Advancing Synthetic Hydrogels through Nature‐Inspired Materials Chemistry

BG Soliman, AK Nguyen, JJ Gooding… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic extracellular matrix (ECM) mimics that can recapitulate the complex biochemical
and mechanical nature of native tissues are needed for advanced models of development …

Engineered protein hydrogels as biomimetic cellular scaffolds

Y Liu, AE Gilchrist, SC Heilshorn - Advanced materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The biochemical and biophysical properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM) play a pivotal
role in regulating cellular behaviors such as proliferation, migration, and differentiation …

Complex in vitro models positioned for impact to drug testing in pharma: a review

S Kang, EC Chen, H Cifuentes, G Cole, J Graham… - …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent years have seen the creation and popularization of various complex in vitro models
(CIVMs), such as organoids and organs-on-chip, as a technology with the potential to …

Hydrogels mimicking the viscoelasticity of extracellular matrix for regenerative medicine: Design, application, and molecular mechanism

L Li, S Wang, Y Chen, S Dong, C Zhang, L Liao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides a dynamic microenvironment for cells, which has
time-responsive mechanical properties such as hysteresis, relaxation, and creep …

Sensorable zwitterionic antibacterial hydrogel for wound electrostimulation therapy

J Li, M Chen, S Cheng, S Gao, J Zhai, D Yu, J Wang… - Biomaterials, 2025 - Elsevier
Wound healing process has always been a focal point of concern, with a plethora of
hydrogel dressings available; however, their therapeutic efficacy remains a hindrance to …

A Library of Elastin-like Proteins with Tunable Matrix Ligands for In Vitro 3D Neural Cell Culture

RA Suhar, MS Huang, RS Navarro… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels with encapsulated cells have widespread biomedical applications, both as tissue-
mimetic 3D cultures in vitro and as tissue-engineered therapies in vivo. Within these …

Multi‐Functional Gelatin‐Dithiolane Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering

S Asim, C Tuftee, AT Qureshi… - Advanced Functional …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Biomaterials that integrate multiple functionalities, mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM)
microenvironment to support cellular growth, and adhere robustly to damaged tissues are …

Actuating Extracellular Matrices Decouple the Mechanical and Biochemical Effects of Muscle Contraction on Motor Neurons

A Bu, F Afghah, N Castro, M Bawa… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging in vivo evidence suggests that repeated muscle contraction, or exercise, impacts
peripheral nerves. However, the difficulty of isolating the muscle‐specific impact on motor …

Viscoelasticity of Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels Regulates Human Pluripotent Stem Cell‐derived Spinal Cord Organoid Patterning and Vascularization

X Chen, C Liu, G McDaniel, O Zeng, J Ali… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, it has been recognized that natural extracellular matrix (ECM) and tissues are
viscoelastic, while only elastic properties have been investigated in the past. How the …

[HTML][HTML] 3D bioprinted dynamic bioactive living construct enhances mechanotransduction-assisted rapid neural network self-organization for spinal cord injury repair

J Yang, K Kim, Y Liu, X Luo, C Ma, W Man, Y Zhao… - Bioactive Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
Biomimetic neural substitutes, constructed through the bottom-up assembly of cell-matrix
modulus via 3D bioprinting, hold great promise for neural regeneration. However, achieving …