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Gallium‐Based Liquid Metal Composites for Flexible Sensors: Design Strategies, Sensing Functions, and Application

Advanced Electronic Materials, Volume 12, Issue 11, 8 June 2026.
ABSTRACT In recent years, flexible sensors have played an important role in fields of medical diagnostics and soft robotics for their unique conformability. To further improve the sensing performance, new strategies involving liquid metal‐based composite materials have shown many advantages. Among the emerging new materials, gallium‐based liquid metals
Caicaike Bayin, Zhaojun Xu, Chuyi Zheng, Rui Gao, Liang Guo, Di Zhang, Xiaoli Ma, Xue Han, Weijiang Xue, Cuiping Guo, Yao Li   +10 more
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Soft elasticity enabled adhesion enhancement of liquid crystal elastomers on rough surfaces. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Annapooranan R, Yeerella RH, Chambers RJ, Li C, Cai S.   +4 more
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Stimuli‐Responsive Hydrogels for Optical Applications: Mechanisms, Architectures, and Translational Challenges

Aggregate, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2026.
The review discusses stimuli‐responsive hydrogels as soft optical materials that translate physical, chemical, and biological cues into refractive‐index, scattering, birefringence, diffraction, and transparency changes. It examines major stimulus classes and photonic architectures for biosensing, waveguiding, adaptive lenses, smart windows, and therapy.
Andrés Bernal‐Ballén, Alexandr Dejneka, Oleg Lunov   +2 more
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Mechanisms, Design Principles, and Emerging Strategies in Supramolecular Assembly‐Enabled Circularly Polarized Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence

Aggregate, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2026.
The Graphical Abstract summarizes the key concepts of this review, covering supramolecular assembly strategies, CPP material integration, multicolor emission, information encryption, and flexible optoelectronic applications. ABSTRACT Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) and room‐temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials are crucial for advanced ...
Wei Zhang, Jiang‐Hai Li, Mao‐Qin Liu, Zheng‐Mei Cheng, Ye Meng, Yang Luo, Jin‐Liang Zhuang   +6 more
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Structure-Property Relationships in Auxetic Liquid Crystal Elastomers-The Effect of Spacer Length. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Berrow SR, Raistrick T, Mandle RJ, Gleeson HF.   +3 more
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Stimuli‐Responsive Poly(Disulfide)s: A Versatile Platform for Intelligent Drug Delivery Systems

MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Ring‐opening polymerization based on dynamic disulfide bond exchange is an important method for synthesizing poly(disulfide)s. These polymers possess stimulus‐responsive mechanisms and show broad prospects in intelligent drug delivery. This review systematically discusses the ring‐opening polymerization strategy and research progress of drug delivery ...
Yuechen He, Qiuhong Ouyang, Xinglv Chen, Qian Zhong, Xunhuan Song, Yujie Sun, Bingran Yu, Meng Qin   +7 more
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Sustainably Sourced Dynamic Covalent Network Epoxy Thermosets and Composites: Synthesis, Performance, and Applications

Safety Science and Technology, Volume 1, Issue 2, June 2026.
Dynamic covalent network epoxy thermosets are emerging as a powerful class of sustainable materials that bridge the performance gap between conventional thermosets and thermoplastics. This review highlights recent advances in bio‐based epoxy systems derived from lignins, plant oils, furan derivatives, and natural phenolics, with emphasis on dynamic ...
Muhammad Salman, Rukhsana Ashraf, Xin Wang   +2 more
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Performance of Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Ionic Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Solid Electrolytes. [PDF]

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
Alyami A, Skowrons M, Perera K, Lüssem B, Jákli A.   +4 more
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Programmable Fabric‐Based Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Wearables: A Review

Small Structures, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2026.
This review summarizes recent advances in fabric soft pneumatic actuators (FSPAs), emphasizing programmable design strategies, diverse actuation deformation modes, material selection, and emerging applications. We highlight how geometric constraints, material distribution, and specialized fabrication methods govern longitudinal, bending, torsional, and
Zichao Ling, Zichun Cao, Shanshan Dong, Jie Zhang, Yadie Yang   +4 more
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Flexible pyroelectric energy harvesters from nanocomposites of liquid crystal elastomers/lead zirconate titanate nanoparticles. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Li S, Wang Y, Liu Z, Chen B, Liu M, He X, Yang S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source