Orientation of discontinuous fillers in polymer composites: modelling, characterization, control and applications

J Li, T Guan, Z Zhang, YT Fu, FL Guo, P Huang… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymer composites have progressively found applications in sectors such as automotive,
aerospace and energy storage. Their high performance can be mainly attributed to their …

Recent advances of biomass-based smart hydrogel Actuators: A review

M Yang, Y Liu, G Duan, Z Liang, Y Huang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the characteristics of a large amount of water inside, good softness, and ability to
respond to various external stimuli, smart hydrogels have attracted great attention in the field …

Highly recyclable and tough elastic vitrimers from a defined polydimethylsiloxane network

J Luo, X Zhao, H Ju, X Chen, S Zhao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite intensive research on sustainable elastomers, achieving elastic vitrimers with
significantly improved mechanical properties and recyclability remains a scientific challenge …

Smart sensing hydrogel actuators conferred by MXene gradient arrangement

J Zeng, X **g, L Lin, G Wang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Smart sensing and excellent actuation abilities of natural organisms have driven scientists to
develop bionic soft-bodied robots. However, most conventional robots suffer from poor …

Cellulose-based multi-responsive soft robots for programmable smart devices

Y Li, C Fu, L Huang, L Chen, Y Ni, Q Zheng - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the realm of advanced smart manufacturing, the development of fast, sensitive, stable soft
robots that can be driven by multiple stimuli remains a significant challenge. In this study, we …

Competitively Assembled Aramid‐MXene Janus Aerogel Film Exhibiting Concurrently Robust Shielding and Effective Anti‐Reflection Performance

J Xu, J Fang, P Zuo, Y Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The fast progress in electronic devices demands superior anti‐reflective performance of
electromagnetic interference shielding materials. However, high‐performance shielding …

3D‐Printed Hydrogels with High‐Strength and Anisotropy Mediated by Chain Rigidity

D Kong, Y Li, B Yang, Y Pang, H Yuan, C Du, Y Tan - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Extrusion‐based 3D printing is a facile technology to construct complex structures of
hydrogels, especially for tough hydrogels that have shown demonstrated potential in load …

Supercooling-driven homogenization and strengthening of hydrogel networks

J Deng, N Chen, S Yang, S **e, K Guo… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
By leveraging principles from metal grain refinement, we introduce a transformative
technique for fabricating poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) hydrogels via supercooling-coupled wet …

A Flatworm‐Like Hydrogel with Surface Double‐Network Structure for Re‐Programmable Multimode Actuations

Y Sun, L Chen, Z Zeng, T Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Programmable stimuli‐responsive hydrogels have rapidly developed for various complex
biomimetic actuations, but they commonly can only be programmed once. Herein, a flatworm …

MXenes for Bioinspired Soft Actuators: Advancements in Angle-Independent Structural Colors and Beyond

S Iravani, RS Varma - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Soft actuators have garnered substantial attention in current years in view of their potential
appliances in diverse domains like robotics, biomedical devices, and biomimetic systems …