Tissue engineering is a promising and revolutionary strategy to treat patients who suffer the
loss or failure of an organ or tissue, with the aim to restore the dysfunctional tissues and …

Hydrogel is a type of versatile platform with various biomedical applications after rational
structure and functional design that leverages on material engineering to modulate its …

Hydrogels, due to their excellent biochemical and mechnical property, have shown attractive
advantages in the field of wound dressings. However, a comprehensive review of the …

Energy and water are of fundamental importance for our modern society, and advanced
technologies on sustainable energy storage and conversion as well as water resource …

Tannic acid (TA), a natural polyphenol, is a hydrolysable amphiphilic tannin derivative of
gallic acid with several galloyl groups in its structure. Tannic acid interacts with various …

Current thermochromic materials used in smart windows still face challenges, such as poor
mechanical and environmental stability, unsatisfactory solar modulation capacity, and low …

Hydrogels have been generated and explored for use in various applications. The main
objective of this comprehensive review is to collate the fundamental concepts of hydrogels …

Triggering the repair process of diabetic wounds is a huge clinical challenge due to
microbial infection, the reduced migration and proliferation of fibroblasts, decreased …

Over the past few decades, flexible sensors have been developed from the “electronic” level
to the “iontronic” level, and gradually to the “ionic” level. Ionic flexible sensors (IFS) are one …

The peeling apart of layered materials is common in nature and has been used by humans
in myriad applications since prehistoric times. Over the past century, a wide range of peel …