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Materials

Single‐Fiber Design for Higher Performance Artificial Muscles
04/02/2026 - Highlighting the paradigm shift toward single‐fiber artificial muscles, this review elucidates how intrinsic actuation is encoded through precise molecular engineering. We systematically examine...
Puncture‐Needle‐Integrated Optical Fibers and NIR‐II‐Activated Thermosensitive Hydrogels for Deep‐Seated Tumor Therapy
04/02/2026 - We propose a drug‐device integrated platform combining a stimuli‐responsive hydrogel (SW8@Gel) with SPOF, assisted by a puncture needle. Syringe injects SW8@Gel (1.0 mg mL−1, 25 µL) in situ...
Universal Fluorine‐Free Proton Exchange Polymers for High‐Performance and Durable Fuel Cells Operable Under Severe Conditions
03/02/2026 - Due to excellent physical and chemical stability, the novel designed fluorine‐free polymers with aliphatic‐chain backbones (SP‐PAC12‐QP) are regarded as promising and universal alternatives...
Frontal Polymerization‐Enabled 3D Printing of Recyclable High‐Performance Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (Adv. Mater. 7/2026)
02/02/2026 - Frontal Polymerization‐Enabled 3D PrintingThis work integrates frontal polymerization with 3D printing to overcome the industry bottlenecks of support‐free printing and rapid curing for carbon...
Mistletoe‐ and Mussel‐Inspired Fabrication of Hierarchically Structured Protein‐Cellulose Scaffolds From Biomolecular Condensates
28/01/2026 - Merging materials processing tricks inspired by mussel and mistletoe fiber fabrication, solutions of cationic mussel byssus proteins were mixed with modified anionic nanocrystalline cellulose,...
Bubble Evolution‐Guided Interconnected Hierarchical Macroporous Sponges for Non‐Compressible Hemostasis in Preclinical Models
28/01/2026 - An injectable self‐expanding hemostatic sponge was developed usinga vacuum‐assisted foaming strategy combined with a physically‐chemically reinforced double‐network matrix. The sponge...
Scalable Synthesis of MXene Scrolls
22/01/2026 - A versatile and scalable strategy to convert 2D MXene nanosheets into 1D nanoscrolls with high yield. This morphological transition, driven by surface termination asymmetry, unlocks distinct...