The controlled crystallization of active pharmaceutical ingredients in supramolecular metallogel media using tannic acid is reported.
Increase Therapeutic Outcomes
Decellularized ECM hydrogels as a delivery platform for extracellular vesicles and microRNAs.
Stacking Up: Building Complex Perfused Tissues
An automated system to assemble macrotissues from prefabricated living microtissues with a cell density similar to organs is reported.
Your Form is in Your DNA: Shape-Memory Hydrogels Based on Nucleic Acid Bridging
Trifold stimuli-responsive shape memory in hydrogels is realized by combining donor-acceptor interaction with G-quadruplexes and DNA base pairing.
Microscopic Considerations for Optimizing Silk Biomaterials
Silk’s highly tunable range of mechanical properties, degradation rates and material formats arise from subtle changes at the microscopic level.
Overcoming a Sticking Point for Bone Healing
A strong bioinspired adhesive is developed to aid bone fracture healing.
A Noah’s-Ark-Like Cell Carrier for Tissue Regeneration [Video]
Highly porous microspheres are developed as injectable scaffolds for tissue regeneration based on polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a family of natural biopolyesters.
Unravelling the Cytokine Secretion Process of Single Cells with a Novel Biosensor [Video]
A nanobiosensor is developed that performs real-time analysis of single-cell cytokine secretion, enabling the development of new therapies for diseases.
Why Smart Birds Take Their Bath
Bird feather microstructure exhibits an astonishing water-assisted ability of self-repair, which enables birds to replace their plumage only once per year.
Polyphosphate-based Smart Material for Implants [Video]
A team of researchers demonstrate Ca–polyphosphate (polyP) nanoparticles (NPs) as a smart biomaterial for regenerative medicine applications.