Metal ions are ubiquitous in nature and play significant roles in assembling functional
materials in fields spanning chemistry, biology, and materials science. Metal–phenolic …

Recently, the development of polydopamine (PDA) has demonstrated numerous excellent
performances in free radical scavenging, UV shielding, photothermal conversion, and …

Thanks to rapid development of nanotechnology, studies have discovered an emerging
polymer nanomaterial—polydopamine (PDA) inspired by natural mussels. PDA possesses …

Abstract Development of polymer-based composites with excellent thermal conductivity and
electrical insulation properties is a hot research topic, because more and more electrical …

As a mussel-inspired material, polydopamine (PDA), possesses many properties, such as a
simple preparation process, good biocompatibility, strong adhesive property, easy …

Polyacrylic acid (PAA) is a non-toxic, biocompatible, and biodegradable polymer that gained
lots of interest in recent years. PAA nano-derivatives can be obtained by chemical …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) has received increasing attention due to its high selectivity, non-
invasiveness, negligible drug resistance, oxygen independence, and minimal side effects. In …

Over the past two decades, scientific communities and coating manufacturers have
presented superhydrophobic coatings for various applications such as automotive, marine …

As the key of hydrogen economy, electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs)
depend on the availability of cost‐efficient electrocatalysts. Over the past years, there is a …

Dyes and heavy-metal ions are common pollutants in printing and dyeing wastewater, and
are thus attracting considerable attention. Herein, an eco-friendly straw-based adsorbent …