Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

Exploring innovative solutions to improve the healthcare of the aging and diseased
population continues to be a global challenge. Among a number of strategies toward this …

Microencapsulation is an emerging process in which an active substance is entrapped in a
homogeneous or heterogeneous matrix to form capsules. This technique allows reducing …

Stimuli-responsive materials are able to undergo controllable changes in materials
properties in response to external cues. Increasing efforts have been directed towards …

In the last two decades, microfluidics has emerged as a powerful tool of high precision and
versatility, mainly applied to biomedicine. As a result of its strengths, the literature …

Nanomaterials have attracted significant attention in biomedical and environmental science
in recent years due to their unique thermal, optical, electrical and magnetic properties. The …

Bacterial therapy, which presents a smart platform for delivering and producing therapeutic
agents, as monotherapy or in combination with other therapeutic modes, has provided a …

Success in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering is quickly becoming 'test'limited
within the design–build–test cycle. Commonly used methods for high-throughput screening …

Nanocellulose, a versatile and sustainable nanomaterial derived from cellulose fibers, has
attracted considerable attention in various fields due to its unique properties. Similar to …

Functional materials from the microfluidic-based droplet community are emerging as
enabling tools for various applications in tissue engineering and cell biology. The innovative …