Doping of Cr to Regulate the Valence State of Cu and Co Contributes to Efficient Water Splitting.

Water electrolysis in alkaline media is the most promising technology for hydrogen production, but efficient electrocatalysts are required to reduce the overpotential in HER and OER processes. In this work, the multicomponent transition metal catalyst Cr-Cu/CoO was loaded on copper foam by electrodeposition and annealing, and the catalyst exhibited excellent electrochemical activity. The HER overpotential is 21 mV and the OER overpotential is 252 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm.

A survey of caregiver burden for stroke survivors in non-teaching hospitals in Western China.

The social factors that moderate stroke caregiver burden have been found to be culture- and gender-specific. We examined the factors that influence the social support and self-efficacy of caregivers of stroke survivors and the burden of caregiving in China. To determine the caregiver burden of stroke survivors, their social support, and their self-efficacy.

Origami by frontal photopolymerization.

Origami structures are of great interest in microelectronics, soft actuators, mechanical metamaterials, and biomedical devices. Current methods of fabricating origami structures still have several limitations, such as complex material systems or tedious processing steps. We present a simple approach for creating three-dimensional (3D) origami structures by the frontal photopolymerization method, which can be easily implemented by using a commercial projector.

Desolvation Induced Origami of Photocurable Polymers by Digit Light Processing.

Self-folding origami is of great interest in current research on functional materials and structures, but there is still a challenge to develop a simple method to create freestanding, reversible, and complex origami structures. This communication provides a feasible solution to this challenge by developing a method based on the digit light processing technique and desolvation-induced self-folding. In this new method, flat polymer sheets can be cured by a light field from a commercial projector with varying intensity, and the self-folding process is triggered by desolvation in water.

A molecular dynamics study of bond exchange reactions in covalent adaptable networks.

Covalent adaptable networks are polymers that can alter the arrangement of network connections by bond exchange reactions where an active unit attaches to an existing bond then kicks off its pre-existing peer to form a new bond. When the polymer is stretched, bond exchange reactions lead to stress relaxation and plastic deformation, or the so-called reforming. In addition, two pieces of polymers can be rejoined together without introducing additional monomers or chemicals on the interface, enabling welding and reprocessing.

Effects of oxygen on light activation in covalent adaptable network polymers.

Light activated polymers are a novel group of active materials that deform when irradiated with light at specific wavelengths. This paper focuses on the understanding and evaluation of light activated covalent adaptable networks formed by radical polymerization reactions, which have potential applications as novel actuators, surface patterning, and light-induced bending and folding. In these polymer networks, free radicals are generated upon light irradiation and lead to evolution of the polymer network structure through bond exchange reactions.

Photo-induced bending in a light-activated polymer laminated composite.

Light activated polymers (LAPs) have attracted increasing attention since these materials change their shape and/or behavior in response to light exposure, which serves as an instant, remote and precisely controllable stimulus that enables non-contact control of the material shape and behavior through simple variation in light intensity, wavelength and spatially controlled exposure. These features distinguish LAPs from other active polymers triggered by other stimuli such as heat, electrical field or humidity. Previous examples have resulted in demonstrations in applications such as surface patterning, photo-induced shape memory behavior, and photo-origami.