Hydrogel delivery systems can leverage therapeutically beneficial outcomes of drug delivery
and have found clinical use. Hydrogels can provide spatial and temporal control over the …

For the past few decades, tissue sealants and adhesives have been developed as an
alternative to sutures and staples to close and seal wounds or incisions. These materials are …

Micropatterned materials have developed in nature over 3.8 billion years, with remarkable
performance. Nature inspiration is the process of understanding biological mechanisms and …

Hydrogels are a unique class of three dimensional cross-linked polymeric networks that can
hold a large fraction of aqueous solvents and biological fluids within their structures …

Exciting advancements have been made in the field of flexible electronic devices in the last
two decades and will certainly lead to a revolution in peoples' lives in the future. However …

Inspired by embryonic wound closure, we present mechanically active dressings to
accelerate wound healing. Conventional dressings passively aid healing by maintaining …

The vast opportunities for biomaterials design and functionality enabled by mimicking nature
continue to stretch the limits of imagination. As both biological understanding and …

Sutures, staples, clips, and skin closure strips are used as the gold standard to close
wounds after an injury. In spite of being the present standard of care, the utilization of these …

Background The extant squamates (> 9400 known species of lizards and snakes) are one of
the most diverse and conspicuous radiations of terrestrial vertebrates, but no studies have …

Effective drug delivery is important in the treatment of various biomedical conditions, ranging
from autoimmune disorders to cancer and bacterial infections. Nanostructured systems can …