Hydrogels and their sensors are emerging as key players in biomedical electronics, offering
flexible, programmable structures and functions. Hydrogel-based sensors with stress–strain …

Hydrogel composites in an aqueous media with viscoelastic properties and elastic modulus
that can be precisely tailored are desirable to mimic many biological tissues ranging from …

Fabricating rubber composites with desired densities, compressibilities, stretchabilities,
mechanical strengths, and self-healing properties is challenging. The present study focused …

Shark cartilage presents a complex material composed of collagen, proteoglycans, and
bioapatite. In the present study, we explored the link between microstructure, chemical …

The folding of cellular monolayers pervades embryonic development and disease, and is
often caused by cell shape changes such as cell wedging. However, the function and …

Indentation tests are classical tools to determine material properties. For biological samples
such as cysts of cells, however, the observed force-displacement relation cannot be …