Stimuli responsiveness has long been a fascinating feature of smart material design.
Polydopamine (PDA), a nature inspired polymeric pigment, exhibits excellent photo …

In recent years, both natural melanin and their synthetic analogs have attracted increasing
attention as an emerging class of bioinspired supercapacitor materials, due to their rich …

Mussel-inspired chemistry, as a powerful tool to manipulate material properties, has been
widely studied and implemented in surface engineering of a variety of materials for …

Phenolic materials have long been known for their use in inks, wood coatings, and leather
tanning. However, there has recently been a renewed interest in engineering advanced …

Mussel-inspired chemistry has become an ideal platform to engineer a myriad of functional
materials, but fully understanding the underlying adhesion mechanism is still missing …

Conspectus Various methods have been developed in surface chemistry to control interface
properties of a solid material. A selection rule among surface chemistries is compatibility …

Machine learning (ML) has been perceived as a promising tool for the design and discovery
of novel materials for a broad range of applications. In this prospective paper, we summarize …

Biological functions depend on biomolecular assembly processes. Assemblies of lipid
bilayers, actins, microtubules, or chromosomes are indispensable for cellular functions …

Recently, polydopamine (PDA) has emerged as a popular material due to its striking
properties. As a novel bio-inspired material, PDA can be easily formed in environmental …

Despite the remarkable progress in electronic skins (e-skins), it remains a great challenge to
achieve high biocompatibility, multimodal response, and self-healing abilities …