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View article: Towards Implantable Artificial Muscles: Epoxy Based Bilayer Thermal Actuators with Ambient Activation Temperatures
Towards Implantable Artificial Muscles: Epoxy Based Bilayer Thermal Actuators with Ambient Activation Temperatures Open
The development of soft and biocompatible actuators is a current challenge in the fast‐growing field of soft robotics. A variety of shape‐memory and thermal actuators are currently being explored for application in these areas, especially …
View article: High‐Performance Dopamine‐Based Supramolecular Bio‐Adhesives
High‐Performance Dopamine‐Based Supramolecular Bio‐Adhesives Open
The need for wound closure or surgical procedures has been commonly met by the application of sutures. Unfortunately, these are often invasive or subject to contamination. Alternative solutions are offered by surgical adhesives that can be…
View article: Soft alchemy: a comprehensive guide to chemical reactions for pneumatic soft actuation
Soft alchemy: a comprehensive guide to chemical reactions for pneumatic soft actuation Open
Soft robotics has emerged as a transformative field, leveraging bio-inspired novel actuation mechanisms to enable more adaptable, compliant, and sophisticated robotic systems. However, the portability of soft pneumatic actuators is typical…
View article: Conjugated Microporous Polymers for Catalytic CO<sub>2</sub> Conversion
Conjugated Microporous Polymers for Catalytic CO<sub>2</sub> Conversion Open
Rising carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels in the atmosphere are recognized as a threat to atmospheric stability and life. Although this greenhouse gas is being produced on a large scale, there are solutions to reduction and indeed utilization o…
View article: Selective CO<sub>2</sub> Electroreduction from Tuneable Naphthalene‐Based Porous Polyimide Networks
Selective CO<sub>2</sub> Electroreduction from Tuneable Naphthalene‐Based Porous Polyimide Networks Open
A series of porous polyimides (pPIs) are synthesized, and their surface areas and pore sizes are optimized by the previously reported Bristol–X'an‐Jiatong (BXJ) approach. How this approach can be used to tune and optimize the porous networ…
View article: Controlled Removal of Organic Dyes from Aqueous Systems Using Porous Cross-Linked Conjugated Polyanilines
Controlled Removal of Organic Dyes from Aqueous Systems Using Porous Cross-Linked Conjugated Polyanilines Open
[Image: see text] Porous organic materials, as a broad class of functional materials, offer a promising route for low-cost purification of contaminated wastewaters. We have synthesized a range of highly cross-linked conjugated porous polya…
View article: Crosslinked porous polyimides: structure, properties and applications
Crosslinked porous polyimides: structure, properties and applications Open
Porous polyimides (pPIs) represent a fascinating class of porous organic polymers (POPs). Here the properties and functions of amorphous and crystalline pPIs are reviewed, and applications contributing to solutions to global challenges hig…
View article: Polymethacrylic Acid Shows Thermoresponsivity in an Organic Solvent
Polymethacrylic Acid Shows Thermoresponsivity in an Organic Solvent Open
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View article: Inducing hardening and healability in poly(ethylene-<i>co</i>-acrylic acid)<i>via</i>blending with complementary low molecular weight additives
Inducing hardening and healability in poly(ethylene-<i>co</i>-acrylic acid)<i>via</i>blending with complementary low molecular weight additives Open
Blending nitroarylurea gelators with poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) copolymers improves the mechanical and healing properties of the bulk polymervia‘network within a network’ formation.