A new article out of a collaboration between Dr. Ning Yan and Dr. Jing Chen’s labs has been published in Materials Chemistry Frontiers written by Xiaozhen Ma, Xiaolin Wang, Honglong Zhao, Minghui Cui, Xiaobo Xu, Fangfang Kong, Peng Chen, Ning Yan, Jin Zhu and Jing Chen.

You can find the article here

Abstract

In this study, we successfully upcycled a novel lignin-based covalent adaptable polyurethane elastomer (LPUE) that we previously synthesized into a graphene-composited covalent adaptable lignin-based polyurethane fabric (LPUF). This fabric exhibited outstanding solvent resistance, toughness (LPUF-0 with a tensile strength of 29.1 ± 1.6 MPa, an elongation at break of 653 ± 67%, and a toughness of 103 ± 3.8 mJ m⁻³), and deformation responsiveness. These results not only open up new possibilities for improving covalently adaptable networks in fabrics, but also pave the way for developing solvent-resistant, wearable sensing devices.