A Composite Material and a Method of Fabrication the Same
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The present invention pertains to a thermochromic hydrogel transparent wood with?variable optical transmittance in response to a temperature change, and a method of?fabricating the same. The thermochromic hydrogel transparent wood is transparent at cold?state, allowing solar radiation to pass through, and become opaque at hot state, blocking?the solar radiation from passing therethrough. Thus, it may assist in the reduction of?energy consumption by HVAC systems. In addition, the thermochromic hydrogel?transparent wood has a mechanical strength similar to that of original (native) wood and it?is much stronger than that of normal hydrogel, which may allow the thermochromic?hydrogel transparent wood to be applied in various building and biomedical engineering?applications.
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