journal article·2026-04

Magnetic oxygen-generating robots via a self-healing hydrogel-based modular assembly strategy

Jingjing Qin, Jiahao Li, Kaibin Chu, Haoxiang Chen, Pengyang Xuan, Xiuming Wu, Hongliang Dong, Xiaoyuan Peng, Yun Qian, Silvio Osella, Yujie Chen, Wei Fan, Tianxi Liu, Feili Lai

Science China Materials· Volume 69· Issue 4
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