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Bio-based Flexible Electronic Materials and Devices

Submission Deadline: 30 May 2023 (closed)

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Chang-Qing Ruan, Associate Professor, College of Food Science, Southwest University, China

Dr. Chang-Qing Ruan is currently working in the College of Food Science, of Southwest University. He graduated from the Department of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials, of Uppsala University in Sweden in 2017 and obtained his Ph.D degree. In 2018, he was appointed as a Distinguished Associate Professor and was introduced to the College of Food Science of Southwest University. He presided over a number of scientific research fundings, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Youth, and the Foundations from the Chongqing Science and Technology Bureau. He is now mainly engaged in the development of natural polymer-based multifunctional food packaging materials and intelligent packaging materials whose applications are about the food preservation. He is the author or co-author of more than 20 scientific research papers published in some peer reviewed journals, with more than 1000 citations and an H index of 15.

Zhaohui Wang, Professor, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, China

Dr. Zhaohui Wang is now working in the College of Materials Science and Engineering of Hunan University. He received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees from the College of Materials Science and Technology of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2007, 2009 and 2012, respectively. From 2013 to 2020, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow, researcher and tenured researcher in the Department of Chemistry of Uppsala University in Sweden. He is mainly engaged in the preparation and construction of nanocellulose paper-based functional materials and energy devices, focusing on the construction of biomass-based ecological sustainable green energy storage system. He is the author or co-author of more than 50 scientific research papers published in some peer reviewed journals, with more than 5000 citations and an H index of 33. He has presided over a few fundings, including the Swedish Research Council VR Young Scholars Start-up Fund and the Hunan Provincial Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars.

Kai Zhang, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, China

Dr. Kai Zhang is currently working at the School of Materials and Energy in Southwest University, and Fellow of CCS (Chinese Chemical Society). He obtained his Ph.D degree in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics from Wuhan University in 2020. He is hosting several provincial and central university basic research projects. Dr. Zhang is the author or co-author of more than 20 peer reviewed journal papers and 6 conference proceeding papers, including 3 ESI Highly Cited Papers, 1 Hot Paper, and has been cited by SCI more than 500 citations. His major research interests are high performance and functional biomass-based macromolecular material construction and conformational relationship research, realizing their applications in electromagnetic shielding, flexible sensing, energy storage, energy harvesting, and thermal management, etc. These works will provide new avenue for the preparation of high performance and multifunctional composites.

Xiaojuan Lei, College of Food Science, Southwest University, China

Dr. Xiaojuan Lei is currently working at the College of Food Science in Southwest University, and Fellow of CCS (Chinese Chemical Society). She obtained her Ph.D degree in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics from Wuhan University in 2020. She is hosting several central university basic research projects. Dr. Lei is the author or co-author of more than 10 peer reviewed journal papers, 4 conference proceeding papers, and 1 CHN patent. Her major interests focus on the construction and conformational relationship of functional biomass-based macromolecular materials (such as cellulose, chitin or chitosan), realizing their applications in flexible sensing, water treatment, food preservation, packaging, etc. These works will open new platform for the high-value utilization of waste biomass resources.

Summary

Cellulose is the most abundant natural polymer in nature which owns many advantages such as low cost, renewable, easy processing, and biodegradability. In addition, of cellulose are important. Due to its properties, e.g., the mechanical properties, dielectric properties, piezoelectricity and switchability, cellulose has a wide range of applications in the field of flexible electronics and devices. There is a growing demand for flexible electronics for personalized mobile devices, human-machine interface units, wearable healthcare systems, and biomimetic intelligent robots. In this special issue, we will focus on the recent progress of cellulose-based functional materials in emerging smart electronic devices.


Journal of Renewable Materials (JRM) is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of bio-based materials, sustainable materials, and green chemistry. The scope of this special issue is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research in the areas of bio-based flexible electronic materials and devices, mainly about cellulose-based flexible electronic materials and devices.


The scope of interests includes the following topics:

1) Cellulose-based hydrogels, aerogels, textiles and carbon materials for flexible sensors

2) High-performance cellulose films for optical and electronic devices

3) Cellulose-derived binders, separators and electrode materials for energy storage

4) Modified nanocellulose, papers, and aerogels for nanogenerators

5) Biomimetic cellulose-based skins

6) Process of cellulose into energy capture devices


Keywords

Biopolymers; cellulose; flexible electronics; electronic skin; flexible sensors; energy storage

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