Special Issue Information

Intelligent soft and organic matter has become a rapidly developing frontier, driven by breakthroughs in material science, mechanics, structural engineering, electrochemistry, and emerging sensing technologies. These advanced materials - characterized by adaptability, flexibility, responsiveness, and multi-functionality - are opening new paradigms for next-generation intelligent systems. Examples include conductive polymers, organic mixed ionic–electronic conductors, mechano-meta-materials, and bio-derived pigments such as melanins, which exhibit unique mechanical responses, charge transport and redox behaviors relevant for mechanical, sensing and electrochemical applications. Coupling soft/organic matter with intelligent design enables new capabilities in dynamic sensing, self-regulation, human-machine interfaces, wearable electronics, soft robotics, biomedical devices, and beyond. With the rapid progress of AI-assisted design, flexible electronics, and micro/nano fabrication, the demand for highly efficient, multi-modal, and robust sensing platforms based on soft and organic matter continues to rise. These trends underscore the importance of novel material concepts, fundamental mechanisms, device architectures, and system-level integration.

This Special Issue aims to provide a dedicated platform to showcase the latest advances, challenges, and opportunities in intelligent soft and organic materials, covering their fundamental science, structural designs, electrochemical behaviors, sensing principles, device engineering, and practical applications. We welcome high-quality contributions that push the boundaries of intelligent soft and organic matter research and accelerate their development in real-world intelligent systems. Additionally, we welcome contributions on systems where fundamental redox activity, hydration-dependent processes, or mixed ionic-electronic transport play a key role, including natural pigment systems such as melanin and poly(indolequinone) materials.

(1) Design, synthesis, and characterization of intelligent materials;
(2) Electrochemical properties, mechanisms, and interfaces in soft/organic matter;
(3) Bio-derived functional materials such as melanins, quinone-based polymers, and other organic redox systems for sensing, electrochemistry, and intelligent energy applications;
(4) Advanced sensing technologies based on soft materials, flexible devices, and organic electronics;
(5) AI-enabled intelligent sensing, perception, and human-machine interaction in wearable systems, soft robotics, biomedical sensing, or environmental monitoring;
(6) Modeling, simulation, and data-driven design of intelligent soft and organic matter;
(7) Emerging device architectures, fabrication techniques, and system-level implementations.

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