Bioinspired hydrogel actuator for soft robotics: Opportunity and challenges
Natural organisms offer abundant inspiration for designing and fabricating hydrogel robots
with autonomous and intelligent behaviors, including motion, perception, and response to …
with autonomous and intelligent behaviors, including motion, perception, and response to …
Self-healable functional polymers and polymer-based composites
ZP Zhang, MZ Rong, MQ Zhang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymers and polymer composites with advanced functions have attracted great attention
following the development of modern science and technologies. Nevertheless, damages of …
following the development of modern science and technologies. Nevertheless, damages of …
Recent advances in stimuli‐responsive shape‐morphing hydrogels
Inspired by shape‐morphing organisms in nature, researchers have developed various
hydrogels with stimuli‐responsive swelling, shrinking, bending, folding, origami, rolling …
hydrogels with stimuli‐responsive swelling, shrinking, bending, folding, origami, rolling …
Polymer-based responsive structural color materials
Polymer-based responsive structural color materials are polymers with ordered
microstructures that can change colors. They offer unique advantages and present a novel …
microstructures that can change colors. They offer unique advantages and present a novel …
[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of gelatin methacryloyl hydrogels
Y Piao, H You, T Xu, HP Bei, IZ Piwko, YY Kwan… - Engineered …, 2021 - Elsevier
Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) has attracted the widespread interest of researchers because
of its excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, and moldability. Various structures have …
of its excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, and moldability. Various structures have …
Functional conductive hydrogels for bioelectronics
Conductive hydrogels are widely used in various applications, such as artificial skin, flexible
and implantable bioelectronics, and tissue engineering. However, it is still a challenge to …
and implantable bioelectronics, and tissue engineering. However, it is still a challenge to …
Recent advancements and applications in 3D printing of functional optics
Various kinds of optical devices have been designed for unique functionality based on a
deeper understanding of optical principles. Recently, the research of functional optics has …
deeper understanding of optical principles. Recently, the research of functional optics has …
Self-healing polysaccharide-based injectable hydrogels with antibacterial activity for wound healing
BD Zheng, J Ye, YC Yang, YY Huang, MT **ao - Carbohydrate polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Because the wound is difficult to heal, repeated bacterial infection will lead to complex
clinical problems. Therefore, it is necessary to find an effective method to strengthen the …
clinical problems. Therefore, it is necessary to find an effective method to strengthen the …
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging biomaterials for anti-inflammatory diseases: From mechanism to therapy
J Liu, X Han, T Zhang, K Tian, Z Li, F Luo - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Inflammation is a fundamental defensive response to harmful stimuli, but the overactivation
of inflammatory responses is associated with most human diseases. Reactive oxygen …
of inflammatory responses is associated with most human diseases. Reactive oxygen …
Bioinspired conductive cellulose liquid-crystal hydrogels as multifunctional electrical skins
Z Zhang, Z Chen, Y Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Bionic electronic skin (E-skin) that could convert external physical or mechanical stimuli into
output signals has a wide range of applications including wearable devices, artificial …
output signals has a wide range of applications including wearable devices, artificial …