https://www.shucongli.com/tag/hydrogels/hydrogelsWowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)en-usMon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.shucongli.com/media/icon_hu04e153f13ac32ec4b71d90a8542309ed_54383_512x512_fill_lanczos_center_3.pnghttps://www.shucongli.com/tag/hydrogels/https://www.shucongli.com/project/spiropyran/Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.shucongli.com/project/spiropyran/<p>Photoswitches provide a molecular route to materials that can respond, adapt, and reconfigure under light. This project explores how light-responsive molecular units, such as spiropyrans, can be incorporated into soft polymer networks to regulate swelling, mechanics, and environmental response.</p> <p>By connecting molecular photoisomerization to network-scale material behavior, photoswitchable hydrogels offer design principles for adaptive soft materials, optical control, and stimuli-responsive actuation.</p>https://www.shucongli.com/project/hydrogel-origami-for-awh/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.shucongli.com/project/hydrogel-origami-for-awh/<p>Shape-morphing hydrogels provide a promising route toward passive and scalable atmospheric water harvesting. This project explores how hydrogel mechanics, origami architecture, and environmental responsiveness can be integrated to create metre-scale panels capable of capturing and releasing water from air.</p> <p>By combining material design with structural programming, hydrogel origami offers a strategy for adaptive water-harvesting systems with potential applications in sustainability, climate resilience, and resource-limited environments.</p>