Next-generation structural materials are expected to be lightweight, high-strength and tough
composites with embedded functionalities to sense, adapt, self-repair, morph and restore …

With rapid development of 5G communication technologies, electromagnetic interference
(EMI) shielding for electronic devices has become an urgent demand in recent years, where …

Ionic conductive hydrogels prepared from naturally abundant cellulose are ideal candidates
for constructing flexible electronics from the perspective of commercialization and …

Cellulose is the most abundant polysaccharide on Earth. It can be obtained from a vast
number of sources, eg cell walls of wood and plants, some species of bacteria, and algae …

The rapid development of modern industry and excessive consumption of petroleum‐based
polymers have triggered a double crisis presenting a shortage of nonrenewable resources …

How do trees support their upright massive bodies? The support comes from the incredibly
strong and stiff, and highly crystalline nanoscale fibrils of extended cellulose chains, called …

Flexible reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets are being considered for applications in
portable electrical devices and flexible energy storage systems. However, the poor …

With the rapid development of new generations of miniaturized, integrated, and high-power
electronic devices, it is particularly important to develop advanced composite materials with …

With increasing environmental and ecological concerns due to the use of petroleum-based
chemicals and products, the synthesis of fine chemicals and functional materials from …

Biological materials, such as bones, teeth and mollusc shells, are well known for their
excellent strength, modulus and toughness,–. Such properties are attributed to the elaborate …