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ArticleExploration (Beijing, China)2024

Electrospun PEO/PEG fibers as potential flexible phase change materials for thermal energy regulation.

Xiang Yun Debbie Soo, Sze Yu Tan, Augustine Kok Heng Cheong, Jianwei Xu, Zhiyuan Liu, Xian Jun Loh, Qiang Zhu

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Article in Exploration (Beijing, China), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xiang Yun Debbie SooInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Innovis Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-1877
Sze Yu TanInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Innovis Singapore.
Augustine Kok Heng CheongInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Innovis Singapore.
Jianwei XuInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Innovis Singapore.
Zhiyuan LiuShenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Shenzhen People's Republic of China.
Xian Jun LohInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Innovis Singapore.
Qiang ZhuInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Innovis Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1184-0860

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is widely used as phase change materials (PCM) due to their versatile working temperature and high latent heat. However, the low molecular weight of PEG prevents from the formation of flexible microfibers, and the common leakage problem associated with solid-liquid PCM further hinders their applications in various fields. To address these challenges, polyethylene oxide (PEO) is incorporated as the supporting matrix for PEG, leading to a successful electrospinning of fibrous mats. Due to the similar chemical nature of both PEG and PEO, the blended composites show great compatibility and produce uniform electrospun fibers. The thermal properties of these fibers are characterized by DSC and TGA, and supercooling for the PEG(1050) component is effectively reduced by 75-85%. The morphology changes before and after leakage test are analyzed by SEM. Tensile and DMA tests show that the presence of PEG(1050) component contributes to plasticization effect, improving mechanical and thermomechanical strength. The ratio of PEO(600K):PEG(1050) at 7:3 affords the optimal performance with good chemical and form-stability, least shrinkage, and uniformity. These fibrous mats have potential applications in areas of food packaging, flexible wearable devices, or textiles to aid in thermal regulation.

Indexed as

confinement effectelectrospunfibrous matpolyethylene glycolpolyethylene oxidethermal management

Identifiers

PMID38854494
PMCPMC10867375

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