Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Nanoparticles have been widely used in tumor targeted drug delivery, while the antitumor
effects are not always satisfactory due to the limited penetration and retention. As we all …

The microenvironment characteristics of solid tumors, renowned as barriers that harshly
impeded many drug-delivery approaches, were precisely studied, investigated, categorized …

With the improvement of nanotechnology and nanomaterials, redox-responsive delivery
systems have been studied extensively in some critical areas, especially in the field of …

Smart materials are highly desirable over the recent decade due to the growing demand of
complicated nature. Stable stimuli-responsive smart materials exhibit widespread potential …

Adaptable hydrogels have recently emerged as a promising platform for three‐dimensional
(3D) cell encapsulation and culture. In conventional, covalently crosslinked hydrogels …

Conspectus When one brings “polymeric materials” and “mechanical action” into the same
conversation, the topic of this discussion might naturally focus on everyday circumstances …

Organic cocrystals based on noncovalent intermolecular interactions (weak interactions)
have aroused interest owing to their unpredicted and versatile chemicophysical properties …

A wide variety of smart polymer systems such as thermosensitive polymers (TSPs) have
been developed and applied mimicking nature. TSPs are a class of macromolecules that …

In the past decades, polymeric nanoparticles have emerged as a most promising and viable
technology platform for targeted and controlled drug delivery. As vehicles, ideal …