With the continuous appearance and expansion of high-strength hydrogels in emerging
fields such as industry, medicine, and green development, the synthesis and application of …

Lignin is one of the most abundant natural polymers and is affordable, has high carbon
content and abundant active functional groups. At present, lignin-derived carbon is …

Natural organisms offer abundant inspiration for designing and fabricating hydrogel robots
with autonomous and intelligent behaviors, including motion, perception, and response to …

Lignin, a biopolymer obtained from agricultural/forestry residues or paper pul**
wastewater, is rich in aromatic structure, which is central to its adoption as a candidate to …

Phenolic resins (PRs) are being widely used in many fields such as molding plastics, foams,
coatings, and semiconductor packaging owing to their good properties including corrosion …

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

The rich structures and hierarchical organizations in nature provide many sources of
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …

Room-temperature phosphorescent (RTP) materials have enormous potential in many
different areas. Additionally, the conversion of natural resources to RTP materials has …

As the second most abundant organic polymers in nature, lignin demonstrates advantages
of low cost, high carbon content, plentiful functional groups. In recent years, lignin and its …

The excessive use of petroleum-based non-biodegradable plastic products has resulted in
severe environmental pollution and ecological problems, which has stimulated the …