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Make‐Use‐Remake: Toward Indefinite Low‐Temperature Material Loops
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Polymer Technology. KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Centres, Digital futures.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2791-3681
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Micro and Nanosystems. KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Centres, Digital futures.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8248-6670
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Polymer Technology. KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Centres, Digital futures.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1631-1781
2026 (English)In: Advanced Functional Materials, ISSN 1616-301X, E-ISSN 1616-3028, article id e77589Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

Today's material sourcing and recycling face many limitations, including high energy demand, environmental impact, quality degradation of the recycled material, financial costs, and geopolitical barriers. We present a regenerable materials platform comprising microparticles joined in a matrix-free solid exclusively through a temperature-responsive polymer shell (poly(N-acryloyl glycinamide), pNAGA), yielding structures with significant mechanical integrity (ultimate strength in the MPa range). We demonstrate the versatility of this approach by producing materials from diverse types of microparticles, including sawdust, aluminium, glass, and their mixtures. The materials can be processed below 80°C by hot-pressing, injection molding, vacuum drying, or extrusion, and reprocessed in water by warm agitation, while maintaining performance over at least 50 full regeneration cycles, without the need for the addition of virgin materials. This recyclo-conglomerate concept offers a scalable route toward sustainable, reconfigurable materials that can be repeatedly reshaped at low temperatures from heterogeneous particulate feedstocks, supporting more circular manufacturing.

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Wiley , 2026. article id e77589
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Materials Science and Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-386748DOI: 10.1002/adfm.77589ISI: 001842894600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105046737790OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-386748DiVA, id: diva2:2090697
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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Available from: 2026-08-08 Created: 2026-08-08 Last updated: 2026-08-20Bibliographically approved

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