Superlubricity, the state of ultralow friction between two sliding surfaces, has become a
frontier subject in tribology. Here, a state-of-the-art review of the phenomena and …

Flexible sensors have great potential in the application of wearable and implantable
devices, and conductive hydrogels have been widely used in wearable sensing devices due …

Although water is essential for global health and the socio‐economic development of
modern society, providing fresh water universally in a sustainable and affordable manner …

Friction is undoubtedly one of the most common yet intriguing physical phenomena
encountered in our daily lives. It would be impossible to play a stringed instrument or write …

Food oral processing research has attracted a great deal of attention in the last few decades
owing to its paramount importance in governing sensory appreciation and pleasurable …

Hydrogel surfaces are of great importance in numerous applications ranging from cell-
growth studies and hydrogel-patch adhesion to catheter coatings and contact lenses. A …

This article reviews the relationship between food texture or mouthfeel which human
perceives and objective properties of foods which instruments measure. Instrumental …

Hydrogels consist of a cross-linked polymer matrix imbibed with a solvent such as water at
volume fractions that can exceed 90%. They are important in many scientific and …

Biological tissues subjected to rubbing, such as the cornea and eyelid or articular cartilage,
are covered in brushy, hydrated mucous structures in order to reduce the shear stress on the …

The selective transport of molecular cargo is critical in many biological and
chemical/materials processes and applications. Although nature has evolved highly efficient …