Recapitulating the elegant structures formed during development is an extreme synthetic
and biological challenge. Great progress has been made in developing materials to support …

Tissue regeneration of sensitive tissues calls for injectable scaffolds, which are minimally
invasive and offer minimal damage to the native tissues. However, most of these systems …

Poly (ethylene glycol) based hydrogel microparticles were developed for pulmonary drug
delivery. Hydrogels are particularly attractive for pulmonary delivery because they can be …

By utilizing multicolor upconversion luminescence of rare earth-doped nanophosphors
(UCNPs), NIR-light-activated photopolymerization and controlled drug delivery is achieved …

Hydrogels are 3D networks of polymer chains that are crosslinked via either physical or
chemical bonds. A strong repulsive force is generated among those abundant functional …

Proteins represent a major class of therapeutic molecules with vast potential for the
treatment of acute and chronic diseases and regenerative medicine applications. Hydrogels …

Nanogel synthesis by RAFT polymerization is an emerging field for the control of
architectures and functions of polymeric nanomaterials for bioapplications. In this Feature …

Poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) microgels with tuneable size and porosity find
applications as extracellular matrix mimics for tissue-engineering scaffolds, biosensors, and …

2D in vitro studies have demonstrated that Schwann cells prefer scaffolds with mechanical
modulus approximately 10× higher than the modulus preferred by nerves, limiting the ability …

In order to improve bioactivity of agarose, we modified agarose by carboxylation and grafting
dopamine. Under alkaline condition, carboxylated agarose was prepared using 2, 2, 6, 6 …