Underwater adhesives are in high demand in both commercial and industrial sectors.
Compared with adhesives used in dry (air) environments, adhesives used for wet or …

Achieving strong adhesion between the interfaces of similar and dissimilar materials is
highly desirable in various fields. However, the adhesion of common adhesives is …

Polyphenols are a class of ubiquitous compounds distributed in nature, with fascinating
inherent biocompatible, bioadhesive, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties. The unique …

Mussel-inspired chemistry, owing to its unique and versatile functions to manipulate
dynamic molecular-scale interactions, has emerged as a powerful tool for the rational design …

Transition-metal coordination complexes are emerging as a broad class of supramolecular
crosslinks that can be used to engineer the mechanical properties of advanced structural …

Replacing petroleum-based products with inexpensive, biorenewable, natural materials is
important for sustainable development and will have a significant impact on the polymer …

Shear‐thinning and self‐healing hydrogels are being investigated in various biomedical
applications including drug delivery, tissue engineering, and 3D bioprinting. Such hydrogels …

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 …

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 …

Since the birth of synthetic hydrogel 60 years ago, hydrogels possessing various useful
properties and functions have been developed. The research directions of hydrogels have …