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Ultraflexible, cost-effective and scalable polymer-based phase change composites via chemical cross-linking for wearable thermal management

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  • Yaoge Jing

    (Southwest Jiaotong University)

  • Zhengchuang Zhao

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Xiaoling Cao

    (Southwest Jiaotong University)

  • Qinrong Sun

    (ChongQing University of Science and Technology)

  • Yanping Yuan

    (Southwest Jiaotong University)

  • Tingxian Li

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

Abstract

Phase change materials (PCMs) offer great potential for realizing zero-energy thermal management due to superior thermal storage and stable phase-change temperatures. However, liquid leakage and solid rigidity of PCMs are long-standing challenges for PCM-based wearable thermal regulation. Here, we report a facile and cost-effective chemical cross-linking strategy to develop ultraflexible polymer-based phase change composites with a dual 3D crosslinked network of olefin block copolymers (OBC) and styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) in paraffin wax (PW). The C-C bond-enhanced OBC-SEBS networks synergistically improve the mechanical, thermal, and leakage-proof properties of PW@OBC-SEBS. Notably, the proposed peroxide-initiated chemical cross-linking method overcomes the limitations of conventional physical blending methods and thus can be applicable across diverse polymer matrices. We further demonstrate a portable and flexible PW@OBC-SEBS module that maintains a comfortable temperature range of 39–42 °C for personal thermotherapy. Our work provides a promising route to fabricate scalable polymer-based phase change composite for wearable thermal management.

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  • Yaoge Jing & Zhengchuang Zhao & Xiaoling Cao & Qinrong Sun & Yanping Yuan & Tingxian Li, 2023. "Ultraflexible, cost-effective and scalable polymer-based phase change composites via chemical cross-linking for wearable thermal management," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-43772-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43772-4
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