Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

The increasing consumption of nonrenewable materials urgently calls for the design and
fabrication of sustainable alternatives. New generations of materials should be derived from …

Cholestatic drug‐induced liver injury (DILI) induced by drugs or other xenobiotics is a severe
and even fatal clinical syndrome. Here, living materials of hierarchy‐assembled dual …

Abstract Since the 1950s, 8.3 billion tonnes (Bt) of virgin plastics have been produced, of
which around 5 Bt have accumulated as waste in oceans and other natural environments …

Historically, biofilms have been perceived as problematic or detrimental. However, biofilms
possess favorable traits such as self-regeneration, sustainability, scalability, and tunability …

Materials in nature have fascinating properties that serve as a continuous source of
inspiration for materials scientists. Accordingly, bio-mimetic and bio-inspired approaches …

Bacterial cellulose (BC) has been utilized as a biopolymer matrix for various applications.
The advancement of synthetic biology has brought new approaches for its production and …

Engineered living materials (ELMs) are the most relevant contemporary revolution in
materials science and engineering and aim to outperform current examples of" smart," …

Engineered living materials (ELMs) combine living cells with polymeric matrices to yield
unique materials with programmable functions. While the cellular platform and the polymer …

Living materials, which are made either of or by living cells, or are synthetic materials with
programmable elements catered to cells, are environmentally responsive and can self …