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Shuijian He is a leading researcher at the forefront of smart materials, specializing in the design and development of biomass-based hydrogel actuators. His work masterfully integrates nanocellulose—a sustainable, plant-derived nanomaterial—with advanced polymer chemistry to create soft robots and sensors that respond to environmental stimuli. He’s best known for pioneering bilayer hydrogel actuators that combine thermo-responsiveness, shape memory, and remarkable self-sensing capabilities, as demonstrated in his highly cited 2024 study (127 citations). This breakthrough enables materials that not only change shape when heated but also report their own deformation, paving the way for intelligent, autonomous soft devices. His comprehensive 2024 review on biomass-based smart hydrogel actuators (30 citations) has become a key resource for the field, synthesizing progress and charting future directions. Most recently, in 2025, he unveiled a programmable, multi-stimuli responsive hydrogel actuator with intrinsic self-sensing capacity (5 citations), further pushing the boundaries of multifunctionality. With a growing citation impact and a clear focus on sustainability and innovation, He is shaping the next generation of responsive, bio-inspired materials for applications in soft robotics, wearable electronics, and biomedical devices.