Mechanical properties of extracellular matrices (ECMs) regulate essential cell behaviours,
including differentiation, migration and proliferation, through mechanotransduction. Studies …

Cells' local mechanical environment can be as important in guiding cellular responses as
many well-characterized biochemical cues. Hydrogels that mimic the native extracellular …

Organ‐and tissue‐level biological functions are intimately linked to microscale cell–cell
interactions and to the overarching tissue architecture. Together, biofabrication and …

In situ tissue regeneration harnesses the body's regenerative potential to control cell
functions for tissue repair. The design of biomaterials for in situ tissue engineering requires …

Recent far-reaching advances in synthetic biology have yielded exciting tools for the
creation of new materials. Conversely, advances in the fundamental understanding of soft …

Abstract 3D culture of cells in designer biomaterial matrices provides a biomimetic cellular
microenvironment and can yield critical insights into cellular behaviours not available from …

Hydrogels are highly water-swollen molecular networks that are ideal platforms to create
tissue mimetics owing to their vast and tunable properties. As such, hydrogels are promising …

Hydrogels serve as valuable tools for studying cell–extracellular matrix interactions in three-
dimensional environments that recapitulate aspects of native extracellular matrix. However …

Highly stretchable and robust strain sensors are rapidly emerging as promising candidates
for a diverse of wearable electronics. The main challenge for the practical application of …

Porous scaffolds have been employed for decades in the biomedical field where
researchers have been seeking to produce an environment which could approach one of …