Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

The commercial application of aqueous zinc metal batteries in the field of large-scale energy
storage is still suffered from their low-temperature operation, in which the electrochemical …

Ionogels are compelling materials for technological devices due to their excellent ionic
conductivity, thermal and electrochemical stability, and non-volatility. However, most existing …

Natural load-bearing materials such as tendons have a high water content of about 70 per
cent but are still strong and tough, even when used for over one million cycles per year …

Most tough hydrogels are reinforced by introducing sacrificial structures that can dissipate
input energy. However, because the sacrificial damage cannot rapidly recover, the …

Hydrogels, exhibiting wide applications in soft robotics, tissue engineering, implantable
electronics, etc., often require sophisticately tailoring of the hydrogel mechanical properties …

Robust damage-tolerant hydrogel fibers with high strength, crack resistance, and self-
healing properties are indispensable for their long-term uses in soft machines and robots as …

Developing a new generation of polymeric materials that integrate robust mechanical
properties with ultra-high self-healing efficiency at ambient temperature remains a …

Hydrogels with high mechanical strength and injectability have attracted extensive attention
in biomedical and tissue engineering. However, endowing a hydrogel with both properties is …

Over the past two decades, the development of hydrogels with high mechanical strength and
toughness shows both fundamental and practical significances. It is challenging yet highly …