New advances in covalent network polymers via dynamic covalent chemistry

Z Lei, H Chen, S Huang, LJ Wayment, Q Xu… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Covalent network polymers, as materials composed of atoms interconnected by covalent
bonds in a continuous network, are known for their thermal and chemical stability. Over the …

Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties

X Zhao, X Chen, H Yuk, S Lin, X Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Highly conducting and stretchable double‐network hydrogel for soft bioelectronics

G Li, K Huang, J Deng, M Guo, M Cai… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Conducting polymer hydrogels are promising materials in soft bioelectronics because of
their tissue‐like mechanical properties and the capability of electrical interaction with …

Engineering smart composite hydrogels for wearable disease monitoring

J Li, Q Ding, H Wang, Z Wu, X Gui, C Li, N Hu, K Tao… - Nano-micro letters, 2023 - Springer
Growing health awareness triggers the public's concern about health problems. People want
a timely and comprehensive picture of their condition without frequent trips to the hospital for …

Hydrogels and hydrogel-derived materials for energy and water sustainability

Y Guo, J Bae, Z Fang, P Li, F Zhao, G Yu - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Energy and water are of fundamental importance for our modern society, and advanced
technologies on sustainable energy storage and conversion as well as water resource …

Materials for solar-powered water evaporation

F Zhao, Y Guo, X Zhou, W Shi, G Yu - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Solar-powered water evaporation—the extraction of vapour from liquid water using solar
energy—provides the basis for the development of eco-friendly and cost-effective freshwater …

Self-healing hydrogels: from synthesis to multiple applications

H Yin, F Liu, T Abdiryim, X Liu - ACS Materials Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Due to the good reliability and long-term stability, self-healing hydrogels have emerged as
promising soft materials for tissue engineering, smart wearable sensors, bioelectronics, and …

A multifunctional, self-healing, self-adhesive, and conductive sodium alginate/poly (vinyl alcohol) composite hydrogel as a flexible strain sensor

L Zhao, Z Ren, X Liu, Q Ling, Z Li… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogel-based wearable devices have attracted tremendous interest due to their potential
applications in electronic skins, soft robotics, and sensors. However, it is still a challenge for …

Functional supramolecular polymeric networks: the marriage of covalent polymers and macrocycle-based host–guest interactions

D **a, P Wang, X Ji, NM Khashab, JL Sessler… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Covalent polymers connected by non-covalent interactions constitute a fascinating set of
materials known as supramolecular polymer networks (SPNs). A key feature of SPNs is that …

Conductive hydrogel‐based electrodes and electrolytes for stretchable and self‐healable supercapacitors

T Cheng, YZ Zhang, S Wang, YL Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Stretchable self‐healing supercapacitors (SCs) can operate under extreme deformation and
restore their initial properties after damage with considerably improved durability and …