Hydrogels, which are hydrophilic soft porous networks, are an important class of materials of
broad relevance to bioanalytical chemistry, soft‐robotics, drug delivery, and regenerative …

The field of regenerative medicine has tremendous potential for improved treatment
outcomes and has been stimulated by advances made in bioengineering over the last few …

Living biological systems, ranging from single cells to whole organisms, can sense, process
information, and actuate in response to changing environmental conditions. Inspired by …

Hydrogels find widespread applications in biomedical engineering due to their hydrated
environment and tunable properties (eg, mechanical, chemical, biocompatible) similar to the …

Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

A variety of soft, hydrogel-like materials with sophisticated micro-and nanoengineered
ordered structures that offer excellent functionalities exist in nature. Conventional synthetic …

Research on hydrogel systems with structural features has aroused great interests due to its
wide range of applications, including actuators, microfluidic units, synthetic adhesives …

Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer‐based materials with high water content and physical
characteristics that resemble the native extracellular matrix. Because of their remarkable …

Regenerative medicine aims to tackle a panoply of challenges from repairing focal damage
to articular cartilage to preventing pathological tissue remodeling after myocardial infarction …

Advances in hydrogel design have revolutionized the way biomaterials are applied to
address biomedical needs. Hydrogels were introduced in medicine over 50years ago and …