extracellular matrix hydrogels and dental stem cells (for bone regeneration)
March 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
extracellular matrix hydrogels and dental stem cells (for bone regeneration)
Scientists at Columbia University have demonstrated a new way to make bioactive hydrogels that can drive blood vessel formation and boost immune response. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
Yogurt-derived hydrogels for regenerative medicine
This hydrogel mimics biological tissue, boosting blood vessel formation and immune response
cen.acs.org
August 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Scientists at Columbia University have demonstrated a new way to make bioactive hydrogels that can drive blood vessel formation and boost immune response. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
We developed a simple and effective way to instil some viscoelasticity, durability and bioactivity in PEG-based hydrogels, through inclusion of a self-assembling peptide network. These peptides are are an awesome additive to expand hydrogel functionality! 🤩
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Improving the bioactivity and mechanical properties of poly(ethylene glycol)-based hydrogels through a supramolecular support network
Most synthetic hydrogels are formed through radical polymerization to yield a homogenous covalent meshwork. In contrast, natural hydrogels form through mechanisms involving both covalent assembly and ...
pubs.rsc.org
January 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
We developed a simple and effective way to instil some viscoelasticity, durability and bioactivity in PEG-based hydrogels, through inclusion of a self-assembling peptide network. These peptides are are an awesome additive to expand hydrogel functionality! 🤩
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
The protein glues used by organisms to cling to wet surfaces have informed an AI-supported strategy to discover highly adhesive hydrogels
go.nature.com/4mtDdKx
go.nature.com/4mtDdKx
AI learns from nature to design super-adhesive gels that work underwater
The protein glues used by organisms to cling to wet surfaces have informed an AI-supported strategy to discover highly adhesive hydrogels.
go.nature.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The protein glues used by organisms to cling to wet surfaces have informed an AI-supported strategy to discover highly adhesive hydrogels
go.nature.com/4mtDdKx
go.nature.com/4mtDdKx
Today I'm meant to be soft and eepy but instead I have to shoot lasers at hydrogels
November 11, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Today I'm meant to be soft and eepy but instead I have to shoot lasers at hydrogels
Development of Covalent Organic Frameworks hydrogels for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds from water #MOFschool2025 #MOFschool2025-Poster
June 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Development of Covalent Organic Frameworks hydrogels for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds from water #MOFschool2025 #MOFschool2025-Poster
Excited to share our recent review on ‘Light-based 3D printing of Hydrogels’ featured in the Biofabrication Focus Issue of @natrevbioeng.bsky.social! (1/n)
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Lithography-based 3D printing of hydrogels - Nature Reviews Bioengineering
Lithography-based 3D printing has emerged as a valuable tool with which to develop hydrogels for biomedical applications. This Review discusses lithography-based 3D printing techniques, offers guidanc...
www.nature.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Excited to share our recent review on ‘Light-based 3D printing of Hydrogels’ featured in the Biofabrication Focus Issue of @natrevbioeng.bsky.social! (1/n)
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
absolutely incredible fucking paper, turns out you can make soft gels, flesh, fruit and metals or graphite stick, by simply applying a low DC electric field, electroadhesion
IF YOU REVERSE THE CURRENT, IT UNSTICKS. IT WORKS UNDERWATER TOO.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
IF YOU REVERSE THE CURRENT, IT UNSTICKS. IT WORKS UNDERWATER TOO.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Reversibly Sticking Metals and Graphite to Hydrogels and Tissues
We have discovered that hard, electrical conductors (e.g., metals or graphite) can be adhered to soft, aqueous materials (e.g., hydrogels, fruit, or animal tissue) without the use of an adhesive. The ...
pubs.acs.org
March 21, 2024 at 9:09 PM
absolutely incredible fucking paper, turns out you can make soft gels, flesh, fruit and metals or graphite stick, by simply applying a low DC electric field, electroadhesion
IF YOU REVERSE THE CURRENT, IT UNSTICKS. IT WORKS UNDERWATER TOO.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
IF YOU REVERSE THE CURRENT, IT UNSTICKS. IT WORKS UNDERWATER TOO.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
A hydrogel that can rapidly switch from a soft state to a hard state (and back again) could find use in a host of novel applications - including smart medical bandages and information encryption. 🧪⚛️
physicsworld.com/a/hydrogels-...
physicsworld.com/a/hydrogels-...
