Hydrogel interfaces for merging humans and machines

H Yuk, J Wu, X Zhao - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
The last few decades have witnessed unprecedented convergence between humans and
machines that closely operate around the human body. Despite these advances, traditional …

Cellulose-based ionic conductor: An emerging material toward sustainable devices

Y Ye, L Yu, E Lizundia, Y Zhu, C Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ionic conductors (ICs) find widespread applications across different fields, such as smart
electronic, ionotronic, sensor, biomedical, and energy harvesting/storage devices, and …

Rational design of flexible Zn-based batteries for wearable electronic devices

X **ao, Z Zheng, X Zhong, R Gao, Z Piao, M Jiao… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The advent of 5G and the Internet of Things has spawned a demand for wearable electronic
devices. However, the lack of a suitable flexible energy storage system has become the …

Hydrogels and hydrogel-derived materials for energy and water sustainability

Y Guo, J Bae, Z Fang, P Li, F Zhao, G Yu - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Energy and water are of fundamental importance for our modern society, and advanced
technologies on sustainable energy storage and conversion as well as water resource …

Stretchable and tough conductive hydrogels for flexible pressure and strain sensors

Z Wang, Y Cong, J Fu - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Flexible pressure and strain sensors have great potential for applications in wearable and
implantable devices, soft robotics and artificial skin. Compared to flexible sensors based on …

Multi‐functional hydrogels for flexible zinc‐based batteries working under extreme conditions

S Zhao, Y Zuo, T Liu, S Zhai, Y Dai… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc‐based batteries are potential candidates for flexible energy storage due to their high
capacity, low cost, and intrinsic safety. Hydrogel electrolytes with saturated aqueous …

Recent progress in flexible pressure sensors based electronic skin

U Pierre Claver, G Zhao - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, implantable electronics, electronic skin (e‐skin), and flexible wearable
devices have been developed due to their extensive applications in health monitoring …

Chitosan-based multifunctional flexible hemostatic bio-hydrogel

F Song, Y Kong, C Shao, Y Cheng, J Lu, Y Tao, J Du… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Realizing the potential application of chitosan as an effective biomedical hemostatic agent
has become an emerging research hotspot. However, fabricating a flexible chitosan-based …

Double network hydrogels for energy/environmental applications: challenges and opportunities

L Li, P Wu, F Yu, J Ma - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the advent of double network (DN) hydrogels nearly 20 years ago, they have
flourished as smart soft materials. Their two unique contrasting interpenetrating network …

Nanoparticle–hydrogel composites: Concept, design, and applications of these promising, multi‐functional materials

P Thoniyot, MJ Tan, AA Karim, DJ Young… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
New technologies rely on the development of new materials, and these may simply be the
innovative combination of known components. The structural combination of a polymer …