Manipulation and navigation of micro and nanoswimmers in different fluid environments can
be achieved by chemicals, external fields, or even motile cells. Many researchers have …

In comparison to traditional bulky and rigid electronic devices, the human–machine
interaction (HMI) system with flexible and wearable components is an inevitable future trend …

Hydrogel-based wearable devices and soft robotics have become a research hotspot.
However, due to hydrogels' poor anti-dehydration and susceptibility to breakage, issues of …

Recent years have seen major advances in the developments of both additive
manufacturing concepts and responsive materials. When combined as 4D printing, the …

Plasmonic nanomaterials have become an integral part of numerous technologies, where
they provide important functionalities spanning from extraction and harvesting of light in thin …

Hydrogels, which are hydrophilic soft porous networks, are an important class of materials of
broad relevance to bioanalytical chemistry, soft‐robotics, drug delivery, and regenerative …

Smart adhesives that can be applied and removed on demand play an important role in
modern life and manufacturing. However, current smart adhesives made of elastomers suffer …

Hydrogels are soft materials composed of a three-dimensional (3D) hydrophilic polymer
network filled with a large amount of water. Different from rigid machines, hydrogel-based …

Miniature soft robots offer excellent safety and deformability, which are highly desirable in
applications such as navigation in confined areas or the manipulation of microscale objects …

Grippers are widely used for the gripping, manipulation, and assembly of objects with a wide
range of scales, shapes, and quantities in research, industry, and our daily lives. A simple …