Biomaterials with the ability to self-heal and recover their structural integrity offer many
advantages for applications in biomedicine. The past decade has witnessed the rapid …

Two-dimensional and three-dimensional cell culture systems are widely used for biological
studies, and are the basis of the organoid, tissue engineering and organ-on-chip research …

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

Owing to their unique chemical and physical properties, hydrogels are attracting increasing
attention in both basic and translational biomedical studies. Although the classical hydrogels …

The ability of artificial materials to be healed efficiently, mimicking the living organisms,
exhibits a great deal of potential advantages that can revolutionise the operation and …

Stretchable self‐healing supercapacitors (SCs) can operate under extreme deformation and
restore their initial properties after damage with considerably improved durability and …

Adhering hydrogels to various materials is fundamental to a large array of established and
emerging applications. The last few years have seen transformative advances in achieving …

Self-healing hydrogels have emerged as the most promising alternatives to conventional
brittle hydrogels used in the biomedical field due to the features of long-term stability and …

Biomedical hydrogels as sole repair matrices or combined with pre-seeded cells and
bioactive growth factors are extensively applied in tissue engineering and regenerative …

Given their durability and long‐term stability, self‐healable hydrogels have, in the past few
years, emerged as promising replacements for the many brittle hydrogels currently being …