{"title":"Emerging trends and smart integration of wireless and artificial intelligence in 2D hybrid materials-based biosensors","authors":"Chendruru Geya Sree , Wesley Wei-Wen Hsiao , Adhimoorthy Saravanan , Balamurugan Devadas , Karel Bouzek","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101145","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101145","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Two-dimensional (2D) materials have significantly advanced biosensor technology owing to their large surface area, electronically tuneable nature, and mechanical flexibility. However, the majority of 2D materials suffer from limitations such as environmental instability, limited sensitivity, and difficulty in functionalization. Hybridization of 2D materials with inorganic, organic, or biological components offers a strategic solution, enhancing the performance of biosensors through synergistic effects. This review addresses the emerging trends in 2D hybrid-based biosensors with a focus on the well-known materials such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), black phosphorus, and MXenes, where “2D hybrids” represent heterostructures combining 2D materials with carbon, metal nanoparticles, polymers, metal oxides and other functional materials. Their integration enables superior performance on electrochemical, optical, piezoelectric, and field-effect transistor (FET) biosensing platforms. Moreover, recent advancements in flexible and wearable biosensors and the incorporation of wireless (Wi-Fi) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have encouraged real-time health, food safety, and sustainable environmental monitoring. In spite of these developments, issues such as scalable synthesis, long-term stability of materials, and biosafety remain. The way forward involves the creation of green synthesis techniques, adaptive hybrid structures, and AI-driven data analysis to improve sensitivity, durability, and prediction capabilities. In general, 2D hybrid-based biosensors have great potential for next-generation diagnostics, providing avenues toward intelligent, connected, and sustainable sensing systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 101145"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145576991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hong Huy Tran , Chi Thang Nguyen , Claire Tendero , Sergio Battiato , Dinh Cong Tinh Vo , Emanuel Carlos , Thuan Nguyen Pham-Truong , Abderrahime Sekkat
{"title":"Precision nanoengineering of photoelectrochemical devices via atomic layer deposition","authors":"Hong Huy Tran , Chi Thang Nguyen , Claire Tendero , Sergio Battiato , Dinh Cong Tinh Vo , Emanuel Carlos , Thuan Nguyen Pham-Truong , Abderrahime Sekkat","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101153","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101153","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Atomic layer deposition (ALD) has become a versatile technique for engineering photoelectrochemical (PEC) devices through atomic-scale control of film composition and thickness, while ensuring excellent conformality. Through its sequential, self-limiting surface reactions, the technique enables controlled and conformal deposition of protective, catalytic, and light-absorbing layers across diverse materials platforms. This review comprehensively examines semiconductor-based ALD strategies that modulate band alignment, defect passivation, and charge transport in key photoelectrode materials such as TiO<sub>2</sub>, Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, WO<sub>3</sub>, BiVO<sub>4</sub>, Cu<sub>2</sub>O, and Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>. Representative studies reporting performance metrics such as photocurrent enhancement, catalytic activity, and reaction kinetics are summarized to highlight the diverse roles ALD plays in PEC systems. These roles are delineated into protective layers, catalytic interlayers, and semiconductor heterojunctions, linking atomic-scale control to macroscopic performance. The review also highlights emerging directions, including interface grading, angstrom-scale dopant engineering, area-selective and spatial ALD, <em>in situ</em> monitoring, and scalable manufacturing. Together, these advances position ALD as a precision fabrication process that bridges fundamental interface design with industrially relevant PEC implementation, advancing the realization of efficient and durable solar-fuel technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 101153"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145747891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyun Kyu Seo , Won Hee Jeong , Jaeho Jung , Min Hyuk Park , Gun Hwan Kim , Min Kyu Yang
{"title":"Selector-only-memory device using chalcogenide thin film in a 4k crossbar array","authors":"Hyun Kyu Seo , Won Hee Jeong , Jaeho Jung , Min Hyuk Park , Gun Hwan Kim , Min Kyu Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101169","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101169","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Emerging memory technologies are critical to enhancing the memory hierarchy for high-performance computing. Among them, storage class memory (SCM) aims to bridge the latency gap between working and storage memories and support efficient neuromorphic processing of unstructured data. Despite progress in resistive memory technologies, challenges remain for large-scale commercialization due to limited performance reliability, process compatibility, and high-density integration issues. In this study, we report a selector-only-memory (SOM) device based on a threshold-switching chalcogenide material, which