Tailoring the swelling‐shrinkable behavior of hydrogels for biomedical applications

W Feng, Z Wang - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels with tailor‐made swelling‐shrinkable properties have aroused considerable
interest in numerous biomedical domains. For example, as swelling is a key issue for blood …

High-strength hydrogels: Fabrication, reinforcement mechanisms, and applications

H Huang, Z Dong, X Ren, B Jia, G Li, S Zhou, X Zhao… - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
With the continuous appearance and expansion of high-strength hydrogels in emerging
fields such as industry, medicine, and green development, the synthesis and application of …

Tough hydrogel electrolytes for anti‐freezing zinc‐ion batteries

Y Yan, S Duan, B Liu, S Wu, Y Alsaid, B Yao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As the soaring demand for energy storage continues to grow, batteries that can cope with
extreme conditions are highly desired. Yet, existing battery materials are limited by weak …

Highly Conductive MXene/PEDOT:PSS‐Integrated Poly(N‐Isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogels for Bioinspired Somatosensory Soft Actuators

P Xue, C Valenzuela, S Ma, X Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sophisticated sensing and actuation capabilities of many living organisms in nature have
inspired scientists to develop biomimetic somatosensory soft robots. Herein, the design and …

Highly stretchable and conductive MXene‐encapsulated liquid metal hydrogels for bioinspired self‐sensing soft actuators

S Ma, P Xue, C Valenzuela, X Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced sensation and actuation abilities of various living organisms in nature have
inspired researchers to design bioinspired self‐sensing soft actuators. However, the majority …

Conductive polymer based hydrogels and their application in wearable sensors: a review

D Liu, C Huyan, Z Wang, Z Guo, X Zhang, H Torun… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels have been attracting increasing attention for application in wearable electronics,
due to their intrinsic biomimetic features, highly tunable chemical–physical properties …

Probing and manipulating noncovalent interactions in functional polymeric systems

J Chen, Q Peng, X Peng, H Zhang, H Zeng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Noncovalent interactions, which usually feature tunable strength, reversibility, and
environmental adaptability, have been recognized as driving forces in a variety of biological …

Computational design of ultra-robust strain sensors for soft robot perception and autonomy

H Yang, S Ding, J Wang, S Sun… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Compliant strain sensors are crucial for soft robots' perception and autonomy. However, their
deformable bodies and dynamic actuation pose challenges in predictive sensor …

Electrochemical and electrical biosensors for wearable and implantable electronics based on conducting polymers and carbon-based materials

P Zhang, B Zhu, P Du, J Travas-Sejdic - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bioelectronic devices are designed to translate biological information into electrical signals
and vice versa, thereby bridging the gap between the living biological world and electronic …

Highly conductive and tough polyacrylamide/sodium alginate hydrogel with uniformly distributed polypyrrole nanospheres for wearable strain sensors

Y Zhang, S Li, Z Gao, D Bi, N Qu, S Huang, X Zhao… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Conductive hydrogels have attracted widespread attention because of their integrated
characteristics of being stretchable, deformable, adhesive, self-healable, and conductive …