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  • Materials Science
  • Biomimetic Engineering
  • Polymer Chemistry

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  • Living organisms exhibit ubiquitous growth, adapting size, shape, and properties to environmental conditions.
  • Emerging self-growing materials are inspired by biological growth, capable of incorporating external compounds to increase in size.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review self-growing materials, detailing their characteristics, synthesis strategies, and underlying mechanisms.
  • To categorize self-growing materials based on molecular mechanisms and explore their applications.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of strategies for self-growth in crosslinked organic materials from polymerizable nutrient solutions.
  • Categorization of developed examples into five groups based on molecular mechanisms.
  • Explanation of mass transport within polymer networks during growth.

Main Results:

  • Self-growing materials demonstrate essential characteristics and adaptable growth strategies.
  • Five categories of self-growing materials identified based on distinct molecular mechanisms.
  • Mass transport mechanisms critical for controlling shape and morphology during growth.

Conclusions:

  • Self-growing materials offer significant opportunities across various applications, including self-healing, 4D printing, and smart implants.
  • Further research is needed to address challenges and fully realize the potential of self-growing materials.