Biomedical scientists use chemistry-driven processes found in nature as an inspiration to
design biomaterials as promising diagnostic tools, therapeutic solutions, or tissue …

Living cells are constantly exposed to mechanical stimuli arising from the surrounding
extracellular matrix (ECM) or from neighboring cells. The intracellular molecular processes …

Tissue engineering (TE) is an interdisciplinary field integrating engineering, material science
and medical biology that aims to develop biological substitutes to repair, replace, retain, or …

The development, maintenance of healthy bone and regeneration of injured tissue in the
human body comprise a set of intricate and finely coordinated processes. However, an …

Materials patterned with high‐aspect‐ratio nanostructures have features on similar length
scales to cellular components. These surfaces are an extreme topography on the cellular …

The stem cell/material interface is a complex, dynamic microenvironment in which the cell
and the material cooperatively dictate one another's fate: the cell by remodelling its …

In recent years, the continuous development of magnetic nanostructures (MNSs) has
tremendously promoted both fundamental scientific research and technological applications …

The topographic features of an implant, which mechanically regulate cell behaviors and
functions, are critical for the clinical success in tissue regeneration. How cells sense and …

Material surface topographic features have been shown to be crucial for tissue regeneration
and surface treatment of implanted devices. Many biomaterials were investigated with …

Topography, among other physical factors such as substrate stiffness and extracellular
forces, is known to have a great influence on cell behaviours. Optimization of topographical …