Abstract Solar steam generation has been proven to be one of the most efficient approaches for harvesting solar energy diverse applications such as distillation, desalination, and production freshwater. Here, synthesis monolithic carbon aerogels by facile carbonization conjugated microporous polymer nanotubes generators is reported. The carbon‐aerogel networks consist randomly aggregated hollow‐carbon‐nanotubes (HCNTs) with 100–250 nm in diameter a length up several micrometers form...

‘Kapok fiber-PPy aerogels were prepared by using polypyrrole modification of the Ca²⁺ crosslinked kapok fiber aerogels. The show excellent light absorption, high porosity and mechanical strength’. As a solar steam generator energy conversion efficiency 82.4% was obtained under 1 sun illumination.

Abstract The detection of viruses is interest for a number fields including biomedicine, environmental science, and biosecurity. Of particular are methods that do not require expensive equipment or trained personnel, especially if the results can be read by naked eye. A new “double imprinting” method was developed whereby virus‐bioimprinted hydrogel further micromolded into diffraction grating sensor using imprint‐lithography techniques to give “Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Gel Laser...

Although the rational designed mechanochromic polymer (MCP) materials have evoked major interest and experienced significant progress recently, it is still a great challenge to develop facile effective strategy for preparation of reversible broad-spectrum MCPs with combination wide-range color switch ability high sensitivity, which thus make possible mimic gorgeous change as in nature. Herein, we synthesized novel rhodamine-based elastomer. Our results demonstrated that elastomer exhibited...

It is becoming more important to detect ultralow concentrations of analytes for biomedical, environmental, and national security applications. Equally that new methods should be easy use, inexpensive, portable, if possible allow detection by the naked eye. By large, low cannot achieved directly but requires signal amplification catalysts, macromolecules, metal surfaces, or supramolecular aggregates. The rapidly progressing field macromolecular has been advanced using conjugated polymers,...

A self‐adjusting, blood vessel‐mimicking, multilayered tubular structure with two polymers, poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL) and poly( dl ‐lactide‐ co ‐glycolide) (PLGA), can keep the shape of scaffold during biodegradation. The inner layer tube expand whereas outer (PLGA) layers will shrink to maintain stability space both in vitro vivo over months. This approach be generally useful for making scaffolds that require maintenance a defined shape, based on FDA‐approved materials.

We report the synthesis of elastomeric conjugated microporous polymer nanotube aerogels with exceptional mechanical strength, excellent porous features and low thermal conductivity, which show great potential for solar steam generation.

A brief summary of representative fluorescent chemosensors based on conjugated polymers with N-heterocyclic moieties, followed by a discussion the limitations and challenges current systems, as well possible future research directions.

Bioluminescence is widespread in nature such as the jellyfish, which inspires scientists to design polymer hydrogels with tunable fluorescence. However, it remains a big challenge develop white-light-emitting local tunability of fluorescent behavior. Herein, we report white hydrogel prepared by one-pot micellar copolymerization hydrophilic acrylamide and hydrophobic single donor-acceptor chromophore monomer, unimer dimer coexist generate high- low-energy emission, respectively, under...

Abstract Alkyne‐based click polymerizations have been well‐established. However, in order to expand the family synthesize polymers with new structures and novel properties, types of are highly demanded. In this study, for first time, we established a efficient powerful phenol‐yne polymerization. The activated diynes diphenols could be facilely polymerized presence Lewis base catalyst 4‐dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) under mild reaction conditions. Regio‐ stereoregular poly(vinylene ether...

Poly(hydroxyurethane) shows broad emission spectra either in bulk or solution and is used as a single phosphor for white LED.

Solar steam generation (SSG) has emerged as a promising technology to utilize solar energy for desalination. As the key part of SSG system, photothermal materials (PMs) play critical role due their unique solar‐driven interface evaporation pattern. Herein, research progress PMs based on natural products and synthetic polymers in recent years is reviewed. The major emphasis lies preparation method, structure, conversion efficiency such PMs. Further understanding structure–performance...

Three novel conjugated polymers based on 2,2′-biimidazole have been successfully designed and synthesized through the Suzuki coupling reactions, their fluorescence sensing ability to metal ions anions was investigated. The emission of two with hydrophilic side chains can be efficiently quenched by Cu2+ a photoinduced electron transfer process. Moreover, polymer–Cu2+ complexes exhibit excellent "turn on" properties for detection pyrophosphate (PPi) anion. These complex sensors possess high...

Dibenzo[24]crown-8 (host) and benzylamine (guest) modified tetraphenylethenes are prepared used to construct supramolecular polymers, which demonstrate the merits of reversible assembling-disassembling tunable aggregation-induced emission by acid-base treatments.

Rational design of organic 2D (O2D) materials has made some progress, but it is still in its infancy. A class self-assembling small molecules presented that form nano/microscale supramolecular aqueous media. judicial combination four different intermolecular interactions forms the basis for robust formation these ultrathin assemblies. These assemblies can be programmed to disassemble response a specific protein and release non-covalently bound guest molecules.

Abstract Piezocomposite ultrasonic transducers (PUTs) are extensively used in diverse technological fields, however, PUTs based on conventional 1–3 piezocomposite containing only one type of piezo pillars have met a bottleneck further performance enhancement. Herein, the [011]‐oriented relaxor ferroelectric Pb(In 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 ‐Pb(Mg ‐PbTiO (PIN‐PMN‐PT) crystal, novel (1 A ,1 B )‐3 structure two types single‐crystal pillars‐ high d 33 , k t with square cross‐section (termed as 1 ) and dhgh...

Pyrene boronic acid cyclic ester with a 5-membered ring possesses reversible mechano-luminescence behaviour fast self-recovering ability at room temperature.

Recently, covalent organic nanosheets (CONs) have emerged as functional two-dimensional (2D) materials for versatile applications. Strong interaction among layers and the instability of borate ester in moisture are major hurdles to obtain few layered boron-containing CONs by exfoliation their bulk counterparts. In this paper, we report a facile approach preparation ester-containing based on electrostatic repulsion ions. We incorporated ionic groups into porous frameworks (COFs) it has been...

We studied the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) phenomenon in a nanoconfined environment, where AIE-active molecule, namely, 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(4-methanoylphenyl)ethane (TPE-4ALD), was held space via four acylhydrazone bonds within thermosensitive microgel networks. The microgels, namely N-AH-TPE, were synthesized copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) and 4-acylhydrazine-(2-hydroxy-3-(methacryloxypropyl)pyridine hydrochloride (AH monomer) with TPE-4ALD as cross-linker surfactant...

Abstract The construction of photothermal materials with ideal salt tolerance has been a major subject for efficient solar desalination. Herein, novel material based on porous ionic polymers (PIPs) nanowires is synthesized by Sonogashira‐Hagihara cross‐coupling reaction using and alkynylbenzene as building blocks. PIPs monolith shows abundant porosity low density, leading superior thermal insulation. intrinsic superhydrophilicity endows it desired water transportation ability. By facile...