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Yilong Cheng is a leading researcher in the field of advanced polymeric materials, with a focus on 4D printing, smart hydrogels, and flexible wearable sensors. His work centers on designing materials with dynamic, programmable properties—such as shape memory, autonomous adhesion, and environmental tolerance—for applications in soft robotics, biomedical devices, and human-machine interfaces. Cheng’s most cited paper (115 citations) introduces a groundbreaking approach to 4D printing using reprocessable and mechanically robust polythiourethane covalent adaptable networks, overcoming the limitations of conventional shape memory polymers. He has also developed hydrogen bonds-reinforced ionogels for highly sensitive, stable adhesive ionic skins (29 citations), and elastic hydrogels with sparse chain entanglements for low-hysteresis performance. His recent work on MXene-composited organohydrogels demonstrates robust elasticity and environmental tolerance for flexible sensors. With a growing citation record and innovations that bridge materials chemistry and device engineering, Cheng is establishing himself as a key contributor to next-generation smart materials and wearable technologies.