Adhering hydrogels to various materials is fundamental to a large array of established and
emerging applications. The last few years have seen transformative advances in achieving …

An ionotronic device functions by a hybrid circuit of mobile ions and mobile electrons.
Hydrogels are stretchable, transparent, ionic conductors that can transmit electrical signals …

Inspired by mammalian skins, soft hybrids integrating the merits of elastomers and hydrogels
have potential applications in diverse areas including stretchable and bio-integrated …

Hydrogel adhesion inherently relies on engineering the contact surface at soft and hydrated
interfaces. Upon contact, adhesion normally occurs through the formation of chemical or …

Slippery and hydrophilic surfaces find critical applications in areas as diverse as biomedical
devices, microfluidics, antifouling, and underwater robots. Existing methods to achieve such …

Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA) is the most extensively researched and utilized
biodegradable and renewable thermoplastic polyester, with potential to replace …

PDMS is enjoying continued and ever increasing popularity as the material of choice for
microfluidic devices due to its low cost, ease of fabrication, oxygen permeability and optical …

Microfluidic systems have shown unequivocal performance improvements over conventional
bench-top assays across a range of performance metrics. For example, specific advances …

Biosensing and diagnostic platforms with high sensitivity, specificity, and fast response time
are based on immobilized biomolecules such as antibodies (Abs), aptamers, enzymes …

The area of micro total analysis systems (μTAS), also called “lab on a chip”, miniaturized or
microfluidic analysis systems, is a rapidly developing field. During the last several years, we …