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 …

The development of recyclable plastics is a key research focus in today's world due to their
environmental issues, and non-renewability concerns. Recently, vitrimeric materials have …

Dynamic covalent bonds (DCBs) have received significant attention over the past decade.
These are covalent bonds that are capable of exchanging or switching between several …

Covalent adaptable networks (CANs), unlike typical thermosets or other covalently
crosslinked networks, possess a unique, often dormant ability to activate one or more forms …

Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are polymer networks exhibiting anisotropic liquid
crystallinity while maintaining elastomeric properties. Owing to diverse polymeric forms and …

Photodeformable liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) that adapt their shapes in response to light
have aroused a dramatic growth of interest in the past decades, since light as a stimulus …

Abstract Machines are systems that harness input power to extend or advance function.
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …

The development of polymeric materials with switchable properties upon exposure to
external stimuli such as light, heat, force, acids/bases, and chemicals has attracted much …

The circularity of current and future polymeric materials is a major focus of fundamental and
applied research, as undesirable end-of-life outcomes and waste accumulation are global …

Epoxy resins, as a typical class of thermosetting polymers, have widespread industrial
applications such as adhesives, coatings, electronic encapsulants, and polymer matrices for …