3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Evolving transport properties of dynamic hydrogels enable self-tuning of short- and long-term cargo delivery
Samya Sen, Changxin Dong, Carolyn K. Jons +6
Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer networks with high water content, widely employed in biomedical applications such as drug delivery, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine.…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Hydrogel-to-Aerogel Transitions in Polymer-Particle Hydrogels Expand the Wildfire Defense Window
Changxin Dong, Samya Sen, Zhennan Ru +4
The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires caused widespread urban destruction and displacement, and severe economic losses, highlighting the urgent need for better fire retardants. Current fi…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Water-enhancing gels exhibiting heat-activated formation of silica aerogels for protection of critical infrastructure during catastrophic wildfire
Changxin Dong, Andrea I. d'Aquino, Samya Sen +4
A promising strategy to address the pressing challenges with wildfire, particularly in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), involves developing new approaches for preventing and con…