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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2022

Aerogel-Functionalized Thermoplastic Polyurethane as Waterproof, Breathable Freestanding Films and Coatings for Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling.

Xiameng Shan, Ling Liu, Yusi Wu, Dengsen Yuan, Jing Wang, Chengjiao Zhang, Jin Wang

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Innovations for cost-effective and eco-friendly solutions to combat chemotherapy-induced alopecia: a narrative systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  13. Anti-Environmental Aging Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
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  14. Enhanced radiative cooling withNanophotonics (Berlin, Germany) · 2024
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  18. Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling of Silica Aerogels.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xiameng ShanSchool of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China.
Ling LiuSchool of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China.
Yusi WuKey Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China.
Dengsen YuanGusu Laboratory of Materials Science, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China.
Jing WangSchool of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China.
Chengjiao ZhangSchool of Textile and Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, P. R. China.
Jin WangSchool of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1573-574X

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 91963124Suzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau SJC2021008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is an emerging sustainable technology that can spontaneously radiate heat to outer space through an atmospheric transparency window to achieve self-cooling. PDRC has attracted considerable attention and shows great potential for personal thermal management (PTM). However, PDRC polymers are limited to polyethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, and their derivatives. In this study, a series of polymer films based on thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and their composite films with silica aerogels (aerogel-functionalized TPU (AFTPU)) are prepared using a simple and scalable non-solvent-phase-separation strategy. The TPU and AFTPU films are freestanding, mechanically strong, show high solar reflection up to 94%, and emit strongly in the atmospheric transparency window, thereby achieving subambient cooling of 10.0 and 7.7 °C on a hot summer day for the TPU and AFTPU film (10 wt%), respectively. The AFTPU films can be used as waterproof and moisture permeable coatings for traditional textiles, such as cotton, polyester, and nylon, and the highest temperature drop of 17.6 °C is achieved with respect to pristine nylon fabric, in which both the cooling performance and waterproof properties are highly desirable for the PTM applications. This study opens up a promising route for designing common polymers for highly efficient PDRC.

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aerogelpassive radiative coolingpersonal thermal managementthermoplastic polyurethane

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PMID35474617
PMCPMC9284144

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