[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in 3D printing of tough hydrogels: A review

XN Zhang, Q Zheng, ZL Wu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, the development of hydrogels with high mechanical strength and
toughness shows both fundamental and practical significances. It is challenging yet highly …

Bioinspired double network hydrogels: from covalent double network hydrogels via hybrid double network hydrogels to physical double network hydrogels

X Xu, VV Jerca, R Hoogenboom - Materials Horizons, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The design and synthesis of double network (DN) hydrogels that can mimic the properties
and/or structure of natural tissue has flourished in recent years, overcoming the bottlenecks …

Cyclodextrin polymers: Structure, synthesis, and use as drug carriers

Z Liu, L Ye, J **, J Wang, Z Feng - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Cyclodextrin-based polymers (CDPs) are amphiphilic macromolecules owing to their unique
structure and the presence of multiple hydroxyl groups. These polymers have become …

Low hysteresis hydrogel induced by spatial confinement

J Wang, F Tang, C Yao, L Li - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Stress concentration and hysteresis often occur in polymer hydrogels under large
deformation, affecting their mechanical properties, and durability. Here, a new spatial …

Peptide‐Crosslinked, Highly Entangled Hydrogels with Excellent Mechanical Properties but Ultra‐Low Solid Content

P Liu, Y Zhang, Y Guan, Y Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Low solid content is the ultimate reason for the brittleness and weakness of ordinary
hydrogels. Here, hydrogels with ultra‐low solid content but good mechanical properties are …

An environmentally tolerant, highly stable, cellulose nanofiber-reinforced, conductive hydrogel multifunctional sensor

M Li, D Chen, X Sun, Z Xu, Y Yang, Y Song… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The application of flexible multifunctional sensors based on conductive hydrogels in human
health detection has been widely studied. Herein, a facile one-pot method is proposed to …

A low‐hysteresis and highly stretchable ionogel enabled by well dispersed slidable cross‐linker for rapid human‐machine interaction

R Du, T Bao, T Zhu, J Zhang, X Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ionic conductive soft materials for mimicking human skin are a promising topic since they
can be thought of as a possible basis for biomimetic sensing. In pursuit of devices with a …

Material properties and applications of mechanically interlocked polymers

LF Hart, JE Hertzog, PM Rauscher, BW Rawe… - Nature Reviews …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Mechanically interlocked polymers (MIPs), such as polyrotaxanes and polycatenanes, are
polymer architectures that incorporate a mechanical bond. In a polyrotaxane, the …

Molecularly engineered zwitterionic hydrogels with high toughness and self-healing capacity for soft electronics applications

SY Zheng, S Mao, J Yuan, S Wang, X He… - Chemistry of …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Zwitterionic hydrogels have attracted tremendous interest due to their densely charged
network, ultralow fouling characteristics, and excellent biocompatibility. However, the …

Advances in metal–organic framework-based hydrogel materials: preparation, properties and applications

W Sun, X Zhao, E Webb, G Xu, W Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Although metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with intriguing physiochemical properties have
recently attracted increasing attention of researchers, MOFs have not adequately achieved …