Globally, 91% of plant production encounters diverse environmental stresses that adversely
affect their growth, leading to severe yield losses of 50–60%. In this case, monitoring the …

Chitosan is a kind of natural polysaccharide biomass with the second highest content in
nature after cellulose, which has good biological properties such as biocompatibility …

The flourishing development of multifunctional flexible electronics cannot leave the
beneficial role of nature, which provides continuous inspiration in their material, structural …

Conspectus Fluorescent polymer hydrogels (FPHs) are of significant interest for diverse
emerging applications such as visualized sensing, smart display, camouflaging skins, soft …

For various chronic wounds, bacterial infection is one of the important reasons that hinder
their healing. Ion‐crosslinked antibacterial hydrogel dressings based on Ag+, Cu2+ and …

Point-of-care testing (POCT), as a portable and user-friendly technology, can obtain
accurate test results immediately at the sampling point. Nowadays, microfluidic paper-based …

Background Access to safe food is critical for human health. Therefore, efficient sensing of
hazardous substances in food is highly demanded. Hydrogels with three-dimensional …

Wearable hydrogel sensors provide a user-friendly option for wearable electronics and align
well with the existing manufacturing strategy for connecting and communicating with large …

Stimuli-responsive hydrogel strain sensors that synergize the advantages of both soft-wet
hydrogels and smart functional materials have attracted rapidly increasing interest for …

Soft ionotronics are emerging materials as wearable sensors for monitoring physiological
signals, sensing environmental hazards, and bridging the human–machine interface …