The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in materials design is revolutionizing
the field of materials engineering thanks to their power to predict material properties, design …

There is an urgent need to improve the sustainability of the materials we produce and use.
Here, we explore what humans can learn from nature about how to sustainably fabricate …

The search for higher-quality nanomaterials for medicinal applications continues. There are
similarities between electrospun fibers and natural tissues. This property has enabled …

In the past few years, bioinspired eco-friendly superhydrophobic materials (EFSMs) have
made great breakthroughs, especially in the fields of environment, energy and biology …

Tissue engineering (TE) is currently considered a cutting‐edge discipline that offers the
potential for developing treatments for health conditions that negatively affect the quality of …

Plastic pollution is a significant concern nowadays due to wastes generated from non‐
biodegradable and non‐renewable synthetic materials. In particular, most plastic food …

It remains a big challenge in clinical practice to repair large-sized bone defects and many
factors limit the application of autografts and allografts, The application of exogenous …

Spider silks are well known for their extraordinary mechanical properties. This characteristic
is a result of the interplay of composition, structure and self-assembly of spider silk proteins …

Biomaterials are an indispensable part of biomedical research. However, although many
materials display suitable application-specific properties, they provide only poor …

In order to produce artificial silk fibers with properties that match the native spider silk we
likely need to closely mimic the spinning process as well as fiber architecture and …