Emiliano Bilotti

Tunable Pyroresistive Behavior in Conductive Polymer Composites with a Secondary Elastomer Phase

Bijoy Das, Gordon Ip, Harshit Porwal, Jamie Evans et autres

Positive-temperature-coefficient (PTC) polymer composites have emerged as a class of smart materials with notable interest and success, particularly in the field of overcurrent protection, self-regulating heating, and temperature sensing. However, a key problem with these composites is the negative temperate coefficient (NTC) …

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From Silk Fibres to Multifunctional Biodegradable Materials

Emiliano Bilotti

Silk fibers, known for their exceptional toughness and hierarchical structure, present a challenge for traditional material processing due to their intractable nature, which prevents thermoplastic-like reshaping without degrading their properties. This study develops a novel thermomechanical method to transform natural silk fibers …

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A biobased moisture-electric generator with self-stratified architecture for physiological sensing and energy harvesting

Ming Dong, Han Zhang, Emiliano Bilotti, Pietro Cataldi et autres

Wearable, agricultural and environmental sensors increasingly require power sources that operate in humid settings without frequent battery replacement, particularly for skin-mounted patches and remote nodes that are difficult to retrieve. Moisture-enabled electric generators (MEGs) can convert ambient and physiological moisture into electricity, …

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Hierarchical materials from fused silk

Qichen Zhou, Xitao Yu, Chongyang Zeng, Sarah Stadlmayr et autres

Abstract Silk is an extraordinary natural material whose unique chemistry and hierarchical organization enable performance beyond that of many synthetic counterparts. However, its poor processability arising from the molecular folding patterns of fibroin makes fabricating shapes other than fibres conceptually challenging. Here …

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Improved printability and performance of 3D printed hybrid thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposite strain sensors

Aaron Soul, Nicola Pugno, James Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti et autres

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) has promised to revolutionize the fabrication of strain sensors, offering design flexibility and cost-effectiveness. However, printing flexible thermoplastic elastomers with conductive nanomaterials presents challenges, such as nozzle blockages and inconsistent feeding due to high melt viscosity and filler …

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Advances in personalised wearable heating and cooling technologies

Hongxu Guo, Lichang Lu, Mingchao Liu, Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou et autres

Abstract Maintaining thermal comfort is vital for human health, productivity and overall well-being. Conventional heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, while effective, are energy-intensive and poorly tailored to individual physiology. Wearable personalized heating and cooling technologies offer a complementary route by providing …

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Biocompatible κ-carrageenan/PVA/ZnO nanocomposite films for moisture regulation and antioxidant wound healing

Hongna Yuan, Sujitha Kunalan, Min Dong, Yi Hu et autres

The development of multifunctional wound dressings that integrate structural integrity, biocompatibility, and therapeutic efficacy remains a major challenge in biomedical applications. In current study, we fabricated bioactive nanocomposite films composed of Kappa-carrageenan (κc), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) …

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Machine-learning-enabled starch/MXene moisture sensing bioelectronics for human monitoring and interaction

Ming Dong, Yansong Li, Subash Rai, Han Zhang et autres

The drive toward sustainable sensors demands materials and manufacturing routes that deliver high sensing performance without generating persistent waste. We report a water-based, blade-coating process to fabricate starch/Ti 3 C 2 Tₓ MXene nanocomposite films that operate as multifunctional, moisture-responsive bioelectronics. The …

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Binderless Acoustic Panels From Rice Straw Pulp With Tunable Fiber Architectures

Phattharasaya Rattanawongkun, Hao Zou, Nattaya Tawichai, Han Zhang et autres

The trend for eco‐friendly products is driving the usage of green materials in building applications, including sound absorption panels. This study aims to utilize natural pulp fibers extracted from rice straw waste to create binderless acoustic panels, using three forming processes: wet …

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Upcycling Brewers' Spent Grain Into High‐Performance Protein Nanofibers for Sustainable Non‐Woven Textiles

Alice Jane Hann, Ming Dong, Yikun Zhang, Oliver Tomes et autres

ABSTRACT Brewers’ spent grain (BSG), a major by‐product of the brewing industry, remains an underexploited source of protein suitable for the development of sustainable textile materials. This study reports the extraction and electrospinning of hordein, a prolamin protein derived from BSG, to …

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Roll‐to‐Roll Manufacturing of Flexible Thermoelectric Semiconductors Using Low‐Level Direct‐Current Sputtering

Xudong Tao, John O’Sullivan, Kening Wan, Emiliano Bilotti et autres

ABSTRACT Direct‐current (DC) sputtering combined with roll‐to‐roll processing offers a highly competitive approach for scaling up the manufacturing of flexible functional thin films. However, its application to less‐conductive functional materials, such as semiconductors, remains limited due to charge buildup and arcing on …

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2026 roadmap toward sustainable thermoelectrics

Jan Willem G. Bos, Trupti Mohanty, Taylor D. Sparks, Wenjie Xie et autres

Thermoelectric (TE) technology uses the Seebeck effect to directly convert heat into electricity or vice versa. Amongst its advantages are the lack of moving parts, reliability, absence of refrigerant gasses and scalability. To date, commercial progress has been limited due to relatively …