Intrinsically self-healing polymers: from mechanistic insight to current challenges

B Li, PF Cao, T Saito, AP Sokolov - Chemical Reviews, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Self-healing materials open new prospects for more sustainable technologies with improved
material performance and devices' longevity. We present an overview of the recent …

Opportunities of flexible and portable electrochemical devices for energy storage: expanding the spotlight onto semi-solid/solid electrolytes

X Fan, C Zhong, J Liu, J Ding, Y Deng, X Han… - Chemical …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
The ever-increasing demand for flexible and portable electronics has stimulated research
and development in building advanced electrochemical energy devices which are …

Multifunctional superelastic, superhydrophilic, and ultralight nanocellulose‐based composite carbon aerogels for compressive supercapacitor and strain sensor

H Liu, T Xu, C Cai, K Liu, W Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Develo** superelastic and superhydrophilic carbon aerogels with intriguing mechanical
properties is urgently desired for achieving promising performances in highly compressive …

Functional fiber materials to smart fiber devices

C Chen, J Feng, J Li, Y Guo, X Shi, H Peng - Chemical Reviews, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
The development of fiber materials has accompanied the evolution of human civilization for
centuries. Recent advances in materials science and chemistry offered fibers new …

Designing flexible, smart and self-sustainable supercapacitors for portable/wearable electronics: from conductive polymers

Z Zhao, K **a, Y Hou, Q Zhang, Z Ye, J Lu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid development of portable/wearable electronics proposes new demands for energy
storage devices, which are flexibility, smart functions and long-time outdoor operation …

Nanoconfined polymerization limits crack propagation in hysteresis-free gels

W Li, X Wang, Z Liu, X Zou, Z Shen, D Liu, L Li, Y Guo… - Nature Materials, 2024‏ - nature.com
Consecutive mechanical loading cycles cause irreversible fatigue damage and residual
strain in gels, affecting their service life and application scope. Hysteresis-free hydrogels …

Dendrites in Zn‐based batteries

Q Yang, Q Li, Z Liu, D Wang, Y Guo, X Li… - Advanced …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous Zn batteries that provide a synergistic integration of absolute safety and high
energy density have been considered as highly promising energy‐storage systems for …

Skin bioelectronics towards long-term, continuous health monitoring

Y Wang, H Haick, S Guo, C Wang, S Lee… - Chemical Society …, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Skin bioelectronics are considered as an ideal platform for personalised healthcare because
of their unique characteristics, such as thinness, light weight, good biocompatibility …

Fundamental concepts of hydrogels: Synthesis, properties, and their applications

S Bashir, M Hina, J Iqbal, AH Rajpar, MA Mujtaba… - Polymers, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
In the present review, we focused on the fundamental concepts of hydrogels—classification,
the polymers involved, synthesis methods, types of hydrogels, properties, and applications …

Materials-driven soft wearable bioelectronics for connected healthcare

S Gong, Y Lu, J Yin, A Levin, W Cheng - Chemical Reviews, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
In the era of Internet-of-things, many things can stay connected; however, biological
systems, including those necessary for human health, remain unable to stay connected to …