Metal ions are ubiquitous in nature and play significant roles in assembling functional
materials in fields spanning chemistry, biology, and materials science. Metal–phenolic …

Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

Achieving strong adhesion between the interfaces of similar and dissimilar materials is
highly desirable in various fields. However, the adhesion of common adhesives is …

Coacervates are condensed liquid-like droplets formed by liquid–liquid phase separation of
molecules through multiple weak associative interactions. In recent years it has emerged …

Hydrogels are a unique class of polymeric materials that possess an interconnected porous
network across various length scales from nano-to macroscopic dimensions and exhibit …

Phenolics are ubiquitous in nature and have gained immense research attention because of
their unique physiochemical properties and widespread industrial use. In recent decades …

Conspectus Coacervates are droplets formed by liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) and
are often used as model protocells–primitive cell-like compartments that could have aided …

Conductive hydrogels have generated great interest in biomedical and electrical fields.
However, conventional conductive hydrogels usually lack self-healing properties, which …

Conspectus Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds that are ubiquitous in plants
and display a spectrum of physical, chemical, and biological properties. For example, they …

The adhesion of some marine organisms to almost any kind of surface in wet conditions has
aroused increasing interest in recent decades. Numerous fundamental studies have been …