Engineered living materials could have the capacity to self-repair and self-replicate, sense
local and distant disturbances in their environment, and respond with functionalities for …

Vast potential exists for the development of novel, engineered platforms that manipulate
biology for the production of programmed advanced materials. Such systems would possess …

Natural biological materials exhibit remarkable properties: self-assembly from simple raw
materials, precise control of morphology, diverse physical and chemical properties, self …

Living creatures are continuous sources of inspiration for designing synthetic materials.
However, living creatures are typically different from synthetic materials because the former …

The past two decades have witnessed rapid advances in engineering individual microbial
strains to produce biochemicals and biomaterials. However, engineering microbial consortia …

Biological living materials, such as animal bones and plant stems, are able to self-heal,
regenerate, adapt and make decisions under environmental pressures. Despite recent …

Biomaterials have evolved from inert materials that lack interaction with the body to
biologically active, instructive materials that host and provide signals to surrounding cells …

Biological systems assemble living materials that are autonomously patterned, can self-
repair and can sense and respond to their environment. The field of engineered living …

Engineered living materials (ELMs) based on bacterial cellulose (BC) offer a promising
avenue for cheap-to-produce materials that can be programmed with genetically encoded …

Natural materials, such as bone, integrate living cells composed of organic molecules
together with inorganic components. This enables combinations of functionalities, such as …