The exciting advancements in 3D-printing of soft materials are changing the landscape of
materials development and fabrication. Among various 3D-printers that are designed for soft …

Synthetic hydrogels often lack the load‐bearing capacity and mechanical properties of
native biopolymers found in tissue, such as cartilage. In natural tissues, toughness is often …

The extracellular matrix (ECM) has evolved around complex covalent and non-covalent
interactions to create impressive function—from cellular signaling to constant remodeling. A …

Traditional synthetic covalent hydrogels lack the native tissue dynamics and hierarchical
fibrous structure found in the extracellular matrix (ECM). These dynamics and fibrous …

Post‐polymerization modification (PPM) via direct C− H functionalization is a powerful
synthetic strategy to convert polymer feed‐stocks into value‐added products. We found that …

Metal-free ring-opening metathesis polymerization (MF-ROMP) is an emerging
polymerization strategy that provides access to ROMP materials by using organic initiators …

Membrane nanofiltration is widely used in various chemical separation and water
purification processes. However, obtaining high water permeance and high solute removal …

Cellular spreading is affected not only by the stiffness of the matrix but also by its dynamics.
Synthetic hydrogels, formed by the assembly of supramolecular monomers, are intrinsically …

Hydrogels are widely used in stem cell therapy due to their extensive tunability and
resemblance to the extracellular matrix (ECM), which has a three-dimensional (3D) …

Hierarchical structures are essential in natural adhesion systems. Replicating these in
synthetic adhesives is challenging due to intricate molecular mechanisms and multiscale …