Liquid crystals: versatile self-organized smart soft materials

HK Bisoyi, Q Li - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Smart soft materials are envisioned to be the building blocks of the next generation of
advanced devices and digitally augmented technologies. In this context, liquid crystals (LCs) …

The rise of intelligent matter

C Kaspar, BJ Ravoo, WG van der Wiel, SV Wegner… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating the development of unconventional computing
paradigms inspired by the abilities and energy efficiency of the brain. The human brain …

Hydrogen-bonded supramolecular liquid crystal polymers: smart materials with stimuli-responsive, self-healing, and recyclable properties

SJD Lugger, SJA Houben, Y Foelen… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen-bonded liquid crystalline polymers have emerged as promising “smart”
supramolecular functional materials with stimuli-responsive, self-healing, and recyclable …

Bioinspired phototropic MXene‐reinforced soft tubular actuators for omnidirectional light‐tracking and adaptive photovoltaics

M Yang, Y Xu, X Zhang, HK Bisoyi… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Endowing artificial advanced materials and systems with biomimetic self‐regulatory
intelligence is of paramount significance for the development of somatosensory soft robotics …

Stimuli‐Responsive AIEgens

J Zhang, B He, Y Hu, P Alam, H Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The unique advantages and the exciting application prospects of AIEgens have triggered
booming developments in this area in recent years. Among them, stimuli‐responsive …

Stimuli responsive dynamic transformations in supramolecular gels

S Panja, DJ Adams - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules under the
influence of various non-covalent interactions. As the interactions are individually weak and …

Engineered living materials for sustainability

B An, Y Wang, Y Huang, X Wang, Y Liu, D Xun… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

Tailoring gelation mechanisms for advanced hydrogel applications

V Nele, JP Wojciechowski… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are one of the most commonly explored classes of biomaterials. Their chemical
and structural versatility has enabled their use across a wide range of applications, including …