This study investigates the multifaceted impacts of snow and freezing disasters on various sectors, assesses the effectiveness and limitations of existing mitigation strategies, and reviews recent advancements in anti-icing coating materials. It particularly emphasizes the applications and future prospects of polymer materials in diverse anti-icing coatings.

The construction of recyclable nucleobase-enhanced thioctic acid-based supramolecular polymer adhesives was achieved by reductive degradation and oxidative polymerization.

Different functional residues are significant to the interfacial adhesion of amyloid-like proteins. We synthesized homopolymers and random copolymers with phenyl, amino, carboxyl, and hydroxyl functional groups to mimic protein adhesion. Results highlight that the synergistic effects of multiple functional groups are crucial for achieving universal interfacial adhesion of macromolecules.

A facile, robust, and low-cost approach is reported for developing a tunable wrinkling system with high humidity resistance. This system enables reversible transmittance modulation (~50%) via dual mechanical modes with solvent erasable properties, showing promise for smart windows, anti-counterfeiting, optical encryption, and rewritable surfaces.

A multiresponsive itaconic acid-based polymer was synthesized to fabricate smart surfaces, enabling reversible surface patterning and rewritable information storage. Various tailored wrinkling patterns and acid-printed patterns can be conveniently fabricated on these surfaces. This study advances the development of functional polymers using green engineering.

Sizing agents based on JPs were utilized to modify interfaces of basalt fiber reinforced polyvinyl chloride composites.The utilization of JPs to modify fiber-matrix interfaces aligns with several established interfacial theories, including amphiphilic interface, chemical bonding, mechanical interlock, intermittent coating and gradient modulus.

Mussel-inspired azo-copolymers were synthesized and utilized to fabricate robust photo-responsive superwetting surfaces on hierarchical-structured copper mesh. The smart surfaces exhibited rapid reversible wettability transitions between high hydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity, demonstrating excellent chemical robustness and mechanical durability, which could lead to widespread potential applications in microfluidics and functional coatings.

The coating on the surface of the NCM811@PVDF and NCM811@SPIO electrode are 12 nm and 3 nm, respectively. The uniform and continuous SPIO coating layer acts as a multifunctional protective layer on the surface of the NCM811 particles, effectively enhancing the stability of the cathode/electrolyte interface structure and suppressing side reactions at the electrode/electrolyte interface.

A graphene-based elastic film with crystalline-melt phase transition behavior was successfully constructed, which exhibited temperature-mediated dynamic switching between soft and stiff states, further enabling the adaptive tuning of the suspended sensing performance.

This work reveals a new interfacial effect induced by polymer adsorption for tuning the dynamics of polymer thin films. Strong polymer/substrate interaction leads to the formation of an ultra-dense adsorbed layer, atop which the dynamics of thin films could be accelerated, complementing current knowledge that interfacial adsorption retards the dynamics.

The digital holographic microscopy (DHM) was performed to capture the drying dynamics of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) droplets using a gold nanoparticle tracer, where the heterogeneous flow field in different regions was illustrated.

Mechanochromic branched polyethylenes were synthesized by ring-opening metathesis terpolymerization of a norbornene-based monomer derived from the dibenzofuranone system, cyclooctene and 5-hexylcyclooct-1-ene, followed with hydrogenation and crosslinking. The visible color-changing properties of these polymers under force revealed the relationship between stress and strain and color change.

The impact of non-rubber components (NRC) in NR on radiation resistance were investigated. The sample with NRC removed has better mechanical stability under radiation. Ash can also affect the radiation resistance as metal ions might react with the active centers generated by irradiation and enhance the rubber's radiation resistance.

In this work, DMSO was successfully converted to nitrogen-containing heterocyclic polymers as a monomer via multicomponent polymerizations with dialdehydes and diamines. A series of poly(phenylquinoline)s with high M_w values were obtained in satisfactory yields, performing good thermal and morphological stability. Furthermore, The thin films of poly(phenylquinoline)s exhibit high refractive index.

In EVA/LDPE composites, the crosslinking agent BIBP and conductive filler CNT were introduced to construct a composite structure combining chemical crosslinking and physical entanglement. Coupled with supercritical CO₂ foaming technology, the piezoresistive sensing performance of the foam was significantly enhanced.

Develop an effective strategy to achieve low D_k/D_f at high frequency by endowing MPIs with rigid-soft structures based on a naphthalene-alkyl-based diamine.

Poly(L-lactide) suffers from slow crystallization and poor heat-resistance, limiting applications. This study reveals that extensional flow induces a heterogeneous amorphous phase, enhancing oriented crystallization, and modulating α/α' polymorphism. A dual cold-crystallization behavior during heating is identified, advancing insights into poly(L-lactide)’s non-isothermal crystallization and heat-treatment strategy for improved performance.

This research focuses on the structure characteristics of polymer networks, including the number, and size dispersity of loops. We note that polydispersity of loop sizes is universal. While the size distribution is primarily related to the functionality of precursors, with fewer precursor arms system exhibiting larger average loop sizes.

This study employs Density Functional Theory to design sulfur-containing polymers with high refractive indices and optimized Abbe numbers, enhancing optical performance for advanced applications and providing a predictive framework for next-generation optical materials.