Materials with switchable mechanical properties are widespread in living organisms and
endow many species with traits that are essential for their survival. Many of the mechanically …

Within the natural world, organisms use information stored in their material structure to
generate a physical response to a wide variety of environmental changes. The ability to …

New materials that have the ability to reversibly adapt to their environment and possess a
wide range of responses ranging from self-healing to mechanical work are continually …

A living organism is a bundle of dynamic, integrated adaptive processes: not only does it
continuously respond to constant changes in temperature, sunlight, nutrients, and other …

Cite This: Chem. Rev. 2017, 117, 12581-12583 structuring and the modulation of
interactions between the key components. The modulation of mechanical properties in most …

Dynamic materials that can sense changes in their surroundings and functionally respond
by altering many of their physical characteristics are primed to be integral components of …

Natural systems frequently exploit intricate multiscale and multiphasic structures to achieve
functionalities beyond those of man-made systems. Although understanding the chemical …

Natural evolution has provided multicellular organisms with sophisticated functionalities and
repair mechanisms for surviving and preserve their functions after an injury and/or infection …

Nature displays numerous examples of materials that can autonomously change their shape
in response to external stimuli. Remarkably, shape changes in biological systems can be …

Smart or stimuli-responsive materials are an emerging class of materials used for tissue
engineering and drug delivery. A variety of stimuli (including temperature, pH, redox-state …