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March 13, 2026

Overcoming Mechanical-Thermal Trade-Off in Aerogel-Encapsulated Phase Change Composites via Biomimetic Honeycomb Engineering.

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YZYue ZhangAdvanced Technology & Materials (China)YZYongjian ZhangSun Yat-sen UniversityYZYahao ZhangZhongda Hospital Southeast University

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This research demonstrates improved thermal conductivity and mechanical strength in phase change materials using biomimetic honeycomb aerogels, indicating their potential for electronic cooling...

Key Points

  • The aim is to improve the mechanical and thermal properties of phase change composites through innovative aerogel designs.
  • Propose a biomimetic honeycomb strategy for fabricating aerogels.
  • Utilize graphene and calcium alginate for aerogel composition.
  • Evaluate the mechanical and thermal properties of the aerogels after paraffin encapsulation.
  • Achieved specific strength of 19.2 kN m kg<-1> at 20% strain.
  • The composite exhibited compressive strength of 2.49 MPa after phase change.
  • Enhanced thermal conductivity measured at 4.18 W m<-1> K<-1>.
  • Melting enthalpy recorded at 199.0 J g<-1>.

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Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3aba202a1e69014cccaf2https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202515304
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