Bionic ordered structured hydrogels: structure types, design strategies, optimization mechanism of mechanical properties and applications

Y Wang, X Jiang, X Li, K Ding, X Liu, B Huang… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural organisms, such as lobsters, lotus, and humans, exhibit exceptional mechanical
properties due to their ordered structures. However, traditional hydrogels have limitations in …

Structuring and Shaping of Mechanically Robust and Functional Hydrogels toward Wearable and Implantable Applications

XQ Wang, AQ Xie, P Cao, J Yang, WL Ong… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels possess unique features such as softness, wetness, responsiveness, and
biocompatibility, making them highly suitable for biointegrated applications that have close …

Strong and ultra‐tough supramolecular hydrogel enabled by strain‐induced microphase separation

J Wu, Z Zhang, Z Wu, D Liu, X Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Architected hydrogels are widely used in biomedicine, soft robots, and flexible electronics
while still possess big challenges in strong toughness, and shape modeling. Here, inspired …

Strong tough thermogalvanic hydrogel thermocell with extraordinarily high thermoelectric performance

L Liu, D Zhang, P Bai, Y Mao, Q Li, J Guo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermocells can continuously convert heat into electricity, and they are widely used to
power wearable electronic devices. However, they have a risk of leakage and poor …

High-performance carboxymethyl cellulose-based hydrogel film for food packaging and preservation system

Y Zhao, S Zhou, X Xia, M Tan, Y Lv, Y Cheng… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most traditional food packaging and preservation films suffer from limited stretchability and
relatively simple functionality, which severely restricts their practical application. In this study …

Compliant and Robust Tissue‐Like Hydrogels via Ferric Ion‐Induced of Hierarchical Structure

Y Wang, Y Xie, X Xie, D Wu, H Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is a challenge to synthesize materials that possess biological tissue‐like properties: strain‐
stiffening, robust yet compliant, sensitive, and water‐rich. Herein, a ferric ion‐induced salting …

High-sensitivity flexible sensor based on biomimetic strain-stiffening hydrogel

J Cui, J Chen, Z Ni, W Dong, M Chen… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recently, flexible wearable and implantable electronic devices have attracted enormous
interest in biomedical applications. However, current bioelectronic systems have not solved …

In-situ phase separation constructing robust hydrophobic ionogels with multifunction

R Zhou, Y Jin, Y Li, H Jin, W Zeng, J Mei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ionogels, as the promising alternative to hydrogels, have garnered great attention due to
their excellent ionic conductivity, thermal stability, and non-volatility. However, the design …

Aligned porous and anisotropic nanocomposite hydrogel with high mechanical strength and superior puncture resistance by reactive freeze-casting

Y Huang, X Zhang, T Zhu, Y Wang, N Hu… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The construction of ultra-stretchable ionic conductive hydrogels with high mechanical
strength and puncture resistance is urgently demanded while challenging because of the …

Cellulose‐reinforced programmable and stretch‐healable actuators for smart packaging

Q Chen, B Sochor, A Chumakov… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biomimetic actuators are promising candidates for smart soft robotics. The applications of
state‐of‐the‐art actuators require the combination of programmable stimuli‐responsiveness …