Shape memory polymer (SMP) is an excellent smart material, which can sense and perform
active shape change as preprogrammed. So far, there are a wide variety of stimulus …

Biological photonic crystal (PC) patterns provide unique functionalities for the survival of
creatures, such as the static identified patterns of butterfly wings, the mating function of the …

Abstract Four-dimensional (4D) printing of shape memory polymer (SMP) imparts time
responsive properties to 3D structures. Here, we explore 4D printing of a SMP in the …

Structural colors widespread in nature have been theoretically in‐depth studied and
manufactured through the artificial approaches such as self‐assembly and nanolithography …

Photonic crystals (PhCs) display photonic stop bands (PSBs) and at the edges of these
PSBs transport light with reduced velocity, enabling the PhCs to confine and manipulate …

Colloidal photonic crystal (PC) sensors have been well developed due to their unique
advantages in preparation and functionalization, and have been applied into diverse …

Combining responsive colloidal photonic crystals into invisible wettability patterns is
important in steganography and watermarking for information encoding and decoding …

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the major causes of human death in the world.
Endovascular stents are the most important implantation devices in cardiovascular …

Responsive photonic crystal is widely considered in the field of anti‐counterfeiting and
information encryption because of their structural color changes caused by external …

Combining functional response materials into colloidal photonic crystals is an accepted
encryption strategy for information security. Here, bilayer inverse heterostructure photonic …