Abstract: Materials comprising a protective coating for thermal protection are disclosed herein. The protective coating is comprised of a sacrificial layer, sacrificial component, or an intumescent layer organized in diverse geometries bioinspired from the thermal resistant structures in pyrophytic plants from the Banksia genus. The protective coating can be applied to various substrates and used for thermal management, water rescue, or crash safety.

Abstract: Systems. materials. and methods for heat management and protecting a manufactured article or surface from thermal damage. The protective materials have heat absorbing elements comprised of a metastable or a thermally stable material. The materials include particles with high thermal conductivity. thermally conductive protrusions or patterns. heat absorbing matrices or layers, or a combination thereof. The materials can be applied to an article to prevent or reduce thermal damage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for additive manufacturing of polymeric nano-micron sized fiber-based material. Biopolymers such as chitin and chitosan may be used to make useful and green materials. Tuning the printing properties can modulate mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of the final material. Different methods to tune properties include controlling the solution chemistry and the flow processing (i.e., fiber extrusion via direct ink write printing and possible electrospinning). The primary application is to make 3D materials of multifunctional fibers that can be utilized in structural composites, textiles, biomedical scaffolds, batteries, catalytic or physical and chemical separation membranes.