Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Polymeric tissue adhesives provide versatile materials for wound management and are
widely used in a variety of medical settings ranging from minor to life-threatening tissue …

Achieving strong adhesion between the interfaces of similar and dissimilar materials is
highly desirable in various fields. However, the adhesion of common adhesives is …

Mussel-inspired chemistry, owing to its unique and versatile functions to manipulate
dynamic molecular-scale interactions, has emerged as a powerful tool for the rational design …

Hydrogel-based wearable devices have attracted tremendous interest due to their potential
applications in electronic skins, soft robotics, and sensors. However, it is still a challenge for …

Tannic acid (TA), a natural polyphenol, is a hydrolysable amphiphilic tannin derivative of
gallic acid with several galloyl groups in its structure. Tannic acid interacts with various …

Hydrogels are a unique class of polymeric materials that possess an interconnected porous
network across various length scales from nano-to macroscopic dimensions and exhibit …

Wearable and implantable bioelectronics are receiving a great deal of attention because
they offer huge promise in personalized healthcare. Currently available bioelectronics …

Adhesive hydrogels have gained popularity in biomedical applications, however, traditional
adhesive hydrogels often exhibit short-term adhesiveness, poor mechanical properties and …

Polyphenols are a class of ubiquitous compounds distributed in nature, with fascinating
inherent biocompatible, bioadhesive, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties. The unique …