Composites news, June 2022

New material that cleans decontaminated water

‘Engineered living material’ that decontaminates pollutants from water

Efficient non-viral CAR-T cell generation via silicon-nanotube-mediated transfection

Smart composite detects different types of damage

carbon fiber reinforced composite combined with piezoelectric nanoparticles acts as a self-powered sensor to detect stress and damage

Textile-based material turns up the heat on viruses

A novel composite, textile-based material uses heat to kill viruses on its outer surface while staying cool on the reverse side near the user’s skin.

Graphene oxide composite fibers muscle in

actuators based on composite fibers comprising aligned reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets and PEDOT: PSS surpass biological muscles