Recent advances in conductive hydrogels: classifications, properties, and applications
Hydrogel-based conductive materials for smart wearable devices have attracted increasing
attention due to their excellent flexibility, versatility, and outstanding biocompatibility. This …
attention due to their excellent flexibility, versatility, and outstanding biocompatibility. This …
[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing of structural materials
Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as three-dimensional (3D) printing, has boomed
over the last 30 years, and its use has accelerated during the last 5 years. AM is a materials …
over the last 30 years, and its use has accelerated during the last 5 years. AM is a materials …
Recent advances in stimuli‐responsive shape‐morphing hydrogels
Inspired by shape‐morphing organisms in nature, researchers have developed various
hydrogels with stimuli‐responsive swelling, shrinking, bending, folding, origami, rolling …
hydrogels with stimuli‐responsive swelling, shrinking, bending, folding, origami, rolling …
Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-based smart hydrogels: Design, properties and applications
Abstract Development of polymer-based smart materials, which can autonomously alter their
physical and/or chemical properties when exposed to external stimuli, is a thriving research …
physical and/or chemical properties when exposed to external stimuli, is a thriving research …
Active materials for functional origami
In recent decades, origami has been explored to aid in the design of engineering structures.
These structures span multiple scales and have been demonstrated to be used toward …
These structures span multiple scales and have been demonstrated to be used toward …
Achieving efficient power generation by designing bioinspired and multi-layered interfacial evaporator
Water evaporation is a natural phase change phenomenon occurring any time and
everywhere. Enormous efforts have been made to harvest energy from this ubiquitous …
everywhere. Enormous efforts have been made to harvest energy from this ubiquitous …
Near‐Infrared light‐driven shape‐morphing of programmable anisotropic hydrogels enabled by MXene Nanosheets
Herein, we report near‐infrared (NIR) light‐driven shape‐morphing of programmable
MXene‐containing anisotropic hydrogel actuators that are fabricated through in situ free …
MXene‐containing anisotropic hydrogel actuators that are fabricated through in situ free …
Mussel-inspired hydrogels: from design principles to promising applications
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 …
dynamic molecular-scale interactions, has emerged as a powerful tool for the rational design …
Mimicking color-changing organisms to enable the multicolors and multifunctions of smart fluorescent polymeric hydrogels
Conspectus Fluorescent polymer hydrogels (FPHs) are of significant interest for diverse
emerging applications such as visualized sensing, smart display, camouflaging skins, soft …
emerging applications such as visualized sensing, smart display, camouflaging skins, soft …
Programmable aniso-electrodeposited modular hydrogel microrobots
Systems with programmable and complex shape morphing are highly desired in many fields
wherein sensing, actuation, and manipulation must be performed. Living organisms use …
wherein sensing, actuation, and manipulation must be performed. Living organisms use …