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

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

Conductive polymer hydrogels are receiving considerable attention in applications such as
soft robots and human‐machine interfaces. Herein, a transparent and highly ionically …

The development of intrinsic self-healing elastomers with simultaneous high mechanical
strength, toughness and room-temperature reparability remains a formidable challenge …

Nature has developed unique strategies to refine and optimise structural performance.
Using surfaces designed at multiple length scales, from micro to nano levels, combined with …

Quantum dots, derived from two-dimensional (2D) materials, have shown promise in
bioimaging, sensing and photothermal applications, and in white light emitting devices …

The high mechanical strength and self-healing properties of hydrogels are the focus of
tissue engineering and biomedical research. Furthermore, the incompatibility between …

How to construct light absorption–photothermal conversion–heat storage–heat utilization
integrated flexible phase change composite films (FPCCFs) with synergistically enhanced …

Developing a shape memory polyurethane with high mechanical properties, excellent self-
healing has become a huge challenge for the development of smart materials. Herein, we …

Recently, a great deal of research has focused on the study of self-healing hydrogels
possessing electronic conductivity due to their wide applicability for use in biosensors …