Polymer networks are complex systems consisting of molecular components. Whereas the
properties of the individual components are typically well understood by most chemists …

It is widely appreciated that surface tension can dominate the behavior of liquids at small
scales. Solids also have surface stresses of a similar magnitude, but they are usually …

Photoelectrochemical water splitting is an attractive solar-to-hydrogen pathway. However,
the lifetime of photoelectrochemical devices is hampered by severe photocorrosion of …

Hydrogels have been developed since the 1960s for applications in personal care,
medicine, and engineering. Evidence has accumulated that hydrogels under prolonged …

Recently developed devices mimic neuromuscular and neurosensory systems by integrating
hydrogels and hydrophobic elastomers. While different methods are developed to bond …

Long-chained polymers in alginate hydrogels can form networks by either ionic or covalent
crosslinks. This paper shows that the type of crosslinks can markedly affect the stress …

Bubbles are present in a large variety of emerging applications, from advanced materials to
biology and medicine, as either laser-generated or acoustically driven bubbles. In these …

The current knowledge of bone marrow mechanics is limited to its viscous properties,
neglecting the elastic contribution of the extracellular matrix. To get a more complete view of …

Biofilms are aggregates of bacterial cells surrounded by an extracellular matrix. Much
progress has been made in studying biofilm growth on solid substrates; however, little is …

Cavitation is the sudden, unstable expansion of a void or bubble within a liquid or solid
subjected to a negative hydrostatic stress. Cavitation rheology is a field emerging from the …