Microfluidic devices offer the potential to automate a wide variety of chemical and biological
operations that are applicable for diagnostic and therapeutic operations with higher …

Following Sharpless′ visionary characterization of several idealized reactions as click
reactions, the materials science and synthetic chemistry communities have pursued …

The scalable and sustainable manufacture of thick electrode films with high energy and
power densities is critical for the large-scale storage of electrochemical energy for …

Electronic skins and flexible pressure sensors are important devices for advanced
healthcare and intelligent robotics. Sensitivity is a key parameter of flexible pressure …

The tactile sensor lies at the heart of electronic skin and is of great importance in the
development of flexible electronic devices. To date, it still remains a critical challenge to …

Here we propose a concept of conductive dry adhesives (CDA) combining a gecko-inspired
hierarchical structure and an elastomeric carbon nanocomposite. To complement the poor …

Intracellular delivery of advanced therapeutics, including biologicals and supramolecular
agents, is complex because of the natural biological barriers that have evolved to protect the …

Nanoparticles for biomedical applications are generally formed by bottom-up approaches
such as self-assembly, emulsification and precipitation. But these methods usually have …

Multiscale, hierarchically patterned surfaces, such as lotus leaves, butterfly wings, adhesion
pads of gecko lizards are abundantly found in nature, where microstructures are usually …

High transparency is important to the performance of optical equipment and devices, such
as windows, lenses, solar panels, and safety goggles. As many of them are constantly …