Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is an exciting research area that aims at
regenerative alternatives to harvested tissues for transplantation. Biomaterials play a pivotal …

Atomic force microscopy as a multifunctional molecular toolbox in nanobiotechnology | Nature
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Load-bearing tissues, such as muscle and cartilage, exhibit high elasticity, high toughness
and fast recovery, but have different stiffness (with cartilage being significantly stiffer than …

Hydrogel-based devices are widely used as flexible electronics, biosensors, soft robots, and
intelligent human-machine interfaces. In these applications, high stretchability, low …

Engineering shape memory/morphing materials have achieved considerable progress in
polymer-based systems with broad potential applications. However, engineering protein …

Inspired by the adhesive proteins of mussels, polydopamine (pDA) has emerged as one of
the most widely employed materials for surface functionalization. Despite numerous …

Maleimide–thiol reactions are widely used to produce protein–polymer conjugates for
therapeutics. However, maleimide–thiol adducts are unstable in vivo or in the presence of …

Designing synthetic protein hydrogels with tailored mechanical properties similar to naturally
occurring tissues is an eternal pursuit in tissue engineering and stem cell and cancer …

The passive elasticity of muscle is largely governed by the I-band part of the giant muscle
protein titin,,,, a complex molecular spring composed of a series of individually folded …

The outstanding adhesive performance of mussel byssal threads has inspired materials
scientists over the past few decades. Exploiting the amino‐catechol synergy, polymeric …