Cells' local mechanical environment can be as important in guiding cellular responses as
many well-characterized biochemical cues. Hydrogels that mimic the native extracellular …

Organoids—cellular aggregates derived from stem or progenitor cells that recapitulate organ
function in miniature—are of growing interest in developmental biology and medicine …

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels with programmable shape changes are promising materials
for soft robots, four-dimensional printing, biomedical devices and artificial intelligence …

A major challenge in nanotechnology is the fabrication of complex three-dimensional (3D)
structures with desired materials. We present a strategy for fabricating arbitrary 3D …

Since the advent of additive manufacturing, known commonly as 3D printing, this technology
has revolutionized the biofabrication landscape and driven numerous pivotal advancements …

Synthetic 3D extracellular matrices (ECMs) find application in cell studies, regenerative
medicine, and drug discovery. While cells cultured in a monolayer may exhibit unnatural …

Numerous surgical procedures are daily performed worldwide to replace and repair
damaged tissue. Tissue engineering is the field devoted to the regeneration of damaged …

Hydrogels are an important class of biomaterials with the unique property of high‐water
content in a crosslinked polymer network. In particular, chemically crosslinked hydrogels …

Chemically modified biomacromolecules─ ie, proteins, nucleic acids, glycans, and lipids─
have become crucial tools in chemical biology. They are extensively used not only to …

In the past decade, stimuli-responsive hydrogels are increasingly studied as biomaterials for
tissue engineering and regenerative medicine purposes. Smart hydrogels can not only …