by Qiaomei Chen et al., Chem. Sci., 2018, DOI: 10.1039/c7sc02967e.

A durable monolithic polymer foam for efficient solar steam generation Open

Qiaomei Chen, Zhiqiang Pei, Yanshuang Xu, Zhen Li, Yang Yang , et al. · 2017

A self-floating sturdy polymer foam which by itself enables efficient solar steam generation without optical concentration.

Correction: Carbon nanotube–vitrimer composite for facile and efficient photo-welding of epoxy Open

Yang Yang, Zhiqiang Pei, Xiqi Zhang, Lei Tao, Yen Wei , et al. · 2017

Correction for ‘Carbon nanotube–vitrimer composite for facile and efficient photo-welding of epoxy’ by Yang Yang et al., Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 3486–3492.

Multi-stimuli responsive and multi-functional oligoaniline-modified vitrimers Open

Qiaomei Chen, Xiaowen Yu, Zhiqiang Pei, Yang Yang, Yen Wei , et al. · 2016

Introducing oligoaniline into a vitrimer resulted in a smart material that simultaneously responds to six different stimuli and performs six different functions.

Vitrification and plastic flow in transient elastomer networks Open

Robyn H. Pritchard, Anna-Lena Redmann, Zhiqiang Pei, Yan Ji, Eugene M. Terentjev · 2016

We investigate how the crossover temperature of the elastic-plastic transition, the 'vitrification point' Tv, changes under load for isotropic vitrimers and exchangeable liquid crystal elastomers (xLCEs), using the thermoplastic SIS triblo…

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