Hydrogel interfaces for merging humans and machines

H Yuk, J Wu, X Zhao - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
The last few decades have witnessed unprecedented convergence between humans and
machines that closely operate around the human body. Despite these advances, traditional …

Supramolecular adhesive hydrogels for tissue engineering applications

Y Zhao, S Song, X Ren, J Zhang, Q Lin… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tissue engineering is a promising and revolutionary strategy to treat patients who suffer the
loss or failure of an organ or tissue, with the aim to restore the dysfunctional tissues and …

Polymeric tissue adhesives

S Nam, D Mooney - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymeric tissue adhesives provide versatile materials for wound management and are
widely used in a variety of medical settings ranging from minor to life-threatening tissue …

Effects of extracellular matrix viscoelasticity on cellular behaviour

O Chaudhuri, J Cooper-White, PA Janmey, DJ Mooney… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Substantial research over the past two decades has established that extracellular matrix
(ECM) elasticity, or stiffness, affects fundamental cellular processes, including spreading …

Programming 3D curved mesosurfaces using microlattice designs

X Cheng, Z Fan, S Yao, T Jin, Z Lv, Y Lan, R Bo… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Cellular microstructures form naturally in many living organisms (eg, flowers and leaves) to
provide vital functions in synthesis, transport of nutrients, and regulation of growth. Although …

Viscoelastic surface electrode arrays to interface with viscoelastic tissues

CM Tringides, N Vachicouras, I de Lázaro… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Living tissues are non-linearly elastic materials that exhibit viscoelasticity and plasticity. Man-
made, implantable bioelectronic arrays mainly rely on rigid or elastic encapsulation …

Highly damping and self‐healable ionic elastomer from dynamic phase separation of sticky fluorinated polymers

H Xiang, X Li, B Wu, S Sun, P Wu - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Shock‐induced low‐frequency vibration damage is extremely harmful to bionic soft robots
and machines that may incur the malfunction of fragile electronic elements. However, current …

Hydrogels for flexible electronics

Y Zhang, Y Tan, J Lao, H Gao, J Yu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels have emerged as promising materials for flexible electronics due to their unique
properties, such as high water content, softness, and biocompatibility. In this perspective, we …

A logic‐based diagnostic and therapeutic hydrogel with multistimuli responsiveness to orchestrate diabetic bone regeneration

D Li, K Chen, H Tang, S Hu, L Xin, X Jing… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The regeneration of diabetic bone defects remains challenging as the innate healing
process is impaired by glucose fluctuation, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and …

Photocurable bioresorbable adhesives as functional interfaces between flexible bioelectronic devices and soft biological tissues

Q Yang, T Wei, RT Yin, M Wu, Y Xu, J Koo, YS Choi… - Nature materials, 2021 - nature.com
Flexible electronic/optoelectronic systems that can intimately integrate onto the surfaces of
vital organ systems have the potential to offer revolutionary diagnostic and therapeutic …