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The research aims to develop a sustainable phase change material (PCM) system that addresses common failures in existing PCMs.

March 5, 2026Open Access

Highly flexible, strong and dynamic recovery solid-solid phase change materials based on polythiourethane-polyurethane for thermal management

RORyozo OokaAdvanced Institute of Industrial Technology HHHongfei HeUniversity of Science and Technology of China HDHongliang DingUniversity of Science and Technology of China

Key Points

The research aims to develop a sustainable phase change material (PCM) system that addresses common failures in existing PCMs.
Introduced a novel PCM system based on polythiourethane and polyurethane.
Investigated the dynamic recovery characteristics of the new PCM.
Analyzed thermal performance and stability of the material.
Demonstrated significant reductions in leakage compared to traditional encapsulated PCMs.
Showed enhanced recyclability and sustainability features of the new PCM.
Achieved strong thermal management efficiency with dynamic recovery capabilities.

Abstract

Addressing the critical challenges of leakage in physically encapsulated phase change materials (PCMs) and the nonrecyclability of chemically crosslinked PCMs, this study introduces a sustainable PCM system based on dynamically...

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