02767nas a2200265 4500008004100000022001400041245005700055210005700112260000800169490000700177520201300184653001302197653002002210653002202230653001902252653001302271653000902284653002002293653001702313653000902330100002802339700001802367700002702385856008902412 2017 eng d a1744-683X00aCapillary uptake in macroporous compressible sponges0 aCapillary uptake in macroporous compressible sponges cSEP0 v133 a

The capillarity-driven uptake of liquid in swellable, highly porous sponges is of significant industrial importance. Sponges prepared using polymers and their composites with carbon nanotubes and graphene have been reported, with extraordinary solvent uptake capacities and with the ability to separate oil from water. However, the effect of systematic variation of sponge characteristics on solvent uptake has not been investigated. Here, we report experiments that study capillary uptake in a variety of flexible, centimetre-sized macroporous cylindrical sponges. We used ice-templating to prepare a series of model macroporous sponges in which the porosity, modulus and composition were systematically varied. We investigated two kinds of sponge: (a) those composed purely of cross-linked polymers and (b) those prepared as composites of inorganic particles and polymers. Both kinds of sponge are flexible and exhibit elastic recovery after large compressive deformation. All sponges were characterized thoroughly with respect to their pore microstructure and elastic modulus. When one end of a sponge is plunged into a large reservoir, water rises through capillary action against gravity. We observed a transition from an inertial capillary regime, where the liquid column height rose linearly with time, t, to a viscous capillary regime, where the liquid height rose with time t(0.5). We showed that these results can be rationalized using analyses developed for rigid sponges. We combined differential momentum balance equations for uptake in rigid capillaries with the phenomenological Ergun-Forchheimer relations to account for the effect of the sponge microstructure. This approach works remarkably well in the viscous capillary regime and shows that capillary uptake is governed primarily by the total porosity and pore dimensions of soft sponges.

10aaerogels10aBuilding blocks10aCatalyst Supports10aContact-angels10aDynamics10aflow10aOrganic Liquids10aPorous-Media10aRise1 aChatterjee, Soumyajyoti1 aDoshi, Pankaj1 aKumaraswamy, Guruswamy uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/capillary-uptake-macroporous-compressible-sponges02132nas a2200301 4500008004100000022001400041245011400055210006900169260000900238490000700247520111200254653001601366653002001382653000901402653002001411653000901431100002901440700001801469700002901487700002401516700002901540700002501569700001801594700002501612700003101637700003001668856013201698 2023 eng d a1861-472800aThermally activated delayed fluorescent solvent-free organic liquid hybrids for tunable emission applications0 aThermally activated delayed fluorescent solventfree organic liqu cJUL 0 v183 a

The synthetic feasibility and excellent luminescence features of organic molecules attracted much attention and were eventually found useful in lighting applications. In this context, a solvent-free organic liquid having attractive thermally activated delayed fluorescence features in bulk along with high processability has prime importance. Herein, we report a series of naphthalene monoimide-based solvent-free organic liquids exhibiting cyan to red thermally activated delayed fluorescence with luminescence quantum yields up to 80% and lifetimes between 10 to 45 mu s. An effective approach explored energy transfer between liquid donors with various emitters exhibiting tunable emission colors, including white. The high processability of liquid emitters improved the compatibility with polylactic acid and was used for developing multicolor emissive objects using 3D printing. Our demonstration of the thermally activated delayed fluorescence liquid will be much appreciated as a processable alternate emissive material suitable for large-area lighting, display, and related applications.

10a3D printing10aEnergy Transfer10aOLED10aOrganic Liquids10aTADF1 aNidhankar, Aakash, D. D.1 aGoudappagouda1 aKothavade, Premkumar, D.1 aDongre, Sangram, D.1 aVeer, Sairam, Dnyaneshwa1 aDash, Soumya, Ranjan1 aRajeev, Kavya1 aUnni, K., N. Narayan1 aShanmuganathan, Kadhiravan1 aBabu, Sukumaran, Santhosh uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/thermally-activated-delayed-fluorescent-solvent-free-organic-liquid-hybrids-tunable-emission