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

Elastin is an important protein of the extracellular matrix of higher vertebrates, which confers
elasticity and resilience to various tissues and organs including lungs, skin, large blood …

Staphylococcus aureus, one of the most important human pathogens, is the causative agent
of several infectious diseases including sepsis, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, endocarditis and …

Heart failure is a major international health issue. Myocardial mass loss and lack of
contractility are precursors to heart failure. Surgical demand for effective myocardial repair is …

The ultimate goal in the design of biomimetic materials for use in tissue engineering as
permanent or resorbable tissue implants is to generate biocompatible scaffolds with …

Elastic fibers are extracellular components of higher vertebrates and confer elasticity and
resilience to numerous tissues and organs such as large blood vessels, lungs, and skin …

Elastic fibres are insoluble components of the extracellular matrix of dynamic connective
tissues such as skin, arteries, lungs and ligaments. They are laid down during development …

Surprisingly little is known about the effects of the physical microenvironment on
hemopoietic stem and progenitor cells. To explore the physical effects of matrix elasticity on …

Elastin is a versatile elastic protein that dominates flexible tissues capable of recoil, and
facilitates commensurate cell interactions in these tissues in all higher vertebrates. Elastin's …

The use of recombinant elastin-like materials, or elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs), in drug-
delivery applications is reviewed in this work. Although ELRs were initially used in similar …