The ability to selectively modify proteins at two or more defined locations opens new
avenues for manipulating, engineering, and studying living systems. As a chemical biology …

Stiffness variable materials have been applied in a variety of engineering fields that require
adaptation, automatic modulation, and morphing because of their unique property to switch …

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

Wood-based hydrogel with a unique anisotropic structure is an attractive soft material, but
the presence of rigid crystalline cellulose in natural wood makes the hydrogel less flexible …

Additive manufacturing of smart materials that can be dynamically programmed with external
stimuli is known as 4D printing. Among the 4D printable materials, hydrogels are the most …

Traditional devices, including conventional rigid electronics and machines, as well as
emerging wearable electronics and soft robotics, almost all have a single mechanical state …

Many creatures in the nature can quickly deform their shape and change their color under
the stimulation of the external environment. Dielectric elastomer as one of the smart …

Stiffness variable polymers are an essential family of materials that have aroused
considerable attention in soft actuators. Although lots of strategies have been proposed to …

Pneumatic-powered actuators are receiving increasing attention due to their widespread
applications. However, their inherent low stiffness makes them incompetent in tasks …

Materials possessing switchable stiffness, particularly dynamically switchable stiffness, have
generated a lot of attention in the soft actuator. Herein, we proposed a facial poly (vinyl …