Smart soft materials are envisioned to be the building blocks of the next generation of
advanced devices and digitally augmented technologies. In this context, liquid crystals (LCs) …

The demand for biomaterials that promote the repair, replacement, or restoration of hard and
soft tissues continues to grow as the population ages. Traditionally, smart biomaterials have …

Smart or stimuli-responsive materials are an emerging class of materials used for tissue
engineering and drug delivery. A variety of stimuli (including temperature, pH, redox-state …

CO2-responsive materials undergo a change in chemical or physical properties in response
to the introduction or removal of CO2. The use of CO2 as a stimulus is advantageous as it is …

The strong upconversion luminescence (UCL) of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs)
endows the nanoparticles with attractive features for combined imaging and drug delivery …

The ability of some hydrogels to exhibit a phase transition or change their structure in
response to stimuli has been extensively explored for drug depot formation and controlled …

The design of smart drug delivery carriers has recently attracted great attention in the
biomedical field. Smart carriers can specifically respond to physical and chemical changes …

Redox-responsive polymeric nanomaterials (PNMs) have been attractive research targets
for drug delivery systems because disturbed levels of redox molecules are associated with …

Despite advancements in biomedical sciences and medicine, bacterial infection remains a
leading cause of death globally. The conventional treatment of bacterial infections through …

Electroactive materials are employed at the interface of biology and electronics due to their
advantageous intrinsic properties as soft organic electronics. We examine the most recent …