Hierarchical Hydrogel Composite Interfaces with Robust Mechanical Properties for Biomedical Applications

Direct 3D Printing of High Strength Biohybrid Gradient Hydrogel Scaffolds for Efficient Repair of Osteochondral Defect

(2018) Fei Gao et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Photogenerated Aldehydes for Protein Patterns on Hydrogels and Guidance of Cell Behavior

(2018) Zunzhen Ming et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Responsive Materials: 3D Printing of Living Responsive Materials and Devices (Adv. Mater. 4/2018)

(2018) Xinyue Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mechanically-sensitive miRNAs bias human mesenchymal stem cell fate via mTOR signalling

(2018) Jessica E. Frith et al.   Nature Communications

Control of cell morphology and differentiation by substrates with independently tunable elasticity and viscous dissipation

(2018) Elisabeth E. Charrier et al.   Nature Communications

The microstructure and micromechanics of the tendon–bone insertion

(2017) L. Rossetti et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Mechanical confinement regulates cartilage matrix formation by chondrocytes

(2017) Hong-pyo Lee et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Cell-inspired biointerfaces constructed from patterned smart hydrogels for immunoassays in whole blood

(2017) Chunyu Zhao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Functional spheroid organization of human salivary gland cells cultured on hydrogel-micropatterned nanofibrous microwells

(2016) Hyun-Soo Shin et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

A Mineralized High Strength and Tough Hydrogel for Skull Bone Regeneration

(2016) Bing Xu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

AuNP-Collagen Matrix with Localized Stiffness for Cardiac-Tissue Engineering: Enhancing the Assembly of Intercalated Discs by β1-Integrin-Mediated Signaling

(2016) Yi Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nanoreinforced Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering: Biomaterials that are Compatible with Load-Bearing and Electroactive Tissues

(2016) Mehdi Mehrali et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Substrate stiffness modulates mRNA expression profiling in breast cancer cells

(2016) Cuiying Liu et al.   CLINICAL HEMORHEOLOGY AND MICROCIRCULATION

Mimicking biological functionality with polymers for biomedical applications

(2016) Jordan J. Green et al.   NATURE

A 3D bioprinting system to produce human-scale tissue constructs with structural integrity

(2016) Hyun-Wook Kang et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Porous Matrix Stiffness Modulates Response to Targeted Therapy in Breast Carcinoma

(2016) Cuiying Liu et al.   Small

A Mussel-Inspired Conductive, Self-Adhesive, and Self-Healable Tough Hydrogel as Cell Stimulators and Implantable Bioelectronics

(2016) Lu Han et al.   Small

Topographical Binding to Mucosa-Exposed Cancer Cells: Pollen-Mimetic Porous Microspheres with Tunable Pore Sizes

(2015) Jiantao Feng et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Microgrooved Polymer Substrates Promote Collective Cell Migration To Accelerate Fracture Healing in an in Vitro Model

(2015) Qing Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Cells Sensing Mechanical Cues: Stiffness Influences the Lifetime of Cell–Extracellular Matrix Interactions by Affecting the Loading Rate

(2015) Li Jiang et al.   ACS Nano

Rapid 3D Patterning of Poly(acrylic acid) Ionic Hydrogel for Miniature pH Sensors

(2015) Ming-Jie Yin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A bio-inspired, microchanneled hydrogel with controlled spacing of cell adhesion ligands regulates 3D spatial organization of cells and tissue

(2015) Min Kyung Lee et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Efficient differentiation of stem cells encapsulated in a cytocompatible phospholipid polymer hydrogel with tunable physical properties

(2015) Haruka Oda et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Hydrogels with tunable stress relaxation regulate stem cell fate and activity

(2015) Ovijit Chaudhuri et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Substrate stress relaxation regulates cell spreading

(2015) Ovijit Chaudhuri et al.   Nature Communications

3D bioprinting of tissues and organs

(2014) Sean V Murphy et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Interplay of matrix stiffness and protein tethering in stem cell differentiation

(2014) Jessica H. Wen et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Mechanical memory and dosing influence stem cell fate

(2014) Chun Yang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Kinetic behaviour of the cells touching substrate: the interfacial stiffness guides cell spreading

(2014) Jianjun Li et al.   Scientific Reports

Fabrication of polyaniline nanofiber arrays on poly(etheretherketone) to induce enhanced biocompatibility and controlled behaviours of mesenchymal stem cells

(2014) Hainan Gao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Nanotopographical Manipulation of Focal Adhesion Formation for Enhanced Differentiation of Human Neural Stem Cells

(2013) Kisuk Yang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Nanotopography Modulates Mechanotransduction of Stem Cells and Induces Differentiation through Focal Adhesion Kinase

(2013) Benjamin Kim Kiat Teo et al.   ACS Nano

25th Anniversary Article: Designer Hydrogels for Cell Cultures: A Materials Selection Guide

(2013) Julian Thiele et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biophysically Defined and Cytocompatible Covalently Adaptable Networks as Viscoelastic 3D Cell Culture Systems

(2013) Daniel D. McKinnon et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

25th Anniversary Article: Rational Design and Applications of Hydrogels in Regenerative Medicine

(2013) Nasim Annabi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Validation of Reliable Reference Genes for Real-Time PCR in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells on Substrates with Different Stiffness

(2013) Gan Chen et al.   PLoS One

Bioinspired micro/nano fabrication on dental implant–bone interface

(2012) Feng Wang et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Extracellular-matrix tethering regulates stem-cell fate

(2012) Britta Trappmann et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

The effects of combined micron-/submicron-scale surface roughness and nanoscale features on cell proliferation and differentiation

(2011) Rolando A. Gittens et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Bio-Inspired Hierarchical Macromolecule-Nanoclay Hydrogels for Robust Underwater Superoleophobicity

(2010) Ling Lin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

On improving blood compatibility: From bioinspired to synthetic design and fabrication of biointerfacial topography at micro/nano scales

(2010) Li Chen et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Harnessing traction-mediated manipulation of the cell/matrix interface to control stem-cell fate

(2010) Nathaniel Huebsch et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Material properties of the cell dictate stress-induced spreading and differentiation in embryonic stem cells

(2009) Farhan Chowdhury et al.   NATURE MATERIALS