The rapid development of additive manufacturing and advances in shape memory materials
have fueled the progress of four-dimensional (4D) printing. With the right external stimulus …

In this review, we highlight the progress realized in recent years on light-responsive
polymers. More precisely, we provide some guidelines towards the rational design of photo …

Designing bioelectronic devices that seamlessly integrate with the human body is a
technological pursuit of great importance. Bioelectronic medical devices that reliably and …

Active mechanical metamaterials are emerging materials receiving tremendous attention in
the past decades. Additive manufacturing (AM, or 3D printing) techniques empower the …

Agriculture is facing challenges such as water scarcity, low fertilizer utilization, food security
and environmental sustainability. Therefore, the development of slow-release fertilizer (SRF) …

Polymers with light-responsive groups have gained increased attention in the design of
functional materials, as they allow changes in polymers properties, on demand, and simply …

Porous hydrogels possessing mechanical toughness were prepared from sacran, a
supergiant liquid crystalline (LC) polysaccharide produced from Aphanothece sacrum. First …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing allows the fabrication of complex shapes with high
resolutions. However, the printed structures typically have fixed shapes and functions. Four …

Defects in a polymer network complicate an accurate calculation of structural parameters
such as the molar mass between cross-links M c, typically obtained from experimental …

Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) is a rapidly evolving method for the efficient
preparation of well-defined nano-objects. PISA-generated nano-objects have been explored …