Polymers and polymer composites with advanced functions have attracted great attention
following the development of modern science and technologies. Nevertheless, damages of …

Materials able to regenerate after damage have been the object of investigation since the
ancient times. For instance, self‐healing concretes, able to resist earthquakes, aging …

Consecutive mechanical loading cycles cause irreversible fatigue damage and residual
strain in gels, affecting their service life and application scope. Hysteresis-free hydrogels …

Advanced sensation and actuation abilities of various living organisms in nature have
inspired researchers to design bioinspired self‐sensing soft actuators. However, the majority …

Processing tough hydrogels into sophisticated architectures is crucial for their applications
as structural elements. However, Digital Light Processing (DLP) printing of tough hydrogels …

Materials capable of shape‐morphing and/or fluorescence imaging have practical
significances in the fields of anti‐counterfeiting, information display, and information …

Due to their similarity to some bio‐architectures, for example, extracellular matrix, hydrogels
are considered as bio‐inspired networks with bio‐mimetic and bio‐functional properties …

Most hydrogels become frozen at subzero temperatures, leading to degraded properties and
limited applications. Cryoprotectants are massively employed to improve anti‐freezing …

Nature endows numerous organisms with the ability to realize their basic physiological
activities through stimulus-responsive actuation. Inspired by these interesting biological …

Recent years have seen major advances in the developments of both additive
manufacturing concepts and responsive materials. When combined as 4D printing, the …