Biomaterials have evolved from inert materials that lack interaction with the body to
biologically active, instructive materials that host and provide signals to surrounding cells …

Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

Smart materials are a kind of functional materials which can sense and response to
environmental conditions or stimuli from optical, electrical, magnetic mechanical, thermal …

Geotechnical research has been yearning for revolutionary innovations that could bring
breakthroughs to conventional practices, especially at a time when energy efficiency and …

Synthetic biology applies genetic tools to engineer living cells and organisms analogous to
the programming of machines. In materials synthetic biology, engineering principles from …

Living biological systems, ranging from single cells to whole organisms, can sense, process
information, and actuate in response to changing environmental conditions. Inspired by …

This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …

Synthetic biology will transform how we grow food, what we eat, and where we source
materials and medicines. Here I have selected six products that are now on the market …

The natural world provides many examples of multiphase transport and reaction processes
that have been optimized by evolution. These phenomena take place at multiple length and …

Bacteria are one of the main groups of organisms, which dynamically and closely participate
in human health and disease development. With the integration of chemical biotechnology …