Materials which adjust their properties in response to environmental factors such as
temperature, pH and ionic strength are rapidly evolving and known as smart materials …

Hydrogels provide mechanical support and a hydrated environment that offer good
cytocompatibility and controlled release of molecules, and myriad hydrogels thus have been …

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels have large deformability but—when applied as actuators,
smart switch, and artificial muscles—suffer from low work density due to low deliverable …

Materials with stimuli-switchable properties are widespread in nature. Through biomimicry,
stimuli-responsive hydrogels have received increasing research in recent years. In …

Hydrogels are frequently used biomaterials due to their similarity in hydration and structure
to biological tissues. However, their utility is limited by poor mechanical properties, namely …

Herein, the pH-sensitive vancomycin (VANCO) loaded silk fibroin-sodium alginate
nanoparticles (NPs) embedded in poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) hydrogel …

We report on robust silk fibroin (SF) gels fabricated by incorporating cellulose nanocrystals
(SF/CNC) as a “tough” unit and photopolymerization of acrylamide as an “elastic” segment …

Skin inflammation can occur due to the immune response of the body, infections, and
injuries and lead to an increase of skin temperature. Cooling inflamed skin can relieve pain …

Porous hydrogels have been intensively used in energy conversion and storage, catalysis,
separation, and biomedical applications. Controlling the porosity of these materials over …

The design of an efficient drug delivery platform relies on the fabrication of a suitable
polymeric network that can modulate the release of therapeutic molecules. In this study, we …