Described herein are supercapacitors that can contain graphene oxide based aerogels. Also described herein are methods making the graphene oxide based aerogels and supercapacitors described herein. Described herein are methods of using the graphene oxide based aerogels and supercapacitors described herein. Further described herein are devices that comprise graphene oxide based aerogels as described herein.

The present disclosure relates to a three-dimensionally (3D) printed tissue engineering scaffold for tissue regeneration and a method for manufacturing the 3D printed tissue engineering scaffold. The 3D printed tissue engineering scaffold may be fabricated at least in part from a composite material having an insoluble component and soluble component. The three-dimensional tissue scaffolds of the disclosure may be fabricated via a rapid prototyping machine. In some instances, the three-dimensional shape of the fabricated tissue engineering scaffold may correspond to a three-dimensional shape of a tissue defect of a patient.

The present disclosure relates to a three-dimensionally (3D) printed tissue engineering scaffold for tissue regeneration and a method for manufacturing the 3D printed tissue engineering scaffold. The 3D printed tissue engineering scaffold may be fabricated at least in part from a composite material having an insoluble component and soluble component. The three-dimensional tissue scaffolds of the disclosure may be fabricated via a rapid prototyping machine. In some instances, the three-dimensional shape of the fabricated tissue engineering scaffold may correspond to a three-dimensional shape of a tissue defect of a patient.

Provided is a separator for an electrochemical device. The separator includes a separator substrate made of a porous polymer material, wherein the separator substrate has a small thickness, excellent resistance characteristics and ion conductivity, and high mechanical strength. When the separator is applied to a battery, it is possible to improve the output characteristics of the battery.

Provided is a separator for an electrochemical device. The separator includes a separator substrate made of a porous polymer material, wherein the separator substrate has a small thickness, excellent resistance characteristics and ion conductivity, and high mechanical strength. When the separator is applied to a battery, it is possible to improve the output characteristics of the battery.

The invention relates to the manufacturing of porous polymer membranes by (a) providing pellets comprising a polymer matrix and particles in the ratio 90:10 to 10:90, (b) converting said pellets into a non-porous film by a solvent-free process; (c) removing said particles from said film with an aqueous composition to thereby obtain said membrane. The invention further relates to pellets useful in such manufacturing process as well as porous polymer membranes obtainable or obtained by such manufacturing process as well as textile materials and articles containing such membranes; to the use of such pellets, membranes, and articles.

The invention relates to the manufacturing of porous polymer membranes by (a) providing pellets comprising a polymer matrix and particles in the ratio 90:10 to 10:90, (b) converting said pellets into a non-porous film by a solvent-free process; (c) removing said particles from said film with an aqueous composition to thereby obtain said membrane. The invention further relates to pellets useful in such manufacturing process as well as porous polymer membranes obtainable or obtained by such manufacturing process as well as textile materials and articles containing such membranes; to the use of such pellets, membranes, and articles.

A method for prepring a porous aerogel scaffold includes: adding a photoinitiator and polyethylene glycol diacrylate in a buffer solution, dissolving by heating and evenly mixing, adding Pluronic F127 (Poloxamer 407) into the mixed solution, and standing at a low temperature to obtain an aerogel scaffold material; printing a hydrogel scaffold by using a 3D printing technology, and performing UV irradiation so that a cross-linking of the hydrogel scaffold is caused to form a three-dimensional scaffold with a stable structure, performing low-temperature soaking to remove Pluronic F127 (Poloxamer 407), and then freeze drying the three-dimensional scaffold to obtain the porous aerogel scaffold. Wherein, Pluronic F127 (Poloxamer 407) serves as a sacrificial material which is removed after the 3D printing of the hydrogel scaffold is completed, and then a porous structure can be formed in the scaffold in combination with a freeze drying technology, which facilitates the survival, growth and proliferation of cells during the three-dimensional culture.

A method for prepring a porous aerogel scaffold includes: adding a photoinitiator and polyethylene glycol diacrylate in a buffer solution, dissolving by heating and evenly mixing, adding Pluronic F127 (Poloxamer 407) into the mixed solution, and standing at a low temperature to obtain an aerogel scaffold material; printing a hydrogel scaffold by using a 3D printing technology, and performing UV irradiation so that a cross-linking of the hydrogel scaffold is caused to form a three-dimensional scaffold with a stable structure, performing low-temperature soaking to remove Pluronic F127 (Poloxamer 407), and then freeze drying the three-dimensional scaffold to obtain the porous aerogel scaffold. Wherein, Pluronic F127 (Poloxamer 407) serves as a sacrificial material which is removed after the 3D printing of the hydrogel scaffold is completed, and then a porous structure can be formed in the scaffold in combination with a freeze drying technology, which facilitates the survival, growth and proliferation of cells during the three-dimensional culture.

A method for preparing a durably hydrophilic and uniform-pore ultrafiltration membrane is disclosed herein. Chemical reactions between the functional groups and the active bonds of the molecular chains in the membrane materials are initiated perform the grafting of hydrophilic chains on the polymer chains under conventional dissolution conditions of the polymer membrane material (dissolution with synchronized hydrophilization), so as to realize durable hydrophilization of the membrane materials. The resulting hydrophilized polymer solution (a nascent-state membrane) is introduced into a coagulation bath to initiate a crosslinking reaction among the hydrophilic chains. The resulting crosslinking serves to synergistically regulate subsequent phase separation and membrane formation (phase separation under synergistic crosslinking).