uniquely enables both memory and selector functionalities within a single layer. The device exhibits volatile current switching yet nonvolatile modulation of threshold voltage (V<sub>th</sub>), governed by electronic trap dynamics and confirmed through Poole–Frenkel conduction analysis and material characterization. We further develop a pulse-based programming algorithm for reliable multilevel V<sub>th</sub> control and demonstrate stable 3-bit operation with low adjacent-state overlap and excellent thermal retention. Finally, we integrate the SOM device into a 4k crossbar array and verify > 95 % functional yield and robust random accessibility. This work highlights the potential of selector-class materials for enabling high-density, selector-free memory architectures, and opens new opportunities for analog computing and compute-in-memory (CIM) applications. Our findings suggest a promising pathway toward compact, energy-efficient, and scalable nonvolatile memory solutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 101169"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145796936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jechan Lee , Seonguk Heo , Doeun Choi , Ki-Hyun Kim
{"title":"Thermochemical upcycling of plastic waste: A comprehensive view from technology to commercialization","authors":"Jechan Lee , Seonguk Heo , Doeun Choi , Ki-Hyun Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101170","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101170","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thermochemical upcycling has emerged as a promising industrial pathway for selectively converting waste plastics into high-value fuels, monomers, hydrogen, and carbon nanotubes, with some processes already achieving commercial deployment beyond the laboratory scale. However, a comprehensive review synthesizing recent advances in catalyst design, reactor engineering, and mechanistic insights into key thermochemical pathways remains critically lacking. To address this gap, this study aims to expedite the commercialization of thermochemical upcycling. It supports this objective by highlighting global industrial trends, emphasizing how major industrial leaders (like BASF, Dow, LG Chem, and SABIC) are pursuing their circular economy goals. Relevant policy landscapes, including carbon taxes and emissions trading, are discussed in relation to process viability. Various reactor configurations are also compared for product yield, energy efficiency, and heat integration, along with mechanistic insights into the structure–activity relationships and catalytic surface interactions. This study quantifies carbon emissions and tax implications using a lifecycle analysis, while commercial potential is assessed via experimental and simulation data. The adoption of coupled reactor systems and their subsequent integration with renewable energy should make significant advances toward next-generation processes that can address the complexity of mixed-plastic streams. Overall, this review offers a forward-looking roadmap for realizing scalable, low-carbon thermochemical systems to address plastic waste challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 101170"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145796935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shahzaib Ali , Shaheer Mohiuddin Khalil , Faisal Shahzad , Busi Im , Tanveer Hussain , Komsilp Kotmool , Vu Dat Nguyen , Hassan A. Arafat , Dae-Hyun Cho , Doyoung Byun
{"title":"Micro-supercapacitors of exceptionally high capacitance fabricated using intrinsically stable MXene inks via electrohydrodynamic jet printing","authors":"Shahzaib Ali , Shaheer Mohiuddin Khalil , Faisal Shahzad , Busi Im , Tanveer Hussain , Komsilp Kotmool , Vu Dat Nguyen , Hassan A. Arafat , Dae-Hyun Cho , Doyoung Byun","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101148","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101148","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>MXenes hold tremendous promise as printable conductive inks for microelectronic devices, due to their excellent electrical conductivity and solution processability. However, their oxidation susceptibility and poor dispersion in organic solvents hinder the development of highly viscous, organic-based MXene inks, necessary for making micro-supercapacitors via the high-resolution Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) jet-printing technique. Herein, we present a robust solution by developing alkylated 3,4-dihydroxy-<span>L</span>-phenylalanine (ADOPA) functionalized MXene (ADS-MXene), blended with carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) in a hybrid organic solvent, to form a stable ADS-MXene<sub>(CMC)</sub> ink. This ink demonstrated high electrical conductivity (3400 S cm<sup>−1</sup>), optimal viscosity (∼4 ×10 ³ cP), oxidation resistance and highly stable dispersion for up to 3 months. Utilizing an EHD jet printing process especially optimized for this ink composition, we successfully fabricated ultrahigh-resolution interdigitated micro-supercapacitor electrodes with a line width and gap of 80 µm, achieving an outstanding areal cell density of 6 cells cm⁻². These electrodes experimentally exhibited superior volumetric capacitance of 2013 F cm⁻³, the highest reported to date for a MXene printed micro-supercapacitor device. This remarkable capacitance was further validated using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, which revealed pronounced charge transfer between ADOPA and MXene, contributing to said stability. Beyond record device metrics, ADS‑MXene<sub>(CMC)</sub> establishes a reproducible ink process operating window for stable EHD