Among naturally occurring polymers, silk fibroin and sericin have attracted much attention in
the field of tissue engineering; however, clinical application of silk fibroin/sericin scaffolds in …

Soft-materials that respond to external stimuli are very useful for application in soft robotics,
stretchable electronics, biomedical applications etc. Recent times have seen a surge in …

Soft materials are known for their plethora of biomedical applications, intricate structure–
property correlation and nonlinear mechanical response. Multiple length–time scale …

Implantation of temporary and permanent biomaterials in the body leads to a foreign body
reaction (FBR), which may adversely affect tissue repair processes and functional …

Soft materials undergo large mechanical deformation prior to failure when subjected to
external loads. They exhibit nonlinearity alongside coupled elastic, viscous, and plastic …

Soft hydrophilic composites are excellent candidate materials for biomedical applications
such as scaffold engineering, tissue regeneration and cell culture. Their porous internal …

The novel microencapsulated n-octadecane with TiO 2-doped silk fibroin (SF) shell was
synthesized using a self-assembly method in o/w emulsion. It was confirmed by Fourier …

Microstructural anisotropy of tumor‐associated matrix correlates with invasion of cancer cells
into the surrounding matrix during metastasis. Here, we report the fabrication and …

Three-dimensional scaffolds play an essential role in tissue engineering. Although essential,
the tunability of the 3D scaffolds mechanical and transport properties remains a challenge …

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogels have recently emerged as suitable bio-mimetic materials
for various applications such as scaffold engineering, controlled drug delivery and cell …