Transition-metal coordination complexes are emerging as a broad class of supramolecular
crosslinks that can be used to engineer the mechanical properties of advanced structural …

Self‐healing ability is an important survival feature in nature, with which living beings can
spontaneously repair damage when wounded. Inspired by nature, people have designed …

Bioprinting researchers agree that “printability” is a key characteristic for bioink
development, but neither the meaning of the term nor the best way to experimentally …

Diabetes adversely affects wound-healing responses, leading to the development of chronic
infected wounds. Such wound microenvironment is characterized by hyperglycaemia …

Histidine, a versatile proteinogenic amino acid, plays a broad range of roles in all living
organisms and behaves as a key mediator of the interactions of biomolecules with inorganic …

There is an urgent need to improve the sustainability of the materials we produce and use.
Here, we explore what humans can learn from nature about how to sustainably fabricate …

Many load-bearing tissues, such as muscles and cartilages, show high elasticity, toughness,
and fast recovery. However, combining these mechanical properties in the same synthetic …

Hydrogels with very interesting properties such as high water content, porosity, swelling, and
mimicking the structure of the extracellular matrix (ECM) are promising candidates for a …

Coordination polymers, including metal–organic frameworks, are a diverse class of
materials with myriad properties and potential applications. However, a number of …

Suppressing vibrations and noises is essential for our automated society. Here, inspired by
the hierarchical dynamic bonds and phase separation of mussel byssal threads, we …