Soft polymer materials, which are similar to human tissues, have played critical roles in
modern interdisciplinary research. Compared with conventional methods, 3D printing allows …

The intrinsic compliance of soft robots provides safety, a natural adaptation to its
environment, allows to absorb shocks, and protects them against mechanical impacts …

Soft self‐healing materials are compelling candidates for stretchable devices because of
their excellent compliance, extensibility, and self‐restorability. However, most existing soft …

There is a huge requirement of elastomers for use in tires, seals, and shock absorbers every
year worldwide. In view of a sustainable society, the next generation of elastomers is …

Human beings cannot live without elastomers, which exist almost everywhere in human life
nowadays. Although elastomers with a variety of features are developed for specific …

Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer networks swollen with water. Owing to their soft and
water-containing nature, hydrogels are promising materials for applications in many fields …

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a widely used soft material that exhibits excellent stability
and transparency. But the difficulty of fine-tuning its Young's modulus and its low toughness …

Ligaments are flexible and stiff tissues around joints to support body movements, showing
superior toughness and fatigue-resistance. Such a combination of mechanical properties is …

Biological tissues, such as heart valves and vocal cords, function through complex shapes
and high fatigue resistance. Achieving both attributes with synthetic materials is hitherto an …

Bovine pericardium (BP) has been used as leaflets of prosthetic heart valves. The leaflets
are sutured on metallic stents and can survive 400 million flaps (~ 10-year life span) …