Hydrogels rapidly switch from soft to hard to create smart medical bandage – Physics World
Soft hydrogels can be moulded into a desired shape and then rapidly fixed into a high-strength version of that structure
physicsworld.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A hydrogel that can rapidly switch from a soft state to a hard state (and back again) could find use in a host of novel applications - including smart medical bandages and information encryption. 🧪⚛️
physicsworld.com/a/hydrogels-...
physicsworld.com/a/hydrogels-...
Nature research paper: Air-permeable hydrogels through viscoelastic phase separation of aerogels
go.nature.com/3SHbTz4
go.nature.com/3SHbTz4
Air-permeable hydrogels through viscoelastic phase separation of aerogels - Nature
Viscoelastic phase separation is used to fabricate non-collapsible, air-rich networks in high-water-content hydrogels containing silica aerogel beads, allowing air to permeate through the material and enabling a tenfold increase in oxygen permeability over pristine hydrogels.
go.nature.com
July 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Nature research paper: Air-permeable hydrogels through viscoelastic phase separation of aerogels
go.nature.com/3SHbTz4
go.nature.com/3SHbTz4
Scientists at Columbia University have demonstrated a new way to make bioactive hydrogels that can drive blood vessel formation and boost immune response. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
Yogurt-derived hydrogels for regenerative medicine
This hydrogel mimics biological tissue, boosting blood vessel formation and immune response
cen.acs.org
August 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Scientists at Columbia University have demonstrated a new way to make bioactive hydrogels that can drive blood vessel formation and boost immune response. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
Hydrogels with stimuli-responsive cages as crosslinks. Work by former postdoc Chaolei Hu, with contributions from Damien Chen and Sylvain Sudan. Just published in @chemsci.rsc.org : pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
#chemsky #EPFL 🧪
#chemsky #EPFL 🧪
February 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Hydrogels with stimuli-responsive cages as crosslinks. Work by former postdoc Chaolei Hu, with contributions from Damien Chen and Sylvain Sudan. Just published in @chemsci.rsc.org : pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
#chemsky #EPFL 🧪
#chemsky #EPFL 🧪
A study in Nature Materials uses polymer entanglements in co-planar nanoconfinement to create stiff and self-healing hydrogels, with applications in biology and engineering. https://go.nature.com/3FfB58T 🧪
March 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A study in Nature Materials uses polymer entanglements in co-planar nanoconfinement to create stiff and self-healing hydrogels, with applications in biology and engineering. https://go.nature.com/3FfB58T 🧪
Atmospheric water harvesters can draw up to 20 litres of water out of thin air every day. Made possible by breakthroughs in metal-organic frameworks and biomass hydrogels, the units are intended for communities without reliable water access. buff.ly/Wu7KYVi
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
July 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Atmospheric water harvesters can draw up to 20 litres of water out of thin air every day. Made possible by breakthroughs in metal-organic frameworks and biomass hydrogels, the units are intended for communities without reliable water access. buff.ly/Wu7KYVi
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists are developing fungi-based hydrogels for wound healing, using materials such as mycelium and fungal-derived biopolymers.
February 16, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Scientists are developing fungi-based hydrogels for wound healing, using materials such as mycelium and fungal-derived biopolymers.
15 years ago, Sam had a lung transplant. 7 years ago, he died from organ graft rejection. The experience made me pivot some of our research towards supramolecular regenerative medicine. Proud to write a review of emerging global research using low-molecular-weight gels.
pubs.rsc.org/is/content/a...
pubs.rsc.org/is/content/a...
