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Thursday, March 4, 2021

University of Chicago Illinois - Shape-shifting 4D materials provide new opportunity for tissue engineering

Title:
Shape-shifting 4D materials provide new opportunity for tissue engineering 
 
Author:
Victoria Corless
 
Published:
Advanced Science News, 1 March 2021
 
From the article:
A new hydrogel can incorporate high cell density constructs to better mimics the rearrangement of native tissue in bioengineering. In another exciting development for the field of bioengineering, new 4D-shape-shifting materials developed by researchers at the University of Chicago Illinois could be the next breakthrough in tissue healing.