Smart windows can dynamically and adaptively adjust the light transmittance in non-energy or low-energy ways to maintain a comfortable ambient temperature, which are conducive efficient use of energy. This work proposes liquid crystal (LC) smart window with highly near-infrared (NIR) response using carbon nanotubes grafted by biphenyl LC polymer brush (CNT-PDB) as orientation layer. The resulta...

The lithium-ion battery (LIB) is a widely used energy storage system with applications spanning from small electronics to automobiles. An important figure of merit for LIBs is specific capacity, typically reported in mAh/g. One way to improve the overall capacity of LIBs is to replace the ubiquitous carbon anode with silicon or tin, which promise specific capacity of 4,000 and 994 mAh/g, respec...

the aims of the study were to investigate the effect of poly(ε -caprolactone) (pcl) and nano- sio2 within the thermoplastic starch (tps) blends on the rate and extent of starch enzymatic hydrolysis using enzymes α-amylase and amyloglucosidase. the results of this study have revealed that blends with nano-sio2 content at 6 wt% exhibited a significantly reduced rate and extent of starch hydrolysi...

There is a growing demand for flexible and wearable next-generation electronic devices that must be capable of bending stretching under mechanical deformation. In this regard, energy harvesting technologies have immensely invested in organic polymeric semiconducting materials due to their large-area synthesis, low cost, toxicity, high flexibility, tunable properties. For example, electrically c...

Modern pharmaceutics are actively developing towards the design of targeted drugs. The development selectively acting formulations requires creation smart delivery systems based on carriers that would first find target cells and enter them then release active substance locally. Nanoparticles biocompatible biodegradable polymers can be effectively used as such carriers. Flexible regulation molec...