Smart stimuli-responsive materials can respond to different signals (pH, temperature, light,
electricity, etc.), and they have become a hot research topic for drug delivery. As a …

Inspired by shape‐morphing organisms in nature, researchers have developed various
hydrogels with stimuli‐responsive swelling, shrinking, bending, folding, origami, rolling …

Stimuli-responsive bio-based polymeric systems are gaining considerable attention as
intelligent versatile tools that show great potential in various fields. In this review, an …

Multidisciplinary research at the forefront of the field of hybrid materials has paved the way to
the development of endless examples of smart devices. One appealing concept in this fertile …

MSNs have attracted increasing interest as drug carriers due to promising in vivo results in
small-animal disease models, especially related to cancer therapy. In most cases small …

Background: Composed in a large extent of water and due to their nonadhesiveness,
hydrogels found their way to the wound dressing market as materials that provide a moisture …

In the anti‐cancer war, there are three main obstacles resulting in high mortality and
recurrence rate of cancers: the severe toxic side effect of anti‐cancer drugs to normal tissues …

Wound healing involves a complex series of biochemical events and has traditionally been
managed with 'low tech'dressings and bandages. The concept that diagnostic and …

Since its first demonstration as a promising material for molecular detection two decades
ago, porous silicon (PSi) has become a commercially viable optical biosensor platform …

Noninvasive and visual monitoring of glucose is highly desirable for diabetes diagnostics
and long-term home-based health management. Owing to the correlation of the glucose …