Nonlinear mechanics of hybrid polymer networks that mimic the complex mechanical environment of cells

DNA-Responsive Polyisocyanopeptide Hydrogels with Stress-Stiffening Capacity

(2016) Swapneel R. Deshpande et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Bundle Formation in Biomimetic Hydrogels

(2016) Maarten Jaspers et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Fibrin-fiber architecture influences cell spreading and differentiation

(2016) Stéphanie M. C. Bruekers et al.   Cell Adhesion & Migration

Tuning Hydrogel Mechanics Using the Hofmeister Effect

(2015) Maarten Jaspers et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Cytoskeletal crosstalk: when three different personalities team up

(2015) Florian Huber et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

An anisotropic hydrogel with electrostatic repulsion between cofacially aligned nanosheets

(2015) Mingjie Liu et al.   NATURE

Stress-stiffening-mediated stem-cell commitment switch in soft responsive hydrogels

(2015) Rajat K. Das et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Development and characterization of polyethylene glycol–carbon nanotube hydrogel composite

(2015) K. Shah et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Factor XIII stiffens fibrin clots by causing fiber compaction

(2014) N. A. Kurniawan et al.   JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Mechanics of biological networks: from the cell cytoskeleton to connective tissue

(2014) Robyn H. Pritchard et al.   Soft Matter

Ultra-responsive soft matter from strain-stiffening hydrogels

(2014) Maarten Jaspers et al.   Nature Communications

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

(2013) Julian Thiele et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Cells Actively Stiffen Fibrin Networks by Generating Contractile Stress

(2013) Karin A. Jansen et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Mechanisms of fibrin polymerization and clinical implications

(2013) J. W. Weisel et al.   BLOOD

Preparation and characterization of non-linear poly(ethylene glycol) analogs from oligo(ethylene glycol) functionalized polyisocyanopeptides

(2013) Matthieu Koepf et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Effects of non-linearity on cell–ECM interactions

(2013) Qi Wen et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Responsive biomimetic networks from polyisocyanopeptide hydrogels

(2013) Paul H. J. Kouwer et al.   NATURE

Stiffness versus architecture of single helical polyisocyanopeptides

(2013) Arend M. van Buul et al.   Chemical Science

Therapeutic nanoworms: towards novel synthetic dendritic cells for immunotherapy

(2013) Subhra Mandal et al.   Chemical Science

A Universal Molecular Stent Method to Toughen any Hydrogels Based on Double Network Concept

(2012) Tasuku Nakajima et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Strain stiffening in collagen I networks

(2012) Stéphanie Motte et al.   BIOPOLYMERS

Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Hybrid Microgels as Scaffold Materials for Cell Encapsulation

(2011) Su Ryon Shin et al.   ACS Nano

Structural Hierarchy Governs Fibrin Gel Mechanics

(2010) Izabela K. Piechocka et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

The extracellular matrix at a glance

(2010) C. Frantz et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

High-water-content mouldable hydrogels by mixing clay and a dendritic molecular binder

(2010) Qigang Wang et al.   NATURE

Semiflexible Filamentous Composites

(2010) E. M. Huisman et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Origins of Elasticity in Intermediate Filament Networks

(2010) Yi-Chia Lin et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Measurement of nonlinear rheology of cross-linked biopolymer gels

(2010) Chase P. Broedersz et al.   Soft Matter

Why are double network hydrogels so tough?

(2010) Jian Ping Gong   Soft Matter

Control of non-linear elasticity in F-actin networks with microtubules

(2010) Yi-Chia Lin et al.   Soft Matter

Dynamic Hydrogels: Switching of 3D Microenvironments Using Two-Component Naturally Derived Extracellular Matrices

(2009) Brian M. Gillette et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tough Supersoft Sponge Fibers with Tunable Stiffness from a DNA Self-Assembly Technique

(2009) Chang Kee Lee et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Complexity in biomaterials for tissue engineering

(2009) Elsie S. Place et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Non-Linear Elasticity of Extracellular Matrices Enables Contractile Cells to Communicate Local Position and Orientation

(2009) Jessamine P. Winer et al.   PLoS One

Fibrin gels and their clinical and bioengineering applications

(2008) P. A Janmey et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

In situ collagen assembly for integrating microfabricated three-dimensional cell-seeded matrices

(2008) Brian M. Gillette et al.   NATURE MATERIALS