Hydrogels, a 3D network structure of polymer chains with significant water content, can be
formed of either natural or synthetic polymers; biopolymers are highly preferred for their …

A simple and effective approach is demonstrated to fabricate tough metallosupramolecular
hydrogel films of poly (acrylic acid) by one‐pot photopolymerization of the precursor solution …

Microgels composed of stimuli responsive polymers have attracted worthwhile interest as
model colloids for theorethical and experimental studies and for nanotechnological …

With the development of bionics as well as materials science, intelligent soft actuators have
shown promising applications in many fields such as soft robotics, sensing, and remote …

Biological structures with reversible adhesion can be widely observed in nature. The current
biomimetic adhesion system has attracted extensive interest yet remains the fundamental …

Ion-exchange membranes have been widely used to harvest osmotic energy in the past
decades. However, conventional ion-exchange membranes suffer from low output power …

Zein nanoparticles have been demonstrated as an efficient nanocarrier for natamycin to
improve its solubility and stability. This study investigated the molecular-level interactions …

The synthesis of titania-based composite materials with anticancer potential under visible-
light irradiation is the aim of this study. In specific, titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles …

In this study, the synthesis of smart, polymerically embedded titanium dioxide (TiO2)
nanoparticles aimed to exhibit photo-induced anticancer properties under visible light …

Interpenetrated polymer network microgels, composed of crosslinked networks of poly (N-
isopropylacrylamide) and polyacrylic acid (PAAc), have been investigated through …