Transparent wood has potential application in intelligent building,solar cell,electronics,and other advanced materials,while its single functionability hinders its further development.Flexible transparent wood(FTW)was...Transparent wood has potential application in intelligent building,solar cell,electronics,and other advanced materials,while its single functionability hinders its further development.Flexible transparent wood(FTW)was prepared by alkaline pretreatment and bleaching treat-ment of paulownia wood followed by impregnation of epoxy resin and ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether(EDGE).The eff ect of delignifi cation degree on the optical and mechani-cal properties of FTW was studied,and the infl uence of the epoxy/EDGE ratio on the fl exibility and mechanical proper-ties of FTW was also investigated.The results showed that higher delignifi cation degree resulted in higher transmit-tance of FTW.More EDGE addition led to better fl exibility of FTW,while overmuch addition of EDGE will reduce the mechanical properties.The optimal FTW sample resulted in a high transmittance of 89%and an ultrahigh haze value of 97%with outstanding fl exibility and excellent mechanical properties.The investigation of FTW broadens the research fi eld of transparent wood,and provides great possibility for its application in fl exible wearable devices and fl exible materials.展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31760183)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi(2016GXNSFCA380025)+1 种基金the Project Funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2017M620361)the Scientifi c Research Foundation of Guangxi University(XGZ150513).
文摘Transparent wood has potential application in intelligent building,solar cell,electronics,and other advanced materials,while its single functionability hinders its further development.Flexible transparent wood(FTW)was prepared by alkaline pretreatment and bleaching treat-ment of paulownia wood followed by impregnation of epoxy resin and ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether(EDGE).The eff ect of delignifi cation degree on the optical and mechani-cal properties of FTW was studied,and the infl uence of the epoxy/EDGE ratio on the fl exibility and mechanical proper-ties of FTW was also investigated.The results showed that higher delignifi cation degree resulted in higher transmit-tance of FTW.More EDGE addition led to better fl exibility of FTW,while overmuch addition of EDGE will reduce the mechanical properties.The optimal FTW sample resulted in a high transmittance of 89%and an ultrahigh haze value of 97%with outstanding fl exibility and excellent mechanical properties.The investigation of FTW broadens the research fi eld of transparent wood,and provides great possibility for its application in fl exible wearable devices and fl exible materials.
