The latest research progress of conductive hydrogels in the field of electrophysiological signal acquisition

Hongxin Ding, Yunqing Gu, Yun Ren, Chaoxiang Hu, Qianfeng Qiu, Denghao Wu, Jiegang Mou, Zhenxing Wu and Huijie Zhou

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12, 3030
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A PDMS@Fe3O4 nanocomposite material-based solar interfacial evaporator prepared using a picosecond laser

Shuangshuang Hu, Zhiliang Tang, Dongkai Chu, Ming Li, Jun Huang, Fangyu Yang, Shouyu Shao, Shuoshuo Qu and Peng Yao

Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 26271
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Leather-based flexible self-powered humidity sensors for respiratory monitoring

Jiansheng Wu, Hong Xie, Zhen Liu, Yitong Fu, Fenghui Yang, Le Chen, Wei Cheng, Bing Zheng and Fengwei Huo

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2026, 14, 3554
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Localized solar photothermal heating via plasmonic interfaces for high-efficiency water evaporation

Anita Padasalagi, Malatesh S. Pujar and M. K. Rabinal

New J. Chem., 2025, 49, 19778
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Sepiolite-Based Nanogenerator Driven by Water Evaporation

Liwei Zhao, Guoxing Jiang, Xing Zhang and Chunchang Wang

Nanomaterials, 2025, 15, 983
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Efficient moisture energy harvesting through electronegativity enhancement and dual-gradient asymmetric structural design

Mingxing Jing, Yiyang Fu, Yu Yang, Hongyuan Zhu, Wensheng Wang, Han Wu and Zhuangzhi Sun

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 117391
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Novel Nanocellulose-Based Self-Floating and Salt-Collectible Evaporator Prepared by a 3D Template Method Applied for Multiscenario Water Evaporation

Jiajia Gui, Yixiang Chen, Dan Yu and Wei Wang

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2024, 12, 13687
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Vertically aligned aerogel with concaved surface topography coupled ordered channel enable efficient solar-driven desalination

Wenxin Wang, Xinyu Ma, Jinlei Miao and Tingting Fan

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 496, 153943
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Moisture-electric generation textiles for wearable energy devices: materials, structures, manufacturing, and applications

Qiuyu Zhou, Mengyu Du, Zhenyun Zhao and Wei Chen

Soft Sci., 2026, 6
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Buried‐Interface Engineering for Ultrafast Construction of All‐Carbon Fabric Toward Synergistic Water‐Electricity Cogeneration

Zihao Zhai, Xiang Li, Jieyi Chen, Bowen Ruan, Weicheng Sun, Haodong Yu, Kai Ye, Shengkang Liu, Huaming Liu, Qi Liu, Yufang Li, Hanyu Yao and Honglie Shen

Adv Funct Materials, 2026
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Hydrovoltaic Effects from Mechanical–Electric Coupling at the Water–Solid Interface

Tao Hu, Kelan Zhang, Wei Deng and Wanlin Guo

ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 23912
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Biomimetic All-Wood Sponge for the Co-Generation of Adsorption-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting and Hydrovoltaic Power Generation

Haoyu Ma, Shengnan Li, Shaowei Wang, Weisheng Yang and Jingquan Han

Research, 2026, 9
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Extracting Lignin with Superior Photothermal Performance from Wood in Molten Salt Hydrate for Preparation of a Solar‐Driven Gradient Evaporator

Qizhao Shao, Xuan Zhou, Yiting Li, Xiaopu Dong, Xueqing Qiu and Dafeng Zheng

ChemSusChem, 2025, 18
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Factorial experimental design of wood ceramics for ammonia nitrogen adsorption from water and analysis of the comprehensive performance

Wenjun Jiang, Xiurong Guo, Bin Li, Mingxu Jia, Lipeng Hu and Danfeng Du

Wood Material Science & Engineering, 2025, 1
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Synergy design and performance optimization of hydrogel-based materials for solar driven water purification applications

Xinghua Du, Lu Han, Ruping Liu, Mukhurov Nikolai, Ye Li, Zhicheng Sun and Lanlan Hou

Desalination, 2025, 602, 118627
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Scavenging Energy and Information through Dynamically Regulating the Electrical Double Layer

Xiang Li, Zhong Lin Wang and Di Wei

Adv Funct Materials, 2024, 34
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Solar Steam Generator with Divergent Microchannels for Highly Efficient and Salt‐Resistant Brine Evaporation

Jihun Choi and Sangmin Jeon

Adv Materials Technologies, 2024, 9
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Actuation mechanisms and machine learning-based optimization for the twisted and coiled artificial muscles: a review

Lei Liu, Yanjun Li, Jiongjiong Hu, Yaping Chen and Dabiao Liu

Smart Mater. Struct., 2026, 35, 023002
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High-strength microneedle sensor for sensitive lactic acid and pH detection

Zhaoxin Li, Dingyi Zhang, Shengtian Sang and Haifeng Zhang

Analytica Chimica Acta, 2026, 1406, 345494
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Determination of singlet oxygen quantum yield based on the behavior of solvent dimethyl sulfoxide oxidation by singlet oxygen

Meng Kou, Feng Qin, Yongda Wang, Lixin Peng, Zheng Hu, Hua Zhao and Zhiguo Zhang

Analytica Chimica Acta, 2024, 1329, 343222
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Flexible microneedle sensor for rapid and highly sensitive detection of glucose inspired by the ultrafast water absorption property of stalks

Haifeng Zhang, Zhaoxin Li, Shengtian Sang and Liang Yin

Microchemical Journal, 2025, 212, 113413
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Improving flexible actuating behaviors of gel-based artificial muscles through chamomile polysaccharide crosslinking

Junjie Yang, Tao Yu, Jintong Yao, Kang Wei, Mingjian Fang, Zhen Jiang and Tong Sha

Smart Mater. Struct., 2024, 33, 125045
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Unleashing the power within: Enhancing hydrogel bio-mimetic polymer actuators (HBPA) through sodium alginate crosslinking with cordyceps polysaccharide (CO-PS)

Junjie Yang, Jihong Sun, Tao Yu, Jintong Yao, Kang Wei, Zhen Jiang, Mingjian Fang and Weilong Li

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 309, 142916
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