Bioinspired hydrogels are complex materials with distinctive properties comparable to
biological tissues. Their exceptional sensitivity to various external stimuli leads to substantial …

Hydrogel-based strain sensors inspired by nature have attracted tremendous attention for
their promising applications in advanced wearable electronics. Nevertheless, achieving a …

To fully utilize water, there is a great demand to develop eco-friendly materials with both
ultra-high water absorbency and environmental response. In this study, the Al 3+ …

Hydrophobic association (HA) hydrogels with outstanding mechanical, rheological and
recovery properties were successfully synthesized by micellar copolymerization of …

In this work, poly (acrylic) acid‐chitosan@ tannic acid‐aluminum ion (PAA‐CS@ TA‐Al3+)
double‐network hydrogel was prepared via prefabrication, blending method, and Al3+ …

Nanocomposite hydrogels have seen significant advancements owing to the unique
structural enhancements facilitated by nanoparticles. However, a persistent challenge arises …

Recent developments in soft actuation demand for resilient, responsive materials with locally
varying compositions that are sufficiently stiff to exhibit significant actuation forces …

The tailormade ester functional epoxides, methyl 4, 5-epoxypentenoate (MEP) and t butyl 4,
5-epoxypentenoate (t BEP), were synthesized in good overall yields (60–65%) in short …

Tara gum/silver composite superabsorbent polymers were synthesized with tara gum grafted
poly (acrylic acid), using K2S2O8 (KPS) as an initiator and N, N′-methylenebisacrylamide …

Thermoelectric power generators have attracted increasing interest in recent years owing to
their great potential in wearable electronics power supply. It is noted that thermoelectric …