#EngineeredLivingMaterials
What a wonderful meeting it was! #EngineeredLivingMaterials
Two days of exciting science and discussion on the translation of ELMs to market/patients (regulatory and Path to Market) funded by #EIC under #EICPathfinder
October 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If the article below (from @shrikrishnans.bsky.social lab) interests you, you may want to follow the weekly curated list of Engineered Living Materials (ELMs) research articles here:

biomed.news/bims-enlima/...

#engineeredlivingmaterials #ELMs
February 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Fantastic Annual Meeting of the #EngineeredLivingMaterials Portfolio, hosted at the stunning InnoRenew in 🇸🇮 (thx Anna Sandak!). New interactions & ideas for a more sustainable & healthy future 💚. Thx @bgerratana.bsky.social & @usymmons.bsky.social #EICPathfinder for supporting the future of #ELMs!
October 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I’m a mentor to the high school KhanLab-BayArea @iGEM. They made #engineeredlivingmaterials with advice from me @kelsey DeFrates @jingjieyeo.bsky.social @cheveran.bsky.social The team earned a Gold Medal and were nominated for a special award. Thanks to @NSF for supporting this broader impact.
October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Today, we are reading this great review on volumetric printing.

We wonder how this approach, combined with Engineered Living Materials (ELMs), might shape the future of bioprinting. 🤔

#Bioprinting #SyntheticBiology #EngineeredLivingMaterials #Innovation #HorizonEU
March 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🌳 Check out these two happy faces! Kimon and Elijah finished their bachelor's theses last week! 🌿

It was a lot of fun to guide them in the process and to have them working on my project. All the best with the next step, guys! 🪴

#PhDlife #plantscience #engineeredlivingmaterials
July 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🚀Congrats to Wouter for successfully defending a really cool thesis! Why is an abalone shell stronger than a piece of chalk? Wouter researched how you can recreate this strong and tough microstructure with the help of mineralising bacteria! 🔬 #engineeredlivingmaterials #ELM #microbiology #3Dprinting
December 12, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Thanks for saving the tree in front of my office window, guys!

It did get me wondering whether we could have made living rope-tree #composites. Time to write a grant @kmasania.bsky.social...?

#plantscience #engineeredlivingmaterials
🌳Mu and Alex saved the tree outside our office window from slow strangulation, just in time for the spring! 🌴

Great job guys, saving this #engineeredlivingmaterial!

@m-amani.bsky.social @alexluijten.bsky.social @tudelft.bsky.social #plantscience #ELMs
March 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🚀Super proud of Wouter, the first master's student I had the pleasure to guide through his master's thesis! He did a really cool thesis on 3D printing of bioinspired, bacteria-embedded ceramic composites. #engineeredlivingmaterials #3Dprinting @kmasania.bsky.social @shapingmatterlab.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Latest issue of curated #engineeredlivingmaterials feed:
biomed.news/bims-enlima/... #ELMs
via @biomednews.bsky.social #livingmaterials

includes research on: synthetic cells, ELMs design principles, muscle-powered robots, & more 🧪
Synthetic cells by the numbers
Mathematical biosciences; Experimental models in systems biology; Synthetic biology
www.cell.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Latest issue of curated #engineeredlivingmaterials feed:

biomed.news/bims-enlima/...

via @biomednews.bsky.social #livingmaterials #ELMs

includes research on: remote controlled proteins, volumetric bioprinting, light-responsive protein hydrogels, biocatalytic surfaces in architecture, & more 🧪
Light-Responsive Protein Hydrogels Bridge Molecular Mechanics and Frequency-Dependent Mechanotransduction
Dynamic extracellular matrix mechanics regulate fundamental cellular processes, yet precise control over spatiotemporal rigidity modulation remains challenging. Protein-based photoresponsive hydrogels...
pubs.acs.org
January 25, 2026 at 11:16 AM
If, like us, you want to stay up to date with research articles on Engineered Living Materials (ELMs), we recommend following this weekly list curated by Tallinna Tehnikaülikool and @theresearch.bsky.social ℹ️

biomed.news/bims-enlima/...

