Xanthan gum is a naturally occurring polysaccharide obtained from Xanthomonas
campestris. The xanthan gum backbone consists of β-d-glucose linked like in cellulose. The …

Multifunctional self-healing hydrogels have recently attracted considerable interest in
biomedical applications owing to their diverse properties, including self-healing, adhesion …

Stretchable, self-healing and conductive hydrogels have attracted much attention for
wearable strain sensors, which are highly required in health monitoring, human-machine …

Ion-conductive (IC) hydrogels as ionic skins (I-skins) have shown vast potentials in wearable
electronic devices, human-machine interfaces, and health monitoring. However, it is still …

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 …

The development of rechargeable energy storage devices has received much attention
recently, especially for smart energy storage devices. This paper reviews the applications …

From civil to industrial engineering, coating can be found almost everywhere. In practical
application, the change of external environment causes coating cracks, resulting in the …

Various functional active hydrogels have been widely applied in tissue regeneration,
especially in fields of wound repair as they are similar to the natural extracellular matrix …

Ion conductive hydrogels (ICHs) have attracted great interest in the application of ionic skin
because of their superior characteristics. However, it remains a challenge for ICHs to …

Conductive self-healing polymer hydrogel and related soft sensor devices are receiving
considerable attention from academia to industry because of their impacts on the lifetime …