Nowadays, biomaterials have evolved from the inert supports or functional substitutes to the
bioactive materials able to trigger or promote the regenerative potential of tissues. The …

Numerous surgical procedures are daily performed worldwide to replace and repair
damaged tissue. Tissue engineering is the field devoted to the regeneration of damaged …

Uncontrollable bleeding and wound infection remain as the primary challenges for
emergency surgical procedures, including deep and non-compressible bleeding in the clinic …

An ideal hydrogel for biomedical engineering should mimic the intrinsic properties of natural
tissue, especially high toughness and self-healing ability, in order to withstand cyclic loading …

After more than four billion years of evolution, nature has created a large number of
fascinating living organisms, which show numerous peculiar structures and wonderful …

The observation and investigation of phenomena in the natural world can inspire the
discovery of new materials and a greater understanding of the underlying physical …

Surface modification and endothelialization of vascular biomaterials are common
approaches that are used to both resist the nonspecific adhesion of proteins and improve …

Surface functionalization via molecular design has been a key approach to incorporate new
functionalities into existing biomaterials for biomedical application. Mussel-inspired …

Current hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogel systems often cause cytotoxicity to encapsulated cells
and lack the adhesive property required for effective localization of transplanted cells in vivo …

The adsorption of proteins is the initiating event in the processes occurring when blood
contacts a “foreign” surface in a medical device, leading inevitably to thrombus formation …