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

The extracellular matrix (ECM) has pleiotropic effects, ranging from cell adhesion to cell
survival. In tissue engineering, the use of ECM and ECM-like scaffolds has separated the …

Here, we describe a novel pathogenic entity, the activated PMN (polymorphonuclear
leukocyte, ie, neutrophil)-derived exosome. These CD63+/CD66b+ nanovesicles acquire …

In 1991, Iijima reported on the formation of carbon nanotubes (1) using a simple arc
discharge reaction that led to an arrangement of the material in some micrometer long tubes …

Self-assembled peptide nanostructures have been increasingly exploited as functional
materials for applications in biomedicine and energy. The emergent properties of these …

Porous scaffolds have been employed for decades in the biomedical field where
researchers have been seeking to produce an environment which could approach one of …

Recent advances in three-dimensional (3-D) printing offer an excellent opportunity to
address critical challenges faced by current tissue engineering approaches. Alginate …

The brain is an enormously complex organ structured into various regions of layered tissue.
Researchers have attempted to study the brain by modeling the architecture using two …

State-of-the-art bioactive hydrogels can easily and efficiently be formed by enzyme-
catalyzed mild-crosslinking reactions in situ. Yet this cell-friendly and substrate-specific …

The current development of nanobiotechnologies requires a better understanding of cell–
surface interactions on the nanometre scale. Recently, advances in nanoscale patterning …