Over the past century, hydrogels have emerged as effective materials for an immense variety
of applications. The unique network structure of hydrogels enables very high levels of …

Biological signalling is regulated through a complex and tightly choreographed interplay
between cells and their extracellular matrix. The spatiotemporal control of these interactions …

Hydrogels, which are hydrophilic soft porous networks, are an important class of materials of
broad relevance to bioanalytical chemistry, soft‐robotics, drug delivery, and regenerative …

Tissue engineering applications commonly encompass the use of three-dimensional (3D)
scaffolds to provide a suitable microenvironment for the incorporation of cells or growth …

The past decade has witnessed remarkable advances in stimuli-responsive shape memory
polymers (SMPs) with potential applications in biomedical devices, aerospace, textiles, civil …

Every year, millions of patients suffer the loss or failure of an organ or tissue as a result of
accidents or disease. Over 8 million surgical procedures are performed to treat these …

Hydrogels are soft materials composed of a three-dimensional network which contain a high
percentage of water similar to body tissue and are therefore regarded as a biocompatible …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a kind of very important smart polymers. In order to
improve the properties or obtain new functions of SMPs, SMP composites and blends are …

The use of polymer photoreactions dates back some 4000 years to when ancient Egyptians
and Babylonians used sunlight to photo-cross-link linens during mummification and to …

Recent years have seen tremendous advances in the field of hydrogel-based biomaterials.
One of the most prominent revolutions in this field has been the integration of elements or …