For the past few decades, tissue sealants and adhesives have been developed as an
alternative to sutures and staples to close and seal wounds or incisions. These materials are …

Light and optical techniques have made profound impacts on modern medicine, with
numerous lasers and optical devices currently being used in clinical practice to assess …

Injectable hydrogels have gained popularity as a vehicle for the delivery of cells, growth
factors, and other molecules to localize and improve their retention at the injection site, as …

Smart or stimuli-responsive materials are an emerging class of materials used for tissue
engineering and drug delivery. A variety of stimuli (including temperature, pH, redox-state …

With recent advancement in nanotechnology and materials science, we have been able to
fabricate electronics on flexible, stretchable and 3D substrates to cover electrical functional …

Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer‐based materials with high water content and physical
characteristics that resemble the native extracellular matrix. Because of their remarkable …

Injectable hydrogels are desired in many biomedical applications due to their minimally
invasive deployment to the body and their ability to introduce drugs. However, current …

The engineering of human tissues to cure diseases is an interdisciplinary and a very
attractive field of research both in academia and the biotechnology industrial sector. Three …

The compatibility of biomaterials is critical to their structural and biological function in
medical applications. The immune system is the first responder to tissue trauma and to a …

The immune system plays a critical role in wound healing and the response to biomaterials.
Biomaterials-directed regenerative immunology is an immunoengineering strategy that …