Nature-inspired structural materials for flexible electronic devices

Y Liu, K He, G Chen, WR Leow, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Exciting advancements have been made in the field of flexible electronic devices in the last
two decades and will certainly lead to a revolution in peoples' lives in the future. However …

Bioinspired fabrication of high strength hydrogels from non-covalent interactions

W Wang, Y Zhang, W Liu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
In nature, many soft supporting tissues capable of withstanding multiform external forces
during various activities consist of high strength hydrogels (HSHGs) in their delicately …

Concurrent stiffening and softening in hydrogels under dehydration

S Xu, Z Zhou, Z Liu, P Sharma - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Hydrogels are an extraordinary soft matter system that serve as a laboratory for a rich
plethora of multiphysical phenomena and find applications that range from biocompatible …

Recent advances of the constitutive models of smart materials—hydrogels and shape memory polymers

R Huang, S Zheng, Z Liu, TY Ng - International Journal of Applied …, 2020 - World Scientific
Hydrogels and shape memory polymers (SMPs) possess excellent and interesting
properties that may be harnessed for future applications. However, this is not achievable if …

Design principles for dendrite suppression with porous polymer/aqueous solution hybrid electrolyte for Zn metal anodes

Z Hong, Z Ahmad, V Viswanathan - ACS Energy Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Rechargeable zinc–metal batteries have attracted widespread attention recently as a
potential substitute for lithium-ion batteries due to their low cost, large volumetric capacity …

Characterization of fracture toughness and damage zone of double network hydrogels

Y Jia, Z Zhou, H Jiang, Z Liu - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Double-network (DN) hydrogels have received extensive attention owing to their excellent
mechanical properties such as high fracture toughness. It is widely accepted that the …

A mesoscopic network mechanics method to reproduce the large deformation and fracture process of cross-linked elastomers

J Lei, Z Li, S Xu, Z Liu - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2021 - Elsevier
Fracture is a highly nonlinear problem, especially under a large deformation in cross-linked
elastomers. Existing constitutive theories and fracture models fail to predict the fracture …

The effect of water content on the elastic modulus and fracture energy of hydrogel

Z Li, Z Liu, TY Ng, P Sharma - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Both elastic and fracture behavior of hydrogel are affected by its water content. As shown by
extensive experimental data, currently prevalent models, which are primarily based on the …

A comprehensive overview of common conducting polymer-based nanocomposites; Recent advances in design and applications

S Raza, X Li, F Soyekwo, D Liao, Y **ang… - European Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, conducting polymers have attracted tremendous attention due to their unique
characteristics and significant applications, such as ionic conductivity, electroanalytical …

Effect of water content on physical adhesion of polyacrylamide hydrogels

Z Zhou, J Lei, Z Liu - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are widely used in flexible electronics and biomedical areas owning to their
superior biocompatibility and stretchability. Previous studies have demonstrated that water …