Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

The communication of cells with their surroundings is mostly encoded in the epitopes of
structural and signalling proteins present in the extracellular matrix (ECM). These peptide …

Patient-derived in vivo models of human cancer have become a reality, yet their turnaround
time is inadequate for clinical applications. Therefore, tailored ex vivo models that faithfully …

In the human body, almost all cells interact with extracellular matrices (ECMs), which have
tissue and organ-specific compositions and architectures. These ECMs not only function as …

Intrinsically disordered proteins have dramatically changed the structure–function paradigm
of proteins in the 21st century. Resilin is a native elastic insect protein, which features …

Self-assembled peptide-based nanomaterials have exhibited wide application potential in
the fields of materials science, nanodevices, biomedicine, tissue engineering, biosensors …

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 immune system protects organisms against endogenous and exogenous harm and
plays a key role in tissue development, repair and regeneration. Traditional …

A core challenge in biomaterials, with both fundamental significance and technological
relevance, concerns the rational design of bioactive microenvironments. Designed properly …

Proteins are fundamentally the most important macromolecules for biochemical, mechanical,
and structural functions in living organisms. Therefore, they provide us with diverse structural …