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 …

A variety of soft, hydrogel-like materials with sophisticated micro-and nanoengineered
ordered structures that offer excellent functionalities exist in nature. Conventional synthetic …

Polymeric hydrogel actuators refer to intelligent stimuli‐responsive hydrogels that could
reversibly deform upon the trigger of various external stimuli. They have thus aroused …

Hydrogels with strong yet reversible mechanical and adhesive properties fabricated in a
facile and friendly manner are important for engineering and intelligent electronics …

Hydrogels are water-absorbing materials with three-dimensional network structures.
Hydrogel actuators have heterogeneous structures and can respond to specific …

The use of stimuli-responsive polymers in sensing technologies and for actuation has
garnered tremendous interest over the past few decades. This is mainly due to the myriad …

As one of the most promising drug delivery carriers, hydrogels have received considerable
attention in recent years. Many previous efforts have focused on diffusion-controlled release …

Abstract Development of stimuli‐responsive materials with complex practical functions is
significant for achieving bioinspired artificial intelligence. It is challenging to fabricate stimuli …

Stimuli-responsive shape-changing hydrogels are attractive candidates for use as
underwater soft robots. The bottleneck lies in the low actuation speed inherently limited by …

One of the most fascinating areas in the field of smart biopolymers is biomolecule sensing.
Accordingly, multifunctional biomimetic, biocompatible, and stimuli-responsive materials …