Supramolecular binding motifs are increasingly employed in the design of biomaterials. The
ability to rationally engineer specific yet reversible associations into polymer networks with …

Self-healing hydrogels have the ability to recover their original properties after the action of
an external stress, due to presence in their structure of reversible chemical or physical cross …

Granular hydrogels have been increasingly exploited in biomedical applications, including
wound healing and cardiac repair. Despite their utility, design guidelines for engineering …

Physical networks typically employ enthalpy-dominated crosslinking interactions that
become more dynamic at elevated temperatures, leading to network softening. Moreover …

Moldable hydrogels are increasingly used as injectable or extrudable materials in
biomedical and industrial applications owing to their ability to flow under applied stress …

Supramolecular hydrogels display unique dynamic features such as self-healing and
injectability which are endowed by their non-covalent crosslinking. These extraordinary …

Polymer–nanoparticle (PNP) hydrogels are a class of nanocomposite materials showing
potential as injectable platforms for biomedical applications. Their design is limited by …

Hydrogels that can be injected into the body using standard needles or catheters enable a
minimally invasive strategy to prolong local delivery of therapeutic cargo. In particular …

Cellulose is one of the world's most abounding polymers, which could be obtained through a
miscellany of natural resources, plant cell walls, certain types of bacteria, algae, tunicates …

Directing biological functions is at the heart of next-generation biomedical initiatives in tissue
and immuno-engineering. However, the ambitious goal of engineering complex biological …