Intrinsically self-healing polymers: from mechanistic insight to current challenges

B Li, PF Cao, T Saito, AP Sokolov - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Self-healing materials open new prospects for more sustainable technologies with improved
material performance and devices' longevity. We present an overview of the recent …

Recent progress in smart polymeric gel‐based information storage for anti‐counterfeiting

Y Sun, X Le, S Zhou, T Chen - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Information security protection has a tremendous impact on human life, social
stability and national security, leading to the rapid development of anti‐counterfeiting …

Hydrogel-based strong and fast actuators by electroosmotic turgor pressure

H Na, YW Kang, CS Park, S Jung, HY Kim, JY Sun - Science, 2022 - science.org
Hydrogels are promising as materials for soft actuators because of qualities such as
softness, transparency, and responsiveness to stimuli. However, weak and slow actuations …

Self-healing liquid metal magnetic hydrogels for smart feedback sensors and high-performance electromagnetic shielding

B Zhao, Z Bai, H Lv, Z Yan, Y Du, X Guo, J Zhang… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Hydrogels exhibit potential applications in smart wearable devices because of their
exceptional sensitivity to various external stimuli. However, their applications are limited by …

Multifunctional Ti3C2Tx MXene Composite Hydrogels with Strain Sensitivity toward Absorption-Dominated Electromagnetic-Interference Shielding

Y Zhu, J Liu, T Guo, JJ Wang, X Tang, V Nicolosi - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
The fast development of terahertz technologies demands high-performance electromagnetic
interference (EMI) shielding materials to create safe electromagnetic environments. Despite …

Mixed-dimensional MXene-hydrogel heterostructures for electronic skin sensors with ultrabroad working range

Y Cai, J Shen, CW Yang, Y Wan, HL Tang… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Skin-mountable microelectronics are garnering substantial interest for various promising
applications including human-machine interfaces, biointegrated devices, and personalized …

High-strength hydrogels: Fabrication, reinforcement mechanisms, and applications

H Huang, Z Dong, X Ren, B Jia, G Li, S Zhou, X Zhao… - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
With the continuous appearance and expansion of high-strength hydrogels in emerging
fields such as industry, medicine, and green development, the synthesis and application of …

Polysaccharide-based multifunctional hydrogel bio-adhesives for wound healing: A review

J Yang, S Wang - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wound healing is a long-term and complex biological process that involves multiple
hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling stages. In order to realize …

Reversibly transforming a highly swollen polyelectrolyte hydrogel to an extremely tough one and its application as a tubular grasper

HC Yu, SY Zheng, L Fang, Z Ying, M Du… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (2‐acrylamido‐2‐methyl‐1‐propanesulfonic acid) and its copolymer hydrogels
are typical polyelectrolyte gels with extremely high swelling capacity that are widely used in …

Emerging flexible sensors based on nanomaterials: recent status and applications

N Wen, L Zhang, D Jiang, Z Wu, B Li, C Sun… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Flexible sensors have received tremendous attention over the last several decades due to
their outstanding properties, such as high stretchability, excellent biocompatibility, great …