A hydrogel is a polymer material with a porous network structure, which allows the hydrogel
to swell rapidly underwater without dissolving. This unique property of hydrogels lays the …

Underwater adhesion has been the focus of many recent developments motivated by
potential biomedical applications. Although most literature on underwater adhesives has …

Achieving instant adhesion on wet tissues and preventing the concurrently occurred
postoperative tissue adhesion remain tough challenges but urgently demanded. And the …

Hydrogels are promising material for wound dressing and tissue engineering. However,
owing to their low tissue adhesion in a moist environment and lack of flexibility, hydrogels …

Formation of pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) with instant tough adhesion to diverse
materials under harsh conditions remains a huge challenge. Here, we report a versatile …

Facile fabrication of rapid, firm, and reversible underwater adhesion used on different
adherets is challenging but is of primary importance for many industrial and biomedical …

Although polyurethane pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) have been widely used, there
are still some deficiencies in adhesion and heat resistance. To make up for these …

It is a challenge to develop polyurethane pressure-sensitive adhesive (PU-PSA)
simultaneously with good cohesion and adhesion properties. Inspired by the structure of …

Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) are extensively used in diverse applications such as
semiconductor manufacturing, labeling, and healthcare because of their quick and …

The film formation step of latexes constitutes one of the challenges of these environmentally
friendly waterborne polymers, as the high glass transition (TG) polymers needed to produce …