#EngineeredLivingMaterials #ELMs
bims: Biomed News
biomed.news
February 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Latest issue of curated #engineeredlivingmaterials feed:
biomed.news/bims-enlima/... #ELMs
via @biomednews.bsky.social #livingmaterials

includes research on: acoustic printing of conductive polymers, fungal ELMs, DNA origami membranes, & more 🧪
Acoustic printing of conductive polymers | PNAS
Fabricating materials within optically opaque structures, such as biological tissue, is a considerable challenge. Recently, ultrasound-based printi...
www.pnas.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Latest issue of curated #engineeredlivingmaterials feed:
biomed.news/bims-enlima/... #ELMs
via @biomednews.bsky.social #livingmaterials

includes research on: 3D necroprinting, self-assembling protein materials, directed self-assembly of 3D interconnected networks & more 🧪
3D necroprinting: Leveraging biotic material as the nozzle for 3D printing
Dead mosquitoes find new life as ultrafine 3D printer nozzles, enabling sustainable microscale manufacturing.
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Latest issue of curated #engineeredlivingmaterials feed:
biomed.news/bims-enlima/...
via @biomednews.bsky.social | #livingmaterials #ELMs

includes research on: wood'ed living composite materials (h/t @wilfriedweber.bsky.social, @leibnizinm.bsky.social), bioactive hydrogels, mycoelectronics, & more🧪
Accelerated engineering and genetic programming of wood-based living composite materials
Engineering cells to fabricate and program bio-based materials presents a sustainable alternative to petroleum-derived composites while simultaneously…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 22, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Latest issue of curated #engineeredlivingmaterials feed:
biomed.news/bims-enlima/...

via @biomednews.bsky.social | #livingmaterials #ELMs

includes research on: macroscopic cell-Laden cryogels., 4D morphogenetic tissue engineering, conformation-programmed DNA computing & more 🧪
Conformation-programmed DNA computing
This DNA computing model integrates sequence programmability with allostery, establishing a conformation-based computing paradigm.
www.science.org
February 26, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Are you working on or interested in the latest developments in #EngineeredLivingMaterials?
If so, don't miss this opportunity to share your research and engage with experts during our dedicated 4-day symposium at 2025 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit in Boston!

📝 Abstract Submission is NOW OPEN!
May 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Latest issue of curated #engineeredlivingmaterials feed:
biomed.news/bims-enlima/... #ELMs
via @biomednews.bsky.social

includes research on: vector-stimuli-responsive magnetorheological fibrous materials, mechanophore crosslinkers, humidity responsive origami metamaterials, & more 🧪
Vector-stimuli-responsive magnetorheological fibrous materials - Nature
Vector-stimuli-responsive magnetorheological fibrous materials can be mass-produced, which can be assembled into yarns and woven into a variety of fabrics with actuation and stiffening abilities.
www.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Latest issue of #engineeredlivingmaterials feed:
biomed.news/bims-enlima/... via
@biomednews.bsky.social

includes, DNA photofluids, hyperspectral reporters in living bacteria, chemically active wetting (h/t
@m-pol.bsky.social), magnetic handshake materials & more 🧪
DNA photofluids show life-like motion - Nature Materials
Artificial DNA photofluids exhibit dissipative life-like motion when fuelled by light in space and time, converting photoenergy into out-of-equilibrium structures on the macroscale.
www.nature.com
April 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Latest issue of curated #engineeredlivingmaterials feed:
biomed.news/bims-enlima/... #ELMs
via @biomednews.bsky.social #livingmaterials

includes research on: biomaterial degradability and therapeutic delivery, a fungal platform for engineered living textiles, charged agar surfaces, & more 🧪
Boolean Logic‐Based Control Over Recombinant Protein Biomaterial Degradability and Therapeutic Delivery
Fully recombinant protein-based biomaterials execute complex Boolean logic for user-programmable material degradation and concomitant therapeutic cargo release. Biologics, such as growth factors, can...
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 26, 2026 at 7:27 AM
2025-03-16 Issue of #engineeredlivingmaterials feed:
biomed.news/bims-enlima/...
via
@biomednews.bsky.social

includes, Stiff and self-healing hydrogels in naturematerials.bsky.social, SubtiToolKit: a bioengineering kit for B. subtilis and Gram +ve bacteria (h/t @proftomellis.bsky.social) & more 🧪
Stiff and self-healing hydrogels by polymer entanglements in co-planar nanoconfinement - Nature Materials
Mechanical stiffness and self-healing properties are difficult to combine in synthetic hydrogels. Using polymer entanglements in co-planar nanoconfinement, stiff and self-healing hydrogels are fabrica...
www.nature.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Proud to introduce Dr. Hoda Hammad who successfully defended her PhD dissertation today! Hoda is the first PhD graduate from my group. Her research focused on expanding the landscape of #EngineeredLivingMaterials and will certainly impact this field! @bse_vt @VTEngineering
January 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM