Hydrogels continue to attract significant attention due to their unique characteristics such as high-water content, softness, biocompatibility and low cost. This collection highlights recent advances in hydrogel research published on Materials Chemistry Frontiers, spanning wound healing, tissue engineering, drug delivery, wearable sensors, flexible electronics, and energy storage applications. Articles featured in our focus collections are handpicked by Editors. We hope you find them enjoyable to read. |
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Review Articles
Hydrogel polymer electrolytes for advanced zinc-ion batteries: structural design and anode stabilization strategies
Chen, Yu; Xie, Pengyun; Shen, Bingrong; Peng, Hui; Zhu, Lei; Shakir, Imran; Ma, Guofu; Xu, Yuxi
Hydrogel ionic sensory systems
Chen, Rui; Guo, Rongxi; Li, Ying; Yan, Hao; Huang, Jin; Xu, Hexiang; Shi, Wei; Zhang, Zongzheng; Zhuo, Shuyun; Liu, Mingjie
Recent advances in stretchable hydrogel-based triboelectric nanogenerators for on-skin electronics
Zhang, Baosen; Wang, Ruge; Wang, Ruizhi; Chen, Baojin; Li, Haidong; Shen, Ao; Mao, Yanchao
Stimuli-responsive Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene-based hydrogels: preparation and applications
Gao, Qi; He, Ping-Ping; Wang, Xiaowen; Du, Xiaoxue; Guo, Weiwei
Conductive hydrogels as an innovative healer for the treatment of diabetic wounds
Zhao, Jingyi; Gao, Chen; Guo, Wenlai; Zhang, Boxiang; Ren, Sixu; Wu, Siyu; Guo, Jie; Qu, Wenrui
Recent advances in tailored chitosan-based hydrogels for bone regeneration and repair
Feng, Peipei; He, Chaonan; Li, Guanrong; Li, Jin; Ke, Chunhai; Ma, Jingyun
Research Articles
Photothermal-responsive nanocomposite hydrogel for intelligent drug release and alveolar bone regeneration
Wang, Junjie; Chen, Haojie; Wang, Dai; Chen, Jianzhao; Lan, Liujia; Li, Wenqiang; Shen, Shan
Stimuli-responsive drug delivery, antioxidant and photothermal antibacterial hydrogel wound dressing for MRSA-infected pressure ulcer repair
Wu, Yuling; Dong, Ruonan; Fang, Qingqing; Chen, Zikun; Duan, Xianglong; Guo, Baolin; Liu, Liangle
Photoresponsive multifunctional anisotropic conductive hydrogel membrane for human motion detection, information encryption and transmission
Qi, Haina; Yu, Anran; Jing, Xuelian; Hu, Yaolin; Wu, Ping; Zhang, Xuejian; Li, Yongtao; Zhao, Hongkai; Liu, Huisheng; Dong, Xiangting
Amino acid-derived Cu(II)-coordinated supramolecular hydrogel with tunable mechanics, self-healing, and underwater adhesion
Singh, Nishikanta; Mahata, Koushik; Sinha, Durgesh Kumar; Banerjee, Sanjib
Suppressing γ- to α-Fe₂O₃ transformation using a reduced graphene oxide hydrogel
Quan, Xiangning; Duan, Shuo; Yan, Peixiu; Wang, Yongjian; Zhao, Yiqun; Yang, Jie; Dai, Bo; Si, Mingsu; Wang, Jun; Hu, Yang; Li, Hua; Zhang, Lili; Wu, Mingzai; Peng, Yong
A bioinspired hydrogel with balanced adhesion and compliance for reversible underwater adhesion
Zhang, Yanjing; Feng, Shanhao; Zhu, Shilei; Yang, Xin; Hu, Yulin; Kang, Beibei; Guo, Shuaijun; Zheng, Qiang; Fan, Hailong; Ye, Ya Nan
A highly conductive, biocompatible and stretchable sputtered Pt electrode via the island-bridge effect
Patino, F. Javier; Sanchez-Beato, Lidia; Jimenez, Alicia; Duran-Prado, Mario; Polo, J. L.; Payo, Ismael; Andres, J. P.; Herrero, M. Antonia; Vazquez, Ester
Sustained release of a low molecular weight antilipolytic drug from an electroactive hydrogel for antiaging and biomedical applications
Mondal, Himarati; Lee, Hyun Jong
An adenine-modified chitosan cross-linked 8-arm-PEG-CHO hydrogel for promoting infected wound healing
Jiang, Jiaxi; Jiang, Tao; Zhou, Cong; He, Yingjie; Jiang, Ankang; Yang, Guichun; Nie, Junqi; Wang, Feiyi; Yang, Xiaofan; Chen, Zhenbing; Lu, Cuifen
MoS₂-functionalized chitosan hydrogel with antibacterial and antioxidant functions promotes healing of infected diabetic wounds
He, Yingjie; Guo, Jiahe; Li, Hua; Jiang, Jiaxi; Chen, Jing; Yang, Guichun; Yang, Xiaofan; Chen, Zhenbing; Lu, Cuifen
Self-healing photothermal antibacterial hydrogels constructed through multiple dynamic chemical bonds
Chang, Jingrui; Wang, Xinyu; Ma, Xuejiao; Lu, Bo
Programmable folding kinetics in single-composition hydrogel actuators via UV-induced microphase separation
Han, Gi-Yeon; Rho, Yumi; Zhao, Jiayu; Lei, Willie; Bae, Jinhye
Integrated molecular functions in photo-generated hydrogels for wound healing
Xu, Xiangchuan; Tong, Huanhuan; Kong, Hongtao; Chen, Canwen; Fan, Ping; Huang, Wenhuan; Miao, Hui; Zhang, Guoqing; Zhu, Rui
A pillararene-based supramolecular polymer hydrogel for removal of organic dyes from water
Ma, Jiaxin; Gong, Shanhao; Cheng, Yujie; Cao, Wei; Wei, Xuehong; Wang, Pi; Xia, Danyu
Synthesis of Schiff base crosslinked polyaniline hydrogels with enhanced electrochemical performance for supercapacitor applications
Ghosh, Samaresh; Majhi, Jagannath; Sharma, Sonal; Priya, Kumari; Bandyopadhyay, Anasuya
Design and electrospinning synthesis of red luminescent-highly anisotropic conductive Janus nanobelt hydrogel array films
Qi, Haina; Huang, Huazhi; Hu, Yaolin; Li, Ning; Yang, Liu; Zhang, Xuejian; Li, Yongtao; Zhao, Hongkai; Li, Dan; Dong, Xiangting
Multi-stimuli responsive smart materials: cyanine amphiphile self-assembly for photochromic and pH-switching applications
Tseng, Tzu-Yu; Yeh, Yao-Chun; Hsing, Wei; Fu, Lien-Chen; Yeh, Mei-Yu
Strong and highly conducting PPyNT/PAA/PVA triple network hydrogel: scalable construction and strain sensing
Wang, Shi; Yang, Huan; Chen, Yukai; Hu, Boyuan; Tian, Peng; Xue, Xiongbiao; Wang, Yong; Li, Yu; Jing, Xinli
High-strength anisotropic hydrogels as adhesive strain sensors for dual-environment applications
Li, Yali; Ma, Ruiyao; Liu, Hui; Liu, Qiang; Song, Shasha; Xing, Ling-Bao; Ma, Shuanhong
Flexible keratin hydrogels obtained by a reductive method
Peralta Ramos, Maria Luz; Rivas-Rojas, Patricia; Ascolani, Hugo; Cavallo, Margherita; Bonino, Francesca; Fernandez de Luis, Roberto; Ximena Guerbi, Maria; Michelini, Flabia; Bernal, Celina; Lazaro-Martinez, Juan Manuel; Copello, Guillermo
Constructing highly efficient dual-confinement phosphorescence supramolecular naphthalimide pyridinium networks via eco-friendly post-polymerization assembly
Song, Qi; Meng, Xianfeng; Bai, Xue; Sun, Yongbin; Ge, Yanqing; Dai, Xian-Yin
Red-light controlled supramolecular assemblies of N,N′-diarylindigo amphiphiles for soft robotic actuation
Yau, Jerry Chun-Kit; Chen, Chris Yanzhi; Zhang, Haiqi; Chau, Ming-Hin; Kajitani, Takashi; Leung, Franco King-Chi
