We show that submicron-sized patterns can be imprinted into soft, recombinant-engineered
protein hydrogels (here elastin-like proteins, ELP) by transferring wavy patterns from …

Renal applications in healthcare, such as renal replacement therapies and nephrotoxicity
tests, could potentially benefit from bioartificial kidney membranes with fully differentiated …

In the call for novel stimuli-responsive biomaterials, azobenzene-containing polymer
brushes entail a remarkable potential. In fact, their ability to be patterned at the micro-and …

Complex 3D organizations of materials represent ubiquitous structural motifs found in the
most sophisticated forms of matter, the most notable of which are in life‐sustaining …

Stem cells have enormous potential for developing novel therapies for kidney disease but
our current inability to direct their differentiation to specialised renal cells presents a barrier …

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is an alternative to metallic implants in orthopedic
applications; however, PEEK is bioinert and does not osteointegrate. In this study, an …

Recent trends in tissue engineering have focused on the development of electrically
conductive composite scaffolds (ie with carbon nanotubes) and on increasing the cell …

Physical forces affect tumour growth, progression and metastasis. Here, we develop
polymeric mechanical amplifiers that exploit in vitro and in vivo physical forces to increase …

Accelerated neurite outgrowth of rat cortical neurons on a flexible and inexpensive substrate
functionalized with gold nanocone arrays is reported. The gold nanocone arrays are …

Adverse events triggered by the direct contact between blood and synthetic materials
constitute a sincere shortcoming of cardiovascular implant technology. A well-connected …