Silk fibroin has become a promising biomaterial owing to its remarkable mechanical
property, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and sufficient supply. However, it is difficult to …

Engineered human cardiac tissues facilitate progress in regenerative medicine, disease
modelling and drug development. In this Perspective, we reflect on the most notable …

The use of biomaterials in delivering CRISPR/Cas9 for gene therapy in infectious diseases
holds tremendous potential. This innovative approach combines the advantages of …

Cytophilic (cell‐adhesive) materials are very important for tissue engineering and
regenerative medicine. However, for engineering hierarchically organized tissue structures …

Collagen is one main component of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in natural tissues and is,
therefore, well suited as a biomaterial for tissue engineering. In this study, a method is …

Spider silks are well known for their extraordinary mechanical properties. This characteristic
is a result of the interplay of composition, structure and self-assembly of spider silk proteins …

Improving biomaterials by engineering application-specific and adjustable properties is of
increasing interest. Most of the commonly available materials fulfill the mechanical and …

Biomaterials are an indispensable part of biomedical research. However, although many
materials display suitable application-specific properties, they provide only poor …

For tissue engineering applications, guided cell interaction with a biomaterial surface is one
essential feature since, in natural tissue, cells constantly interact with their extracellular …

Photolithography combined with surface nucleated protein self‐assembly of azido‐modified
spider silk proteins is used to create an arbitrarily shaped, inherently cell repellent …