printing, advancing standardization efforts for MXene inks. This approach overcomes longstanding critical processing barriers and opens new avenues for high resolution, ultrahigh capacitance micro-supercapacitors, indispensable for next-generation microelectronics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 101148"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145615215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"2D hybrid and biodegradable piezoelectric nanogenerators for self-powered systems: Next generation sustainable energy","authors":"Ravi Kumar , Pashupati Pratap Neelratan , Shivom , Yogendra Kumar Mishra , Ajeet Kaushik , Sanjeev Kumar Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101114","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101114","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The growing global demand for sustainable and portable energy solutions has fueled research into nanogenerators (NGs), primarily those leveraging piezoelectric effects for energy harvesting. The increasing demand for biodegradable (BD), biocompatible, wearable, and flexible electronics has driven the development of advanced NGs, capable of converting mechanical, frictional, or thermal energy into electrical power. Piezoelectric NGs (PENGs), utilizing 2D hybrid (HD) and BD components, offer a promising path towards next-generation self-powered devices combining high-performance energy harvesting systems with environmental sustainability, making them ideal for innovative and eco-friendly electronics. Compared to traditional materials, 2D HD offers atomic-scale thickness, high mechanical strength, and intrinsic piezoelectric properties at the monolayer level. Integration of 2D HD with BD substrates enables the fabrication of fully degradable, biocompatible, and flexible/non-flexible devices capable of harvesting energy from mechanical motions, such as vibrations, bending, or body movement. This review highlights the latest developments in 2D HD and BD materials for flexible/non-flexible PENGs, focusing on their design, working principles, and application in real-time sensing and self-powered electronics. Special emphasis is given to material innovations, structural configurations, and the role of biodegradability in enhancing device sustainability. Current challenges and prospects are also discussed for scalable and reliable BD-based self-powered systems tailored for next-generation sustainable energy technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 101114"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145026847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cheng Lin , Mengjiao Yang , Fenghua Zhang , Yanju Liu , Jinsong Leng
{"title":"Stimuli-responsive smart materials for biomedical applications","authors":"Cheng Lin , Mengjiao Yang , Fenghua Zhang , Yanju Liu , Jinsong Leng","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101126","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The convergence of materials science and biomedicine has driven a paradigm shift towards personalized, responsive medical solutions. This review focuses on three pivotal classes of stimuli-responsive smart materials: shape memory polymers (SMPs), stimuli-responsive hydrogels (SRHs), and liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), for transformative biomedical applications. SMPs offer programmable shape recovery triggered by stimuli (e.g., temperature, light), enabling minimally invasive procedures and adaptive scaffolds. SRHs combine the biocompatibility and softness of traditional hydrogels with dynamic, multifunctional responses to environmental cues like heat, light, or pH. LCEs uniquely integrate liquid crystal order with elastomeric networks, exhibiting reversible deformation and actuation ideal for biomimetic prosthetics and tissue engineering. Critically, the emergence of 4D printing technology, integrating these SRMs with additive manufacturing, overcomes limitations of static fabrication by enabling the creation of structures that dynamically transform in situ under specific triggers. This allows precise spatiotemporal control for complex, personalized medical devices across scales. The review systematically summarizes recent advancements in SMPs, SRHs, and LCEs, elucidates their fundamental stimulus-responsive mechanisms, explores their integration with 4D printing, and examines diverse biomedical applications. Key challenges and future prospects are thoroughly analyzed to guide the strategic development of next-generation intelligent biomedical materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 101126"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145332176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiaxi Liu , Ana Sofia Oliveira Henriques Moita , Zhiwu Han , Yan Liu
{"title":"Biomimetic wetting materials for sensing: From the perspective of droplet interface behavior","authors":"Jiaxi Liu , Ana Sofia Oliveira Henriques Moita , Zhiwu Han , Yan Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101158","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101158","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sensing helps human beings to survive and develop better from the aspects of detecting vital signs, monitoring living environment, ensuring food safety, etc. Although many advanced advances have been made, there are still many issues in the field of surface and interface wettability, which limits the theoretical innovation and application prospects of sensors. Encouragingly, natural organism surfaces exhibit fascinating and specific wetting behaviors, and this special bionic strategy provides an advanced design idea for solving the above problems. Analyzing the essential behavior of droplet motion is crucial for improving sensing performance through wettability regulation, which can inspire novel designs of next-generation sensors from the intrinsic mechanism. Thus, this review aims to analyze the essence of enhancing sensing performance of biomimetic wetting materials from models of droplet contact with surfaces and interfaces. Some naturally wetting surfaces that are currently or potentially related to sensing are first discussed. After analyzing the basic wetting models and mechanisms for improving sensing performance, recent advances in bioinspired wetting materials for sensing are systematically and critically reviewed based on droplet interface behavior. Finally, challenges and prospects of bioinspired wetting materials for sensing are presented.