Plasma polymerization is a well-established process for the deposition of thin polymeric
films on various types of substrates. The potential of this technique for promoting changes of …

Flexible polymers are widely used in the fields of wearable devices, soft robots, sensors, and
other flexible electronics. Combining high strength and elasticity, electrical conductivity, self …

Transferring conductive polymer onto PDMS substrate to form conductive polymer/PDMS
bimorphs is a widely applied strategy to fabricate flexible pressure sensors. However, the …

Hydrogels have emerged as prototypical stimuli‐responsive materials with potential
applications in soft robotics, microfluidics, tissue engineering, and adaptive optics. To …

Studying mechanical deformation at the surface of soft materials has been challenging due
to the difficulty in separating surface deformation from the bulk elasticity of the materials …

Herein, the hydrophobic recovery of argon plasma treated polydimethylsiloxane surfaces is
explored. In contrast to previous works, environmental contamination is here taken into …

Three-dimensional nano-architectures with varying shape, morphology and size were
fabricated by the phase separation of methyltrichlorosilane (CH 3 SiCl 3) on commercially …

Silicone elastomers are widely used in a variety of biomaterials applications. Their high
hydrophobicity can, in some cases, compromise their utility. There exist few convenient …

Lotus flowers, rose petals, some plant leaves and insects have a naturally super-
hydrophobic surface. In fact, the surface of a Lotus leaf is covered by micro and nano …

Stretchable temperature-responsive cell culture surfaces composed of poly (N-
isopropylacrylamide)(PIPAAm) gel-grafted polydimethylsiloxane (PIPAAm-PDMS) were …