Whilst plastics have played an instrumental role in human development, growing
environmental concerns have led to increasing public scrutiny and demands for outright …

Polymers have many advantages such as low weight, low cost, and, importantly, stability
under thermal, chemical, and mechanical stress. This stability, on the other hand, leads to …

The current global materials economy has long been inefficient due to unproductive reuse
and recycling efforts. Within the wider materials portfolio, plastics have been revolutionary to …

Programming the hierarchical self-assembly of small molecules has been a fundamental
topic of great significance in biological systems and artificial supramolecular systems …

Inflammation is intimately related to the pathogenesis of numerous acute and chronic
diseases like cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and …

Although stimuli-responsive polymers have emerged as promising strategies for intelligent
cancer therapy, limited polymer degradation and insufficient drug release remain a …

Mechanically coupled proton transduction offers potential for stress-responsive polymeric
materials whose properties can be switched via acid-triggered coloration …

Polyesters constitute nearly 10% of the global plastic market, but most are essentially non-
degradable under ambient conditions or in engineered environments. A range of …

The selective activation of nanovectors in pathological tissues is of crucial importance to
achieve optimized therapeutic outcomes. However, conventional stimuli-responsive …

Microplastics (MPs) have become the major global concern due to their adverse effects on
the environment, human health, and hygiene. These complex molecules have numerous …