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 101158"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145690333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tianmei Lyu , Chuanhui Wei , Jin He , Yuxin Ma , Yi Luo , Xiaoxuan Fan , Yiwei Ouyang , Xiao Peng , Kai Dong
{"title":"A steric hindrance-directed grafting strategy for precise functionalization of cellulose enabling high-performance triboelectric textiles","authors":"Tianmei Lyu , Chuanhui Wei , Jin He , Yuxin Ma , Yi Luo , Xiaoxuan Fan , Yiwei Ouyang , Xiao Peng , Kai Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101155","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101155","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As an abundant and biocompatible biopolymer, cellulose exhibits great potential in sustainable triboelectric energy harvesting. However, its inherently weak molecular polarity severely limits mechano-electric conversion performance. Herein, we develop a precision molecular polarity engineering strategy that significantly enhances interfacial charge transfer by grafting strongly electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups onto cellulose macromolecular chains, respectively. This strategy involves a two-step grafting reaction process controlled by steric hindrance effect. Initially, small-molecule intermediates with low steric hindrance are selectively installed onto the highly active C6 hydroxyl groups via a “grafting to” method, establishing well-defined controlled polymerization sites. Subsequently, high-polarity amino/fluoro-containing moieties are precisely introduced through a “grafting from” polymerization, with the grafting degree finely regulated by initiator concentration modulation. Through combined experimental and computational studies, a quantitative structure-property relationship is established, revealing that molecular polarity enhancement can effectively improve interfacial charge transfer efficiency. As a result, the optimized cellulosic triboelectric textile demonstrates a remarkable enhanced charge density of 48.5 μC m<sup>−2</sup> with more than four-fold improvement, enabling its successful applications in emergency power systems and self-powered sensors. This work provides a transformative precision molecular polarity engineering strategy for designing next-generation high-performance triboelectric biopolymers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 101155"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145690334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yang Ding , Chuhang Liu , Guiqin Xu , Mingyuan Xin , Muhammad Arqam Khan , Boxuan Wu , Kaihe Lv , Jinsheng Sun , Chaozheng Liu , Lixia Yang , Mei-Chun Li
{"title":"Biomass-based porous materials for thermal insulation","authors":"Yang Ding , Chuhang Liu , Guiqin Xu , Mingyuan Xin , Muhammad Arqam Khan , Boxuan Wu , Kaihe Lv , Jinsheng Sun , Chaozheng Liu , Lixia Yang , Mei-Chun Li","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101138","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101138","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Currently, environmental protection, energy conservation, and health are globally significant issues that have garnered widespread attention. In the pursuit of sustainable and environmentally friendly development, biomass-based porous materials (BPMs) have demonstrated revolutionary potential for thermal insulation. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in BPMs for thermal insulation. Initially, the heat transfer mechanisms in BPMs, including solid conduction, gas conduction, and radiation, are discussed. Then, key factors influencing the insulation performance of BPMs, including microstructure, the intrinsic properties of their components, thermal stability, and application environments, are summarized to guide material selection and structural design. BPMs are then classified dimensionally (i.e., 1D, 2D, and 3D), with a detailed analysis of fabrication methodologies, raw material sources (e.g., proteins, cellulose, chitosan, alginate, and lignin), and performance characteristics. Applications of BPMs in emerging thermal insulation domains, including personal thermal management, building, electronic devices, oil and gas industry, aerospace industry, and vehicles industry, are comprehensively summarized. Finally, the inherent superiority of BPMs in terms of biodegradability and recyclability is highlighted, underscoring their superiority to petroleum-based counterparts. This review is expected to stimulate further research and development of BPMs in thermal insulation applications, accelerating advancements in both fundamental studies and industrial commercialization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 101138"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145415010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}