Bioinspired, highly adhesive, nanostructured polymeric coatings for superhydrophobic fire-extinguishing thermal insulation foam

Z Ma, X Liu, X Xu, L Liu, B Yu, C Maluk, G Huang… - Acs Nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Lightweight polymeric foam is highly attractive as thermal insulation materials for energy-saving
buildings but is plagued by its inherent flammability. Fire-retardant coatings are …

Recent advances in fire-retardant rigid polyurethane foam

M Zhu, Z Ma, L Liu, J Zhang, S Huo, P Song - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Driven by global environmental concerns, many efforts have been made to develop halogen-free
flame retardants for rigid polyurethane foam (RPUF). These environmentally benign …

Advances and challenges in eco-benign fire-retardant polylactide

Y Xue, J Feng, Z Ma, L Liu, Y Zhang, J Dai, Z Xu… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polylactide (PLA) derived from renewable resources has drawn great interests in packaging,
electronics, and automotive fields because of its biodegradability, high mechanical strength…

Superhydrophobic self-extinguishing cotton fabrics for electromagnetic interference shielding and human motion detection

L Liu, Z Ma, M Zhu, L Liu, J Dai, Y Shi, J Gao… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multifunctional intelligent fire-safe cotton fabric promises next-generation fire-fighting uniform
and sensor applications. However, cotton fabrics' hygroscopicity and intrinsic flammability …

[HTML][HTML] A lava-inspired micro/nano-structured ceramifiable organic-inorganic hybrid fire-extinguishing coating

Z Ma, J Zhang, C Maluk, Y Yu, SM Seraji, B Yu… - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Fire-retardant coatings have demonstrated effective fire protection for various materials,
ranging from flammable polymeric foam and wood to nonflammable steel. However, the poor …

Improving hydrogen sorption performances of MgH2 through nanoconfinement in a mesoporous CoS nano-boxes scaffold

Z Ma, S Panda, Q Zhang, F Sun, D Khan, W Ding… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
For the first time, structure-modified CoS-nanoboxes (CoS-NBs) scaffold as a multifunctional
Supporting material has been developed by using a template-consumption method for …

Hyperelastic, robust, fire‐safe multifunctional MXene aerogels with unprecedented electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency

H Wang, Y Jiang, Z Ma, Y Shi, Y Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
MXene aerogels have shown great potential for many important functional applications, in
particular electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. However, it has been a grand …

Nanoconfined and in Situ Catalyzed MgH2 Self-Assembled on 3D Ti3C2 MXene Folded Nanosheets with Enhanced Hydrogen Sorption Performances

W Zhu, L Ren, C Lu, H Xu, F Sun, Z Ma, J Zou - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
MXenes are considered as potential support materials for nanoconfinement of MgH 2 /Mg to
improve the hydrogen storage properties. However, it has never been realized so far due to …

Fire‐Safe Aerogels and Foams for Thermal Insulation: From Materials to Properties

J Feng, Z Ma, J Wu, Z Zhou, Z Liu, B Hou… - Advanced …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The ambition of human beings to create a comfortable environment for work and life in a
sustainable way has triggered a great need for advanced thermal insulation materials in past …

A highly fire-retardant rigid polyurethane foam capable of fire-warning

Z Ma, J Zhang, L Liu, H Zheng, J Dai, LC Tang… - Composites …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fabrication of flame-retardant coatings as a real-time fire-alarm sensor has been proved to
be an effective method to improve the fire safety of polymeric foams. Herein, we reported a …