Hydrogels are promising materials for mimicking the extra-cellular environment. Here, we
present a simple methodology for the formation of a free-standing viscoelastic hydrogel from …

Our bodies are composed of soft tissues made of various proteins. In contrast, most
hydrogels designed for biological applications are made of synthetic polymers. Recently, it is …

Hydrogels are a class of biomaterials used for a wide range of biomedical applications,
including as a three-dimensional (3D) scaffold for cell culture that mimics the extracellular …

Protein hydrogels constructed from recombinant proteins have attracted increasing interests
for fundamental biological studies as well as applications in biomedical engineering field. In …

The tunable mechanical and structural properties of protein-based hydrogels make them
excellent scaffolds for tissue engineering and repair. Moreover, using protein-based …

Folded protein hydrogels are prime candidates as tuneable biomaterials but it is unclear to
what extent their mechanical properties have mesoscopic, as opposed to molecular origins …

DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201604743 stretchability, insensitivity to structural defects, and the
capacity for self-healing.[4–9] The strategies employed thus far to achieve these properties …

Biomaterials, which can contain appropriate biomechanical and/or biochemical cues, are
increasingly being investigated as potential scaffolds for tissue regeneration and/or repair …

Protein-based hydrogels have attracted considerable interests due to their potential
applications in biomedical engineering and material sciences. Using a tandem modular …

Recent advances in our understanding of the sophistication of the cellular microenvironment
and the dynamics of tissue remodeling during development, disease, and regeneration have …