Soft matter systems and materials are moving toward adaptive and interactive behavior,
which holds outstanding promise to make the next generation of intelligent soft materials …

There has been concerted effort across scientific disciplines to develop artificial materials
and systems that can help researchers understand natural stimuli-responsive activities. With …

Abstract Systems that are intelligent have the ability to sense their surroundings, analyze,
and respond accordingly. In nature, many biological systems are considered intelligent (eg …

Conspectus Currently, flexible and stretchable biomimetic sensing electronics have
obtained a great deal of attention in various areas, such as human–machine interfaces …

Biological systems contain various amazing examples that can display adaptive and active
behaviors in response to external stimuli. The changes in skin color and/or shapes …

Interactive materials are at the forefront of current materials research with few examples in
the literature. Researchers are inspired by nature to develop materials that can modulate …

Intelligent materials, also known as smart materials, are capable of reacting to various
external stimuli or environmental changes by rearranging their structure at a molecular level …

Bioinspired out-of-equilibrium systems will set the scene for the next generation of molecular
materials with active, adaptive, autonomous, emergent and intelligent behavior. Indeed life …

The twenty-first century could be called the'Multifunctional Materials Age'. The inspiration for
multifunctional materials comes from nature, and therefore these are often referred to as bio …

Adopting a broad approach, this volume provides the scientific community with a much-
needed overview of developments and scientific findings in stimuli-responsive materials. Its …