Self-healing materials open new prospects for more sustainable technologies with improved
material performance and devices' longevity. We present an overview of the recent …

Self-healing coatings inspired by biological systems possess the ability to repair physical
damage or recover functional performance with minimal or no intervention. This article …

Dynamic covalent polymer networks have long been recognized. With the initial focus on the
unintended impact of dynamic covalent linkages on the viscoelasticity of commercial …

Over the past few years, there has been a great deal of interest in the development of
hydrogel materials with tunable structural, mechanical, and rheological properties, which …

Coating technologies are a commonly used way to protect metals against corrosion.
However, with more and more severe service environments of materials, many protective …

In the past decade, the self-healing elastomers based on multiple hydrogen bonding have
attracted ample attention due to their rich chemical structures, adjustable mechanical …

Because intelligent hydrogels have good biocompatibility, a rapid response, and good
degradability as well as a stimulus response mode that is rich, hydrophilic, and similar to the …

Polymers with dynamic covalent bonds are an exciting class of materials with properties and
potential applications that rapidly gain significant attention from diverse scientific …

The need to minimize the amount of polymeric waste entering landfills and oceans has led
to several research avenues in the field of polymer science. Particularly, the development of …

Robots are increasingly assisting humans in performing various tasks. Like special agents
with elite skills, they can venture to distant locations and adverse environments, such as the …