Towards supramolecular regenerative medicine using low-molecular-weight gelator hydrogels for stem cell growth
This review explores gels that assemble from low-molecular-weight gelator (LMWG) building blocks for use in cell culture, with a focus on fibroblasts and stem cells. These LMWG hydrogels have unique p...
pubs.rsc.org
June 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
15 years ago, Sam had a lung transplant. 7 years ago, he died from organ graft rejection. The experience made me pivot some of our research towards supramolecular regenerative medicine. Proud to write a review of emerging global research using low-molecular-weight gels.
pubs.rsc.org/is/content/a...
pubs.rsc.org/is/content/a...
Check out our latest paper —a new approach to pore analysis in hydrogels
Decoding Hydrogel Porosity: Advancing the Structural Analysis of Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications - Tolentino - Advanced Healthcare Materials - Wiley Online Library advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Decoding Hydrogel Porosity: Advancing the Structural Analysis of Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications - Tolentino - Advanced Healthcare Materials - Wiley Online Library advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Decoding Hydrogel Porosity: Advancing the Structural Analysis of Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
Porosity governs transport mechanics in hydrogels, yet characterization in its native state remains challenging. This work harnesses particle tracking to uncover three-dimensional pore geometric feat...
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Check out our latest paper —a new approach to pore analysis in hydrogels
Decoding Hydrogel Porosity: Advancing the Structural Analysis of Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications - Tolentino - Advanced Healthcare Materials - Wiley Online Library advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Decoding Hydrogel Porosity: Advancing the Structural Analysis of Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications - Tolentino - Advanced Healthcare Materials - Wiley Online Library advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
My recent Nature Reviews Bioengineering article on iterative design of hydrogels for diverse biomedical applications: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Model-based modular hydrogel design - Nature Reviews Bioengineering
Hydrogels are being explored and clinically applied for a variety of biomedical and clinical applications. This Review outlines a model-based modular hydrogel design framework that is application-driv...
www.nature.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:11 PM
My recent Nature Reviews Bioengineering article on iterative design of hydrogels for diverse biomedical applications: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Large crystalline domains homogenization via solvent exchange-coupled dry annealing for ultrastrong and ultratough hydrogels
"Opens avenues for creating advanced hydrogels with tailored mechanical properties for a variety of sophisticated applications."
www.the-innovation.org/article/doi/...
"Opens avenues for creating advanced hydrogels with tailored mechanical properties for a variety of sophisticated applications."
www.the-innovation.org/article/doi/...
December 10, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Large crystalline domains homogenization via solvent exchange-coupled dry annealing for ultrastrong and ultratough hydrogels
"Opens avenues for creating advanced hydrogels with tailored mechanical properties for a variety of sophisticated applications."
www.the-innovation.org/article/doi/...
"Opens avenues for creating advanced hydrogels with tailored mechanical properties for a variety of sophisticated applications."
www.the-innovation.org/article/doi/...
Read all about our work on @chemrxiv.bsky.social ! Scramling the RGD motif actually creates better hydrogels!
Scrambled RGD hexameric peptide hydrogel supports efficient self-assembly and cell activity
Authors: Karrar Al Taief, Stephanie Nemec, Isis Middleton, Kristopher Kilian, Pall Thordarson
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-bkn81
Authors: Karrar Al Taief, Stephanie Nemec, Isis Middleton, Kristopher Kilian, Pall Thordarson
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-bkn81
November 29, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Read all about our work on @chemrxiv.bsky.social ! Scramling the RGD motif actually creates better hydrogels!
I am fan girly around our environmental engineers but only cuz they are GENIUS heroes! Prof. Jun created hydrogels that clean wastewater nutrients that cause toxic algal blooms. The nutrients will be repurposed as fertilizer. 🧪 🦠 source.washu.edu?p=708655&pre... @dralgaegirl.bsky.social
New hydrogel treatments turn water waste to fertilizer
Environmental engineers at Washington University in St. Louis develop hydrogels to transform wastewater nutrients to useful feedstocks and fertilizers.
source.washu.edu
June 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I am fan girly around our environmental engineers but only cuz they are GENIUS heroes! Prof. Jun created hydrogels that clean wastewater nutrients that cause toxic algal blooms. The nutrients will be repurposed as fertilizer. 🧪 🦠 source.washu.edu?p=708655&pre... @dralgaegirl.bsky.social